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COUPE AN ASTRA WITH ATTITUDE T
by Andy Enright
O say that the Astra Coupe Touring Car has been successful is an under statement akin to noting that Oliver Reed liked a swift half or that Mike Tyson
can, on occasion, gets a little cross. The Astras have wiped the floor with the
opposition, dominating every round of the 2001 season in an unprecedented display of domi
nance. The Astra Coupe 888
celebrates this achieve ment. Based on the Coupe Turbo, the 888 beefs up the Coupe’s visual appeal with a number of Touring Car-
style cues. Only 100 cars are due
to be built, so a certain degree of exclusivity is guaranteed. But will this be
enough to persuade British buyers to stump up £20,995? The Astra Coupe has
not managed to catch the imagination of the British public in quite the way the old Calibra managed to, and maybe an injection of attitude will do the trick for this most modestly styled of coupes.
On paper, the Astra /
888 seems to have all the bases covered. Big ger wheel arches, low rider side skirts and 17in. OZ alloy wheels fitted with gumball 235/40 series Michelin Pilot Sport tyres give the Astra unprecedent ed visual impact. This is reinforced by
the fact that the car now rides lower on its springs which, along with the dampers, are stiffened for an even more sporting ride. The 888 also features
a unique steering wheel, handbrake lever and centre console, while the aluminium gear knob and drilled pedal set complete the racy effect. Only available in
Europa Blue, the 888 has more feel-good fac tor than the standard car and the same goes for the driving dynam
ics. Unlike the normal
Coupe Turbo, which initially feels much like any other Astra, the 888 promises a far more exciting ride, due to the stiffer suspension and lack of compliance in the sidewalls of the
tyres. The engine really is
the 888’s trump card. With little turbo lag and a healthy dose of available torque, it translates every avail able horsepower into
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KING OFF THE ROAD T
r u th be told, i had always dis liked the Land
Rover Discovery. Being butted up behind one in
a traffic queue just caused the uneasy recall
of “Police, Camera Action” videos and they always seemed to be dri ven by blonde Surrey housewives. Therefore when the opportunity came to
drive the latest Discov ery Td5,1 had started sharpening the knives in advance. Two things upset my
■ Express best off-road award, but it had also scooped the best used 4x4 trophy too. Secondly, all my col
preparations. Firstly, the Discovery had not only won the 2001 Auto
by Andy Enright
ery customers have con tinued to opt for the turbo-diesel version which, thanks to a clever drive-by-wire throttle and a useful 136 b.h.p. output, feels just as responsive. Rest to 60 in 14.2 sec
onds could not be described as rapid, but it will get you where you need to be with a useful 30 m.p.g. bonus at the end of the trip. The introduction of
the E trim level brings the cheapest Td5 Dis covery to £21,995, with prices rising through S, and GS trim levels to £31,995 for the flagship ES variants. The Discovery range
leagues agreed that the latest Td5 was a pretty impressive piece of kit. I was suddenly look
ing distinctly out of step with informed opinion. Perhaps, despite Land
y :
Rover’s claims to the contrary, I was subcon sciously papering over the fact that despite looking superficially similar to the rather troubled car that was first launched in 1989, the Discovery is now radically different; the Td5 especially so. Chief among the
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01 Y RANGE ROVER VOGUE 4.6 Stiver. Satellite Navigation. Ligtitstone Leather..................
01 Y RANGE ROVER 4.0 HSE 0sk> Blue. Ughtstone Leather. 1 Owner, 1500 mites...............
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01 Y RANGE ROVER 25 COUNTY AUTOMATIC Monte Carlo. Lightstone Leather, 1 Owner. Io00 mies....£33495
96 P RANGE ROVER 4.0 Oxford Blue. Smoke^tone Interior. 3 Owners, 42,000 miles............. £15995
DISCOVERY SERIES I
98 S DISCOVERY 50TH TDl AUTO Atlantis Blue. Cream Leather. Air Conditioning. 7 Seats..................... 216995 98 R DISCOVERY T0I XS 3 door.
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Cotwr Blue Half Leather. 48.000 miles.........................£13995 99 V01SC0VERYV8 AUTO Oxford Blue,
00 W DISCOVERY TD5GS7 AUTO Cobar Blue,
7 Seats. 1 Owner. 17.500 mites.................................... .. 99 V DISCOVERY TD5 GS7 Oxford Blue,
7 Seats 19.700 mites...................................................... 99 V DISCOVERY T05GS7 Epsom Green.
7 Seats. 2 Owners. 24.000 miles.............................. - j . t r f l
1 Owner. 21.000 miles............................................... DISCOVERY. SERIES II
P T iT T i l 99VDISCOVERYT05 GS7 EosomGreen. r j . i r n
ACC 7 Seats. 1 Owner.27.006miles......................... 00 V DISCOVERY TD5S Cobar Blue, Front Fogs. Tow Pack 2 Owner. 26.000 miles.................................£20995 99 T DISCOVERY T05 GS5 AUTOMATIC Rioja Red, Chmate Control. CO. 1 Owner, 39.850 miles................£19995
99 V DISCOVERY V8GS White Gold Air Conditioning. CO Player, 3,000 mites..................... £18995
93 S DISCOVERY TD5 GS AUTOMATIC Silver. At Conditioning. 44.000 miles..................................... t io w »
99 V DISCOVERY V8 GS White Gold Air Conditioning. CO Player. 3,060 miles..................... £18995
98 S DISCOVERY TD5 GS AUTOMATIC Silver. Air Conditioning. 44.000 miles.....................................E1B995
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Java Black................................................. ..................... 00 X FREELANDER V6 GS AUTCI Monle Cabo. Front Light Pods. 2 Owners, 9.500 miles..................... £17495
00 X FREELANCER 1.8 XE1 HARD BACK Atveston, Full Leather. Air Cond.. 16* Alloys. 3,000 mites........... £15995
00 W FREELANOER 1.8 XEI HARD BACK Epsom Green. Air Conditioning. 16 Alloy Wheels.
60/40 2 Owners. 18.000 miles......................................
99 V FREELANDER 1.B XEI HARD B A CW e « a n , Air Cond A B S . H D.C.. 2 Owners. 25,000 miles......£14495
00 X FREELANOER 1J6 SERENGETI HARD BACK Oslo. Air Conditioning, CO. Alloys. 1 Owner. 13,500 miles ....£14495
97 R FREELANDER 1 £ XEI STATION WAGON . | « i
Charleston, Air Conditioning, ABS, 38,000 mites........ f c i i lS - ! FREEIAMP.EHPIESEL
99 T FREELANDER 2.0 X0I STATION WAGON Epsom. Air Conditioning, Imported, 2 Owners. 26,000 miles... £15995
98 FREELANDER 2.0 XE0I HARD BACK Silver, Air Conditioning. Body Kit. 1 Owner. 12,000 miles.......£15495
99 T FREELANDER 2.0 XD1 STATION WAGON Venetian. Air Conditioning, Cenval Locking, 16* Alloy Wheels. 29.500 miles................................... 00 W FREELANOER 2.0 01 HARD BACK Java Black, 18,000 miles............................................... £13995
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99 V DEFENDER 90 HARDTOP Epsom Green. 7.500 miles.................................S12595 + VAT
other marques
00 X MERCEDES 320 ML AUTOMATIC Metallic Cream Hide Electric Seats, 1 Owner. 13.000 miles......£29999
WAS
01 Y BANGE BOVEB 2.5 DHSE Oslo Blue, Climate, Lightstone. 1 Owner, 2,000 miles........................£12995
01 Y BANGE BOVEB 2.5 DHSE Java Black. Climate. Lightstone. A-Frame. 1 Owner, 1,000 miles.......................£42995
01 Y DISCOVERY TD5 ES AUTOMATIC Oslo Black. Side Step, A-Frame, T-Bar, 1 Owner, 4,500 miles.........£32995
01 Y DISCOVERY TD5 ADVENTURER While Gold, Privacy, Lamp Guards. 1 Owner, 7,100 miles...................£2799j
01 Y DISCOVERY TD5 S 7 White Gold. 18" Alloy V/heete. Climate Control, Privacy, 1 Owner, 200 miles....................E24JJ5
01 Y DISCOVERY TD5 S 7 Silver. Climate Control, Privacy Glass, 1 Owner, 200 miles..........................................
01 Y FREELANOER TD4 ES HARD BACK Silver, Steps. A-Frame, 1 Owner. 9,500 miles..................£21995
01 Y FREELANDER V6 GS AUTO Epsom Green, Lamp Guards. Triple Sports, 1 Owner, 200 miles............£25645
01 Y DEFENDER COUNTY STATION WAGON Blue, 1 Owner, 2000 miles..........................................................L J ib ja
m “ROVER an Buy!
The new BMW
has undergone a series of price reductions recent ly, and with added equipment being built in
as well, it is better value. The seven-seater TD5
S gets ACE and roof rails, the TD5 GS mod els get air conditioning as standard. The 2002 model year Td5 features an automatic gearbox retuned for 10% more torque and the interior has been treated to a rather swanky Harman Kardon stereo system and satellite navigation system. New alloy wheels complete the pic
improvements was the Td5 2.5-litre turbo- diesel engine, an in-line five-cylinder unit that makes astonishingly lit tle noise yet develops truck loads of torque for towing and heavy off
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road work. The other alternative,
the 4.0-litreV8, might be agreeably hairy of chest, but unfortunately
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its 17 m.p.g. thirst will probably render you . commensurately pil-.
laged of pocket. For this reason alone, the majority of Discov-
ture. Am I a convert? I still
do not buy the image, but it would be churlish
to contend that the product is anything but the best mid-range 4x4 available. As an off-road tool it
is virtually in a class of one and the Td5 engine is the one that makes the most sense, especial ly if you do intend to test the Discovery’s off road credentials. Besides, in the middle
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01 Y DEFENDER COUNTY STATION WAGON Epsom Green, 1 Owner, 200 miles......................................... £21695
01 Y FREELANDER 1.8 GS STATION WAGON Oslo, Side Steps, Lamp Guards, 1 Owner, 4,500 miles...........£18995
01 Y FREELANOER TD4S HARO BACK Black. Side Steps, Lamp Guards, 1 Owner, 4,800 miles...........£17495
01 Y FREEIANDER 1.8 S STATION WAGON Alveston. Electric Sunroof, Alloys, Privacy, 5,100 miles................... £16995
01 Y FREELANDER 1.8 S STATION WAGON Kinversand, Privacy Glass, Alloy Wheels, 1 Owner, 2,950 miles........£16995
01 Y FREELANDER 1.8 S STATION WAGON Monle Carlo. H.D.C., Alloy Wheels, 1 Owner, 8,300 miles.....................£16495
01 Y FREELANDER 1.8 SHARD BACK Black, Air Condilioning, Alloy Wheels, 1 Owner, 6,500 miles..£15995
01 Y FREELANDER 1.8 S HARD BACK Silver, Air Cond. 60/40,15" Alloy Wheels, 1 Owner, 7,100 miles..............£15995
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96 N VAUXHALL Astra !.7Tt.rl driven airbag........................
N RENAULTTrafic CampcrVur beautiful convervon.................
97 P SEAT Ibiza Diesel 1.9 Bn.r’ i' (VW d-wel enjir»e).MoT Mairh IL 1 KTOYOTA Celica Supra A u lo 3 tax Apnl 2002. stunning vehicle . . . . 1994 LVOLVO 440 l.8SiAucok
C MERCEDES 230 Auto N t - f - : excellent throuRttout..................
93 K PEUGEOT 106 Diesel &ij,. excellent runabout, very fpo'i coni.:I
L PEUGEOT 20STrio Diesel V K PEUGEOT 205 Diesel Junior and pads, long MoT. ready for wmi
F FIAT X I9 Bert one Bright yelk H ROVER 416 Saloon Bnush ra
genuinely impressive acceleration. With 60 m.p.h. arriv
ing in 6.7 seconds and a top speed of 152 m.p.h., Porsche Boxster drivers would be well advised to think twice before trying to outstrip the
Vauxhall. Unfortunately, the
stealth appeal of the Coupe Turbo has been undone by the 888’s lurid body kit. Prepare for every XR3i in the vicinity to suddenly view you as fair game. Vauxhall will have no
trouble shifting all 100 Astra Coupe 888 mod els it produces. Whereas
the Coupe Turbo is a car far more capable than its unprepossess ing looks suggest, the 888 now has the atti tude to match. It will never build up
WRX or Type-R levels of cult appeal, but it is at least an alternative. Vauxhall has shown
that it is beginning to understand perfor
mance cars. While the 888 does
not offer anything par ticularly new, it at least shows that the passion is back within the com pany. Long may it contin
ue.
Winning he space ace on he cheap
by Andy Enright A
FEW years a)>(> il was all so simple.
If you had a fami
ly, you either bought a saloon, an estate or, if you were a little more avant-garde, a hatch
back. The Renault Espace
changed the plot, intro ducing the idea of MPV people carriers and since then the traditional cate gories have crumbled somewhat. The Mitsubishi Space Star Classic is a prime example. Smaller than a mini-MPV yet still larger than something like a supcrmini-MPV, the Classic has one thing that brooks no debate. The price. Although the Space
Star has been selling in reasonable numbers since 1998, Mitsubishi had to do something to counter the threats from cheaper models - hence the bargain-priced £8,999 Space Star 1.3 Classic. As you might expect,
the Classic is not exactly loaded to the gills with standard equipment and you will have to do with out such as anti-lock brakes, locking wheel nuts and air conditioning. Your plain black door
handles and side protec tion mouldings, the con
spicuous vacuum where you roof rails should be and your plastic wheel trims will enable more extravagant Space Star owners to pigeonhole you as some sort of skinflint. Having paid just
£8,999 for the Space Star Classic, you probably will not care, however. The 1.3-litre engine is
not remarkable in any way, shape or form. The 42.2 m.p.g. combined fuel figure looks impressive, but will be difficult to
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achieve in “real” condi tions, especially if the Space Star is fully loaded. The sprint to (it)
m.p.h. will take over 14 seconds, making the Classic only marginally quicker than some tec tonic plates, but if you expect a racy drive and all that practicality for £8,999 then your expec tations are probably going to have to be man aged in the direction or the pre-owned vehicles selection. Nevertheless, the five-
speed gearbox has a smooth, quality feel to the shift. Sadly (and strangely for a town-ori entated car) there is no automatic option. Around light car parks,
a turning circle of just 4.8 metres is a boon,
while out on the road the slippery 0.33Cd figure means that wind noise is kept to a minimum. Inside, as I have sug
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j 99V BMW 328i Auto Cabriolet;in m walnuttrim, 11,000mi!
es.oneowner. | 11 mths manufacturer: warranty ...
| 98 S PEUGEOT 306 2.0 Cabriolet Rol walnut trim,allomone lad/ owner. 191
98 R RENAULT Hegane Cabriolet; in T 97 P FORD Probe 2.0 16V; in met t!u? 92 J 8MW3l6i;Red,F$H.......... 92 j NISSAN 100 NX CoupcTarga Ri| excellent condition..............
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| 71 PEUGEOT 304 Convertible LHD £IZ000?spenconginalpaper? .... OTHER-CARS,
98 S VAUXHALL Astra Sdr l.7Turbo 97 R NISSAN Primera 1.6 Si Sdr; m wt 95 MISUZUTrooper 3.0Turbo Diesel l 95HPEUGEOT 306 XL Sdr electric si
95 MVAUXHALLCavalier I.8LS! Sdr;| electric windows S sunroof ..
I 94 LYAUXHALLAstra Turbo Diesel l|
| 94 LVAUXHALL Omega 2.0 CO; in sunroof, love!/ car.....................
93 K MINI I J Italian Job; 43 CCOr. :s 92J ROVERMetro;
jnrocf.very clean el 91 H VOLVO 940 SE Auto; in wf/te. 88 FISUZUTrooperSWB; Sixer . 98 S LDV 400 Convoy LWB Diesel Vai l
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gested, the seating layout | is pretty conventional, apart from the way the rear seats slide 150mm forward and back, either to improve leg room or increase rear luggage capacity. There are s om e n e a t
M P V - o r ic n ta t c d s to r a g e
to u c h e s th o u g h . Although the price is
attractive, the benefits of a Space Star Classic over a nearly new Ford Focus are difficult to quantify. That said, if you are
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98 <R) FORI)Transit 2-5 hi iTnrisidcf 95 (N) FORI)Transit 190 2.5 Diesel l . ' | SLD excellent condition, lung lest . . . .
97(1*) VAUXHALL Astra L7I)ivsd I full test .................................................. 9 5 (N) MAZDA K22UO Diesel; only 76
up and over rear door, long .MoT, imnif I 96 (N) VAUXHALL Combo 1.7 Diesil 98 (R) FIAT Fiorino UTtirb o Diesel| 97 (l’> RENAULT Exlra Challenger
94 (I.) HFDFORD Raseal 1 Litre IV only 48.(XX) miles .............................. ('il!l.l>S(|
KTM Fro Junior5(lcc: fully auiom.iii. upwards, ring for more details ..........
intent on buying new and are looking at a small MPV, the Classic cer tainly makes a case for
itself.
97 (R)VOLVO V40 5 door; blue n | 97 (P) FORD Scorpio 2.9 Uleim: P 97 (P) FORD Ka 3 door; blue nv I 97 (P) FIAT Punto SX 75 5 d o o r ! 96 (N) RENAULT Clio Diesel; wif 96 (N) FORD Fiesta Qua rtz; 3 d I 95 (M) FORD Escort 16v; green n | 95 (M) FORD Fiesta Sapphire LJj 95 (M) FORD Escort I3L; white. I 94 (L) FORD Fiesta Freestyle; 3tfl 94 (L) CITROEN AX: 3 door, re d .! 93 (K) VAUXHALL A s tra 3dr; 5<J 93 (K) FORD Mondeo 1.8 LX; re* 93 (K) CITROEN 2X 5dr; green i
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94 (Ml BMW 525TDSE Spec; Fricht red. ■ Diesel Turbo 40mpg. anv Inal ONI A |
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92 (J) SAAB 9000 SE Auto; greet I 92 (J) SUZUKI Jeep 1.3; 60k. blue I 89 (F) FIAT Fiona Camper; red. i l 87 (D) VW C am p e r LT; blue. 70k f
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ABOVE VEHICLES ARK Sl'HJLC": Te lep h o n e : 1)7971 6(1
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STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE: • Anti-Lock Brake System • Height Adjustable
! • Electronic Braking Distribution
• Tyre Defect Indicator
• Smart Airbags • Side Airbags • Three-Point Safety
I Belts, Pretensioners I •Cupholders- Front & Rear
• IS ” Steel Wheels with HubCaps
• Digital Clock • Immobiliser
Driver's Seat
• Automatic Rear Wash Wipes
• Electro-Hydraulic Power Steering
• 50/50 Split Folding Rear Seats
• Remote Central Locking
• Electric Front Windows • Electric Wing Mirrors
• Radio/Cassette with Six Speakers
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