I've still got mine!!! I use it as a micro=camper and it's brilliant!. It's long enough to roll a sleeping bag in the back and chill out. It's the 1.3 too, which is quite nippy, easy and dead economical to service, you get about 60mpg and easily cruises on the motorway. I love it. Stereo is pretty decent too. Current miles on mine is 122k, full service history and it's a Cam chain motor as well and it drives like new.
@edsmith4821
Жыл бұрын
I drove both as company Van's in field service I found the 1.7tdi legendary for economy and power .A surprisingly quick car
@bensmithkent22
2 ай бұрын
I went from the 1.3 to the 1.9 on these. What a vehicle. My daily car was a 1.6 petrol 307 the van was miles faster. Took it every time.
@gileswelham2619
10 ай бұрын
The 1.3 and 1.9 Fiat engines were shite! The 1.7 cdti in 125 bhp was the sweet spot for power and economy.
@Hesston4860s
Жыл бұрын
Have both a mk4 sportive and a mk5 sportive SE, the mk4 is far far better built but the mk5 is way way faster 😂
@anthony342
Жыл бұрын
hows the gear box on the mk 5
@CarlSab9088
11 ай бұрын
@@anthony342I owned a 1.9cdti sportive on 08 reg back in 2009 never had an issue with the gearbox had it 2 years smiles per gallon makes an ideal camper for you and the missus only got rid as a drunk driver wrote it off it was black and I managed too track down some irmsher Evo star 18" lowered it handled like it was on rails.
@anthony342
10 ай бұрын
@@CarlSab9088 sorry to hear about the write off ..
@Zombie_Longwinger
4 ай бұрын
How’s the oil cooler and head gasket on the Mk4 I’ve owned 2 mk4 and 3 Mk5 both the mk 4 oil coolers went eventually and a head gasket on one and all 3 mk5 eventually had a gearbox issue with the shite M32 gearbox
@Sharpshooter99100
4 ай бұрын
beautiful vans, was my favourite vehicle my trusty astravan!
@ZSHOOT2KILZ_
9 ай бұрын
Could be a good work van for a plumber if you mount a shelf inside and cut your copper in half then put all your tools and stuff underneath the shelf
@anthony342
8 ай бұрын
im a plumber , i manage ok mate
@stevenkearns8039
10 ай бұрын
1.9 cdti version 150bhp on stage 2 map get up to 250bhp and can be tuned higher after clutch plate upgrade and a LSD put in
@Sharpshooter99100
4 ай бұрын
Got mine to 270bhp!!
@hotpointbrownlover3365
Жыл бұрын
this will make a nice surf van
@compostcorner5934
Жыл бұрын
When was this video originally filmed,must have been around 2011 ish ?
@markr6565
Жыл бұрын
Maybe, but they dropped the fiat 1.3 and 1.9 engines in 2011. You could only get a newer 1.7 isuzu engine with either 110 or 125bhp from then on.
@compostcorner5934
Жыл бұрын
@@markr6565 I wondered because that van looks near new in this vid on the 11 plate ... Iv got an 03 plate Astra G van with the 1.7 Dti Isuzu 16v engine .had it for 13 years it's been a great van .bought it with 43k now on 145 k still going strong and no rust .. I like the mk 5 van but the only thing is the m32 g box which is known for early failure ..chocolate gearbox as it's known 🤣 Other than that they are a nice looking van , although I still love the mk4..
@compostcorner5934
Жыл бұрын
@@markr6565 I have the 1.3 fiat engine in my Mrs astra J ..not a bad engine although it sounds like a bag of bolts on tick over .. On a run it's fine ,you can't really hear it tapping away 😁
@user-kv7vw6bk2b
2 жыл бұрын
Can be good for a single person’s camping van
@mzdeeify
Жыл бұрын
ive just bought one to convert into a microcamper
@compostcorner5934
Жыл бұрын
I did that to my Astra G van..does the job well , basically a bed on wheels 😁 kzitem.infozUNWh5Z0F_4?feature=share
@spud912
10 ай бұрын
Iv owned my MK4 dti van for 13 years and done a quick micro camper conversion a few years ago.it does the job well for solo camping 👍
@Victor-DOOM
8 ай бұрын
Mk 5 great looking estates and vans
@Scott-vi5qk
5 ай бұрын
1.9 cdti 150bhp van ........they'll get ya point to point while keeping ya comfortably awake. Stay ontop of maintaining it. "fast van" fastest van coming of production line
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