New daily drive

[Edd]

Picked up this today as a new daily drive,

Vectra Gsi 1999 phase 2 i think,

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/EDDRODGERS/SAM_0403.jpg

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/EDDRODGERS/SAM_0404.jpg

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/EDDRODGERS/SAM_0405.jpg

2 owners, one being British Sugar the other being a good friend at work.

LOADS and LOADS of history with the car as it was a lease car to British Sugar no expense has been spared.

It has EVERY receipt from work done to it.

Not moved for a year as my friend got Astra Vxr brand new, so no tax or test.

Plans are, full clean/polish, tax /test, new battery, cam belt/pulley change, oil filter change plus a few bits. It also has 4 brand new tyres on it.

I paid £800.

Opinions ?

Good price ?

[stevie-p]

looks great and im not too sure what they go for but seems a very good price but i could be wrong

[Jack]

I thought all Vectras were silver lol

£800 seems a good price to me. I'd be happy with that.

[djshaggeh]

I'd buy that for £800! I also dont know what they go for, but it seems like alot of car for not alot of money.

[draper]

very good price for a gen GSi imo unless it needs £1000 worth of work for the MOT lol (im sure it wont tho)

any more vectras and we'll need a seperate sub-forum

[Edd]

Just had it running for while, seems to get very hot going by the gauge,

coolent is clean, so im thinking thermostat maybe sticky as its been sat for a year or the oil cooler/heat transfer thingy ? :confused:

[vaughanmc]

Nice car Edd :thumb: I much prefer the 4dr ones myself

[Jack]

coolent is clean, so im thinking thermostat maybe sticky as its been sat for a year or the oil cooler/heat transfer thingy ? :confused:
Oil cooler? Has the expansion tank turned into a chocolate milkshake machine?

[Edd]

Oil cooler? Has the expansion tank turned into a chocolate milkshake machine?

A little yes

no mayonaise in the oil tho. plugs are clean too.

any ideas Jack ? you seem to be quite in the know with v6's.

i thought they had something that sits between the heads that mixes water and oil ?

not going to be happy if it cost loads of pennies

[Jack]

Assuming its the same as the 3.0, there's a small oil cooler which sits inbetween the heads, in a "bath" of coolant. Its not uncommon for it to leak and mix the oil into the water apparently (happened on mine)

Not too hard to replace - simply remove the inlet gubbins and there it is.

[Edd]

ahhh right il have to look into it tomorrow

[ianglanister]

very nice car always liked these. id pay that for it any day.

[lewisvalver]

well worth the £800 imo,im liking those seats

[Connor]

bargain at £800 :thumb:
agreed on the vectra subforum lol

[Mike]

Very good price youve got that for TBH.

[Pistol Pete]

Would so love one of these. £800 is a good price. Nice buy.

[Spudly]

Lmfao, were gonna have more vectras than VVOC at this rate lol


Welcome to the sub-club PVG :thumb: