joneh
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 02:54 PM |
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Vauxhall Vectra wanted
I'm after a Vectra for a new job. Is there anything I should look out for when I look at these? Other than the fact that they are very boring!
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graememk
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 03:12 PM |
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yes
make sure it says 1.9 cdti and the ti in red letters, thats 150 bhp, add £80 tuning box 192 bhp....
a very fast motor
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jacko
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 04:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
yes
make sure it says 1.9 cdti and the ti in red letters, thats 150 bhp, add £80 tuning box 192 bhp....
a very fast motor
 Mine says 1.9 cdti/ sri
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 04:57 PM |
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I have one of these and it's bl^^dy awful, I hate it to death it's always breaking and it might end up with the diggers bucket through the
roof.
What a big pile of poo it is.
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eccsmk
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 05:09 PM |
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i have the 150 bhp cdti elite
good car but prone to wanting shock absorbers every 10 minutes other than that not a bad old bus
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graememk
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 05:14 PM |
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strange as my last one on a 52 plate (the first of the latest shap) in 120k only ever had a clutch. nothing else.
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eccsmk
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 05:48 PM |
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god i want your car!!
mine has had all four shocks
both bottom arms
both rear link arms
and theres only me in it 99% of the time although i has got a towbar so maybe it had a bad past life
btw its done 62,000 miles
[Edited on 25/2/08 by eccsmk]
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 06:07 PM |
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I had 3 of the old shape SRi's - the only problem I had was some valve went on my V6 one (which was fixed under warranty). Acouple of years
later I ended up with a 1.8 SRi (underpowered) and then a 2.2 SRi good machine, quick and more economical than the 1.8. It does seem however that the
latter 2 had seriously magnetised back ends as they both ended up with other cars firmly implanted into them when I tried stopping at
roundabouts...
I drove the new 2.2SRi and though it felt nice and solid, but heavy and slow... Not sure waht the diesels are like. Went for a Honda instead!
Mark
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graememk
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 06:12 PM |
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i'm on my 3rd vectra c and again i have suffered with having better brakes than the car behind
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eccsmk
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 06:19 PM |
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thats a nice looking car!
i'll agree the brakes are better than the ones on the following car
or maybe people just like running into vectra drivers mmmmm
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froggy
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| posted on 25/2/08 at 06:56 PM |
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i love vectras but i run a garage and they help fund my pension value for money diesel skoda octavia ,the taxi lads are getting into them now and
tey are as good if not better than the japs for consumable items
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