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[terry paget]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-Vauxhall-Vectra-Design-Estate-1-8-vvt-Petrol-Manual-New-Cambelt-12m-MOT/362938486570
Comes with  full sized spare wheel and 2 keys.

[Doctor Gollum]

That should serve you well 

[Andy B]

but it'll still come with 12/13 years of wear & tear 

[Doctor Gollum]

but it'll still come with 12/13 years of wear & tear 

True, but so would anything else apparently in budget.

As Vectras go, it's the right engine/gearbox, probably the best spec, and being an estate (with its longer wheelbase) has a decent amount of passenger and luggage space.

Not having wear and tear comes at a price.

[Nick W]

but it'll still come with 12/13 years of wear & tear 

True, but so would anything else apparently in budget.

As Vectras go, it's the right engine/gearbox, probably the best spec, and being an estate (with its longer wheelbase) has a decent amount of passenger and luggage space.

Not having wear and tear comes at a price.

that is especially true of decent sized estates. As always, condition and history are the important things. Full size spare and an £80 key are just distractions

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

£995?......
£450-£500.....

[Doctor Gollum]

It's a fair price all things considered...

There was one for sale a month or so ago for £500, which needed a radiator and short Mot. In Hastings.

That one is probably an £800 car after a haggle, but the extra is offset by being local and in good order

[terry paget]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Vectra-Estate-1-8-Design-12-Months-MOT/133357293708
Here's a better one, 08 car, one careful 85 year old lady owner, recent clutch change, with a most impressive MOT record, only ever failing on rear number plate bulbs. Looks too good to be true. Better price too.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Vectra-Estate-1-8-Design-12-Months-MOT/133357293708
Here's a better one, 08 car, one careful 85 year old lady owner, recent clutch change, with a most impressive MOT record, only ever failing on rear number plate bulbs. Looks too good to be true. Better price too.

Back door?

[Rangie]

I look at a car like this £5000, if I get 5 years out of it I'm happy at £1000 per year  so for a grand a cheap years motoring anything after that is a bonus..😁

[dave the builder]

"Relisted due to time waster who kept two people waiting for the entire morning and an caused an 85 year old to miss a dental appointment"

does not mean the one "lady owner" is 85 

and it has 135K on the clock
not such a bargain...
factor in the lower miles and no  door to replace + bodywork on the first one
you could look at both

[Sir Tigger KC]

but it'll still come with 12/13 years of wear & tear 

Terry needs something to tinker with! 

[biggriffin]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Vectra-Estate-1-8-Design-12-Months-MOT/133357293708
Here's a better one, 08 car, one careful 85 year old lady owner, recent clutch change, with a most impressive MOT record, only ever failing on rear number plate bulbs. Looks too good to be true. Better price too.

.

 Looking at sellers other items , seem like a bit of a Lovejoy, guessing the owner is his mother..

[Sir Tigger KC]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Vectra-Estate-1-8-Design-12-Months-MOT/133357293708
Here's a better one, 08 car, one careful 85 year old lady owner, recent clutch change, with a most impressive MOT record, only ever failing on rear number plate bulbs. Looks too good to be true. Better price too.

.

 Looking at sellers other items , seem like a bit of a Lovejoy, guessing the owner is his mother..

I love the way they say that the bodywork is excellent... apart from the bleddy gurt scrape in the rear door.   

[ronnyd]

Ask him how much he wants for the two nifty little coupe,s in the original ad. pics Terry.

[Andy B]

Ask him how much he wants for the two nifty little coupe,s in the original ad. pics Terry.

  I've a pink one ..... 

[ronnyd]

Ask him how much he wants for the two nifty little coupe,s in the original ad. pics Terry.

  I've a pink one ..... 

Ooer matron 

[terry paget]

Interesting pair of cars; both Vectra 1.8 petrol manual estates, Design spec, grey (Panacotta), new MOTs. The 2007 Bourton car, 13 miles from me, 116K miles, asking price £995, new cam belt, still in daily use, owner is buying a van, so car may have been used in his trade.
  .
 The 2008 Chichester car, 134K miles, £850 asking price,120 miles away, one lady owner from new, serviced annually by vendor, who changed the clutch in January of this year. This car has an immaculate MOT history, only 2 failures, both for failed number plate bulbs, rectified by tester, then passed. This car suffered a scraped rear door, probably driving error entering driveway by 85 year old owner. Car is not in daily use and not insured.

[Nick W]

Based on those descriptions, I wouldn't even consider the second one.

[dave the builder]

Interesting pair of cars; both Vectra 1.8 petrol manual estates, Design spec, grey (Panacotta), new MOTs. The 2007 Bourton car, 13 miles from me, 116K miles, asking price £995, new cam belt, still in daily use, owner is buying a van, so car may have been used in his trade.
 

trades people tend to look after their car maintenance wise ,because no car = no pay £££
it's near to you,being used , go look at it 

second car looks decidedly suspect , people have walked away (as per the listing )
one to avoid 

[Doctor Gollum]

Terry under sells the Chichester one.

Full Vauxhall history from the supplying dealer

[terry paget]

Terry under sells the Chichester one.

Full Vauxhall history from the supplying dealer

Maybe I did. This morning it no longer appears for sale, so I presume someone has bought it. I bought all my Omegas blind in auction on e-bay, so I should no be surprised. I hope to see the Bourton Vectra on Sunday.

[TheBoy]

Other outlets, beyond ebay, available.

I still think ebay is a place to get shot of dogs.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Interesting pair of cars; both Vectra 1.8 petrol manual estates, Design spec, grey (Panacotta), new MOTs. The 2007 Bourton car, 13 miles from me, 116K miles, asking price £995, new cam belt, still in daily use, owner is buying a van, so car may have been used in his trade.
  .
 The 2008 Chichester car, 134K miles, £850 asking price,120 miles away, one lady owner from new, serviced annually by vendor, who changed the clutch in January of this year. This car has an immaculate MOT history, only 2 failures, both for failed number plate bulbs, rectified by tester, then passed. This car suffered a scraped rear door, probably driving error entering driveway by 85 year old owner. Car is not in daily use and not insured.

You rarely if ever hear of a Vectra being described as interesting...........unlike the very interesting Signum.

[terry paget]

Based on those descriptions, I wouldn't even consider the second one.

I hardly had time to, it was gone in 24 hours. Strange that the owner spent £1250 on a new clutch in January, only to offer it for sale for £850 in March, and careless to mislay the parcel shelf, though if it was like the later Omega parcel shelves it may have got broken. The immaculate MOT history seemed suspicious, but then I realised that I own a similar car, FV10WFO, an Astra I bought for £850 18 months ago; that again was one owner, original dealer serviced and MOT tested from new, high mileage (150K), and unmarked. I suppose the first owner put it in annually for servicing and MOT testing so the garage did all necessary work and then MOTed it. On purchase all I did was check it out, change oil and filters, and hand it over to son Jonny the following day. Since then it has done another 30k trouble free miles, apart from one occasion when a loose coolant cap caused coolant loss and an AA rescue.

[Doctor Gollum]

The load cover is easily removed and forgotten about in the corner of a shed/garage/storage unit, and from the description and other items, I suspect that the car has spent time ferrying antiques to/from auctions, and the cover would only be in the way

Priced to sell is the technical term.

[annihilator]

I hardly had time to, it was gone in 24 hours

Should have gone for it in Feb. when I first pointed it out 

[terry paget]

I hardly had time to, it was gone in 24 hours

Should have gone for it in Feb. when I first pointed it out 

Yes you did, wonder how I missed that. Sold for £600 it said. Relisted at £850 after timewaster either failed to turn up or rejected it on sight. Looked quite attractive to me, DG said my description talked it down. Nick W ws unimpressed and Dave the builder advised against it.

[Doctor Gollum]

Nick's status quo is 'unimpressed' and Dave bought it...

 

[dave the builder]

Not me , I avoid cars from in and around the BA3 postcode area
they tend to be not very good, overpriced ,need lots of work   

[Doctor Gollum]

 

[Nick W]

Nick's status quo is 'unimpressed' and Dave bought it...

 

it just saves time.
A car in frequent use is a much better bet than one that has been standing. It didn't match the description, low mileage no longer matters, and little old lady owner  cars are a very bad buy. Finally, Terry has proved he's not good at buying cheap, common used cars on the internet - he should only be buying them locally after a thorough, critical inspection.

[terry paget]

I went to see this car last Tuesday, inspected it, test drove it, made an offer, struck a deal, and shook hands on it. Returned yesterday morning with my son Ben. Deal was completed, I drove the Vectra home, Ben drove the Omega.
Vectra drove well enough, though I could not make the radio work.
Read the radio manual, then managed to make it work and insert CDs. It plays well.
Opened the bonnet, found leaves inside and everything covered in dust and grime, no sign of fluid leaks.

This morning I went for a short drive to warm up the oil, then changed the oil and filter. Drain plug was very tight.
Inspected the car. Looks good. At MOT in January RH front spring was changed, as were NSF wheel bearing and front to rear brake pipes. Last year front discs and pads were changed, so was the front exhaust section. I noticed the rear exhaust section was rusty, and both central supports were broken.

My thanks to all for advice. The Omega MOT expires in April, no hope of it passing. The other Vectra MOT also expires in April, car is currently dismantled with a coolant problem, see other thread.

My son Ben was obsessed with coronavirus safety. He insisted I did not shake hands with the vendor, and remain 2 metres from him at all times. This was tricky as we completed the deal in the man's kitchen, that was about 2 metres by 1 metre, and full of sink, cooker, table, etc.

[STEMO]

I get a picture of a sealing ring.

[terry paget]

Pic of vectra with Omega

[STEMO]