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Astra's don't have heated rear windows?????

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  • Al1x
    Al1x Posts: 1,653 Forumite
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    All out Astras have had heated rear windows.. I'm sure its a standard thing these days
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,619 Forumite
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    One less thing to go wrong.

    One of my cars, a 1997 Mk1 MX5 has no power steering, and it's a little stiff to park, but once over 10 mph, you'd never know or care.

    Funny how different countries have different perceptions - i had a 1989 MX5 Jap import, and it had power steering.

    MX5 would be even 'purer' without PAS though, so i can imagine why someone didnt order it on new.
  • motorguy wrote: »
    Oh aye. I know. I'd a 1994 Peugeot 306 diesel with no PAS. Oddly someone had spec'd it with metallic paint and an electric sunroof, both of which would have cost more than PAS.

    Our expectations were different then though

    My first car was a Rover 200 with electric sunroof but manual windows!?!
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,619 Forumite
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    My first car was a Rover 200 with electric sunroof but manual windows!?!

    I sold those new! Both the old Honda based ones and then the Rover '5 door hatchback' type.
  • dibuzz
    dibuzz Posts: 2,021 Forumite
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    How many cars do you see listed with 4 wheels and tyres?, Headlights, Windows all around, Seats included... etc etc....

    One of my mum's fellow teachers did just that when he tried to sell his Allegro in the local paper.
    He listed the 4 wheels plus spare, seats, steering wheel, carpets, gear stick, pedals, rear view mirror, mudlaps, headlights etc.
    He also put his name followed by his qualificaltions at the end of the ad, nothing special, just the ones every other teacher in the school had but we always thought he was a bit odd..
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  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    That reminds me Dibuzz of another 'small ads; in the local paper.
    When her husband died a woman phoned the local paper to put in a obituary, the usual type of thing. The telephonist asked her if she'd like to change it slightly as she still had 4 words left. The woman thought for a few minutes and then said, yes add this .......
    Husbands car for sale.
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

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