1994 Vauxhall Frontera Sport from UK and Ireland - Comments

It had fuel starvation so the dealer replaced the filter. The drivers electric window was about to fall out so they had it back to repair the mechanism. Then it had a petrol leak all over my drive.

The car seems really slow for a 2.0 injection.

Very costly I only get 27 miles to the gallon does anyone know if that's correct?

The steering wheel is very loose not sure if its the wheels that need balancing or are they just like that not having owned one before I am unsure.

Of course this last comment comes from probably a Landrover owner! Now use your eyes, use your common sense, and read the reviews here. See the numbers of smiley faces. Now go to the Freelander reports and see the comments there! Enough said? Yes, the Sport does about 28 mpg. Try a new set of twin electrode plugs, a new air filter, a change of oil and filter. The fuel filter has been changed. Also make sure you get the cambelt changed as soon as possible. You'll then have a great reliable car, and believe me, a capable offroader too. Any problems log on to www.my4x4.co.uk and you will be amongst friends and not idiots.

27mpg is normal for this vehicle. So is the

relatively modest performance. Did you not

check this before buying? It's daft to buy

any car without knowing what you are getting.

Steering should not feel "loose" but it is

a recirculating ball system, not rack & pinion like

on most cars, and they do feel vaguer. They

are better off road though (less kick-back through

the wheel).

The vitriolic comment about Fronteras being

the worst thing ever is just uninformed nonsense

which has been passed between bar-room experts

for the last decade and has been amplified out

of all proportion along the way. Scratch the

surface of most such people and you will usually

find that they are quite ignorant of the real

strengths and weaknesses of this or any other

vehicle.

Fronteras are actually rather good *provided*

you want what they are. What they are is a good

compromise between on- and off-road ability,

at a pretty low price.

Bought a 1994 Frontera Sport and we drove from Scotland to Poland and back over seeing son in Krakow. I replaced front shocks when I returned as the "clatter" from the front -end convinced me I had done the shocks in - or should I say the Polish roads. No change same thumping noise. Help! is this just a feature of the vehicle? and how do you engage 4 wheel drive or know when it is disengaged.

Ashamed of my lack of knowledge and endeavour,

Ralph (Green)

I have a 1996 2liter petrol Vauxhall Frontera Sport,

After rain it is holding water in the removable roof. This water does not get in to the vehicle, but sloshes around in the roof. Can anyone tell me how this water is getting in. I have removed it through two drain holes in the rubbers, but it comes back after it rains There is no hole in the roof.

Thank You.