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[pscocoa]

Son in law thinking of getting a 2006 Estate version. Any views on these? Vectra C site reckons a good car but expensive to run.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Evo magazine rated theirs very highly. Appetite for front tyres though, unsurprisingly. I've always had a thing for them though...

[Marks DTM Calib]

Quite reasonable, a great engine.

[feeutfo]

But quite happy to understeer into a ditch apparently.

[Del Boy]

I had a 2.8 SAAB 93 (Same engine as the Vectra), it was possibly one of the nicest engines I have come across, I absolutely adored that car 100%. The engine is very petrol hungry, but it pulls like an absolute train, and the noise was totally to die for!

[Omega_Dan]

Another option are the Vectra 2.8 T in Elite spec. 240bhp instead of 280bhp but you can pick them up for around £5000

[tunnie]

Another option are the Vectra 2.8 T in Elite spec. 240bhp instead of 280bhp but you can pick them up for around £5000

Shames it's a Vectra

[Omega_Dan]

Another option are the Vectra 2.8 T in Elite spec. 240bhp instead of 280bhp but you can pick them up for around £5000

Shames it's a Vectra

There is that but if i had to have one it would be that.

[Omega32E]

My daughter has a 56 Astra VXR go,s well in a straight line in the dry, very difficult to get the power down loads of torque steer + understeer as well as trying to get the front wheels to grip. Fuel not that good average between 20 and 30.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Vectra VXR is actualy pretty good around corners and puts the power down very well, i was pretty surprised by it to be honest!

Have a read here:

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=vectra%20vxr&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CEoQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evo.co.uk%2Fcarreviews%2Fcargrouptests%2F65185%2Fmitsubishi_evo_v_impreza_v_vectra_vxr_v_bmw_330i.html&ei=mY3eTvLWHcHb8QO4mJnuBA&usg=AFQjCNG30psAVmOHf2dimf9ImFeGuEG8Dg

[Del Boy]

I fail to see why there are so many complaints with the Vectra C VXR's handling. I honestly found when I drove a VXR it handled really rather well, I'm not going to say it was as good as a car with RWD, but it was by no means bad at all.

[pscocoa]

Thanks all - we are just checking the insurance costs - Group 18

[Omega32E]

Jeremy Clarkson on the Vectra VXR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHLzWwghmU

[Del Boy]

Jeremy Clarkson on the Vectra VXR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHLzWwghmU

Rumour has it, there was a fuse pulled for the CDC on this test. I have to say i really did throw a VXR Veccy around, and it wasn't as bad as that.

[henryd]

Various police forces ran lots of them so they can't be that bad,much as I like Clarkson that test of the Vectra was heavily biased against it