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Saturn Astra Posted by EGD [Email] (#663) [Profile/Gallery] (more from EGD) on Fri, 30 May 2008 06:57:42 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Went over to Saturn to check out the Astra. Looks OK if you're into a Mazda3-type car. Decent pricing. Final assembly is in Antwerp.
Unlike the 9-3 SS, the front fenders extend up the windshield pillar higher than the side view mirrors. When I put my hand on the top part of the fender to look inside the car the fender creaked. Thought it was a one-off so I pushed it lightly a few more times and it creaked every time. Went to the opposite side of the car and the same thing happened. Went to two other Astras on the lot and they both creaked. [Another Astra didn't creak at all.] I know it's the first year for the US model and I suspect GM will get this dialed in but it's something that should have been detected earlier in product testing. Or maybe it's just a bad lot of cars.
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