1998 Vauxhall Vectra LS review from UK and Ireland
"Brilliant up until the fuel pump problem"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Strange really, perfect up until the problem which made me SCRAP the car..
I got in the car one morning and it wouldn't start. To cut a long story short, the fuel pump had failed. New pump in the thousands, 2nd hand 800 hundred quid! To say I was annoyed is an understatement... Many swear words and the usual stuff came to mind; Vauxhall dealers didn't want to help cos of the age of the car... It felt like all the local garages knew about the problem and were more than ready to take my hard earned cash...
Using my common sense, I drove round to all the breakers who told me one hundred pounds for a pump, but they all had a deal with a dealer, mechanic call it what you want, who bought the pumps for cash as soon as a car came in!!! So this isn't sour grapes, but come on this is WRONG.
General comments?
Great car in general; have had the 1.7 turbo before it, but this has really put me off altogether!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 DI Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 80000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 99000 miles |
| Previous car | Vauxhall Vectra |
| Date of Entry | 16th December, 2008 |