In message <fll870$iah$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk> "Nigel Cliffe" <me@privacy.net> wrote: beamendsltd wrote: In message <fll2kc$br8$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk> "Nigel Cliffe" <me@privacy.net> wrote: beamendsltd wrote: In message <477d7deb$0$2146$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com> "Wolf K." <wolfkir@sympatico.ca> wrote:

Paul Smith wrote: Hmmn, wondered why it was cheap. Also for a 5 year old car with 29k on the clock, untaxed, 12 month MOT and no service history things seemed a bit iffy. Me thinks I`ll look again! Yeah walk away. There are many, many other Astras etc. out there... "Rob Farrell" <r.farrell@nospam.demon.net> wrote in message news:46d9ba11_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...

"Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message news:5jtqbeF17l9pU1@mid.individual.net... In article <e1hCi.27661$Db6.13322@newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, Paul Smith says... Are these engines any good or should I be looking at the 16v version. What are the pros and cons as it were? They're fine. High milers suffer from hydraulic tappet rattling. They either smoke or not -

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:30:26 +0100, Padre wrote: "Serge Dasara" <noaccount@aol.com> wrote in message news:1wjjlo7phnxbq.vhr7e9r3vi52$.dlg@40tude.net... On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:07:46 +0100, Padre typed: Are you speaking of the Cuban or Domenican? I've had the Domenican, and it doesn't do that to me! Or perhaps it's because I went to college in 1964, and sampled many more ummmmm