1998 Vauxhall Vectra GSi review from UK and Ireland
"Great fun to drive, very quick with excellent handling"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Gearbox - 5th gear synchromesh replaced after 40,000 miles (mostly on motorways/dual carriageways).
Door speakers - blown lots of times.
General comments?
Very quick car, excellent handling, but somewhat heavy on the fuel if you go out and enjoy yourself.
Took it onto a high speed handling course and was very impressed by what you could do with it. eg. It will quite happily go round 90 degree bends at 60 mph with a predictable understeer, that was easily fixed with a bit of lift off oversteer. Can easily cope with emergency lane changes at 100mph, and I managed to get 142mph top speed before running out of runway!!
Big problems with the gearbox though - out of eight GSi drivers that I know, 7 have had some sort of problem with the box, ranging from difficult changes to entire gearbox replacements.
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| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2000 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5 V6 petrol Manual |
| Performance marks | 8/10 |
| Reliability marks | 5/10 |
| Comfort marks | 7/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 51000 miles |
| Previous car | Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 |
| Date of Entry | 23rd August, 2000 |