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Wed 9 Jan 2013 01:18
Vauxhall Vectra C - Who knows about Vauxhalls,, - countryroads

I am going to be trying to sort my other half a replacement car over the next couple of days, really the one make I have never spent much time under or mending is Vauxhall because literally nobody here that I deal with owns one! In this case though, specifically Vectra...I have been offered a really nice looking 2005 2.2 SRi with 75k miles I think on it...

I have heard nasty things about timing chains on the 2.2 snapping very early, and general problems with the EPAS etc, I dont mind an older car having the occasional blip of misbehaving, but the reason I have never owned and dont really work on Vauxhalls is because my opinion of them has been very low! This car is cheap enough it doesnt matter to a huge degree but if its going to end up at the side of motorways, I will avoid.

Its hard enough getting her to say goodbye to the old KA as it was her first car let alone if it turns out to be crap.

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Wed 9 Jan 2013 08:35
Vauxhall Vectra C - Who knows about Vauxhalls,, - Collos25

The insurance on a 2.2 sri will not be cheap neither will the road tax plus they are thirsty and unreliabel they eat exhausts which cost an arm and leg _my opinion having owned one is stay away.

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Wed 9 Jan 2013 13:33
Vauxhall Vectra C - Who knows about Vauxhalls,, - countryroads

Well interestingly the insurance is cheaper than a Vectra or Mondeo 1.8 for us which is why we even considered it in the first place!

Thanks for the advice, and frankly thats what I assumed was going to be said, a Vectra wasnt ever on my shopping list but it was temptingly cheap...

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