RAREST MK2 Astra GTE + MAX POWER MK2 Astra GTE *4x4 350HP C20LET*
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Absoluety mind blowing video for you guys today! The 2 most iconic Vauxhall Astra GTE mk2 ever produced, the MAX POWER 350HP 4x4 GREEN MK2 ASTRA GTE and the COURTENAY SPORT 1.8 TURBO MK2 ASTRA GTE! Having these two cars next to each other was an absolute privilege, and we have to thank Chris for inviting us down for us to have a look and show you guys these classic GTEs!
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Takes me back. I had a D reg (1987) 2.0 8v mk2 GTE. Great car.
I had a Mk2 Astra 16v gte in the 90s champagne gold colour so quite rare, I lowered it, had venom alloys on it and changed the exhaust, the best car I've ever owned with the best memories
Every man needs a garage with a 80s, 90s, turbo car because- "it's just better! " tip top vid as always mate and bless for that turbo sound, coz I've been demoralised all day punting around in a 998cc 107 & this was just the answer 4 me 2day.. 👊👊✌✌😆😆😎😎👌
There is a mk2 Astra gte sat doing nothing on an old garage forecourt in Barnsley, Claycliffe road if you’re interested would love to see it restored I pass it every morning, great video pal 👌
My dream car is the mk2 astra gte 16v had a few mates with them back in day I loved them still do which made me buy the mk3 mk4 mk5 and mk6 lol I'm currently in a mk5 but if I had the money and space for a mk2 I'd have one
These was so exciting when hey come out but handled terribly but apparently it was down a the rear anti roll bar not being stiff enough I might wrong though
I owned a mk1 diamond white Astra GTE which to this day remains my favourite car.
These lovely Astras remind me of early/mid 1990s when they competed in teenager races with the likes of the Ford XR3i, Ford XR2, Renault 5 GT Turbo, Fiat Uno Turbo & Peugeot 205 Turbo. In 1995, I owned an F reg XR2 and raced a colleague with an Astra GTE on the A127 in Essex. I can't remember who won the race. Good old days😁😁
Awesome to see 2 great survivor's. 👍
Was a trainee mechanic working on theses cars way back in 1985, easy cars to dismantle and repair especially the gearbox
That's just taken me back to 1990 when my mate bought his Astra GTE, white, 1.8 8V. It was mint, i loved it. I had to settle for a XR2 fiesta back then,,,, gutted 😊😁🤣
Great video. Thank you for posting this. I knew Chris when I was a member of the Astra Mk2 club. He’s a great guy and both cars are a credit to him.
Our pleasure pal thanks for watching👍
Takes me back to 1990 when me Mum’s fella had one. So quick compared to anything else I’d been in. Vauxhalls always had really strong engines and long gears. Nice one mate
as kid growing up absolutely loved these astra gte . been in a few and wow absolutely great fun cars.. mate had a mk1 astra gte.. i had a mk1 cav sri.. 80s/90s cars were just amazing times .. super rare now and fetching silly money... bloodyhell migweb every vaux boy used that site.. max power . revs.. total vaux.. omg great vid mate.. ooh and the digital clocks and absolutely loved the dash..
Loved seen them brings bk memorys 👍👍
Crazy to see this I remember seeing these everywhere on the side of the road when I was a kid now there just gone
Love that it's been 4x4 converted, first thing I'd do with a hot hatch if I had the resources. Difficult to get the power down on FF
Dude, these were sold here in Oz as a Daewoo with a 1.5 if i recall correctly and was purely a cheap commuter car. No special Variants, no differnt engines, no Sport models
Mate of mine built an SPL/Db Drag Racing Car out of it (at the very start of all that) and he was the only one to Mod one in Sydney
These were a Joke car to us back then, amazing to see them Loved in the UK, always thought they looked cool and had potential, loving the vids!
Big Love from Australia!
The connelly leather seats are lovely! Pair of cracking astras credit to there owner!
Yeah, the Special edition was a Magenta colour with that leather and i bet every single one got chopped up for parts.
2 unicorns 🦄
Nice to see them, thanks
Ahhh man, I LOVED my GTEs! I had a white 'C' reg 1.8 and then a red 'F' reg 2.0 16v (the very first 16v no cat, Coscast head no abs) Both were great but the 16v was on another level. Standard I used to do 130+mph down the A120 every single day, it @#$%in loved it. Loving this!
I had a h reg re-sprayed in a hideous industrial solid blue. But the engine had a lot of money spent on it and it was running @166 hp. Ridiculously sketchy, but brilliant fun. Those late 80s and 90s Vauxhall’s used to have a very floaty back ends under braking 😱😱😍😍🤣💪🏼
16v astras ruled none of the rest could keep up
@@martinhowell5775 yeah, there wasn't much during my time driving it that gave much challenge. I used to do plenty of very naughty/outright dangerous things in that car even knowing full well that if I crashed at any good speed I'd be dead. When you're younger you just don't think fully about things going wrong. I remember once taking my youngest brother out for a blast around town and doing well over 100mph down roads that you defo shouldn't have been going that speed down. As I almost got home there was a horrendous metal on metal grinding, screeching noise coming from the back end of the car. I freewheeled the car down the road and up the drive and jacked the car up. The rear wheel bearing had completely disintegrated in the hub and it was only the hub nut keeping that wheel on! Good job the wheel didn't fly off when I was belting around haha!
I've worked in the motor trade since I left school and ill always remember driving a champion edition that had been tuned it had twin coils on i remember. My boss let me take it down yhe road I was about 20 wheels were spinning in 3rd and yhe gear knob came as I changed to 4th fastest thing I've ever been near fell in love just never put 1 round a corner 🤣
@@martinhowell5775 I LOVED those Championship specials, I always fancied the very flash interior for mine. Yeah that C20XE engine was the best 16 valve engine for quite a time and super tunable. Like an easy 180-200bhp and up to 300bhp still NA. Although even standard it struggled to put the power down and that was with just over 150bhp! I loved it though and had some fun times in the 90s, still miss it!
I don’t have a Vauxhall but I do have a Incredibly rare Bravo HGT 155 in Broom yellow that I am currently restoring. The car also has a very distinct smell inside and give me childhood memories.
Was my fathers car and we are restoring together so lots of memories to be made
Wow wbat a flash back..i knew the guy who actually did the 1st build of the 4x4 astra when it was green and in max power...i see that when it was in its element.
Epic, One Of my All time favourite Cars Love A GTE. I Had red one and a white. Standard Front Wheel version
They had the best lift off oversteer..
@@loops01 I loved how the Old Vauxhall, Cavalier, Nova, Astra, Omega handled. The suspension was soft and easy to slide. One love.And the Seats From a Cavalier were so comfy
22yrs ago I bought a Dreg astra sri 5dr Turbo Technics conversion which I believe was done from new.
The shell was toast but found a mint Greg sri 5dr non runner, day later it had all the TT running gear in it lol, it was just a wheel spin machine lol but having that parked next to my calibra turbo nova I was like a dog with 2 d!#ks 🤣🤣
I honestly feel like I know that black GTE really well, from following the migweb thread at the time. So good to see the finished product as you say!
I had a mk2 sxi on a H plate in black 1.8 8 vavle basically a gte, I think they was the last one's they did before the mk 3 came out . I loved it.it wasn't the fastest definitely by today's standards but it was so much fun to drive I blew the head gasket twice 👍
That's nostalgia right there 😍👌
2 stunning Astra's and love the champion Black leather interior too. I remember the green best 👌
I've only ever seen 1 of them 1.8s before and that was a few year back mega cars. Old school vauxhalls will never be beaten!🤣
Them seats come in astra mk2 champion edition??
I had a black Mk1 GTE , before moving onto a Mk2 GTE convertible.
30 years later I'm driving a Mk 4 turbo convertible!
I remenber the mig forum they were the days what lovely gtes
Two great cars be hard to realise that that was once the green max power gte superb that it survived and looks way better now .the 1.8 turbo by COURTENAY SPORT is awesome as well .
Yes mate in white diggy dash quality proper from my youth
Lovely stuff, looking forward to seeing the white one!!
Nice the white one is the same as my old one although I obviously didn't have the turbo (woulda loved it if it had!) Even as standard they were surprisingly good. My mate bought a 2.0 8v and we raced (A120 again haha!) He was initially pulling away due to more torque but those 2.0s in the GTE seemed to run outta puff up the top end. So I soon leveled up and he was only just pulling away (although I think the 1.8 had a quoted top speed of 124mph and his 2.0 was 125mph I think) My 16v had an extra 10+mph on top. GTEs were a far from relaxing drive especially going well over 100mph, so I dread to think what a 300bhp would be like with a top end that's gotta be 150-160mph!
Absolutely love this channel brings back so many memories
what an awsome video brought back hapy memories for me as i was a vauxhall man trough and through and always boy raced against these obviously following speed guidlines pmsl . what a good find
Shelled one of these (16v) in 91'ish. Was white i bought it stolen recovered (wheels missing and lock's) BUT a lady pulled out on me and i clipped a telegraph pole (which brought it down) with the very front of the n/s/f tyre. It just flattened the n/s wing hit the front of the tyre but ripped the wheel off and stuffed it under the floor / kinked the roof. Did not even damage the bonnet. The MK3 GSI was just coming out and i got one of the last Factory mk2 16v shells from Vauxhall. It was about £650 absolute bargain looking back. Built the car back up in Peugeot 205 'Lazer green'. It looked mint added Sebring back box. Reg was G161BBC one of the best and quickest cars i ever had. Did a 2.0 8V in the Calibra Yellow to (was blue) Twin headlight conversion that looked well too. Had loads of GTE's and Calibra's loved them all. WHAT HAPPENED TO VAUXHALL????????????
Old vauxhall interior smell takes me back to my 90's childhood
Just seen this bad boy out in the road today, it's a masterpiece 🔥🔥
As a 52 years old I'm an ex 16v Gte owner bought mine in 92 as a 2 years old car thought I was the bollox at 22 lol.
My uncle had the very first gte c20let in the uk and was done by Courtenay motersports. Was a yellow gte with around 300bhp if memory serves me right. Lovely looking car. He sold it years ago to a guy that stays not far from me and car is hidden away.
My uncle has the 2nd gte c20let in the UK, rolling roaded at 301 HP
@@derekedwardian8899 dont know if you're being facetious or not with you comment ?
@@upurkilt7246 I suggest you do not ever call my uncle a liar, sometimes his car is not hidden and he leaves it on his driveway.
@@derekedwardian8899 do you even know what facetious means?
@@upurkilt7246 Yes my Uncle used to teach English at Cambridge and he private schooled me, do you understand the difference between sarcasm and facetiousness, please give examples of your working outs
Beautiful cars there bud. I had a opel manta in the 90s C461DHX I swapped it for a xr3i wish I never
Love the punch off a 8v turbo, not as quick as c20, z20 etc cars but they had nice punch that was different, back when 180 bhp used to be fun 😁
I don't know how many were made but I've seen more mk1 Astra gte pace turbos than mk2 you see here.
Ex max power car come along way since migweb build thread, great to see it alive still.
Cracking pair of cars Beardy, remember the 4x4 both from max power and migweb updates about the resto. I had a white 2.0 8v back in the day with the telephone cable on the dipstick, it’s for the oil level sensor on the check control in middle of dash iirc bud. Keep the old Skool stuff coming matey👍🏻
Great pair. Remember them from MIG, Chris has done an awesome job with them. Great video 😎
You ate my English counterpart. I feel act same about cars we had here same era.awesone see what was going on else were
Astra GTE 'Champion" edition's were rare back in the day let alone now!!
I had one mate, didn’t even realise it was a champion back then. Absolutely loved it.
I get so upset when I see people modding Astra GTEs to oblivion. The MAXPOWER one was hideous, but this rebuild is beautiful.
One of my pals had a 1.8 and it was as quick as an 8 valver, must’ve had some work done to it, but it was great. Nearly as fond memories as subsequent 16 valvers we both had.
Always liked the mateg wide body on the astra
I had a white one loved it
Both beautiful car's
Shout out to the mig Web boys 👌🏼
I had a turbo technics series 1 Rs turbo what awesome memory’s brilliant mate
Absolutely stunning pair off GTE'S really look nice only one thing I'd do the black one needs black trim like the white one but never the less stunning and it's not finished max power mags was my thing bk then ex girlfriend was left with a pile of fast car an max power all with there free stickers air freshners etc I was wounded leaving them but remember this green but the price I recall ent 2 pound summut 4 5 quid wen I finally stopped.great vid please keep em coming mate 🔥💯👍
Thank you mate👍
That’s interesting you say that about the trim. I had 3 mk2 GTEs and I can promise you they all left the factory with lovely grey trim, on bumpers, and sharks fin style side skirts ect, the only trim on the outside that was jet black was the rubber rub strip down the sides and door mirror bases. I always loved the grey trim.
You should ask Jon at courtney sport how many was made
Absolutely beautiful maybe in another life time yeah 😢
These are amazing
Mate bit gutted that uz didn't go out in them for us...... 😬😬😬😬
Reminds me of my dad midnight blue 1 was stolen and used in robbery’s monster cars with digi dash classic 90s
These were one of simple cars to steal when I was a teenager! Took a few of them people's driveways. Along with RS turbos and many more 😅
I sold my my astra 16v GTE in 1992 , I had them all but I still say the best hatchback I had in that decade , at the time it was the fatsest car I had owned up till then, G301GUJ where are you now ??
Isn't the coil wire on the dipstick for the top dash display? Could be wrong.
I miss my GTE and my 1.8 F reg SRI I had as my second car 3 months after passing my test ;p Then went onto a 205 gti. Take me back
Car looks good Chris
Cheers Danny
I remember having an 8v gte in red an xr2 mrk 2 in red an a xr3i in black with black leather red piping with tsw alpines on it taking the woman n kids shoping in um loved um but price ov um now omg
Love this content. Is it possible to review the cars from manta manta. The German film.
I’ve a magenta Courtney turbo astra gte 16v that was my dads it’s been sitting in the garage for at least 15 year’s it’s on a Hreg so 1990 it’s got 67.000 1 owner full service history until it was taken off the road but it’s on jack stands my dad knew how to store a car thankfully and that it was going to be worth money in a few years time my mum didn’t have the same idea the arguments it caused was mad thanks for the memories I will have to see it again as not been near it fully for 2 years life takes over but it’s going to be on the road for August/September hopefully Gonna use it as my daily if all goes well take care guys 🙏
Wow dude that’s an heirloom
@@quicknickdriver8510 thanks mate. Bee trying to look after it the garage is dropping to bits but it’s finally out of it and on the way back on the road thanks for the comment 🙏
My wet dream car back in the day ...soo 😎
Still beautifull 🎉
I thought the black one was a S.A opel superboss
I'd love to know what happened to my old Mk II Car (Mattig body kit), and my old Mk II Van (full 16v Conversion) that I had also........
I sold BOTH of them - If I can find some time I'll dig out some Pics.
The Car version I did had some Pretty RARE Irmsher parts, the trip computer in particular - This replaced the standard Clock in the Astra but since it was never released in UK the MPG was always in KM/?........... I did manage to source the outside temp sensor that (I seem to remember, sat in the front bumper)
Love to hear more stories about the MK II's - A real passion of mine at the time.......
The mk2 van I remember was 16v and was all mad colours. Unsure if it’s the same one
is the black one it for sale ? i would love to buy that !
Sweet ❤
Quality old cars friends got one aswell belter totally standard only done 36 thousand miles
you know back in the back..... someone lost a calibre 4x4 and never see it again.
that's how it was back then. if it didn't have a Clifford alarm.....it was gone.
My biggest regret was selling my 1.8 Courtney C21JGS 😥
You should of gone out in the white one too
We did but the audio on the footage was terrible 👎
In rest of the world is Kadet but in UK is astra haha :)
It’s called Astra in Ireland aswell
I would love to film the cars with my FPV Drones. For Free. Would look Sick
I used to have a white mk2 1.8l GTE was my favourite car ever let my so-called friend have a go he put it in the ditch was scrap I never seen him again didn't even say sorry
So sexy... here in South Africa we have Opel.. and they made the Opel Kadette here in place of Vauxhall Astra...
In the older Generation we had the Kadette superboss.. 2.0 16v with sexy finishing..
Generation after we had the Kadette 200ts.. 2.0 16v turbo...
Both of them very limited runs. I think just over 500 each..
Both cars were serious track and drag weapons.. see video on youtube called superboss king of the street..
But now they are scarce and so expensive...
Can anybody discribe me please why they use the german GTE (E is Einspritzer) in the UK and the german cars have the english GSI (I is injektion) on them.
That sounds like a subaru
What bhp was the white car ?
I`m still waiting for someone in the UK with enough money...and passion for the brand to import a a South African Opel "Superboss"...out of the factory it would put any of these to shame on the street or on a track...
Spot the draco biggest crimes against humanity
Probs a Stolen calibra and I’m sure wasn’t the best of swaps hence being completely rebuilt, rarest mk2 is the quicksilver
I know the smell you mean mate
Astra??? More a Kadett.. Yeah I know I know...
Any news on the xr4i... ?
It’s coming pal, filmed a few weeks ago. Issue is we have to film so much to keep up with two videos a week they can take time to come around.
@@TwinEngineCorsa was the green astra ever in Leicester as I tried to buy one off front garden probably 12yrs ago or more cheers
I simply can't wait for that one.👍👍
My mate had one them back in the day, he Scared the shit out off my in it.
Not cos the car was fast, he was, is a really bad driver, not a good mix!
I the maxpower stuff, I was around a had every mag every month, even when I was in prison!!
Anyone need a gte digi dash with a sensor? 🤷♂️
I know a bloke that has a genuine irmscher astra gte he bought brand new from a local vauxhall dealer and its rusting away in his garage 💩
The wheels and the roof on the black one 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-(
In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025
on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!! (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!!!!!
Those were pontiacs in the states and they were underpowered cheap junk