What's your next vaux to own?

[NathanKirkpatrick]

Really want an astra VXR but the wife (to be) is saying no cause it's not family friendly . She then said I can have vectra VXR..

Anyone got a helping hand for me ...

[bazzap8389]

A guy at my work has a vectra vxr it goes pretty well tbh but he's had nothing but problems with it.

[sport]

Really want an astra VXR but the wife (to be) is saying no cause it's not family friendly . She then said I can have vectra VXR..

Anyone got a helping hand for me ...

I have a Vectra VXR estate in ardent blue I would sell.

[NovalutionGSi]

Wouldn't touch a newer vauxhall as most of them are made with fiat bits and therefore shit,vauxhall have got gradually worse since around 1995 so anything before then is generally ok.

Think that can be said for any car newer than 2000!

My Astra has had the usual for a H, M32 Choccy choccy Gearbox, DMF, Alternator, Drop links on the front and the Swirl flaps to be done in the spring, its probably cost me £2.5-3k in parts in under 3 years.
just to put it into context, the other half has a MG ZR, so we all know the jokes/truths about MGR, in what is coming up for 9 years of ownership and over 100K (128k on the clock), it has failed its MOT once in our ownership, had the head gasket replaced and a new Radiator, totalling less then £600 in parts! granted, the Sunroof leaks, the central locking no longer works due to an electrical fault but its been a really good car when you compare it to all of my Vauxhalls (Nova GSi, Corsa Sport, Astra SRi and the Sting!).

Think if you find a good car, you try to keep hold of it.

[Andy]

My astra cdti 1.3 has been a good car.iv had it 5 years now,did the dmf and clutch when i got it (parts were free under warranty) and other than general wear and tear like tyres/discs pads etc its been fine.
All depends how ya drive them and how often theyre serviced imo.

[Jack]

I might consider a Vec C, maybe Astra or Omega as a runabout if/when Hayley wants kids, as she can be at home with the Avensis and I can take something else to work. Thats only if a) I could find one cheap with 12 months MOT that I could run for a year then scrap when finished and b) something more reliable worth keeping/selling on wasn't available like another avensis or something

[Benn]

I fancy a Corsa VXR.

[NathanKirkpatrick]

I have a Vectra VXR estate in ardent blue I would sell.

Saving for a wedding at the min but tah for the offer

[Mike]

Hahahahahaha classic havent heard fanboy for years

Yes well, thats my honest answer. Wouldnt own another one.

The milage I do, and just the amount of hours i spend travelling in a car is unreal! So the silly things get on my tits...

Every vauxhall Ive ever owned (4 or 5 Novas, 3 Corsa B, 1 Cav, 1 Astra Mk3, 1 Astra Mk5, 2 Corsa C) Ive noticed the following*;

Door handles way to big and clunky
Doors are so wafer thin they sound like they fall off if shut to hard
Boots slam down to hard as the lifter struts are shit
Standard audio is dire
interior is cheap an tacky
roadnoise is shocking
Final drives are utter shit in 5 speeds
There rubbish on fuel (petrol models)
Handbrakes are dire
Steering wooly as funk
Price vs spec on more modern models makes equiv ford a no brainer for same monies

*based on a standard unmodified car

Theres plenty more but you get the jist. Yea ok, I drive a 2.0 VAG now, but you know what, its cheaper to get it serviced at an Audi main dealer then get a Corsa C serviced at a Vaux main dealer.

[raf24]

VAG all the way for me as well,I've had various skodas and vw's over the past seven years and yes they come with there own little niggles too but they feel solid and well screwed together,parts are reasonably cheap should you need them but I've never had much of an outlay on any of them to get fixed and they've racked up some crazy miles in the time I've owned them..my fabia vrs did 75,000 miles over three years and never missed a beat.