Auto Insignia - any good?

[Doctor Gollum]

I would politely suggest that Tunnie sticks his head into a Hyundai or Kia before describing anything else as plasticky

Just because Hyundai & Kia are, doesn't mean Vauxhall isn't 

True, but they're seventies space age plasticky rather than modern...

[Kevin Wood]

I would politely suggest that Tunnie sticks his head into a Hyundai or Kia before describing anything else as plasticky

Just because Hyundai & Kia are, doesn't mean Vauxhall isn't 

Well, if it's a choice between a car with a plasticky dashboard or a car with a plasticky cam chain tensioner...

[Varche]

 

Ye gods you have to be made of stern stuff to ask advice on buying on here. Fuse19 has put the fear of god in me just when I thought a Passat diesel auto would be a nice reliable easy to get maintained vehicle.

I'll do another sweep for a 60mpg Omega estate auto one owner low miles on the for sale sites.

[henryd]

Ye gods you have to be made of stern stuff to ask advice on buying on here. Fuse19 has put the fear of god in me just when I thought a Passat diesel auto would be a nice reliable easy to get maintained vehicle.

I'll do another sweep for a 60mpg Omega estate auto one owner low miles on the for sale sites.

I looked after an A4(same as passat mechanically) that ran until 314000 miles until wiring loom chafed somewhere and the thing caught fire,only ever had servicing/belts/pumps etc and brake work in all that time,no engine or gearbox faults and was still on original clutch albeit on its last legs

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ye gods you have to be made of stern stuff to ask advice on buying on here. Fuse19 has put the fear of god in me just when I thought a Passat diesel auto would be a nice reliable easy to get maintained vehicle.

I'll do another sweep for a 60mpg Omega estate auto one owner low miles on the for sale sites.

I looked after an A4(same as passat mechanically) that ran until 314000 miles until wiring loom chafed somewhere and the thing caught fire,only ever had servicing/belts/pumps etc and brake work in all that time,no engine or gearbox faults and was still on original clutch albeit on its last legs

Certainly the case for the older models and engines (although even the older ones had seriously knackered suspension bushes at 100k miles), I have seen a couple of the later ones struggle to pass 80k miles!

[pscocoa]

I had to get a bulb from the dealer yesterday and sales guy was showing me the new Insignia - he claims the inside is now BMW style and back of saloon also looks like BMW. Looked pretty good but did not get too close in case I bought one.

[Kevin Wood]

...he claims the inside is now BMW style...

In other words, "plasticky".

[Marks DTM Calib]

I had to get a bulb from the dealer yesterday and sales guy was showing me the new Insignia - he claims the inside is now BMW style and back of saloon also looks like BMW. Looked pretty good but did not get too close in case I bought one.

Still no head room in the back of the hatch back version though 

[Andy B]

I had to get a bulb from the dealer yesterday and sales guy was showing me the new Insignia - he claims the inside is now BMW style and back of saloon also looks like BMW. Looked pretty good but did not get too close in case I bought one.

Still no head room in the back of the hatch back version though 

The same can be said for many other hatch backs too 

[aaronjb]

I had to get a bulb from the dealer yesterday and sales guy was showing me the new Insignia - he claims the inside is now BMW style and back of saloon also looks like BMW. Looked pretty good but did not get too close in case I bought one.

Still no head room in the back of the hatch back version though 

I can't drive from the back seat, so that's not a problem for me 

[henryd]

Ye gods you have to be made of stern stuff to ask advice on buying on here. Fuse19 has put the fear of god in me just when I thought a Passat diesel auto would be a nice reliable easy to get maintained vehicle.

I'll do another sweep for a 60mpg Omega estate auto one owner low miles on the for sale sites.

I looked after an A4(same as passat mechanically) that ran until 314000 miles until wiring loom chafed somewhere and the thing caught fire,only ever had servicing/belts/pumps etc and brake work in all that time,no engine or gearbox faults and was still on original clutch albeit on its last legs

Certainly the case for the older models and engines (although even the older ones had seriously knackered suspension bushes at 100k miles), I have seen a couple of the later ones struggle to pass 80k miles!

I agree,the later 2.0 diesel has too much thirst for oil which on long life servicing has killed more than a few

[Doctor Gollum]

Ye gods you have to be made of stern stuff to ask advice on buying on here. Fuse19 has put the fear of god in me just when I thought a Passat diesel auto would be a nice reliable easy to get maintained vehicle.

I'll do another sweep for a 60mpg Omega estate auto one owner low miles on the for sale sites.

I looked after an A4(same as passat mechanically) that ran until 314000 miles until wiring loom chafed somewhere and the thing caught fire,only ever had servicing/belts/pumps etc and brake work in all that time,no engine or gearbox faults and was still on original clutch albeit on its last legs

Certainly the case for the older models and engines (although even the older ones had seriously knackered suspension bushes at 100k miles), I have seen a couple of the later ones struggle to pass 80k miles!

I agree,the later 2.0 diesel has too much thirst for oil which on long life servicing has killed more than a few

A litre every 625 miles is the factory defined consumption rate... It only holds 6.5 litres

Although Tunnie should be aware that he should put a litre in every time he fills up