2002 Vauxhall Vectra LX review from UK and Ireland

The spring controlling the cruise control broke at about 12000 miles. You can live without cruise control which is just as well as the entire pedal assembly has to be replaced. I was told that this is very expensive although mine was replaced under warranty.

I also had problems with the brake wear warning light being on constantly. The main dealer had the car in five times and was unable to repair the problem. I used an independent garage who fixed it for ten pounds. Guess who I use for my servicing now?

The car gearing seems very high which means it is quiet at high speeds. The down side is that you can forget about pulling away in second gear. At high revs there seems to be plenty of power, but it is gutless at low revs.

My car was fitted with Bridgestone tyres. I found the handling to be absolutely appalling. This went away when I changed to Dunlop. To be fair to Bridgestone they did respond to my queries very quickly, but the tyres had been disposed of so they could not investigate the problem. I really did find the handling to be absolutely dreadful, bordering on dangerous, which spoilt any enjoyment of the car to start with. I must have had a bad batch or something because they have a good reputation in F1.