Opel Astra 2011: Are there any known problems?

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I have a question for you, David: Is the car a private import form Britain? I ask because you’ve quoted the distance covered in miles and the Opel Astra wasn’t sold in Australia until September 2012, while you say the car in question is a 2011 model.
In any case, the Astra we got in 2012 was an interesting car and one that drove pretty well, but it wasn’t really suited to Australian conditions. Plenty of them suffered failures of the water pump which, in our climate, soon led to overheating engines. The 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine was also a bit underdone power-wise and the turbo system could develop leaks. There was also a big problem with manual transmission failures, the first sign of which is a whining noise coming form the gearbox. Oh, and the car was also involved in the Takata air-bag fiasco.
The whole idea of introducing the Opel brand to Australia turned out to be a huge flop for General Motors and the whole thing crashed and burned after just a little over 12 months.

2012 Opel Astra	Specs	Price
1.4	Specs: 1.4L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $4,840 - $7,040
1.4	Specs: 1.4L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED MANUAL	Price: $4,400 - $6,490
GTC 1.4	Specs: 1.4L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $5,170 - $7,590
GTC 1.4	Specs: 1.4L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED MANUAL	Price: $4,840 - $7,040
1.6 Select	Specs: 1.6L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $5,940 - $8,360
1.6 Select	Specs: 1.6L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED MANUAL	Price: $5,500 - $7,810
1.6 Sports	Specs: 1.6L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $4,620 - $6,820
1.6 Sports	Specs: 1.6L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED MANUAL	Price: $6,380 - $9,020
GTC 1.6 Sport	Specs: 1.6L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED MANUAL	Price: $6,050 - $8,580
CDTi	Specs: 2.0L, Diesel, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $5,830 - $8,140
CDTi	Specs: 2.0L, Diesel, 6 SPEED MANUAL	Price: $5,170 - $7,590
CDTi Select	Specs: 2.0L, Diesel, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $7,040 - $9,900
CDTi Select	Specs: 2.0L, Diesel, 6 SPEED MANUAL	Price: $6,160 - $8,690

2012 Opel Astra	Specs	Price
1.4 Sports Tourer	Specs: 1.4L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $5,830 - $8,140
1.6 Select Sports Tourer	Specs: 1.6L, Premium Unleaded Petrol, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $6,380 - $8,910
CDTi Select Sports Tourer	Specs: 2.0L, Diesel, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $6,820 - $9,680
CDTi Sports Tourer	Specs: 2.0L, Diesel, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC	Price: $6,160 - $8,690

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