Looking to buy a used Vauxhall Astra car? Used Car Expert has thousands of used Vauxhall cars for sale from used Vauxhall car dealers and private sellers across the UK.
4 Images
2000 (W Reg)
2000 (X Reg)
1997 (P Reg)
1999 (T Reg)
1998 (R Reg)
2002 (02 Reg)
1995 (M Reg)
1996 (N Reg)
1992 (K Reg)
An excellent car. Built to a standard that would shame many cars from the class above the Astra makes a clever used buy. There are loads on the market and that, combined with the value badge makes secondhand prices very soft indeed.
The Astra really puts the Golf into perspective. All it lacks in comparison is the badge. Nimble handling, cheap servicing costs and a really solid cabin give it many tangible advantages over that car. If rearward visibility is important to you though - look elsewhere.
There is always a premium to pay for diesel cars in this sector and on this generation of Astra you will pay £500 to £1200 more for a diesel. We would not do so - the mileage is likely to be 20% higher and servicing costs and insurance will be more.
We'd go for a 1.6 petrol estate in Club trim for a proper used car bargain.
The pick of the bunch is the 1.6 petrol in Club trim. This will cost £8,800 at 2 years old. If you want, you could pay £12,000 more for a nearly new 2.0 CDTi diesel Design variant of the same car. That would be very silly though.
The best time to buy will be at 3 years old when the first MOT is due. Depreciation can be savage in this year.