2003 Holden Astra SRi Turbo

These have become somewhat a forgotten performance hatch of the early 00s, but I think they deserve some attention. The Astras were one of the best looking hatches of their era - certainly the best proportioned hatch of the time, and combined with a decent body kit, lowered, and a performance turbo engine, there's a lot to like about these 20-year old hot hatches..

This one came up on Facebook Marketplace in January 2023, asking $7,490. It has 185,000km on the odometer, and looks fairly well looked after. The seller at the time noted that it had just been serviced and came with all new tyres. Not a bad package for that price, and in the best colour of the range.

I think this is the first Astra SRi Turbo on our register - will try and see if we can get a few more of these on here. A bit more unique than a Golf GTi, and classier than a Satria, and it's power was very decent too at 147kw. Bargain I think. See the original advertisement here.