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daz 16v

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:00

I'm thinking of selling my a3 and getting an old shape vectra just wanna know if theres anything to look out on them and what people think.

Nick-S

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:17

am gessing they will like to drink a bit, noise

ask iain m

mk4_astra

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:20

which model you looking at?

daz 16v

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:20

i've tried but not seen him out in ages

daz 16v

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:20

2.5 v6 sri

Timbaland

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:22

The only good thing is the noise tbh.

My mate had the saloon one and it used to drink the petrol like it was going out of fashion.

He eventually sold it for the vectra 2.2 Sri.

The V6 is too heavy, quite dull and wasnt that quick either, regardless of what people think.

mk4_astra

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:24

good pace to them but not that quick, would rather spend slightly more and get a mondeo st200

daz 16v

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22nd Feb 08 at 23:40

quote:
Originally posted by mk4_astra
good pace to them but not that quick, would rather spend slightly more and get a mondeo st200

i love but only got £2000 tops for a family car with abit of go

Neil

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:16

I love mine. Comfortable, good to drive, nice power and the sound...

[Edited on 23-02-2008 by NeilM]

daz 16v

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:19

Neil how bad petrol in it?

Neil

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:24

Depends if you hoof it everywhere or not. If you drive sensibly it's not too bad, but if you have your foot on the floor the whole time it can be really bad..

daz 16v

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:27

well its just gonna get me to work and bad 10 miles round trip each day

Neil

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:32

10 mile round trip every day isn't gonna break the bank, even if you hoof it..

Jay

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:48

I bought Iain M's off him daz, was ok, wasnt quick at all, mainly down to it being ruined by a Cone filter and remus exhaust system, and backbox, it ruined the feel of the car, wasnt responsive at all. That was also the old shape which isnt as nice either, my brother is possibly selling his if your interested u2u me, will be in a few weeks probably. This feels marginally quicker than the one I bought off Iain M, pulls strong in every gear can really feel the power.

They are good cars, ive had 2 now myself, my brothers also had 2 of them and a GSi. I would defo have another one if I wasnt going on the taxis! Facelift only though.

[Edited on 23-02-2008 by JayM]

richc

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:52

banging noise on them on full chat!

I think the only things to look out for are headgaskets and cambelt change (as the small xe lumps)

Dont no much else, im just going from experience and alot of them are sold as headgasket going/gone so i assume.......

daz 16v

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23rd Feb 08 at 00:58

quote:
Originally posted by JayM
I bought Iain M's off him daz, was ok, wasnt quick at all, mainly down to it being ruined by a Cone filter and remus exhaust system, and backbox. That was also the old shape which isnt as nice, my brother is possibly selling his if your interested u2u me.

They are good cars, ive had 2 now myself, my brothers also had 2 of them and a GSi. I would defo have another one if I wasnt going on the taxis! Facelift only though.

[Edited on 23-02-2008 by JayM]

I aint got the money seeing a garage tomorrow seeing how much they would give me for my a3 then i know how much i got to play with. I liked iains alot til the exhaust, how much is your bro looking for his?

Jay

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23rd Feb 08 at 01:06

u2ud

lil_g

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23rd Feb 08 at 01:30

Very comfy, spaceous, and the noise

edit: not slow either

[Edited on 23-02-2008 by lil_g]

starkie

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23rd Feb 08 at 09:09

gsi more power better on petrol and seats are amazing

[Edited on 23-02-2008 by starkie]

Superlite Ltd.

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23rd Feb 08 at 09:21

I've really looked into these but decided against it. I have driven the vectra b GSI X25XE and loved it, but i know how often they break and when they do break they are such a pig to work on. All the local ones spend all their time in this garage and the techs hate working on them.

Rebrabuk

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23rd Feb 08 at 09:31

There is a noticeable difference in power and speed between the standard 167bhp SRI and the 192bhp GSI.. And there's also some relatively simple and cheap mods to make them more responsive and get them up and over 200bhp so would definately recommend paying that little extra for the GSI.

Cambelt is expensive to change at a dealership (£400ish), check it's been done recently unless you know someone who can do it for you (parts are less than £100.)

Common fault of rust around the rear door latches. Difficult to find one without it, but no big deal and can be used as a bartering tool when puchasing.

Other than that there's not a great deal of things to look for, other than checking the obvious like ensuring everything works as it should.

A lot of car for little money and as everyones said - the noise..

Superlite Ltd.

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23rd Feb 08 at 09:35

quote:
Originally posted by Rebrabuk
Cambelt is expensive to change at a dealership (£400ish), check it's been done recently unless you know someone who can do it for you (parts are less than £100.)

Vauxhall cambelt kit is more like £170 for these. Totally wank job too