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[russ0205]

Well at last the wife has got her way and i have decided to change the good old ford puma. just bought a vectra sri 150 on an 02 plate fsh 2 owners 67k on the clock, having never had one whats the general idea, ?? :-?

[TheBoy]

Vectra-B or Vectra-C

If the latter, fortunately yours isn't that powerful, as the chassis is appalling - a colleague has a 3.2 GSi, OK in a straight line (if you can get the power down), but really cannot do corners...

[tonyyeb]

Owned a 2001 Vectra B SRI 150 until last November.

TBH, it's a bad car. Quite quick, but you never feel like extending it into a corner because the chassis and the steering communicate nothing confidence-inducing back to the driver. Ride is rock hard too, and when the car is as undynamic as this one is, that just becomes annoying. They chew rear suspension bushes at an alarming rate, and unless the 2.2 has had the updated tensioners fitted, they'll become starved of lubrication and will eventually throw the cam-belt.
Despite moderate mileage, my drivers seat failed too - have heard of other owners who've had this.
Sorry to be unenthusiastic, but they're a bit rubbish, IMO.

[russ0205]

Thanks for the feedback guys,not too worried about speed as its swmbos car,but i have had a look in its history file and its got a camchain and that was replaced in 09,But to be honoust it was worth £800 i think

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yeh, 2.2 16v, good power plant actually but, its got a chain so MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER REGULARLY.

The Vec B and C chassis handle 150 ok, not great with much more than that though

[Lazydocker]

I had a Veccy-C... Was pretty uninspiring TBH

It's the only wrong wheel drive car I've manage to get the back end out on consistently without using the handbrake

Also found the ride and seat rather uncomfortable, especially compared to the Omega

Oh... And if driven hard they eat tyres

[Marks DTM Calib]

I had a Veccy-C... Was pretty uninspiring TBH

It's the only wrong wheel drive car I've manage to get the back end out on consistently without using the handbrake

Also found the ride and seat rather uncomfortable, especially compared to the Omega

Oh... And if driven hard they eat tyres

The C was bound to be dull, it was designed by the same team that did the Passat! 

[Lazydocker]

I had a Veccy-C... Was pretty uninspiring TBH

It's the only wrong wheel drive car I've manage to get the back end out on consistently without using the handbrake

Also found the ride and seat rather uncomfortable, especially compared to the Omega

Oh... And if driven hard they eat tyres

The C was bound to be dull, it was designed by the same team that did the Passat! 

Wouldn't say it was completely dull... Back end was amusing, for a WWD car

[Marks DTM Calib]

Hugely adjsutable geo on those front and back.

[Lazydocker]

Hugely adjsutable geo on those front and back.

Probably why I could do a set of tyres in 4k then It was Vauxhall serviced it's entire life

Did me well though... I had the DTi and did 50k in 20 months

[Marks DTM Calib]

Hugely adjsutable geo on those front and back.

Probably why I could do a set of tyres in 4k then It was Vauxhall serviced it's entire life

Did me well though... I had the DTi and did 50k in 20 months

Vec C's are pretty well screwed together and reliable lumps....just dull

[omegabsw]

A 02 2.2 will not have the problem that the earlier 2.2's had where the ones where the oil jets blocked up due to the paper filter breaking down and snapping the cam chain.

They still need regular oil changes but it should go on ok.

[Marks DTM Calib]

A 02 2.2 will not have the problem that the earlier 2.2's had where the ones where the oil jets blocked up due to the paper filter breaking down and snapping the cam chain.

They still need regular oil changes but it should go on ok.

Small chain lubricator orrifices was the key issue.....all were recalled, not all got fixed....

[omegabsw]

A 02 2.2 will not have the problem that the earlier 2.2's had where the ones where the oil jets blocked up due to the paper filter breaking down and snapping the cam chain.

They still need regular oil changes but it should go on ok.

Small chain lubricator orrifices was the key issue.....all were recalled, not all got fixed....

Yep but I think that only the very early engines were recalled and by 2002 they had rectified the oil jets in the cars that were being sold. Still worth getting checked out tho

[Marks DTM Calib]

The op says the cam chain has just been done, hopefuly they did the jet, tensioner and guides at the same time (most do because the kit is cheaper than the chain alone).