2008 Saturn Astra 3-Door Tour of Interior and Exterior

Here is a Tour of My 2008 Saturn Astra XR 3-Door. I give a full tour of the interior and exterior. Props go out to Saabkyle04 for being the jolt in my brain to go out and do this. Here are the specs.
Horsepower: 138 hp @ 6300 rpm
Torque: 125 ft-lbs. @ 3800 rpm
It is powered by a 1.8L DOHC Inline 4 Cylinder and has a 12 gallon fuel tank that gets the car 24 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway.

[@emilydumas6654]

Just bought a saturn astra xr! Fell in love with it right when I saw it :)

[@murphand]

Yes I still own the car and after 40,000 miles of mostly hard driving i've only had to replace the a.c. compressor. It's a fun little car and I would recommend it to anyone.

[@keithwellens]

i also have an astra in the UK they are made by Vauxhall motors part of the GM group and I love it

[@Flushometer_AirConditionerFan]

3:37 I love those european horns.

[@KingEastCoast]

nice Astra!

[@murphand]

I definitely recommend it. Mine has been really reliable and you can find them with low miles for a really good price. I would recommend getting it with a manual transmission. The automatic makes it feel really sluggish.

[@rram761]

Good looking car i have the Aussie version love it great road car

[@murphand]

@MysticGon The standard maintenance I've put in to it has cost about the same as any other GM. Any parts we don't already here in the states would cost more to be imported but so far for the 30k miles that are on it now it has been problem free!

[@DVXYT]

Looks better with vauxhall badges

[@murphand]

It probably could in the GTC Turbo version. Here in the states they are electronically limited to 115 MPH

[@vaxobasilidze2559]

I owned this model for 4.5 years. It had 43k miles when I got it and had around 67k miles when I sold it. Almost no problems with the car, literally just couple minor issues and that was all (Mostly with electricity, that was fixed in few minutes). It had a pretty rough ride but handled well instead. The audio system was amazing for the class and price (I wish my current car had the same bass quality, despite my new car is way better in all aspects and has premium audio system). The interior started to make some noises when driving on bumpy road after 60k miles (Mostly the doors). Salon is mostly plastic, but not a bad built vehicle overall.

[@vaxobasilidze2559]

And the looks were just amazing. One of the best looking hatchback in my opinion. Mine was a red one and it was beautiful (I'm talking about 3 door versions)

[@Alexscott100]

Does it have the plastic exterior body panels like the ion

[@QueenNatasha_KingGibson8501]

3:37 Honda horn Roadrunner

[@murphand]

@keithwellens I know that's what I love about my car! No matter where in the world you bought it, it had the same styling! The only thing I wish they would've given us over here is a turbo!!!

[@xxxbubby28xxx64]

murphand they really should of given you to the 2.0l turbo Probably didn’t because if emissions reasons

[@SK-mq4ql]

I still have it

[@fvvfvbbbb]

hows it holding up?

[@murphand]

No, I installed one aftermarket a little while after making this video.

[@erenozbek3755]

i have a pioneer one in my vauxhall astra

[@edgarfabila5921]

Hello Murphand, on your Astra the trip computer says that you had a Range of 335 miles with a Full Tank. Did you really get that 335 miles range?

[@murphand]

Depending on how I drove it would range between 275 and 300 miles a tank. Average mpg was around 28

[@edgarfabila5921]

So I assume it never reached the 335 range as the computer says... Thank you for the reply man ;)

[@celsovera91]

nice car but i guess this was the only gm car in its year to not have aux input. also, there should've been a package where you could put the old opel badges on. they did it with the sprinter back then.

[@ShanesAutos]

just bought one of these myself in irelad were it's called an Opel Astra GTC.

[@OpelFreak95]

Shane Earley In Ireland and GB it's called the Vauxhall Astra. Germany and the other countries it's an Opel.

[@ShanesAutos]

Sven Thiele I live in Ireland and own an Opel. It's only called a Vauxhaull in the U.K. And Northern Ireland

[@OpelFreak95]

Oh okay. Something new to know. Just thought it's an Vauxhall too in Ireland.

[@ShanesAutos]

Sven Thiele No, Ireland is the only country in Europe that sells right hand drive Opel's.

[@OpelFreak95]

Haha that's good. The Saturn's bumper are much better than Opel's ones. The rear bumper would be nice but it doesn't fit on my TwinTop

[@kathyromero4393]

I have one a red 5 sp

[@BrianVande]

Do you still have the car?

[@murphand]

Yes I do still own it! I've done a few appearance mods to it. I've been meaning to make an update video for it, so I'll try to find the motivation to get that done!

[@BrianVande]

Thanks lol. I commented that before I owned one... :)

[@diver362]

does this actually go 160mph??

[@OpelFreak95]

diver362 yes the European version 2.0l Turbo with 200/240HP

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

The Astra OPC/VXR here in Europe with the 240HP 2.0l turbo can do over 150 MPH

[@user-qv8sc7tc8u]

@@OpelFreak95 the actual top speed of the Opel/vauxhall astra h OPC/VXR is 244kmh(152mph)

[@thelandrover93]

german engineering. :D

[@ZaneofAustin]

got a saturn astra xe. just a side note for those who are looking at these. the coil packs (gm original) fail constantly, they're rated for 30k .... i'll repeat. the coil packs are rated for 30k miles. and it's a coil pack, meaning it's the lightning hoses and whirler in one. other than that as long has you keep up with the maintenance they're fun little cars, keep an eye on the timing belts. these cars will self destruct if it breaks while driving, all the interference. great cars for people who love to tinker and have some auto experience. i wouldn't recommend it if you don't know how to take care of cars though, cause these are a fix them before they break car.