Does the Opel Astra Life 1.4 come in a diesel engine?
Nearest in size is the Astra 1.3 CDTI Life. It’s actually faster than the 1.4 petrol engine & more economical. Whether or not you decide to buy one depends on what sort of driving you do. The engine produces no power at all below 2000 rpm so it’s very easy to stall if you’re driving at low speeds or around town, & you have to slip the clutch until 10 mph in first when pulling away. If you don’t stall but don’t rev enough the car moves slowly forward then suddenly jerks forward like a bat out of hell as the engine passes 2000. In order to maintain any acceleration at all, lowest gear change up speeds are 20, 30, 40, 50 & 60, though you’ll find you can’t really make use of 6th gear except downhill or if you’re alone in the car. Once you’re going performance is great, but add the slightest load & it suffers, you’ll even notice the difference by just having a passenger in the front seat. As soon as you come within sight of a hill you need to drop one or two gears otherwise the engine labou
