Topic: 3.2l vectra elite (Read 3905 times)

fiend61 · « **on:** 31 October 2011, 07:05:01 »

hi all

i can get a 3.2 veccy elite for a stupidly small amount of cash (right place right time)

has sat nav , full leather etc etc, what i am wondering is the cambelt changing intervals, is it the same as the mig 40k or 4 years or are the veccys different???
TIA

The Red Baron · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 October 2011, 08:15:10 »

Quote from: fiend61 on 31 October 2011, 07:05:01

hi all

i can get a 3.2 veccy elite for a stupidly small amount of cash (right place right time) has sat nav , full leather etc etc, what i am wondering is the cambelt changing intervals, is it the same as the mig 40k or 4 years or are the veccys different???
TIA

i would imagine, same engine...wrong way round.

Del Boy · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 October 2011, 08:24:28 »

40k for cambelt I believe yes, as said its just turned the wrong way round

fiend61 · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 October 2011, 08:29:46 »

thanks

Field Marshal Dr. Opti · « **Reply #4 on:** 31 October 2011, 12:45:59 »

Quote from: fiend61 on 31 October 2011, 07:05:01

hi all

i can get a 3.2 veccy elite for a stupidly small amount of cash (right place right time) has sat nav , full leather etc etc, what i am wondering is the cambelt changing intervals, is it the same as the mig 40k or 4 years or are the veccys different???
TIA

How much ......and what year?

fiend61 · « **Reply #5 on:** 31 October 2011, 16:19:36 »

03 plate and silly money £400 cash ermmm lad was a little bit desperate for money, as said right place at right time with cash in my pocket

sticka_v8_init · « **Reply #6 on:** 31 October 2011, 16:22:00 »

Quote from: fiend61 on 31 October 2011, 16:19:36

03 plate and silly money £400 cash ermmm lad was a little bit desperate for money, as said right place at right time with cash in my pocket

Buy it

fiend61 · « **Reply #7 on:** 31 October 2011, 16:26:44 »

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Buy it

buy it

?? i nearly chewed his hand off

couldnt get money out quick enough

sitting outside my house now looking very smart

oh if anyone wants a 3.2 vectra elite 03,full leather, colour sat nav etc etc im open to offers ( not really admin) this is a keeper

sticka_v8_init · « **Reply #8 on:** 31 October 2011, 16:30:00 »

Quote from: fiend61 on 31 October 2011, 16:26:44

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Buy it

buy it ?? i nearly chewed his hand off couldnt get money out quick enough
sitting outside my house now looking very smart oh if anyone wants a 3.2 vectra elite 03,full leather, colour sat nav etc etc im open to offers ( not really admin) this is a keeper

Good bloke.....when you getting pictures on?

fiend61 · « **Reply #9 on:** 31 October 2011, 16:32:44 »

very soon, very soon

TheBoy · « **Reply #10 on:** 31 October 2011, 17:29:30 »

You'll soon what to sell it - the first time you present those 3.2GSi's a corner when the roads aren't bone dry....

The chassis is pretty awful.

Quicker than an Omega in a striaght line, once you have the bugger moving

Lazydocker · « **Reply #11 on:** 31 October 2011, 18:28:27 »

Quote from: TheBoy on 31 October 2011, 17:29:30

You'll soon what to sell it - the first time you present those 3.2GSi's a corner when the roads aren't bone dry....

I can imagine... Had enough trouble getting my 2.0 DTi to go around corners in the wet

fiend61 · « **Reply #12 on:** 01 November 2011, 17:04:16 »

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the first time you present those 3.2GSi's a corner when the roads aren't bone dry

hmm i will find out pretty soon then

blackviper90210 · « **Reply #13 on:** 22 November 2011, 08:43:40 »

Quote from: fiend61 on 31 October 2011, 16:26:44

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Buy it

buy it ?? i nearly chewed his hand off couldnt get money out quick enough
sitting outside my house now looking very smart oh if anyone wants a 3.2 vectra elite 03,full leather, colour sat nav etc etc im open to offers ( not really admin) this is a keeper

I'll take the veccy off your hands

fiend61 · « **Reply #14 on:** 22 November 2011, 08:54:19 »

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I'll take the veccy off your hands

no your ok at the moment

enjoying it

had to have a few things done to it i.e broken spring, arb bushes,droplinks nothing to major

and a few things i want to do ie , cambelt, camcover gaskets (for piece of mind)
new shocks (probally bilstien)
but other than that a good car and errr fast isnt the word

and still getting an average of approx 29mpg (better than my migs) and thats with me still playing with the accelerator

I_want_an_Omega · « **Reply #15 on:** 22 November 2011, 08:57:29 »

They have quite an appetite in front tyres!

fiend61 · « **Reply #16 on:** 22 November 2011, 09:58:22 »

yup and wierd size, 215/50/17 not many places have them in stock, (wonders what others he can put on) ??

albitz · « **Reply #17 on:** 22 November 2011, 10:06:09 »

Would have been a stonking car if it had been RWD. Must be considerably lighter than an Omega.

blackviper90210 · « **Reply #18 on:** 22 November 2011, 10:06:48 »

Go on, let me have her! You've had her long enough now

twiglet · « **Reply #19 on:** 22 November 2011, 11:39:59 »

Quote from: Albs on 22 November 2011, 10:06:09

Would have been a stonking car if it had been RWD. Must be considerably lighter than an Omega.

VAUXHALL VECTRA 3.2i V6 GSi 5dr Hatchback Auto... 2045kgs

VAUXHALL Omega 3.2i V6 24v MV6 Saloon Auto... 2190kgs

henryd · « **Reply #20 on:** 22 November 2011, 11:45:54 »

Quote from: twiglet on 22 November 2011, 11:39:59

Quote from: Albs on 22 November 2011, 10:06:09
Would have been a stonking car if it had been RWD. Must be considerably lighter than an Omega.

VAUXHALL VECTRA 3.2i V6 GSi 5dr Hatchback Auto... 2045kgs

VAUXHALL Omega 3.2i V6 24v MV6 Saloon Auto... 2190kgs

They are gross weights,my old elite estate was only 1900 kg when weighed .

twiglet · « **Reply #21 on:** 22 November 2011, 11:47:45 »

Quote from: henryd on 22 November 2011, 11:45:54

Quote from: twiglet on 22 November 2011, 11:39:59
Quote from: Albs on 22 November 2011, 10:06:09
Would have been a stonking car if it had been RWD. Must be considerably lighter than an Omega.

VAUXHALL VECTRA 3.2i V6 GSi 5dr Hatchback Auto... 2045kgs

VAUXHALL Omega 3.2i V6 24v MV6 Saloon Auto... 2190kgs

They are gross weights,my old elite estate was only 1900 kg when weighed .

Correct, gross weights taken from Autotrader...

albitz · « **Reply #22 on:** 22 November 2011, 14:48:27 »

Not much in it (fully laden) then. $:-\$

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #23 on:** 22 November 2011, 15:44:33 »

Would be worth breaking.

Engine with proper intake on it would be usefull for a real car, body must be worth £200 or so.

fiend61 · « **Reply #24 on:** 22 November 2011, 15:53:57 »

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VAUXHALL VECTRA 3.2i V6 GSi 5dr Hatchback Auto... 2045kgs

"ehem" mine is the elite not some run of the mill gsi (turns round with nose in the air)

fiend61 · « **Reply #25 on:** 22 November 2011, 16:25:17 »

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Would be worth breaking

to nice to break martin and only 60k on clock

fiend61 · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 November 2011, 16:26:45 »

hmmm needs a clean

Del Boy · « **Reply #27 on:** 22 November 2011, 16:42:59 »

Quote from: Martin Imber on 22 November 2011, 15:44:33

Would be worth breaking.

Engine with proper intake on it would be usefull for a real car, body must be worth £200 or so.

Why break a car like that?

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #28 on:** 22 November 2011, 17:45:31 »

Quote from: Del Boy on 22 November 2011, 16:42:59

Quote from: Martin Imber on 22 November 2011, 15:44:33
Would be worth breaking.

Engine with proper intake on it would be usefull for a real car, body must be worth £200 or so.

Why break a car like that?

Spares

I am sure one of the failed cambelt cars would want the engine.

Or someone wanting to upgrade a 2.5 or 2.6

TheBoy · « **Reply #29 on:** 22 November 2011, 18:58:36 »

Yuck, an auto

The Vectra 3.2 only works with a manual box. Its not a bad gearbox either (little notchy, but not bad).

fiend61 · « **Reply #30 on:** 22 November 2011, 19:27:14 »

its also a semi-auto box (dont know what it is called) knock the gearshift to the left and you can go through the gears like a manual

but it is one thing i will be looking into changing to a manual box, i do like manual's

but for the money i paid for it couldnt really turn round and say "ermm sorry its got an auto box"

TheBoy · « **Reply #31 on:** 22 November 2011, 19:58:07 »

Sequential

But still auto, unlike, for eg, DSG

Kevin Wood · « **Reply #32 on:** 22 November 2011, 20:15:16 »

Quote from: TheBoy on 22 November 2011, 19:58:07

Sequential

But still auto, unlike, for eg, DSG

Not a proper sequential either.

It's an auto box through and through. and they are best left to change gear themselves IMHO. Overriding the changes only highlights the frustration of losing 2000+ RPM between each gear... IMHO

05omegav6 · « **Reply #33 on:** 22 November 2011, 20:16:39 »

Like the saloon, a bit rarer/better looking than the hatch imo.

Fitting a manual box is probably cheaper/easier than replacing the slush box when the oil cooler fails. $:-\$ It may be 2011, but pink mayonaise is never fashionable

Crap in snow too, won't let you start in a gear higher than third. $:-\$

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #34 on:** 22 November 2011, 20:44:22 »

Whatever still wrong wheel drive with too much weight and power.

That engine should have stayed where it belonged

fiend61 · « **Reply #35 on:** 23 November 2011, 06:54:29 »

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That engine should have stayed where it belonged

wheres that then

hotel21 · « **Reply #36 on:** 23 November 2011, 08:45:10 »

Quote from: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 06:54:29

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That engine should have stayed where it belonged
wheres that then

In a sunbeam/talbot/rootes microbox of some rust ridden persuasion if Martin had had his way!!

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #37 on:** 23 November 2011, 09:19:25 »

Quote from: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 06:54:29

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That engine should have stayed where it belonged
wheres that then

In an Omega rather than a WWD heap

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #38 on:** 23 November 2011, 09:19:55 »

Quote from: hotel21 on 23 November 2011, 08:45:10

Quote from: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 06:54:29
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That engine should have stayed where it belonged
wheres that then

In a sunbeam/talbot/rootes microbox of some rust ridden persuasion if Martin had had his way!!

No an Omega - it is the Omega engine with different intake stuff

Dishevelled Den · « **Reply #39 on:** 23 November 2011, 09:29:46 »

Quote from: hotel21 on 23 November 2011, 08:45:10

Quote from: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 06:54:29
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That engine should have stayed where it belonged
wheres that then

In a sunbeam/talbot/rootes microbox of some rust ridden persuasion if Martin had had his way!!

Every time I think of the Hillman Avenger we had on the ghost fleet I shudder - what a dog.

hotel21 · « **Reply #40 on:** 23 November 2011, 10:47:38 »

Quote from: Martin Imber on 23 November 2011, 09:19:55

Quote from: hotel21 on 23 November 2011, 08:45:10
Quote from: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 06:54:29
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That engine should have stayed where it belonged
wheres that then

In a sunbeam/talbot/rootes microbox of some rust ridden persuasion if Martin had had his way!!

No an Omega - it is the Omega engine with different intake stuff

Really?

Every day is a school day........

Kevin Wood · « **Reply #41 on:** 23 November 2011, 11:07:51 »

Quote from: hotel21 on 23 November 2011, 10:47:38

Quote from: Martin Imber on 23 November 2011, 09:19:55
Quote from: hotel21 on 23 November 2011, 08:45:10
Quote from: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 06:54:29
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That engine should have stayed where it belonged
wheres that then

In a sunbeam/talbot/rootes microbox of some rust ridden persuasion if Martin had had his way!!

No an Omega - it is the Omega engine with different intake stuff

Really?

Every day is a school day........

Depends on your teacher.

First application of the 54deg V6 was in the Chavalier / Vectra / Calibra, surely? Only later did it get fitted to the RWD cars when the C26/C30 engines were dropped, so one could argue where it truly belongs.

hotel21 · « **Reply #42 on:** 23 November 2011, 11:10:13 »

I shall now remove my tongue from my cheek re martins edumacation lessin......

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #43 on:** 24 November 2011, 21:06:08 »

Quote from: Kevin Wood on 23 November 2011, 11:07:51

Quote from: hotel21 on 23 November 2011, 10:47:38
Quote from: Martin Imber on 23 November 2011, 09:19:55
Quote from: hotel21 on 23 November 2011, 08:45:10
Quote from: fiend61 on 23 November 2011, 06:54:29
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That engine should have stayed where it belonged
wheres that then

In a sunbeam/talbot/rootes microbox of some rust ridden persuasion if Martin had had his way!!

No an Omega - it is the Omega engine with different intake stuff

Really?

Every day is a school day........

Depends on your teacher. First application of the 54deg V6 was in the Chavalier / Vectra / Calibra, surely? Only later did it get fitted to the RWD cars when the C26/C30 engines were dropped, so one could argue where it truly belongs.

Who actually cares, anything which lowers the number of WWD cars is a good thing.

Sir Tigger KC · « **Reply #44 on:** 26 November 2011, 21:23:39 »

I bet the rear cam-cover is a bugger to change..... $:-\$

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