Why do people buy vauxhalls?
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Is the Crossland the same as a Peugeot 3008? looks similar. Quite smart actually.
Last May I handed back an astra 150 bhp 1.4 turbo Elite. £460 then £154 month for 12m 15000m. Good wee car, cheap to run and run for well within the 45ppm I get for work so basically my private miles were free.
Quite nippy, comfy seats.
Whats not to like?
Last May I handed back an astra 150 bhp 1.4 turbo Elite. £460 then £154 month for 12m 15000m. Good wee car, cheap to run and run for well within the 45ppm I get for work so basically my private miles were free.
Quite nippy, comfy seats.
Whats not to like?
Alfa #5 ? MG #8?
There is something seriously suspect about this list. Probably low expectations from owners.
There is something seriously suspect about this list. Probably low expectations from owners.
vikingaero said:
This is What Cars Reliability Index:
Reliability by brand cars 0-3yrs
Rank Brand Score
1 Lexus 92.1%
2 Mitsubishi 90.8%
3 Toyota 89.6%
4 Suzuki 86.6%
5 Alfa Romeo 85.8%
6 Honda 84.9%
7 Hyundai 84.8%
8 MG 83.4%
9 Ford 82.1%
10 Subaru 81.8%
11 Kia 81.3%
12 Audi 80.4%
13 Skoda 80.1%
14 Mini 79.6%
15 Porsche 78.3%
16 Mazda 77.9%
17 BMW 77.6%
18 Vauxhall 76.4%
19 Dacia 75.9%
20 Renault 75.4%
21 Seat 75.2%
22 Volkswagen 74.7%
23 Mercedes-Benz 70.4%
24 Fiat 70.2%
25 Volvo 62.3%
26 Jaguar 61.9%
27 Peugeot 56.7%
28 Citroën 55.2%
29 Nissan 52.7%
30 Tesla 52.4%
31 Land Rover 50.6%
32 Jeep 42.1%
Vauxhall is mid table - 18th and beats VW & Merc.
Reliability by brand cars 0-3yrs
Rank Brand Score
1 Lexus 92.1%
2 Mitsubishi 90.8%
3 Toyota 89.6%
4 Suzuki 86.6%
5 Alfa Romeo 85.8%
6 Honda 84.9%
7 Hyundai 84.8%
8 MG 83.4%
9 Ford 82.1%
10 Subaru 81.8%
11 Kia 81.3%
12 Audi 80.4%
13 Skoda 80.1%
14 Mini 79.6%
15 Porsche 78.3%
16 Mazda 77.9%
17 BMW 77.6%
18 Vauxhall 76.4%
19 Dacia 75.9%
20 Renault 75.4%
21 Seat 75.2%
22 Volkswagen 74.7%
23 Mercedes-Benz 70.4%
24 Fiat 70.2%
25 Volvo 62.3%
26 Jaguar 61.9%
27 Peugeot 56.7%
28 Citroën 55.2%
29 Nissan 52.7%
30 Tesla 52.4%
31 Land Rover 50.6%
32 Jeep 42.1%
Vauxhall is mid table - 18th and beats VW & Merc.
I haven’t bought a Vauxhall but even worse, leased one. I must be a proper idiot.....
It’s an Astra Elite Nav with the 1.4 turbo petrol. It drives very well, it goes alright too. The interior is excellent, heated everything and comfy seats with a great media system, Apple car play etc. For £150 a month I couldn’t find anything better.
At the time I got it I was working nights and needed something new and reliable because it was a pain missing out on sleep or free time at weekends to get my cars fixed so found one of the cheapest leases I could. It’s exceeded my expectations in every way.
It’s an Astra Elite Nav with the 1.4 turbo petrol. It drives very well, it goes alright too. The interior is excellent, heated everything and comfy seats with a great media system, Apple car play etc. For £150 a month I couldn’t find anything better.
At the time I got it I was working nights and needed something new and reliable because it was a pain missing out on sleep or free time at weekends to get my cars fixed so found one of the cheapest leases I could. It’s exceeded my expectations in every way.
alabbasi said:
Alfa #5 ? MG #8?
There is something seriously suspect about this list. Probably low expectations from owners.
Do ok in J D Power UK 2017There is something seriously suspect about this list. Probably low expectations from owners.
vikingaero said:
This is What Cars Reliability Index:
Reliability by brand cars 0-3yrs
Rank Brand Score
1 Lexus 92.1%
2 Mitsubishi 90.8%
3 Toyota 89.6%
4 Suzuki 86.6%
5 Alfa Romeo 85.8%
6 Honda 84.9%
7 Hyundai 84.8%
8 MG 83.4%
9 Ford 82.1%
10 Subaru 81.8%
11 Kia 81.3%
12 Audi 80.4%
13 Skoda 80.1%
14 Mini 79.6%
15 Porsche 78.3%
16 Mazda 77.9%
17 BMW 77.6%
18 Vauxhall 76.4%
19 Dacia 75.9%
20 Renault 75.4%
21 Seat 75.2%
22 Volkswagen 74.7%
23 Mercedes-Benz 70.4%
24 Fiat 70.2%
25 Volvo 62.3%
26 Jaguar 61.9%
27 Peugeot 56.7%
28 Citroën 55.2%
29 Nissan 52.7%
30 Tesla 52.4%
31 Land Rover 50.6%
32 Jeep 42.1%
Vauxhall is mid table - 18th and beats VW & Merc.
Reliability by brand cars 0-3yrs
Rank Brand Score
1 Lexus 92.1%
2 Mitsubishi 90.8%
3 Toyota 89.6%
4 Suzuki 86.6%
5 Alfa Romeo 85.8%
6 Honda 84.9%
7 Hyundai 84.8%
8 MG 83.4%
9 Ford 82.1%
10 Subaru 81.8%
11 Kia 81.3%
12 Audi 80.4%
13 Skoda 80.1%
14 Mini 79.6%
15 Porsche 78.3%
16 Mazda 77.9%
17 BMW 77.6%
18 Vauxhall 76.4%
19 Dacia 75.9%
20 Renault 75.4%
21 Seat 75.2%
22 Volkswagen 74.7%
23 Mercedes-Benz 70.4%
24 Fiat 70.2%
25 Volvo 62.3%
26 Jaguar 61.9%
27 Peugeot 56.7%
28 Citroën 55.2%
29 Nissan 52.7%
30 Tesla 52.4%
31 Land Rover 50.6%
32 Jeep 42.1%
Vauxhall is mid table - 18th and beats VW & Merc.
I guess these surveys are like posts on here.....you can't believe everything that the public write about cars.......
Leptons said:
I don’t rate Vauxhall any differently from any other mainstream manufacturer. I have them lumped in with Peugeot for cheapness, VW for blandness and Ford for quality.
The Vectra C was a dog and Corsa’s are just affordable transportation for kids.
The only thing they seem to do particularly badly is Performance orientated stuff. Anything other than a Monaro is always badly received by the press.
I actually have a My first Vauxhall on the fleet at the moment, a Vivaro. A rebadged Renault traffic for less money. In this sector it’s either a TVP (Traffic, Vivaro, Primastar), a dogged rusty old transit, an ugly agricultural Citroen Dispatch or a Crusty old Merc Vito. T5’s don’t come into because all the fanboys have doubled the price and they’re still unreliable...
Really? There are good reviews for loads of performance Vauxhalls. Vectra, Astra and Corsa VXR for a startThe Vectra C was a dog and Corsa’s are just affordable transportation for kids.
The only thing they seem to do particularly badly is Performance orientated stuff. Anything other than a Monaro is always badly received by the press.
I actually have a My first Vauxhall on the fleet at the moment, a Vivaro. A rebadged Renault traffic for less money. In this sector it’s either a TVP (Traffic, Vivaro, Primastar), a dogged rusty old transit, an ugly agricultural Citroen Dispatch or a Crusty old Merc Vito. T5’s don’t come into because all the fanboys have doubled the price and they’re still unreliable...
Jimmy Recard said:
Leptons said:
I don’t rate Vauxhall any differently from any other mainstream manufacturer. I have them lumped in with Peugeot for cheapness, VW for blandness and Ford for quality.
The Vectra C was a dog and Corsa’s are just affordable transportation for kids.
The only thing they seem to do particularly badly is Performance orientated stuff. Anything other than a Monaro is always badly received by the press.
I actually have a My first Vauxhall on the fleet at the moment, a Vivaro. A rebadged Renault traffic for less money. In this sector it’s either a TVP (Traffic, Vivaro, Primastar), a dogged rusty old transit, an ugly agricultural Citroen Dispatch or a Crusty old Merc Vito. T5’s don’t come into because all the fanboys have doubled the price and they’re still unreliable...
Really? There are good reviews for loads of performance Vauxhalls. Vectra, Astra and Corsa VXR for a startThe Vectra C was a dog and Corsa’s are just affordable transportation for kids.
The only thing they seem to do particularly badly is Performance orientated stuff. Anything other than a Monaro is always badly received by the press.
I actually have a My first Vauxhall on the fleet at the moment, a Vivaro. A rebadged Renault traffic for less money. In this sector it’s either a TVP (Traffic, Vivaro, Primastar), a dogged rusty old transit, an ugly agricultural Citroen Dispatch or a Crusty old Merc Vito. T5’s don’t come into because all the fanboys have doubled the price and they’re still unreliable...
Gets slated on here
Still my favourite
I know its been discussed here before but saw that pyjama mama advert again yesterday. Jeez from start to finish the whole thing looks like it was put together on an episode of the apprentice, including the name, crossland x.
Do vx use s
te agencies or do they go to Saatchi and Saatchi and just say make us the most council advert you can?
Do vx use s
te agencies or do they go to Saatchi and Saatchi and just say make us the most council advert you can?Maybe Pistonheads should change its name to Anti-Vauxhallheads, as there seems to be one of these threads a week. I think I just posted on another anti Vauxhall thread a few days back.
When I was looking for a used car around 4 years old, about 8 years ago, I found a 2006 Astra 1.6 petrol within my price range. It only had 10,000 miles on the clock and was in good condition. I based my purchase on the condition, price and mileage, rather than the badge. It could just as easily been a Ford, Renault or Hyundai had the condition or price been right.
I still have the car, which hasn't put a foot wrong since I bought it, and it now has 75,000miles on the clock. The dashboard doesn't creak, and the car hasn't fallen apart. I've owned a few Vauxhalls over the years without major incident.
It would seem some just want to hate Vauxhall for hates sake, and will go out their way to find fault with them. Such biased examples like Vauxhalls are rubbish because everytime I've been in a VX taxi that's covered hundreds of thousands of miles, it's been falling apart type nonsense.
The reason people buy Vauxhalls, is the price. My local Vauxhall garage are always doing some sort of finance deal. A fair proportion of the driving population aren't overly interested in cars, and how much a car costs is going to feature fairly high in their decision on what they buy over the badge.
It's funny how on a forum such as this, how some will fall over themselves to tell you how great Dacia are in supplying budget transport, and how they will be reliable as they use Renault engines, whilst others will slag off Renaults as being unreliable because they are French!
Yet when Vauxhall are deemed to be supplying fairly cheap transport that is seen as a bad thing. Would a basic Dacia Sandero really be any better to drive than a basic VX Corsa? Probably not.
When I was looking for a used car around 4 years old, about 8 years ago, I found a 2006 Astra 1.6 petrol within my price range. It only had 10,000 miles on the clock and was in good condition. I based my purchase on the condition, price and mileage, rather than the badge. It could just as easily been a Ford, Renault or Hyundai had the condition or price been right.
I still have the car, which hasn't put a foot wrong since I bought it, and it now has 75,000miles on the clock. The dashboard doesn't creak, and the car hasn't fallen apart. I've owned a few Vauxhalls over the years without major incident.
It would seem some just want to hate Vauxhall for hates sake, and will go out their way to find fault with them. Such biased examples like Vauxhalls are rubbish because everytime I've been in a VX taxi that's covered hundreds of thousands of miles, it's been falling apart type nonsense.
The reason people buy Vauxhalls, is the price. My local Vauxhall garage are always doing some sort of finance deal. A fair proportion of the driving population aren't overly interested in cars, and how much a car costs is going to feature fairly high in their decision on what they buy over the badge.
It's funny how on a forum such as this, how some will fall over themselves to tell you how great Dacia are in supplying budget transport, and how they will be reliable as they use Renault engines, whilst others will slag off Renaults as being unreliable because they are French!
Yet when Vauxhall are deemed to be supplying fairly cheap transport that is seen as a bad thing. Would a basic Dacia Sandero really be any better to drive than a basic VX Corsa? Probably not.
ch108 said:
Maybe Pistonheads should change its name to Anti-Vauxhallheads,
Be fair. After the Vauxhall bashing OP the general stance taken by posters has been, on balance, more pro than anti Vauxhall. They are not cars with class leading attributes that attract rave reviews but then again when the majority of people who have had experienced of them express an opinion It's turning out that the truth is they are reasonably good cars to own, run and drive.
Tannedbaldhead said:
ch108 said:
Maybe Pistonheads should change its name to Anti-Vauxhallheads,
Be fair. After the Vauxhall bashing OP the general stance taken by posters has been, on balance, more pro than anti Vauxhall. They are not cars with class leading attributes that attract rave reviews but then again when the majority of people who have had experienced of them express an opinion It's turning out that the truth is they are reasonably good cars to own, run and drive.
The other week it was the Renault bashing thread. I'm sure there was a Citroen bashing thread a while ago so no doubt we can expect a Peugeot thread to pop up soon. It seems unless it's deemed premium it's considered a crap brand with a crap range of cars.
Truth is is that no manufacturer selling in the UK makes a truely bad car nowadays. Yes, they not be inspiring to drive or do your image, if you worry about such things, much good but for the market they are aiming for - they do the job admirably.
We'll probably have the anecdotes as evidence soon. You know, I bought one in 1986 and it was s
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