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SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 12:08

So I was looking at djgritt's Vectra VXR project thread and became curious about the tuning potential of the 2.8V6 turbo engine. So had a look at tuning options on Courtenays site and a stage 1 remap on the Insignia gives you 340 bhp 400lb/ft with impressive gains in midrage of 100bhp (3700 rpm) and 140lb/ft hike in torque.

I would think this translates into a some serious midrange wallop on the road. The Insignia VXR's have a 4x4 system as well don't they? so would hope it puts the power down fairly well.

So headed onto Pistonheads to look at prices and you can get a 2009 model with 20k miles for £15k

Do we have any owners on here or anyone drive one of these?

What are they like? reliable?

On paper looks like a serious bit of machinery for the money and I have been struggling to find alternatives to a 335i which I am planning to buy after xmas.

Jambo

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17th Oct 12 at 12:16

Meant to be very good cars.

Will depreciate a lot though

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 12:18

Well it's lost 50% of its value in 3 years surely the biggest hit has gone?

Jambo

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17th Oct 12 at 12:21

Have a look at the price of Vectra VXR's. It wont be as bad, but wont be as good as the BMW.

Also, stop being a mong and buy the 335

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 12:23

Just had a read of the EVO review, they rated it.

I wanted to know how it drives and it sounds a little soft but not in a bad way as it would be a daily. Handling/ride sounds good though :

The brakes have now regained their composure but still have too little bite and too much travel, and FlexRide doesn’t need its middle Sport setting. Press the more extreme VXR button and you get the usual: stiffer suspension, sharper steering and throttle, plus a little more rear bias for the 4wd. And it drives in a very 4wd-ish manner, with power distributed to where it’s needed. This, combined with the new HiPerStrut means it handles very neutrally – the nose stays high through corners and understeer is rarely an issue. The steering is perhaps a heartbeat slower than you want it to be and still has little natural feel, but it’s accurate and weighty enough.

In spite of the supple ride and new-found maturity, the Insignia has a confident chassis, one that turns in smartly and responds more swiftly and eagerly to mid-corner throttle adjustments than I expected. On these roads it’s highly accomplished. And when we get back to the UK late that night it becomes even more impressive, as if it relishes the challenge of our slap-dash surfaces. Here there’s real evidence of the huge engineering effort that’s gone in, of genuine driving enjoyment and a hint of personality.

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 12:25

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Have a look at the price of Vectra VXR's. It wont be as bad, but wont be as good as the BMW.

Also, stop being a mong and buy the 335

I am getting old and fussy. I want to explore all avenues before I dive in.

S4 is too soft and ridiculous MPG and the RS4 is out of budget so Audi out of the equation.

Not had a Vauxhall since my Vectra GSi though!

Jambo

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17th Oct 12 at 12:30

As i said, its a good car.

You will wish you bought the BMW though!

Robin

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17th Oct 12 at 12:31

Big car, like a 5 series sort of size really!

Fad

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17th Oct 12 at 12:33

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
As i said, its a good car.

You will wish you bought the BMW though!

Warren G seems to think they are heavy and slow.....I take this racing drivers words quite highly

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 12:34

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
As i said, its a good car.

You will wish you bought the BMW though!

Even when i've got 340/400 with AWD?

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 12:34

Guess I need to drive one, but dealers are cunts these days and test drives seem to be something from the 90's

harrisp

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17th Oct 12 at 12:36

I love them, don't see many of them though.

Edit: no ones seems to ever want me to test drive cars

[Edited on 17-10-2012 by harrisp]

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 13:41

I thought this was a Vauxhall site, come on you cunts.

Nic Barnes

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17th Oct 12 at 14:42

quote:
Originally posted by SetH
I thought this was a Vauxhall site

i thought that as well.

Gary

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17th Oct 12 at 14:45

Miserable

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 14:49

barstards

I think it's a serious contender anyway and is on my shortlist probably to jambos disgust.

smcGSI16V

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17th Oct 12 at 15:29

Brand snobbery.

Jambo

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17th Oct 12 at 16:06

Deffo.

Ben G

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17th Oct 12 at 16:10

Understeers too much.

[/clarkson bollocks]

Ben G

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17th Oct 12 at 16:11

P.s the 335i is a lovely car. Are you going for saloon or coupe?

I envy my neighbours 325i convert

Toby

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17th Oct 12 at 16:16

heard the brakes have problems and some people had to fork out in excess of 2k to cure the problem (via a main dealer)

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 16:20

Really, not good, they have 4 pot brembo's i think?

SetH

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17th Oct 12 at 16:21

Ben will be a coupe. Have been out in my friends a lot and he always parks next to my E46 at the gym. So when I come out after my workout and see it sitting there im like WANT.

corsadonk

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17th Oct 12 at 17:58

Get one if you can, you don't see many on the road, which is cool imo.

Ojc

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17th Oct 12 at 18:01

Not sure how 5.4 to 60 probably high 4s with stage 1 remap and a 0-100 time to shame many and 170mph+ how its classed as slow I'm not sure.

I want one, next year or year after.

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