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diesel options are 1.3 1.7 and 1.9
Does the Opel Astra Life 1.4 come in a diesel engine?
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Does the Opel Astra Life 1.4 come in a diesel engine?
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diesel options are 1.3 1.7 and 1.9
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Nearest in size is the Astra 1.3 CDTI Life. It's actually faster than the 1.4 petrol engine & more economical. Whether or not you decide to buy one depends on what sort of driving you do.
The engine produces no power at all below 2000 rpm so it's very easy to stall if you're driving at low speeds or around town, & you have to slip the clutch until 10 mph in first when pulling away. If you don't stall but don't rev enough the car moves slowly forward then suddenly jerks forward like a bat out of hell as the engine passes 2000. In order to maintain any acceleration at all, lowest gear change up speeds are 20, 30, 40, 50 & 60, though you'll find you can't really make use of 6th gear except downhill or if you're alone in the car. Once you're going performance is great, but add the slightest load & it suffers, you'll even notice the difference by just having a passenger in the front seat. As soon as you come within sight of a hill you need to drop one or two gears otherwise the engine labours. If you need to start from cold up a steep hill with a load, forget it. The car won't until the engine's warm, then it does it provided it revs at least 3000.
Fuel consumption is claimed at about 45mpg urban & better on main roads. I reckon to average 48 on main roads with some urban work, but taken on a motorway the car's good for 55mpg. Totally urban & with cold starts I doubt it will do the claimed 45, probably nearer 40.
So it's a car designed for a sales rep in a hurry, fine on main roads & brilliant on motorways, but if you're planning on town driving or carrying loads much, go for the 1.7 litre diesel. It pulls far better & doesn't use a lot more fuel, but its a bit more expensive to buy in the first place.
The engine produces no power at all below 2000 rpm so it's very easy to stall if you're driving at low speeds or around town, & you have to slip the clutch until 10 mph in first when pulling away. If you don't stall but don't rev enough the car moves slowly forward then suddenly jerks forward like a bat out of hell as the engine passes 2000. In order to maintain any acceleration at all, lowest gear change up speeds are 20, 30, 40, 50 & 60, though you'll find you can't really make use of 6th gear except downhill or if you're alone in the car. Once you're going performance is great, but add the slightest load & it suffers, you'll even notice the difference by just having a passenger in the front seat. As soon as you come within sight of a hill you need to drop one or two gears otherwise the engine labours. If you need to start from cold up a steep hill with a load, forget it. The car won't until the engine's warm, then it does it provided it revs at least 3000.
Fuel consumption is claimed at about 45mpg urban & better on main roads. I reckon to average 48 on main roads with some urban work, but taken on a motorway the car's good for 55mpg. Totally urban & with cold starts I doubt it will do the claimed 45, probably nearer 40.
So it's a car designed for a sales rep in a hurry, fine on main roads & brilliant on motorways, but if you're planning on town driving or carrying loads much, go for the 1.7 litre diesel. It pulls far better & doesn't use a lot more fuel, but its a bit more expensive to buy in the first place.
Nearest in size is the Astra 1.3 CDTI Life. It's actually faster than the 1.4 petrol engine & more economical. Whether or not you decide to buy one depends on what sort of driving you do.
The engine produces no power at all below 2000 rpm so it's very easy to stall if you're driving at low speeds or around town, & you have to slip the clutch until 10 mph in first when pulling away. If you don't stall but don't rev enough the car moves slowly forward then suddenly jerks forward like a bat out of hell as the engine passes 2000. In order to maintain any acceleration at all, lowest gear change up speeds are 20, 30, 40, 50 & 60, though you'll find you can't really make use of 6th gear except downhill or if you're alone in the car. Once you're going performance is great, but add the slightest load & it suffers, you'll even notice the difference by just having a passenger in the front seat. As soon as you come within sight of a hill you need to drop one or two gears otherwise the engine labours. If you need to start from cold up a steep hill with a load, forget it. The car won't until the engine's warm, then it does it provided it revs at least 3000.
Fuel consumption is claimed at about 45mpg urban & better on main roads. I reckon to average 48 on main roads with some urban work, but taken on a motorway the car's good for 55mpg. Totally urban & with cold starts I doubt it will do the claimed 45, probably nearer 40.
So it's a car designed for a sales rep in a hurry, fine on main roads & brilliant on motorways, but if you're planning on town driving or carrying loads much, go for the 1.7 litre diesel. It pulls far better & doesn't use a lot more fuel, but its a bit more expensive to buy in the first place.
The engine produces no power at all below 2000 rpm so it's very easy to stall if you're driving at low speeds or around town, & you have to slip the clutch until 10 mph in first when pulling away. If you don't stall but don't rev enough the car moves slowly forward then suddenly jerks forward like a bat out of hell as the engine passes 2000. In order to maintain any acceleration at all, lowest gear change up speeds are 20, 30, 40, 50 & 60, though you'll find you can't really make use of 6th gear except downhill or if you're alone in the car. Once you're going performance is great, but add the slightest load & it suffers, you'll even notice the difference by just having a passenger in the front seat. As soon as you come within sight of a hill you need to drop one or two gears otherwise the engine labours. If you need to start from cold up a steep hill with a load, forget it. The car won't until the engine's warm, then it does it provided it revs at least 3000.
Fuel consumption is claimed at about 45mpg urban & better on main roads. I reckon to average 48 on main roads with some urban work, but taken on a motorway the car's good for 55mpg. Totally urban & with cold starts I doubt it will do the claimed 45, probably nearer 40.
So it's a car designed for a sales rep in a hurry, fine on main roads & brilliant on motorways, but if you're planning on town driving or carrying loads much, go for the 1.7 litre diesel. It pulls far better & doesn't use a lot more fuel, but its a bit more expensive to buy in the first place.