HOLDEN
ASTRA TS CITY
"Sally" was my first
car, bought it in March 2001 as new, it was way over my budget, but having
tried various failed Japanese offers I bit my tongue and signed the paper
work. It has brought me lots of good memories in the 2 and half years I have
had it. My long drives to QLD... It was my most pride possession, the pleasure
of driving on those bendy roads, many times saved me from disaster. Lively
and fantastically balanced. German engineering mates British tuning and setup
enables it to nail bend after bend after bend (till those Michelin rubbers
wear out). It is known as the Holden Astra locally, Vauxhall Astra in Britain,
Opel Astra in the rest of Europe, Asia, Unknown in America because Americans
don't have corners and never appreciate the agility of a car, so GM US don't
sell it.
