Sorry to hear about you and your motor. As people have been saying its each to their own. I used to own an Astra SRi 2.2 and that was a superb car and i wasnt sure how the

would match up to it but in my opinion it beats it hands down but hey thats my opinion. My dad has just got a new Honda Civic Sport (Too old for Type R

) and thats a fantastic motor so going with Honda is a pretty good choice good luck mate and take care
Regards
Matt