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Opel Astra, long test: gasoline, roads and Snow White

The other day, our experimental Astra shifted the 36,000th line. Recently, a couple of conclusions have ripened regarding operation in our conditions.

The 140-horsepower turbocharged 1.4 to the quality of our fuel turned out to be quite loyal. And omnivorous. The manufacturer himself prescribed the 91-95th gasoline. The last five thousand kilometers, our Snow White sits on a low -octane diet. We lay the 92nd from all columns in a row, no matter the Moscow Lukoil or the regional No Name.

Compared to the 95th, the reception literally became worse for a drop, the consumption and volume of the exhaust increased slightly. But the motor has not yet choked. He rides, pulls, does not light a check, detonation on a low octane, unlike Volkswagen, low -profile plumbers, does not swear. The 1.6-liter turbocharged engine developing 180 hp, did not experience problems with 92th gasoline (we had a version of Astra with this engine earlier).

Our dead roads are testing for any technique. Astra, thanks to a large course of the suspension and adaptive shock absorbers in comfortable mode, can swallow the frightening dimensions of the potholes. Noise insulation is good, the elastokinematics of the suspension too. Rubber -metal hinges with excellent controllability simply surprisingly well cope with vibrations. Because of all this, you completely forget that the car is on wheels with 17 alloy disks, shod in rubber with forty-fifth profiles. This is exactly what a cruel joke played with me.

A week ago, on a long trip on the highway, I got into a bad hole. The point is common. On the front right wheel he got a hernia. Then everything is according to the script. Disobtka (it is full-size on a 16-inch steel disk), searching for rubber, tire fitting.
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Khhhhhhhhh Yes, you have a crack on your disk! issued in installation.

Crap! I didn’t expect to get on the wheel assembled. Well, what to do? I call an official dealer, order a disk. They announce 9800 rubles with a month for a month and a half. Not sour! But I was glad that I have not top-end 18-inch wheels (this is the maximum size for the Russian market), such a disc is generally worth 11,500 RE!

And a big crack? The servicemen asks.
Well no
Bring, let's see, maybe you will work to brew.

Happened. The disk turned out to be repaired. But I still asked the alerted wheel to put it back, you never know what. For the operation, I had to lay out 1,500 wooden. I saved 8300 rubles, already not bad. So, if you do not want to be left without rods, a simple recipe choose wheels with a higher profile. We have tea, not Europe.


The road clearance of Astra is rather big 165 mm. To the black plastic apron of the front bumper 200 mm. However, when parking, you still need to be more accurate, to tear off the painted chin easier

But in general, Astra continues to delight me with excellent handling and magnificent ergonomics (the front console does not count). Soon we give our experimental back to the press park GM. Therefore, next time we summarize the costs, calculate the cost of ownership and see how much service costs. To be continued.


Vitaly Kabyshev
Photo: Vitaly Kabyshev

 

Source: Auto.mail.ru