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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: terry paget on 10 June 2019, 12:48:39

Title: This car!
Post by: terry paget on 10 June 2019, 12:48:39

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Vectra-sri-petrol-2-2lt-Direct-with-Sat-Nav/223545827410?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 June 2019, 14:22:52

Run away. Quickly.

Very different engine to the Omega 2.2. It has a high pressure electro mechanical fuel pump on the engine which reacts badly to lower quality petrol (the diaphragm in it breaks down and kills both pump and injectors) and should be considered already damaged unless it's just been replaced. The only fix is a new pump ££££.

Best every day engine on these is either the 1.8 140 bhp or the 1.9 8v 120 bhp diesel.

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 June 2019, 14:36:34

Also, for all this effort, you only get 10 bhp more than the 1.8 and around 6-10 mpg less.

It's the one Vectra C that I would actively avoid :y

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: ronnyd on 10 June 2019, 15:58:15

As DG said Terry. Also the SRI has 17" wheels which i believe you weren,t keen on in a previous post. ;)

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 June 2019, 16:43:30

Expensive for a 13 year old Veccy.

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: ronnyd on 10 June 2019, 19:12:57

Also he,s blanked the reg plate so you can,t check MOT history. Anything to hide? :-\

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: dave the builder on 10 June 2019, 20:20:54

we appear to have 2 threads going about vectras for Terry  ;D

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: ronnyd on 10 June 2019, 20:41:52

Doesn,t matter Dave as it will get hijacked soon anyway. ;)

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: dave the builder on 10 June 2019, 20:52:53

Quote from: ronnyd on 10 June 2019, 20:41:52

Doesn,t matter Dave as it will get hijacked soon anyway. ;)

Terrorists you say ...
that will be down to Brexit ,over 75s will loose their free TV licence ,royal baby  ;D

Title: Re: This car!
Post by: ronnyd on 10 June 2019, 21:11:43

Quote from: dave the builder on 10 June 2019, 20:52:53

Quote from: ronnyd on 10 June 2019, 20:41:52

Doesn,t matter Dave as it will get hijacked soon anyway. ;)

Terrorists you say ...
that will be down to Brexit ighlight]r free ,over 75s will loose thei[hTV licence [/highlight],royal baby  ;D

SWMBO IS over that number. :( I couldn,t possibly say more. ;D