Vectra - Brand snobbery or truly awful?
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Maybe Im a bit misled due to mainly owning vauxhalls and my dad having a number of them but I simply dont get the negativity surrounding the last version of the vectra.
Maybe I'm not ph enough but for a decent sized family hatch it ticks all the boxes I need.
Cheap to buy, on par with similarly priced and sized looks wise, eats miles without a grumble, pushes along well enough when asked and swallows all of our family luggage.
So is it simply case of vauxhall having a certain image or am I completely missing something?
Maybe I'm not ph enough but for a decent sized family hatch it ticks all the boxes I need.
Cheap to buy, on par with similarly priced and sized looks wise, eats miles without a grumble, pushes along well enough when asked and swallows all of our family luggage.
So is it simply case of vauxhall having a certain image or am I completely missing something?
Interesting so far.
Dont really understand the dangerous to drive. That said I think I did read that the car went through a pretty big change during the mk3 (c) facelift which mine is.
Also does anyone one knowwif the sri id different to other models (bar the vxr) ive always presumed its just cosmetic?
Dont really understand the dangerous to drive. That said I think I did read that the car went through a pretty big change during the mk3 (c) facelift which mine is.
Also does anyone one knowwif the sri id different to other models (bar the vxr) ive always presumed its just cosmetic?
V8 my parents, I say this as my dad bought it for himself but it was technically my mum's daily driver, had the 2.5 GSI b. It was indeed a lovely thing.
Symbolica I did find it a tad surprising to find winders in the back of my SRI even on an 07, that said the s40 before it had them too so Im not overly concerned
Symbolica I did find it a tad surprising to find winders in the back of my SRI even on an 07, that said the s40 before it had them too so Im not overly concerned
I guess its probably down to me driving that many alternatives too then.
I did test a mondeo ghia x back to back with my vectra and in all honesty preferred the vectra. Not for anything more than the mondeo just felt a bit duller (possibly engine based).
I think the introduction of the focus may have swayed opinion too? By all accounts 10x better than the relative astra at the time. That mk4 Astra really did look hugely dated in comparison.
I did test a mondeo ghia x back to back with my vectra and in all honesty preferred the vectra. Not for anything more than the mondeo just felt a bit duller (possibly engine based).
I think the introduction of the focus may have swayed opinion too? By all accounts 10x better than the relative astra at the time. That mk4 Astra really did look hugely dated in comparison.
Didnt expect this debate to go 4 pages haha
Had mine just over a month now and pretty pleased with it.
Agree with the acceleration in 3rd even the auto keeps it in past 70 joining the motorway. Conversely my daily trip involves the sweeping bend on the m53 yet to get near a brown pants moment as potentially suggested.
I also guess it depends what you've just got out of too. I went from x reg 1600 s40 to this 2.2 sri and they are poles apart. Again 7 years and 50(maybe 40) bhp will usually show up some differences. The s40 was a proper hateful thing cack at cruising probable down to the woeful lack of go, terrible in town and wallowly (sp) on twistys. It ate tyres and bent its timing valve twice in 2 years. Im also Surprised by the fact the vec is better on fuel but again probably down to the fact 70 or so was an effort.
Had mine just over a month now and pretty pleased with it.
Agree with the acceleration in 3rd even the auto keeps it in past 70 joining the motorway. Conversely my daily trip involves the sweeping bend on the m53 yet to get near a brown pants moment as potentially suggested.
I also guess it depends what you've just got out of too. I went from x reg 1600 s40 to this 2.2 sri and they are poles apart. Again 7 years and 50(maybe 40) bhp will usually show up some differences. The s40 was a proper hateful thing cack at cruising probable down to the woeful lack of go, terrible in town and wallowly (sp) on twistys. It ate tyres and bent its timing valve twice in 2 years. Im also Surprised by the fact the vec is better on fuel but again probably down to the fact 70 or so was an effort.
nipsips said:
Ive had a X20XEV Vectra B SRi that was comfortable but utterly gutless, 130bhp in a car that size is horrendous. I changed this for a Vectra C SRi with the Z22SE lump that was brilliant. I loved it but I got hit 3 times in 6 months, it had to go.
The C was the 2.2 right? I've got the later direct one. Not too sure what the difference is but do think its a good engine. Absolutely panic after googling it and got back all sorts of cam chain issuesGassing Station | VX | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff