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[tooleater]

 Insignia Vrx sport tourer estate,will it go round bends as well, 321 bhp   yes please. Dont know if its just me but I think the estate looks the business

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Nice cars plenty of fun to be had with them with that much BHP and 4x4. Problems are for ownership: Their still expensive, TAX is a killer, They're thirsty, Insurance will be a problem for some. Maintenance/Servicing maybe an issue... Still we can dream on 

[tooleater]

 forgot lead ballon Depreciation still maybe in 3 years, I wish

[chrisgixer]

....and its managed to improve the merely ugly insignia to god awfull. What where they thinking?

[Elite Pete]

....and its managed to improve the merely ugly insignia to god awfull. What where they thinking?

It will grow on you, I thought the same about the Facelift Omega 5 years ago

[TheBoy]

I really don't like the estate. The hatchback is a bit of a minger, but the estate redefines ugly.

[chrisgixer]

....and its managed to improve the merely ugly insignia to god awfull. What where they thinking?

It will grow on you, I thought the same about the Facelift Omega 5 years ago

No Pete, it cirtainly won't. The pfl omega did though. But not to the extent the superior fl did

Vxr insignia is 4 wheel drive though, if Gm can be trusted with such a thing?

[05omegav6]

The Chavalier and Calibra managed ok with it modern system should be better

Potentially ruinous to run it you need to change all four tyres at once to save the transfer box from very expensive tantrums

[Andy B]

The Chavalier and Calibra managed ok with it modern system should be better

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They were both part time 4 wheel drive ie if it could see the front wheels slipping, then it kicked the rear wheels in too, hence pulling a fuse out somewhere was a temporary cure for a transfer box fault when new ...... I think!   

[tooleater]

I was cursing having to buy a torque wrench ,car only used weekends, but you know what Andy even with the worn suspension and under service,its still a great car, even the boy racer staff at Screwfix + Europarts come out to admire

[Marks DTM Calib]

The Chavalier and Calibra managed ok with it modern system should be better

 ....

They were both part time 4 wheel drive ie if it could see the front wheels slipping, then it kicked the rear wheels in too, hence pulling a fuse out somewhere was a temporary cure for a transfer box fault when new ...... I think!   

Nope, they were permanent four wheel drive using a Puch derived transfer box. This kept most power to the rear but could desitribute power front/rear at will.

Very sophisticated for its day.

Problems occured due to miss matched tyre sizes, people over tuning the turbo engine and lack of maintenance of the fluids and 'bomb (hydraulic accumulator).....so no different to the modern AWD units then 

[05omegav6]

The Ford arrangement was almost basic in comparison, but the viscous coupling in the transfer box got really pissy if there was any hint of tyre size discrepancies Fortunately being 14" wheels, tyres for the Sierra were less than £40 each