View Full Version : Kielder Forest Astra GTE 16v
Anyone who has been to teh Vauxhall Heritage Centre or read TV already will have seen their Astra GTE 16v :thumb:
Dougie managed to get loan of it for a feature in the current issue, where we went to Knockhill Circuit. On the way back South, we took a trip to the Kielder Forest. Anyone who has been there before will know what an amazing place it is. Dougie thoroughly enjoyed kicking it's ass (what it was built for, after all) and . As per usual in Scotland, there were barely any other cars on the road :D Here are a few photos...
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Check out the road...
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I hope you like the photos. I'm in love with the car all over again *starts looking through photos of freshly painted Nova to avoid feeling like a cheat* lol
Don't hate me, I didn't get to drive it :( Oh and check out who I got to meet, it's my Facebook profile pic :D
stevie-p
05-05-09, 09:09 PM
he told me about ths when he popped down lol stunning
I'm guessin looking at the most recent tv - John Cleland
Yeah, he was an absolute cracker too :D
Don't hate me, I didn't get to drive it :( Oh and check out who I got to meet, it's my Facebook profile pic :D
ooooh! JC!
dj_wudgey
05-05-09, 09:13 PM
yea i seen it in tv!! as it came through my door today lol but yea its very nice!!
Joe Richardson
05-05-09, 09:15 PM
Lynz...you dont know how much i want that GTE:eek: :eek: :eek:
That is fooking stunning,how many miles has it got on it :thumb:
dj_wudgey
05-05-09, 09:17 PM
yea its a belter allright!!
Southie
05-05-09, 09:19 PM
Wow that's a bit sexy mmm :D
So was this just built and taken straight to the heritage center then as it looks brand new!
30-something thousand miles on it I think.
Southie
05-05-09, 09:23 PM
30-something thousand miles on it I think.
Oooh just like me lol but I look rougher :D
Joe Richardson
05-05-09, 09:24 PM
30-something thousand miles on it I think.
has to be best in the country then,what's it like under the bonnet:thumb:
Aye, I was going to say- I bet the Astra is a smoother ride ;) lol
General Baxter
05-05-09, 09:25 PM
lynz and you did not think to have a hump in it, and get a few stains in there lol
Under the bonnet it is all underseal and that, nowt great to look at but will keep it well preserved :) and that's what matters, right?
I want his job !!!!!! lol
I did think of that, yes ;) however, I think it's rude to leave staines after the nice man had let us borrow it.
Looks like a great drive. Very lucky, really nice pics too.
Gte could be better tho...
Joe Richardson
05-05-09, 09:28 PM
Under the bonnet it is all underseal and that, nowt great to look at but will keep it well preserved :) and that's what matters, right?
YEAH :D
He does have the perfect job, for the car-lover anyway. Suprisingly, several of the blokes on the car magazines just don't seem to have any interest in the cars (not mentioning any names, ahem).
Southie
05-05-09, 09:29 PM
lynz and you did not think to have a hump in it, and get a few stains in there lol
fpmslwithastrastainsontheseatswithahintofnostalgia lol
LMAO^
The GTE wasn't perfect, but was damn close. It was filthy on the photos :roll:
God damn i want one. Mk2 GTE is one old sh1t car id defiently own!
Joe Richardson
05-05-09, 09:33 PM
what other vauxhalls are in the center,they got any Nova's like:thumb:
Yeah, they've got a Nova. Quite a lot of stuff in there, some from like 100 years back! I went to the open day last weekend but don't have any photos at mine.
Joe Richardson
05-05-09, 09:37 PM
Yeah, they've got a Nova. Quite a lot of stuff in there, some from like 100 years back! I went to the open day last weekend but don't have any photos at mine.
what Nova is it:confused:
Go and have a look lol
Iirc theyve got Colin MacRae's rally nova/sport in there:thumb:
Iirc theyve got Colin MacRae's rally nova/sport in there:thumb:
Replica, his dad has the original in his sons car collection.
Joe Richardson
05-05-09, 09:40 PM
Go and have a look lol
;)
It's worth going for The reverse head swindon built, (ex j.c iirc) XE Imo! Pure engine p0rn!
Yeah, that WOULD be smart :thumb: Maybe something to think about IF I had a redtop.
Maybe something to think about when I get a redtop.
Edited to what it should be...lol
If the SEH decides to behave itself in the Nova, it's bloody well staying in there! Maybe time for a new project, eh?
having seen what swindon engines go for last time they were discussed on here i'd be considering a 2nd hand porsche, something jap with silly power, or a massive bank balance first lol
If the SEH decides to behave itself in the Nova, it's bloody well staying in there! Maybe time for a new project, eh?
No, get one done and give it some abuse first...
Brodie_Sri
05-05-09, 10:06 PM
Stunning Astra:thumb: I bet that was a good day out.
Well it has MOT now, 95% finished. I'll have some fun with the Nova but really would like something older :thumb:
Dougie_SRi
06-05-09, 12:41 PM
The GTE was brilliant to drive - it might have been standard, but the set-up was 100% spot-on. There were no rattles or wind noise and it was great on the motorway. It really held on in corners too, which surprised me as the tyres weren't the best. The soft-ish suspension actually helped on bumpy roads. The engine is still tight-as, I had to run it on super unleaded all the time. I did 2000 miles in it in a week hehehe.
I must say, Lynz's pictures came out really well :D
I avoided putting up the T&A photos which we almost got caught taking, and also any of you, for fear of being photoshopped and used as EVERYONE's avatar lol
craig green
06-05-09, 04:03 PM
I thought you meant offroading the Heritage car!
GTE 16V is the best hatch Vaux/GM have ever released. Drop the suspension & switch to 15" wheels & they are stunning.
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