What is it with Vauxhall and van drivers?

What is it with Vauxhall and van drivers?

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warcalf

Original Poster:

254 posts

93 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Is it coincidence that all of the worst drivers who utilise UK roads either love Vauxhall's or drive vans?

I honestly don't know if it's just me or not, but ever since I've been driving. It seems that it's always Insignia's, Astra's or any old van that want to give my exhaust a close inspection. And it really is starting to bug me, not least of all because I'll have completed another year of clean driving in a few weeks and am adamant to defend my no claims.

Does anyone else find the owners of these vehicles tend to drive annoyingly as if they're trying to trigger a reaction? Or is it just me?

al1991

4,552 posts

186 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Not sure, but all I've got to add is that I've never seen a Zafira driven well.

On the flip side, I rarely see a badly driven Volvo.

C.A.R.

3,976 posts

194 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Vauxhalls are often the "bottom rung" of the company car option, so they're massively popular and get driven by a diverse range of people, private owners included of course. That said, my job involves driving and I'd largely agree with you. 1.2 Corsa's that won't get out of the way and drive with the accelerator embedded in the carpet, Astra's that refuse to leave the fast lane and Insignia's which are generally driven faster than anything else on the motorway. What's that coming steaming up behind me? Better move over at the earliest opportunity, probably someone important in some fast German metal. Nope, it's another Eco spec Insignia being driven flat-out.

It's easy to generalise but there does seem to be some substance to what you're saying!

Jonno02

2,249 posts

115 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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al1991 said:
I've never seen a Zafira driven well.
Around here, 99.99% of Zafira's are owned by middle eastern families that have 3 people per seat inside and look like it's on a journey to the scrappy. I give them a wide berth.

I await a SJW to tell me off for this comment.

Jimmy Recard

17,546 posts

185 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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I have a Vauxhall and often drive vans and I hope and think I'm a pretty normal driver laugh

gkw90

110 posts

141 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Or worse.... Vauxhall van drivers...

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

106 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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I have a Vauxhall van.

It has a PH sticker on the back, but that's just so you can identify me whilst I drive in the manner you should expect of someone who drives a Vauxhall van.

Josho

748 posts

103 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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I drive a variety of different cars and am often in a different make and model everyday, including Volvos.

So make and model is not dependant on what tosser drives it. laugh

trickywoo

12,259 posts

236 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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al1991 said:
Not sure, but all I've got to add is that I've never seen a Zafira driven well.
2nd that. If a driver is going to do something stupid on the m-way chances are they'll be in a Zafira.

wildcat45

8,105 posts

195 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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I forget who said it.

The fastest thing on the road is Vauxhall Astra van.

DoubleD

22,154 posts

114 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Next week someone will say all the worst drivers are in Audis, then someone else will say BMWs then maybe Nissan then.........

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

106 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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DoubleD said:
Next week someone will say all the worst drivers are in Audis, then someone else will say BMWs then maybe Nissan then.........
Next week? There will be another thread on this by midnight.

MorganP104

2,605 posts

136 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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wildcat45 said:
I forget who said it.

The fastest thing on the road is Vauxhall Astra van.
I believe it was Clarkson, in a (very) old episode of Top Gear. The line was something like:

"As everyone knows, the fastest thing on the road is an Astra van driven by a 19 year old plumber."

Plinth

713 posts

94 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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wildcat45 said:
I forget who said it.

The fastest thing on the road is Vauxhall Astra van.
Top Gear many years ago did a feature on the Lotus Esprit against an Astramax van "the fastest car in the world....when driven by a 17 year-old plumber..."
Clarkson and Wilman mucking around as usual smile

lee_fr200

5,530 posts

196 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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I drive a Vauxhall movano mwb van I love it, and once it's moving it's brilliant it doesn't hang about

I also have a clean licence and full no claims

Edited by lee_fr200 on Thursday 23 February 10:25

LandRoverManiac

402 posts

98 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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DoubleD said:
Next week someone will say all the worst drivers are in Audis, then someone else will say BMWs then maybe Nissan then.........
It could be that the percentage of muppets on the road is fixed (irrespective of make/model) at say.... 30%.

If there are more Vauxhalls on the road than other makes - then your likelihood of coming across one of the Vauxhall-driving 30% of muppetdom will be greater than the same fraction of said muppets in a Porsche or less common make for example.

(Playing devil's advocate here.)

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

106 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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LandRoverManiac said:
DoubleD said:
Next week someone will say all the worst drivers are in Audis, then someone else will say BMWs then maybe Nissan then.........
It could be that the percentage of muppets on the road is fixed (irrespective of make/model) at say.... 30%.

If there are more Vauxhalls on the road than other makes - then your likelihood of coming across one of the Vauxhall-driving 30% of muppetdom will be greater than the same fraction of said muppets in a Porsche or less common make for example.

(Playing devil's advocate here.)
This.

Agent XXX

1,248 posts

112 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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All the very worst drivers in the UK drive BMWs. Simple fact.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

143 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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C.A.R. said:
Vauxhalls are often the "bottom rung" of the company car option, so they're massively popular and get driven by a diverse range of people, private owners included of course. That said, my job involves driving and I'd largely agree with you. 1.2 Corsa's that won't get out of the way and drive with the accelerator embedded in the carpet, Astra's that refuse to leave the fast lane and Insignia's which are generally driven faster than anything else on the motorway. What's that coming steaming up behind me? Better move over at the earliest opportunity, probably someone important in some fast German metal. Nope, it's another Eco spec Insignia being driven flat-out.

It's easy to generalise but there does seem to be some substance to what you're saying!
I disagree, oversided, big engined SUV/4×4s seem to be the new motorway wkermobile.

warcalf

Original Poster:

254 posts

93 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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DoubleD said:
Next week someone will say all the worst drivers are in Audis, then someone else will say BMWs then maybe Nissan then.........
Fair point, but Vauxhall drivers I've noticed usually seem to be terrible drivers over the 3 consistent years I've been driving haha.

I'm one who usually says its the driver, not the car. But Vauxhall drivers and can drivers are making me sway