RE: Saying Goodbye To Betsy!

I had before Betsy an Astra also 1.6 I think it was, around the same age as your Astra but an estate. It was huge and great for transporting things. I moved country in it a few times.

I really liked the feel of driving it, which is why I bought another newer Astra, although it didn't drive exactly the same.

The older Astra did have a few issues, I couldn't get replacement parts for it and needed to use string to pull the wipers on its last journey to the scrap yard.

I didn't find a replacement for Betsy yet, I might wait until next year even before getting something.