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[dave the builder]

Thanks to all for advice. I shall scrap the car. Today I bought a 2008 Vectra SRi 1.8 petrol manual, 101,000 miles MOT till April, to keep me mobile. Seems all right so far, skinny tyres, seems like a big Astra.

I still have one Omega, my trusty 2.5 PFL petrol estate, which I brought to Brackley.

Is it not worth asking for a price on getting the welding done 
Vectra sounds nice , any issues with it ?
read the stored fault codes ,clear them and check the fans work etc 

[terry paget]

Thanks to all for advice. I shall scrap the car. Today I bought a 2008 Vectra SRi 1.8 petrol manual, 101,000 miles MOT till April, to keep me mobile. Seems all right so far, skinny tyres, seems like a big Astra.

I still have one Omega, my trusty 2.5 PFL petrol estate, which I brought to Brackley.

Is it not worth asking for a price on getting the welding done 
Vectra sounds nice , any issues with it ?
read the stored fault codes ,clear them and check the fans work etc 

The Omega has rust in front and rear wheel arches, and sills. I expected it to fail MOT this year, but it scraped through, with advisories on rear shock absorbers. But that right hand mounting looks major, doesn't it?
Only thing I noticed on the journey home from Bridgwater was a failed thermostat. I will check stored codes tomorrow. Car will need  a new car pass and spare key, when I get the log book.

[dave the builder]

a welded repair does not need to look pretty though ,just strong

Anyway , hope the Vectra pans out OK for you Terry
never had a vectra C , only a couple of vectra Bs
parts are cheap and plentiful ,
bigger than an astra ,smaller than an Omega 

[Nick W]

a welded repair does not need to look pretty though ,just strong

It's feasible as long as you're not paying someone to do it.


Pretty straightforward repair if you're not too concerned about appearance.