Best family car on the market!
NOTHING!
Top quality car for the money.
The 2.0t engine is a joy to drive delivering 175bhp.
The comfort and drive just puts a smile on my face every time I get into this car.
Can't find any faults at all with it, loads of room in the cabin and the boot is huge!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th September, 2006
NOTHING!
EXCELLENT!
SAAB 9-3?- Forget it, save yourself 8k and go get one of these... Matched road handling, better ride, better quality, better audio!!!..
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 20th December, 2005
Above average car
Had no problems.
Think it is a good car performance could be better for engine size acceleration not the best, but fantastic for the motorway.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 6th November, 2005
Superb car for the money
None.
The 2.2 direct sri is a quick solid car with 155 bhp it returns an average of 37 mpg, Excellent handling and comfort and really quite at speed.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 13th October, 2005
Impressive performance and good looking
Nothing so far.
I have only just got this car and thought I would share my first impressions.
This is the first diesel I have owned. My last car was a 2.5V6 Calibra and I can say this cars performance does live up to this. The turbo gives very sharp acceleration and the 6 speed gearbox is very smooth.
Comfort and equipment are very good. All electrics as you would expect. The seats are hard yet hug you tightly.
The car is gunmetal grey and looks awesome with the 17 inch wheels and tyres.
On the whole I am delighted with the car, but will update again once I have racked up a few miles.
I bought the car for £12 600 with 2300 miles and only 5 months old. Just don't buy a new one. Let someone else lose the heavy money.
Update:
Further to my earlier review. I have now had this car over a year and done a few thousand more miles in it.
I really love this car. It is sharp to drive, the steering is weighted and accurate. The handling is good. The 17 inch wheels ride well and the goodyear tyres give you good grip.
Performance is very good, as long as you are in the rev range for the turbo. If you pull out on someone without the revs up you have no performance. The six speed gearbox is good, and very comfortable on the motorway. Just set the cruise and enjoy.
We also have a 120 bhp Renault Laguna DCi - 2003. The Vectra leaves it standing in every area. Fuel economy = Vectra avg 48 mpg, Laguna avg 41 mpg. The Vectra is a much better car and the Laguna is merely average.
I heartily recommend the 150 bhp CDTi. Just don't buy a new one.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 20th September, 2005
Powerful, but not designed for twisty roads.
Apart from the top radiator securing nuts coming loose everything has been fine.
My company changed from Ford to Vauxhall so I opted for the new Vectra, I decided to go diesel as the new euro4 engines are far lower tax than petrols.
Performance wise the new TDi's have far more midrange power than an equivalent petrol so get used to seeing a diesel pull away from you on the motorway.
Plenty of gadgets and well thought out steering wheel controls for the stereo.
Traction control, ABS and cruise control are standard, a six speed gearbox is also standard on the diesel models.
Seats are a little hard and take a while to get used to.
Road holding is sloppy compared to a Mondeo, far too much body roll when cornering hard.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 13th July, 2005
22nd Oct 2005, 06:11
I have owned and driven a V6 3litre CDTI SRI for over 18 months now (first reg in 53) and have had no problems with it. Have taken it to Germany where it has given impressive performance on the autobahn (145 mph - 35 mpg), and Hungary and it has never let me down. Careful driving (i.,e not exceeding UK speed limits) returns me about 40 mpg.
So far 25000 happy motoring miles covered.