1991 Astra GTE 16v Pearlescent bordeaux **For Sale**

[zygalski]

?5200

Very light recent use forces reluctant sale.

I'd like it to stay within the owners club, is at all possible, please feel free to post on the Facebook club forum if you think someone might be insterested.

This is essentially a pampered show car which has been used as a light daily driver. The best of both worlds & someone is in for a real treat!
Car is located near Rye in East Sussex.
Please phone or text 07758 217138 or PM via the forum for more info or to arrange a viewing

Summary:

-101,000 genuine documented miles
-MOT'd until 6/03/21.
-Fully documented service history from 2011
-Used by myself as a daily driver since August 2011, so 100% reliability crucial. Has started first time, every time
-Over ?5000 spent in last 6 years with all receipts kept as proof
-Bodywork in exceptional condition
-Entire underside of car undersealed by previous owner
-All electrics work as they should. Sunroof tils & slides
-5x Genuine GTE Champion edition 15" alloys fitted with 195/50/15v Uniroyal Rainsport tyres
-Uprated Eibach/Bilstein shocks & springs. Similar ride to factory suspension but lowered by 35mm
-K&N panel air filter
-Custom fitted stainless exhaust fitted by Hastings Csutom Exhausts
-Upper & lower front strut braces
-Oil & filter changed every 9-12 months or 3 or 4k miles
-Uprated sump gasket meaning no oil leaks whatsoever. Rare for a Mk2 Astra
-Interior trim repaired including drivers seat upper & lower outer bolsters. Sunroof tilt & slide mechanism & other items such as new bonnet stay, front grille & badge, interior door handle surrounds, armrest blanking plugs & rear wiper cover fitted
-DVLA history report for all 5 previous owners
-1 key opens all locks

Misc:

12/09/11 ?250
TOAD AI606 Thatcham cat 1 alarm (inc remote central locking, ultrasonic interior protection) fitted by VSIB fitter. Has been totally faultless
12/09/11 ?75 (ins excess)
New front windscreen fitted
11/10/11 ?133
Pioneer 1300-DEH Radio/CD player & Pioneer TS-G1013I front speakers fitted
20/01/12 ?30
New GM thermostat fitted
20/01/12 ?200
5x Genuine GTE Champion 15" alloys purchased
03/02/12 ?272
5x 195/50/15v Uniroyal Rainsport 2 tyres fitted
10/02/12 ?40
New boot struts fitted
24/04/12 ?290
Eibach springs & Bilstein B4 shocks purchased. Fitted 26/5/12
20/11/13 ?25
New GM fuel pump relay fitted
10/08/15 ?97
New GM electric window switch assembly fitted
01/11/16 ?120
New Sterling immobiliser fitted

18/02/19 ?111.36
2x 195/50/15 Uniroyal Rainsport 3 front tyres fitted
07/10/19 ?370
Custom new stainless middle and rear exhaust boxes fitted
20/01/20 ?107
New battery fitted
23/06/20 ?99.31
New rad fan switch fitted

MOTs:

03/04/02 57,638 miles
02/07/04 59,052
13/09/05 62,098
26/09/06 63,268
13/09/07 64,114
12/02/10 64,815
15/01/11 65,079
02/02/12 71,250
20/01/13 74,610
13/02/14 78,241
10/02/15 81,729
02/02/16 85,256
17/03/17 90,152
16/03/18 93,623
04/03/19 97,260
03/03/20 100,852

Bodywork:

14/07/12 ?504
Ian Taylor body repairs, Horley. Split in front bumper repaired & repainted. Boot floor & rear panel rust removed, treated & repainted
11/04/13 ?847
Ian Taylor body repairs, Horley. Rear O/S inner & outer arches & lower rear quarter welded & stone chipped & painted
17/06/14 ?300
Ian Taylor body repairs, Horley. New GM O/S front wing painted & refitted.
10/06/16 ?600
BW Coachworks, Brede. New N/S rear inner & outer wheel arch, stonehcipped, painted & refitted. Rear half of N/S sill replaced.
15/03/17 ?1238
BW Coachworks, Brede. Both full sills removed. Inner sills & floor panels repaired. New sills fitted. Inner sills waxoiled & outer surfaces stonechipped.

Service history from V-Tuning Crawley, using genuine GM parts where possible:

22/09/11 ?540
Major service inc new timing belt & rollers, battery, GM 10/40 semi-synthetic oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs, anti roll bar bushes
10/10/11 ?243
Replaced both driver & passenger damaged door key barrels, new gearshift gaiter, front grille re-glued
26/05/12 ?558
Eibach springs, Bilstein shocks, Powerflex polybushes, Goodridge braided brake hoses, refurbished steering wheel fitted, new coolant, new brake fluid
07/08/12 ?87
Front 2 sections new Piper stainless exhaust fitted with new GTE 16v Walker steel back box, oil & filter service
28/08/12 ?74
Gearbox oil & gearbox sump gasket replaced
28/11/12 ?60
New front suspension top mounts fitted
24/01/13 ?88
New O/S front ABS wheel sensor fitted
15/05/13 ?45
Full geometry alignment check carried out
15/05/13 ?380
Oil, oil filter, uprated oil sump gasket, O/S engine mount, N/S driveshaft gaiter & exhaust manifold gasket fitted
19/02/14 ?467
Oil, oil filter, new rear discs, wiper blades, exhaust rubber hanger, lower front door sills welded & treated, new brake light switch fitted
09/11/14 ?107
Oil, oil filter, clean distributer, spark plugs checked, new GM mud flaps fitted
12/02/15 ?191
Both dash bulbs replaced, rust on inner sills removed & treated with stone chip, new number plate bulb fitted
22/05/15 ?318
Fuel filter, 2x fuel hoses replaced. GM 10w 40 semi-synthetic oil & oil filter renewed. Slight running problem investigated & solved by fitting a new Bosch throttle position sensor
29/06/15 ?135
Front discs & pads changed
03/02/16 ?335
Oil, oil filter, K&N air filter cleaned, new spark plugs, faulty aerial motor detatched & earial refitted to car. O/S rear wheel bearing adjusted, new rubber exhaust hanger fitted. OSF ABS sensor mounting adjusted & refitted
17/03/17 ?453
Oil & filter, OS/F caliper replaced. New brake pads front & rear. New fuel hose. New handbrake cable. W/S washer reservoir unblocked. New rear numberplate lamp.
08/03/18 ?772.39
Oil, oil filet, plugs, K&N filter cleaned, CV gaiter boot replaced, new cam belt fitted
05/03/2019 ?249.60
Oil, oil filter, H&N filter cleaned, coolant sensor gauge replaced
10/03/2020 ?570.17
Oil, oil filter. K&N filter cleaned, rad flushed, new anti-freeze, 2x new rear discs/drums fitted, rear wheel bearing kit, drivers front anti roll bar link, drive shaft inner/outer CV boot kits fitted

[zygalski]

[zygalski]

Took the ad down on Car & Classic due to phone ringing off the hook.
Car is still for sale though, but have a viewer from the forum due to see it on 14th November and will not sell it before that viewing.

[mick g]

It looks a very good car chap, good luck with the sale

[G.TERI.E]

Can't see this fine example hanging around the chap who buys it won't be disappointed glws

[zygalski]

Thanks guys.
I'll be very sad to see Saj go, but it's really not fair the car just sitting there and being driven for an hour once or twice a week due to working from home for the foreseeable.

[G.TERI.E]

Can't see this fine example hanging around the chap who buys it won't be disappointed glws

I think I need to take my words back.

I don't normally do this or like to discredit anyone but you need to change them old photos and add updated photos of the car and the effected areas and be totally honest with the description, it's definitely not a show car as you are claiming and be brutally honest admit it's time for Saj to go through a restoration.

Not fair having people drive miles from all over the UK to view a car that's being falsely and incorrectly advertised.

[zygalski]

Ok fair enough.
Car is no longer for sale. Sorry to waste everybody's time.
I freely admit I'm not bodywork expert but I thought it was worth the ?1.5k drop I took to ?4k.

[zygalski]

Sorry 1200 pound drop from 5200 to 4000.
Anyway, looks like I'm keeping this so a moot point.

[G.TERI.E]

You don't need to be a bodywork expert when you can see rust in the boot of the car and big gaps between the sill and side skirts.

[jav786]

You don't need to be a bodywork expert when you can see rust in the boot of the car and big gaps between the sill and side skirts.

So glad I didn’t waste a 12-13 hour round trip for this SHOW CAR!!!

I think the seller needs to go specsavers if he thinks his car is a show car

long and short of it is the car was wrongly advertised and celery is not as the car in the pictures or description on the sale advert.

[jav786]

So glad I didn’t waste a 12-13 hour round trip for this SHOW CAR!!!

I think the seller needs to go specsavers if he thinks his car is a show car

long and short of it is the car was wrongly advertised and clearly not as the car in the pictures or description on the sale advert.

Typo,

[G.TERI.E]

So glad I didn’t waste a 12-13 hour round trip for this SHOW CAR!!!

I think the seller needs to go specsavers if he thinks his car is a show car

long and short of it is the car was wrongly advertised and celery is not as the car in the pictures or description on the sale advert.

You wouldn't of been happy the car doesn't even run properly, management light came on and went into limp mode, doesn't rev past 3k in neutral and cuts out in 3rd gear under load..... Arch's need sorting out as they are out of shape a full paint job is required as laquar is peeling and all the above and more issues.... It's as full restoration.

This guy is another Gary.... Don't be a Gary.

[jav786]

You wouldn't of been happy the car doesn't even run properly, management light came on and went into limp mode, doesn't rev past 3k in neutral and cuts out in 3rd gear under load..... Arch's need sorting out as they are out of shape a full paint job is required as laquar is peeling and all the above and more issues.... It's as full restoration.

This guy is another Gary.... Don't be a Gary.

Surely can’t be 2 Gary’s had enough with first one ,

[G.TERI.E]

Surely can’t be 2 Gary’s had enough with first one ,

It's mint mate believe me look at the pictures..... Pictures i taken when I first bought it.