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 Post subject: Vectra
PostPosted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:56 pm 
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Well I bought one what a mistake, rear ashtray broke after 400 miles, customers kicking it getting in and out, very soft rear end no good when passengers in, engine bit loud,drivers seat could be from a park bench, don't listen to me just buy one and find out, oh by the way good in a straght line in the motorway but .........oh god I MUST SELL IT QUICK

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Well I bought one what a mistake, rear ashtray broke after 400 miles, customers kicking it getting in and out, very soft rear end no good when passengers in, engine bit loud,drivers seat could be from a park bench, don't listen to me just buy one and find out, oh by the way good in a straght line in the motorway but .........oh god I MUST SELL IT QUICK


if i can add my two penneth..... and this comes from a TX2 owner so that probably gives you an insight into troubles.

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rear ashtray broke after 400 miles,


you allow customers to smoke? take the things out, end of problem.

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drivers seat could be from a park bench


And whats wrong with park benches?

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don't listen to me just buy one and find out, oh by the way good in a straght line in the motorway but .........oh god I MUST SELL IT QUICK


Just buy one and find out? then you try to sell yours? hehe thats a great advertising technique :wink: do you think vauxhall will use it instead of the annoying wacky races one for corsas?

best of luck

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The forces of General Motors / Vauxhall / American began to drop containers of vehicles that produce a sound explosion, a very huge sound. I remind you that they said that their strategy is based on shock and awe. Those failed ones manufactured a type of container that has an explosive substance, which they drop. They cause a very huge explosion in terms of sound, as if the universe was shaken. After a while, you go out and you don't find anything. You find some nails, screws, pieces of metal, and other things that fall off their vehicles but the important thing here is the sound. Those failed ones think that through the huge sound explosion, people would be shocked and consequently would collapse and be defeated. What happened? The contrary. The fighters..., the masses..., and the heroic sons of the licensed tribes discovered this game. They will turn it against the American louts so as to shock them. Wait for surprises, God willing, to see how the US game will fail.

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 Post subject: Re: Vectra
PostPosted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:28 am 
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Well I bought one what a mistake, rear ashtray broke after 400 miles, customers kicking it getting in and out, very soft rear end no good when passengers in, engine bit loud,drivers seat could be from a park bench, don't listen to me just buy one and find out, oh by the way good in a straght line in the motorway but .........oh god I MUST SELL IT QUICK

I would say that the Vectra is the worst car anyone could ever license.

How Vauxhall could have replace the Cavalier with this pile of s*** goodness only knows, but they did, and they are now paying for it.

Get a Skoda on three years warrenty, or a Mondeo. But Vectra, I would sooner carry the punters on my back. :shock:

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arg we are being invaded..............

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No I am not scared, and neither should you be!

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rear ashtray broke after 400 miles,


you allow customers to smoke? take the things out, end of problem.
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i think he means the passengers in the rear keep kicking it as they get in and out.

i know Vectras are a bit tight in the back.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:51 am 
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we have a vectra estate (pile of ssssssssss) and an astra estate and its a lovely car nice to drive very reliable alltogether better than the vectra


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My old man's got a Vectra for PH and I don't think it's too bad. Its the 2.0D SXi.

If buying a saloon for PH or taxi work I'd normally only go for the LS, but there's no comfort at all in the Vectra unless you go for a higher trim level.

He hasn't had any problems with it though and it's an '03' plate. He was telling me yesterday that he thought the fuel pump had gone and he'd be into mega bucks. Turns out it was water in the diesel.

The new shape Vectra is hideous though compared to the old shape.

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I actually think it's quite a handsome motor.

The problem with the old Vectra is that I could never quite tell them from the Cavalier :D

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The problem with the old Vectra is that I could never quite tell them from the Cavalier :D

You will when you have to pay for the numerous break-downs. :sad:

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:46 pm 
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i like em ... sorry but i have one and about to buy another 2.0 ltr tdi because the engine is bomb proof and to me thats all that matters vrooooooooooom!!! if u aint moovin u aint groovin :oops: (sorry just came in me head)


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 Post subject: vectra
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:47 am 
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After trading in my cavy 1,7 diesel some years ago with 550,000 miles for a 7 seat metro cab that turnd out to be a total pile of the perverbial I got rid of it by taking it back to allide vehichalls and told them to stick it right up there kilt, I then found a renalt espass 400,000 miles later was almost tempted by a vectra diesel :roll: :oops: got in the back and got strait back out again and walked away you have to be a contourunist to get in there, :shock: so I went and got a skoda felicia est with 3 year warenty :D gear box went at 150,000 changed under warenty sold for £2000 with 220,000 :D :D then when skoda reduced the warenty to 2 years on new cars went and got a Kia carrens diesel with a 3 year warenty no problems so far at 330,000 miles and still going 1 cluch so far changed under warenty at 210,000 and 2 sets of discs out of warenty now though but servicing cheap £25 for oil and filter change at 10,000 miles and £145 for full service at 20,000 miles 8) 8) :D :D


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:42 pm 
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Thats some miles you done there mate what do you average a year.


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 Post subject: vectra
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:50 pm 
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about 70 to 80k per year 70 hour week normaly in an 18 mile radiouse


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