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[martin42]

been having a look around on the net at various cars,so the short list is

jeep grand cherokee
astra convertible on a 02 plate
astra coupe
volvo c70 coupe
toyota celice 1.8 vvt

just need some advice if any1 has owned any of these       

[aaronjb]

Haven't owned the Celica but did have an MR2 Roadster with the same engine for many years - assuming you are looking at the 1ZZ-FE equipped 140hp VVTi cars rather than the 2ZZ-GE equipped 190hp VVTL-i cars.. so any engine related questions, fire away. (AFAIK the rest of the car is pretty sturdy, based on the ownership experiences of a couple of colleagues)

[martin42]

i am looking at the 140 engine,had a several toyota's in the past,is it timing chain on the 140 and belt on the 190??

[horsecow]

Had a 2.2 astra coupe before my mig. Absolutely loved it, very fast and nippy. Brilliant handling, lovely and solid in the bends, fuel economy about the same as my mig, avg 31mpg overall. Very comfy seats as well. Had a celica as well, nice car but I preferred the astra tbh

[aaronjb]

i am looking at the 140 engine,had a several toyota's in the past,is it timing chain on the 140 and belt on the 190??

Chain on both w/ long service life - I only know of a couple of engines well past 150k that have needed chain & chain guide doing, though the O-ring around the chain tensioner retaining cover commonly weeps oil and needs a quick bodge with a smear of RTV - easy on the MR2, bit of a pain on the Celica as it's round the firewall side.

Generally pretty bulletproof but look out for high oil consumption on pre 2003 engines, later engines have revised oil control rings & pistons to combat this.

The 190 - especially earlier engines - had a reputation for 'eating' their lift bolts, but that's a feature specific to the "L" part of VVTL-i, so not an issue on the 140 engines

[martin42]

great thanks for the advice,i shall be taking my time to look got till end of month once car has gone,seen a few nice 1's on the bay and on autotrader,got a tight budget tho but in not bothered about mileage as i only do around 4000 a year

[Gaffers]

aren't most of those vehicles FWD?

Some nice Jags on Autotrader for around a grand

[martin42]

no dont want a jag

[aaronjb]

Some nice Jags on Autotrader for around a grand

Probably all rust buckets, though

[mantahatch]

been having a look around on the net at various cars,so the short list is

jeep grand cherokee
astra convertible on a 02 plate
astra coupe
volvo c70 coupe
toyota celice 1.8 vvt

just need some advice if any1 has owned any of these     

My father has an Astra 2.2 auto convertible  about 2003 (cherished plate) it has full electric roof, one push does everything, folds away nicely under the rear cover. Nice car, and someone told me the Astra Gs have galvanised bodies but I have not been able to confirm it, but not seen any rusty ones, except for accident damage. 2.2 has cam chain and they do break. We are changing his tomorrow. Advice I have had is if you can do a V6 cambelt the the chain is easy. He has had it about 6 months with no problems.

The Volvo Coupe is a fine looking car, allways liked them. I had the Volvo S40 T4 200bhp, It was very good but did not look as good as the coupe.   

[TheBoy]

OP, as per forum guidelines, can you try to stop using text speak on the public site. Cheers

[Vamps]

been having a look around on the net at various cars,so the short list is

jeep grand cherokee
astra convertible on a 02 plate
astra coupe
volvo c70 coupe
toyota celice 1.8 vvt

just need some advice if any1 has owned any of these     

That was my choice 11 months ago, expecting snow but did not get   we still have one Mig though....

Be warned, they are very different drives though......

[bored bigyin54]

stick with the omega

[feeutfo]

Lexus is300

[Webby the Bear]

dont know what your budget is but if i was getting a new car (nowhere near yet as happy with the old girl) but i'd get a phaeton