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[Diamond Black Geezer]

Had to move my old man's Insignificant out the drive so I could get Pissy out, he was away, so left the keys for me. Now, aside from the fact I haven't driven a manual since my driving test, save for a 30-second drive moving a mate's car last year.... may I say OHH YUK!!

Beeps when you put the keys in, really high-pitched horrid noise
you take the key out the get rid of the beep, and you can't use the electric windows, so have to listen to this awful beep until the window is back up.
There's parking sensors sqeualing at you.
Pretty sure you can't start the car unless your foot is on the clutch, even if you know it's in neutral.
Then all the interior hard plasticness
nearly threw it into the kerb as the steering is bafflingly light
Feels like your riding in an airship, floating slightly above the car, or your dreaming. You don't feel like you're 'in the car at all' Odd, given how high the sides are and you should feel 'cocooned'
I just think it's the style of modern cars, very remote and 'plastic'. And I freely admit that a Rover P5 driver would probably well lay the same gripes of 'modernity' against the Omega's door.

Oh, and apparently autolocks after a while....even if you've left the keys inside!!


Needless to say even though she wasn't running 100% after some twit named DBG left a vac line unplugged, it was a chuffing delight for me and my lovely PA to climb back into the cockpit of the Omega and Pilot it home. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

A turbocharged 2.8V6 and four wheel drive may help......a little.

Not a fan, I'm afraid.

[STEMO]

I would suggest that you jumped into a car that you weren't used to and couldn't work things out. I have a bit of trouble getting used to cars when I buy them but, after a while, everything becomes second nature.
I dare say I wouldn't like your omega when I jumped in for the first time. I just could not get used to the gear ratios on wifey's captur until I'd been in it for a while. My astra is in fifth by 30mph, her captur hates it until you hit 45.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I would suggest that you jumped into a car that you weren't used to and couldn't work things out. I have a bit of trouble getting used to cars when I buy them but, after a while, everything becomes second nature.
I dare say I wouldn't like your omega when I jumped in for the first time. I just could not get used to the gear ratios on wifey's captur until I'd been in it for a while. My astra is in fifth by 30mph, her captur hates it until you hit 45.

The old boy has a point DBG. However, the dumpy bulbous ugly looks may take longer to get used to.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Yep. In terms of the external dimensions it's a 'replacement' for an Omega. In terms of the feel, I'm afraid much has been lost. I'm sure I'm not being fuddy-duddy in my viewpoint, or anti-progress -  a tablet is better than typing things in DOS. A 2016 Range Rover is better than a 1996 Range Rover. Then again, the Omega was a very good crack at a proven and known formula, in many ways it was the best of its class and even the harshest motoring critic would have to admit most criticism was purely down to badge snobbery.

Maybe that's my mistake, now if I were comparing a Vectra B, for instance, with an Insignia, then I might feel different.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I don't think the Insignia is a bad car. I just think it's bland, a bit like vanilla sex.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

 

Have to try that.


And to SMEMO, yes, I agree that there's alot to get used to, which will mar the experience, a week behind its wheel would of course help. Though I was 'trying' to like it, after all I'm a Vauxhall man through-and-through, and may own one one day. It's been up my parents drive for a couple of years now, but never had opportunity to drive it. It was really the seemingly endless series of beeps that were been thrown at me. Oddly, I have no real issue with the looks (aside from the massive compromise made with styling over visibility)

I actually wanted to see what this generational gap was like, as that is literally the newest car I've ever driven, and know this hard plastic remote dead feeling is 'the way' - in exactly the same way I suppose that people don't want to type forever on DOS, they just want to poke a touch screen and a million hidden lines of code are computed for them to bring up angry birds or whatever. I know that by its nature cars have become more and more remote year-on-year. No hand operated valve timing, manual chokes, need to grease the chassis every month and so on. Strange.

[Marks DTM Calib]

A lot of the boings and locking etc can be configured, on a per key basis.

But that's modern cars for you!

[Doctor Gollum]

Please read the manual

Put another way, it's not the cars fault you were being lazy...

One press of the button turns the PDC off, likewise, key to position 2 and that silences the key in ping...

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Please read the manual

Put another way, it's not the cars fault you were being lazy...

One press of the button turns the PDC off, likewise, key to position 2 and that silences the key in ping...

You say 'Please read the manual' and I was 'being lazy' well.... I had to drive the thing out the drive, park it up outside the house, drive my car out, park her up, then reverse the Insignia back up the drive. Not really sure why I should have read the manual, to cure a series of bongs and beeps which I didn't even know were going to be there...for a two minute job. After three 13 hour days and a 9 hour day. As you say, lazy 


PDC is aftermarket and cant be turned off, but you werent to know

[Doctor Gollum]

Was typed tongue firmly in cheek

Point being, to slate a car having moved it thirty yards is hardly fair

[Diamond Black Geezer]

haha, aye, you're fine.


Indeed, I'd like a chance to have a 'proper' go. Mind, the owner (father) is away until saturday... 

[tunnie]

I've tried to like the Insignia, I really have, on paper they offer great value for money in terms of kit on later Elites. Sat Nav, Xenons, Bluetooth connections, electric boot on the Estates.

Trouble is, they are just shite. Horrible build inside, ride is poor, harsh rough engines, not much refinement about them.

F10 BMW 520d's and W212 Merc E Class do cost a premium, but they are worth it. The seats in the BMW with 'M Sport' are super, super comfy and really like the huge Pro Nav Screen.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Fugly things.    I'd go for the equivalent Mondeo anyday. 

Bit unfair on the Insignia though comparing it to a BMW or Merc.   

[BazaJT]

There you go comfort-like a cars styling-is a very subjective thing.I've used a M-sport 530d and it felt like riding on the end of a shovel!Would I buy one given the money?Not while the world spins on its axis!