I had one of these back in the late 90s…..used go like the clappers!! Vauxhall did make some great motors back then……anyone remember the Lotus Carlton …oh boy!

@cw3728

Ай бұрын

Yeah when SRI was more than a trim level. All went wrong early 90's for Vauxhall, car just became so boring!

@philtucker1224

Ай бұрын

Lotus Carlton’s are like Unicorns these days as very few were originally sold (due to the Porsche - like price tag). Fantastic cars but Vauxhall never managed to rule the race rally scene like Ford did, despite all their efforts….

@lasskinn474

Ай бұрын

​@@philtucker1224 international rallying in whatever classes tended to be with opel branded stuff tho? and most of 90s closed wheel european racing as well(dtm calibras and what have you).

@philtucker1224

Ай бұрын

@@lasskinn474 Not to forget the Subarus as well !

@philtucker1224

Ай бұрын

@@lasskinn474 yes very true, Performance Fords took the U.K. by storm of course, but maybe not so well loved in mainland Europe possibly…

Summer 1986. Dad bought a brand new jet black GTE. Electronic dash, 100mph+ black, I felt like Knight Rider sat in it. First car I was ever in going over 100mph. Great car.

@OH2023-cj9if

Ай бұрын

They did 127mph easily with 4 people in!!! Excellent cars, a friend had a white one in 1992. I always liked the dashboard in the GTE and also the Monza. Many of the digital dash parts ended up in chavved up Novas, I saw a really good Nova with a Novadose body kit in the late 90s at a car cruise in Crewe.

@liamfraserobrien

Ай бұрын

I remember my dad driving around 130 on the way back from Luton airport in the middle of the night when I was 12 very exciting at the time not sure how well that would go down these days but a great memory.

@caeserromero3013

Ай бұрын

@@liamfraserobrien Ours was on the way back from a holiday in Somerset. My nan was in the back and when she found out dad was doing 100mph she gave him a massive bollocking saying he'd get us all killed. Thing was, she hadn't noticed until it was mentioned 😂

@arranshirovay4064

Ай бұрын

My dad bought the silver GTE around the same time, agreed on the leccy dash 😂 felt like knight rider. Loved those rear quater window's

@MinoYTD

Ай бұрын

So how much c*ke was he punting at the time? 🤣🤪

Oh the disappointment when the bonnet was opened and it wasn't a redtop :O

@aleurwal2000

Ай бұрын

only c20xe!!!

@TheRip72

21 күн бұрын

@@aleurwal2000 20XE/C20XE is a red top. I think the code for an 8v is an NE.

@aleurwal2000

19 күн бұрын

Yes thats why only c20xe engine is nice 🙃

@AlexGSi2000

15 күн бұрын

Exactly the same here, Aulthough I should have twigged with the lack of 16v badges.

Had a black GSI back in 97 🙏♥️ would looooove to have one again 2.0 GSI with Turbo.. loved it!

Had a red one 1988 E reg one saved up for it regretted selling it amazing cars shame Vauxhall went downhill after the GTE and SRI days

@cw3728

Ай бұрын

I know, as soon as the 90"s came their cars just became family oriented, remember the adverts 🤢🤮

@philipgreensmith1694

Ай бұрын

You just forgetting about cavalier gsi, turbo, carlton gsi and lotus, calibra turbo, corsa gsi etc etc

@PaulDoldenDetails

Ай бұрын

@@philipgreensmith1694 good call Sir maybe after those it went downhill 👍🏻🇬🇧

@asifnoaman8978

28 күн бұрын

@@PaulDoldenDetails Ive been in old school and new school performance vauxhalls and I have to say the only modern vauxhalls that give you thrills are the Astra H VXR, Vectra VXR and the bonkers Zafira VXR

Makes me sick thinking of all the 205 GTI's, Escort RS Turbo's, Astra GTE 16v's, and Cavalier Turbo's I've owned in the past. They fetch such strong money these days.

@andybrooks7908

Ай бұрын

Tell me about it , i remember giving 2800 for a H plate mercury grey escort rs turbo with a guenuine 260 bhp , nearly 20 years ago those were the days

@LetsTravelThroughTime

17 күн бұрын

I bought an import JDM impreza hawkeye in 2017 with just 33,000km on the clock - sold it for £15,000 in 2018, saw it on ebay during covid, sold for £68,000. I was almost physically sick....

If this GTE was the 16v then it might have got closer to the 20k they were looking for.

@scotttait2197

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree they paid way to much for a 8 valver

@yaboyj2191

Ай бұрын

​@@scotttait2197too

I had a gold opel manta gte coupe. One of the best cars i've ever had. Sold it for a song and a dance for a grand in 1996 I always like the vauxhall's and opels Like to see this astra get back on the road.

Clucking Bell!!! This was my 2nd/3rd motor, bought for £800, pxed for £500, abused and loved in equal measure…

I had the 8v in white. Beautiful car.

B Reg's 16v were rocket ships. The car thieves favourite back in the day.

@peternufc1981

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah

@rickjones6202

Ай бұрын

The 2.0 GTE was released in 1987 but the upgraded 2.0 16v version was released almost 2 years later. There were no B reg 16v's

@01driver

21 күн бұрын

​@@rickjones6202 my thoughts too

I had a MK2 Golf GTI 16V but I loved the digital dash in the GTE...which in my humble opinion is still better than the digital dashboards of today which I largely despise.

What a motor ❤

The 1.8 revved up so much better and felt faster than the 2 litre, the long stroke slowed the engine. The 16v was the one to have, I owned all 3 versions over the 80's and 90,s . May fav was the C reg 1.8, it was just so nice at the time.

My father had a Kadett, but it was 1,6 Diesel, very very slow car. Then my friend bought a Kadett GSi Cabrio, and it was a blast! Guys, you did great job restoring that one, there's not many left!

Fantastic job on an 80s classic.

I remember mine being so much nicer to drive than my previous XR2 Much smoother.

Enjoyed this very much. Thankyou.

My mum's MK1 Astras paint went the same way. I T-cut it to remove the ionised paint and it looked great. A month or so later it came back.

Loved my GTE 16 V was a little bullet, Had the usually rear arches done Air sensor failed again as always , Slapped a big set of wheels on it (didnt care they wasnt the right Offset in the 90s) rubbed the oil pipe on inner arch in a multi story and bled oil down 2 floors ... still swap it back now for what im driving

Makes me want to go to a rave!

Wow I bet they're happy they invited the Vauxhall owners club. How else would they realise that the stickers and decals need to be in the right places and you should really have an original head unit. Very lucky they were told that

Mine was torched. It was a fantastic little car. Pete 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I had a white one with the double wings in the back… digital counters ❤😂😂😂… 150/mph!! Big speakers loud af… living in the nineties 😂😂😂❤

@misterconyers

Ай бұрын

Yes mate I got 147 out of mine the digi dash said so 👌

I remember Charlie and Will very well from my schooldays in Wheldrake. Hope you're doing well lads!

When I passed my test at age 17, I was given a mk2 Astra for free by my collage tutor. It was a 1.2 4speed banger. Not long after, I blew the engine and started looking for a replacement. I went to the scrap yard for some bits and saw a GTE with no engine. I bought the kit (front and rear bumpers, spoiler, grille, skirts etc) for just £50!! I then found a crash damaged Astra with a 1.3 engine which I bought for £20 from a friend. Took the engine out the £20 car and put it in mine then fitted the GTE kit. Sold the gearbox and some other bits from the donor car and scrapped the shell for £60. Overall, I made £130. Gave my mate £50 for all his help. So I then had a GTE lookalike that ran well and was £10 up from the whole thing 😁 Not bad for a 17 year old 23 years ago!

I had a mark 1, my mate had a mk2 like this then a 16v, which was very rapid for the day. These were great cars at the time.

There’s one in Barnsley , a white one across road from Aldi , near chestnut tree pub, probably for sale

I adored my Gunmetal Grey GTE 16v ❤

Had 3 of them the last one a16v loved it I remember my son saying what does GTE stand for? I said greater than expected. They were faster than the golf gti and were better then the calibra came out I had a red one 16v with a nice spoiler

I had a genuine 4dr GTE . Really rare it turns out but back then I wished it was a 2dr . Fast fun cars with the coolest display

@cw3728

Ай бұрын

3dr, the boot is classed as a door

@rustysphotography

Ай бұрын

@@cw3728 I know mate I have a 3dr Cosworth atm and a 2dr e30 m3 . Just got used to calling most things 2drs as that was the important part of it for me lol let the misses use that extra door for the shopping 😂

@cw3728

Ай бұрын

@@rustysphotography I like it, women only use 2two door, boot and passenger :)

@rustysphotography

Ай бұрын

@@cw3728 And i have a 1 door Cosworth because only 1 door matters lol 🤣

I had a red 8v did a lot to it over the years. They were great.

Prefer the earlier Mk1, it had the classic 80's boxy shape. All that work, totalling over 20 grand, and it's only worth 15 grand. It goes to show, cars like these are a labour of love and will never make a profit. Yet a Mk1 Escort RS which you could have bought for peanuts a few years ago, can be worth 50 to 60 grand for a concourse example.

@edthompson9337

4 ай бұрын

I agree the MK1 was a better looking car, I had a 1.6 SR, brings back memories of my youth!😊

@philtucker1224

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. (Vauxhalls have never had the same charisma as Fords), I agree the Mk1 was the much nicer looking.

@stephenm6100

Ай бұрын

proper boy racers motor Fords and vauxhalls was my youth in the late 80s/early 90s

@Bishbashbosh2-iz5eh

Ай бұрын

Oh no I liked this one probably caus I was born in 85 and I used to see these in the 90s

@philtucker1224

Ай бұрын

@@Bishbashbosh2-iz5eh fair comment BBB - I’m a generation older than you..

Astra in Flaming Pink!

I bought my 1977 toyota celica 2ltr gt in berlin for £1650 8 years ago .i sold it my friend for £4000 its mint . He has just sold it to a guy in leeds for £19000. im sick .

Beautiful Opel!

@scotttait2197

4 ай бұрын

Vauxhall Astra

@GTI1dasOriginal

Ай бұрын

​@@scotttait2197*Opel

Great cars.

I had the 16v red top in grey and the 8v in white miss that dash can remember putting my foot down and watching the fuel go down two blocks at a time lol happy memories 😊

@misterconyers

Ай бұрын

16v in white were the fastest

I had a white Astra GTE when I was 19. Paid £250. Brakes were dodgy as hell. Sold it on for £400 and the guy got nicked a week later. Good days down Bethnal Green. Missed those days.

@Finggy

Ай бұрын

I grew up in aldgate and had a black.one, back in the days when you didn't need insurance

An old work mate had a 2.0 16v GTE in a deep metallic red / maroon colour, full black leather mint condition lovely car in the late 1990s, I remember seeing 135mph on the digital dash during one spirited lunch time drive to the pub, unfortunately he smashed it into someone and it went in for repair. Strangely within a week of it coming back from repair it disappeared from his drive way overnight even with some top security never to be seen again. He picked up a 205 GTI as a replacement but that was miles beneath the GTE.

@cw3728

Ай бұрын

100% as someone who had both, the 205 was typical French crap.

@lasskinn474

Ай бұрын

205 is more fun in a parking lot race, it's more like a corsa or a fiesta than an astra/kadett though so actually driving on actual roads it's not as great.

Wasn’t this car the least “draggy” back in the day as in the least wind resistant in its class ? I had one and then the Astra Gsi 16v but my favourite was the cavalier Gsi 16v ….what a car, 140mph all day long . Wow happy memories 😢

@jamesbaker429

Ай бұрын

Had the briefly available hatch with this motor ,first owner ported and chipped turbo head 0-,60 sub 6.0 and top on track we stopped at 150!

I love these old Opel Kadett E's!!!❤️❤️❤️ I own a 1986 Kadett E 5door LS 1.3i myself, jamaica yellow outside and darkbrown on the inside. 😍

@BONKLIFE007

4 ай бұрын

I had an orange coupe with tinted windows. Loved it

@Markosbourne24

Ай бұрын

Vauxhall astra

@frisco-2.0

Ай бұрын

@@Markosbourne24 The Kadett is zhe original car.

@Markosbourne24

Ай бұрын

@@frisco-2.0 not here it isn’t it’s Vauxhall astra

@frisco-2.0

Ай бұрын

@@Markosbourne24 Doesn't matter! The original car is the Opel Kadett E. Developed in Germany, most cars build in Germany and all rights belong to Opel/GM...Vauxhall Astra is just the UK derivative.

I had a 1.4 nova with the reg H704CUT back in the day

Bought one these years ago for dirt cheap it was a great little car

Had a 16v on a J plate.. Mistral grey.. One of last ones... The GSI that followed it was awful.. The 16v Red top engine was under powered and good for 150 mph.. Miss it 😢

I had one. Rear arches and sills had to be replaced. The cam went on it too. All repaired by me, probably badly.

my dad had a white one, used to make me spew all the time as a kid...that thing was an absolute weapon

90mph in 3rd gear....these was good cars to rag about

They were turboing them in manchester back in late 90s on 8 valves made em real fast

I used to love a Astra gte 16v snap and cap and am gone what a motor. 😅

Mine was f218otr 2.0 8 valve smooth valve cover chipped

I had a white one..very quick car.

16v gte is my dream car.

Most of them blew up!💥

@ruk2023--

Ай бұрын

They were blown up more like.

In the 90s I literally had two Astra GTE cars at the same time. I really wish I kept my old cars now.

@TheRip72

21 күн бұрын

It is easy to say that but older cars become a problem to maintain as a regular drive & if you keep it as a second car, storage becomes an issue too.

I bough a H plate 16v in 1999 for £1400. It was a great car until I had it lowered, and that then told me the car had previously been written off, and the bulkhead started to fall apart. Shame. Mint engine and gearbox. Sold for £150.

It needs the black trim back on the sides

@davidwebb8877

5 ай бұрын

Ignore that it’s on😂😂😂

I had a D reg 2.0 8v GTE in red and paid £500 for it around 20 years ago all original and it got stolen. Absolutely gutted now. 😢😢😢😢😢

twined a few of thm bk in the day snap an cap takes me bk 😂😂😂😂

Thats not an astra, thats an cadet. And before u polish u sand it. Thats a nice classic 💯🔥

With a full paint correction and some good protection, the pain should be just fine

Is itf218otr looks like my old f reg

Always went for a gte back in the day stole a 2.0 16v in burgundy got chased with a police senator never got caught

The whale fin is needed

My mate had one and Couldn't pass my 1587cc MK1 MR2 on our local by pass

Surprised it still had its headlamp washers

I've had 2 of these I wish I never got rid of them, if I'd have known they was gonna be as rare as they now back then I'd be laughing

When I was at Vauxhall, Porous heads, rusting wheel arches. But they went well over the speed limit so I am told.

Omg.. Good and bad memories.

There was never £12k in work done, never in a million years.

A video about a Vauxhall Astra GTE with a Lotus Esprit S1 or S2 in the thumbnail.

My first car 😍

Not worth it. It’s only a 8 valve. 10k buys you a red top in just as good as this.

That’s fucking beautiful.

Most 8v GTES in decent condition hover around the 9k 10k mark. Add Another 8v and you will touch the 20k ball park.

Why would you not keep it and restore it, I’ve had 2 of these amazing car

I know there was £20k tied up in it, but may an idea would have been to keep it for a couple of years, hoping it would turn into a classic and recover or make money.

I had one 24 years ago, blue red top engine. Smashed it up 7 months later, silly mistake

It's the 16V that fetches the money.

Maybe the Vauxhall where different but the opel kadet gte in mainland Europa had the red top c20xe engine from 1986 onwards. Only model 1985 had the 8v engine. And model 86 16v but with an analog dash and 87 was digi dash with the 16v. There was also the kadet gt with the 85 gte engie and the 86 analog dash. Call it the poormans gte. Man these cars where ridiculously fast both the 8v and the 16v.

@vx.calibre2901

19 сағат бұрын

UK GTE had digi dash from the start in 85, there was a no cost option to delete if you wanted analogue dials, which are rarer that rocking horse shit, with the rev counter showing up to 8k

@mrt7152

16 сағат бұрын

@@vx.calibre2901 here in Europa the analog dash for the Kadet gsi was a one year only 1986. And there was the kadet gt which had the 8v engine of the gsi of 1985 with also an analog dash. These cars where very rapid. Everyone talks about golf gti’s but a kadet gsi with the red top c20xe was faster.

He painted it with ready mix MIPA, so it's not really a high end respray.

Sprayed with a gun from the same era 😂

Who is the painters ?

The problem is, it has eight valves missing… 😂

Mine went to wales in 1996-1997

just add on your headletter "Opel Kadett E GSI" that german name

My mate picked me up in one of those saw the police give them two fingers and floored it They never caught us Antony Lockwood [ LOCKY ] RIP 🙏✝️

Astra is a vauxhall Calton with the rear end chopped off.

I had a black one in ythe 90s,but my one had a lotus engin ,,but this one has not why,never new they put different engine in them,,the one I had could do 155 Mph,I ueast to take on 911 turbos and smoke them

Pontiac LeMans?

4.01 " good brakes, nice steering"..no number plates

16V's are the once to collect. A solid 8V for 15K seems OK.

Will never make any money on a full resto flip with a car like that,saw the same big loss on the MG montego turbo they did, would probably be a different outcome if it was done on something like a 3dr cossie

Had a red 1.6. Got nicked twice in 1990. 2nd time they burned it out.

Can't believe the amount of these i owned and let go for spot cash,never mind the ones iv scrapped. It breaks my heart But the MK1 was the better looking GTE

Not sure when this was done, but the car is SORNed and no MOT since November 2022

@longbar2344

4 ай бұрын

stashed away i expect

Should of gone with "16v metallic red"... that's where the ££'s are!

All the work done on the Astra would cost about 10k at today’s garage prices…

Classic? 🤣 please dont, my sides hurt!

Missing 8 valves and 30 bhp sadly.