2004 Vauxhall Vectra SRi from UK and Ireland - Comments

Only had the car a week and cracked the windscreen (stone-chip) but apart from that nothing. touch wood!

The performance is brill compared to my old vectra 1.6ls. I'm only 23 and the insurance is reasonable compared to anything else with similar performance and spec. It looks the part too with the twin chrome exhaust and lowered suspension and very nice wheels too without being OTT.

The only thing that I don't like is the fuel economy. Its only doing about 27mpg round town, but you can't have everything I suppose!

I get more than 27mpg around town with my 3.2V6 Gsi!

I get loads more than that in my 3.2v6 gsi as well, but I would rather have less mpg and more performance. The performance is rubbish for such a big engine, I don't no how they get such little power out of it!! I was so disappointed.

I totally agree the 3.2 V6 feels quick. I thought I could race a BMW 330 Ci Sport as it didn't FEEL fast when I was a passenger in one. I didn't actually read the speedo as it feels like you're going slow, but they are much faster. I was embarrassed. So little power from a massive motor!!! Anyway, that's drifting from the point; the fuel consumption should be slightly higher than that.

1st Mar 2007, 12:34

I agree the performance is awful for such a massive engine. The M3 has a 3.2 putting out 338bhp and is much faster too.

A VTS is only .2 of a second slower using a 1.6. Granted it's lighter, but still. But I don't agree with the fuel consumtion; I can only get 27-28 and that's if I drive my Vectra like a vicar!!! My dad's 3.0 bmw is doing 30-32!!!

Are the 3.2v6 gsi really only slightly quicker 0-60 than a vtss?? sell your vectra and drive your dads 3.0bmw they are amazing machines theres nothing like it.