Astra J petrol project
Editorial Astra J petrol project Martyn Knowles, Editor Email martyn.knowles@kelsey.co.uk Follow us on Facebook @ Car Mechanics Our next project car, replacing the Jaguar XF turbodiesel, is a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 petrol. Do any readers run an Astra J? I found myself looking at my BCA app for weeks trying to locate a half-decent Astra from 2009 onwards. Those at the auction nearly all had body damage to some degree, lack of service history and a few with coolant issues – according to BCA’s Essential Check. In the end, I avoided a black car (there are many black Astra J models – plus our DS3 is black) and aimed for the rest – except red. Vauxhall red paint once had a bad reputation for going pink after a few years…