# Diesel Astra versus Astra VXR (petrol)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diesel-astra-versus-astra-vxr-petrol/14077>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [July 2, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diesel-astra-versus-astra-vxr-petrol/14077 "2006-07-02T14:03:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diesel-astra-versus-astra-vxr-petrol/14077/1 "2006-07-02T14:03:57Z")

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doom doom doom.

Although it’s not really a great comparison.

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diesel-astra-versus-astra-vxr-petrol/14077/2 "2006-07-02T15:26:54Z")

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the final race almost looks staged, i really don’t like 5th gear. i would rather watch car and driver