This is the best diesel car ever made, according to a mechanic: "Over 270,000 km"
Although electric cars are increasingly present on the Spanish road network, the reality is that gasoline and diesel vehicles still make up the majority of vehicles in the entire national fleet.
According to one of the latest reports from ANFAC (Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers), there are 18,427,111 diesel-powered vehicles in Spain, representing almost three-fifths of the total (58.9%).
There is a wide variety of diesel vehicles in the Spanish market, and although more and more brands are opting to eliminate this type of vehicle from their range and moving toward electrification or hybridization, the truth is that potential buyers still have many models to choose from. However, according to a mechanic at the ITV (Spanish vehicle inspection department), the best car of this type ever sold in Spain is one that once racked up a lot of sales.
The 2010 Opel Astra was the best-selling diesel car
In a video about oil changes, the mechanic claims that the best diesel car that has been bought in Spain in all this time is an older generation Opel Astra that was on sale between 2010 and 2015. "It's been with us for a long time and has never given us any problems," says the professional, who also acknowledges that "it's the best diesel engine ever made."
Despite being a model from the German brand, that generation was fitted with a Japanese Isuzu engine that proved to be very reliable.
Specifically, this Opel Astra has 270,000 kilometers on the clock , and the engine is in perfect condition. He also emphasizes that so far there have been no setbacks regarding reliability or performance, making it a perfect purchase for the owner.
The mechanic also emphasizes that it has a "very good air conditioning compressor," which only increases his satisfaction with the car; in fact, he compares it to that of a truck. This is just another quality of the Opel Astra, one of the best cars ever sold in Spain (at least, in the opinion of this MOT professional).
The Opel Astra has been one of the best-selling cars of the brand based in Rüsselsheim (Germany) in recent years, And during the three decades that the different generations of this model have been on the roads, some 15 million units have been sold around the world.
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