1995 Vauxhall Vectra GLS review from UK and Ireland
"Decent car, apart from known problems"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Idle air control valve was faulty and the car stalled at every opportunity.
The Cam belt tensioners smashed after which Vauxhall informed me that the tensioners on my car were in fact part of the faulty batch. No compensation from them for repairs.
Been to the garage around 5 or 6 times in 5 months for various things like wheel bearings and water in the plug leads.
The car likes to rev up itself when stationary, usually revs to 1500 revs and stays there for about 5 seconds and then drops to normal. I have even seen the car rev to 3000 and then drop.
General comments?
It is quite a nice and comfortable car to drive. But the handling is suspect.
Good facilities like full electric package, good speaker system.
Very quiet engine, but tends to roar its head off as you reach 70mph.
The acceleration in low revs is dreadful, but above 3000-3500 vast improvement. For some strange reason the power is at the top end of the scale rather than lower down the gears.
If you are going to buy a Vectra, check that all the bug have been fixed, e.g. Idle air control valve, tensioners, revving.
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| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 petrol injection Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 57000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 61000 miles |
| Previous car | Vauxhall Cavalier |
| Date of Entry | 16th July, 2001 |