Starting Diesel Opel Astra After 8 Years + Test Drive

I'm surprised how well preserved it is. Most of those 90s Opels have rusted to dust by now.

My grandfather has a Opel Astra F, he drives it rarely since he's too old to drive, sadly he passed away 1 year ago and now is sitting in the garage and keeping it there for sentimental value.

A diesel start from Flexiny, that’a what I needed before the weekend ! Thanks

Imagine starting a car after 8 years outside and it runs so smoothly

My first car was a 1996 Astra F Caravan, 1.7 TDS Isuzu engine. Loved that car. It's indestructible. I literally cried, when i had to sell that thing. It had 438.000 km's, and now, a year later its still in use. Would definetly buy it back, if theres a chance.

Isuzu 1.7D were good engines but I prefer the old Opel 1.6D and 1.7D engines. I love these diesel cold starts

I had an Opel Kadett. 1.5 td.Isuzu. It was indestructible.

We had an Opel Astra F for almost 9 years. It was comfortable and had a lot of space. It went well...if it was able to do it, as it had technical problems many times. My father sold it for only 200,000 FT (500 dollars). I know there were a lot of problems with that car, but I miss it.

Добротная крепкая машина, какие сейчас не делают, даже подсветка бардачка работает. 👍 Немного подварить, обслужить, обновить лкп и отъездит ещё полсотни без проблем.

My friend had this model 1.7 diesel, it drove 1'000'000 kilometers with that engine.

Cool to see a pre facelift Astra F with a turbo diesel engine and two airbags.

I've had Opels like that before! low fuel consumption, very soft and energy-efficient running part, you don't feel potholes at all!

I am still using a 1992 Vectra 1.7TD ısuzu, I love my car

I like these cars. I think they’re the golden age in car history. Thanx for this romantic video!

This is what i call a great car,not this plastic cars they now do. I have 1 1.4 16v what a car. I hope it makes someone happy and still lives this beautiful family car. Love your guys work and videos,great weekend for you.

Greetings from Spain I had an Opel Astra 1.7 Isuzu Turbo Diesel engine, from 1998, it has the same engine as the unit in the video but with a turbo. Regarding the engine, I did not have any problem, as for the external elements, some, but few... The starter motor failed once, the steering box had a hydraulic leak and the alternator also failed once, which caused the same failure that appears in the video unit, it does not charge, that is why the battery warning light is on and The rev counter doesn't work because it takes the signal from the alternator. As for the rust, nothing is a problem, and that he made trips to the maritime areas very frequently and from time to time to the snowy mountains ... As for the interior, the talks and adjustments hold up very well over time except for the ceiling upholstery that ended up hanging... but that is a typical fault in many cars of all makes of the time. That if my car always slept in a covered garage. And the metallic paint shone like new. I think that unit has rusty bottoms because it circulated a lot on snowy roads that had deposited salt to be able to travel them. With 170,000 km I donated it to my father who lives in a town. He practically spends 6 months resting in a garage and when summer arrives he connects the battery and starts almost instantly. In addition, he is passing all the mandatory ITV inspections to be able to circulate. In short, a good car...of which I have good memories.

It actually aged better than cars from these days.

This guy can get anything type of vehicle going watch most of these amazing work

These cars with the diesel engine, 1.7 were the best ones. 200,000 miles was very common if the engine was looked after. They were mostly vans with the lower powered engine, but they still went on and on for ever. I had a new 1.9tdi engine van in 2009, it was superb, 130 bhp. I wish I still had it, went like a rocket.

We had an Opel Astra F from 1998 to 2021. Such a briliant car, even after 500K+ KM it still was going strong. Unfortunately rust got it :(