Need youre advice on this car

Griffo · 15 Jan 2013 at 11:24

Agree. Though I drove a Vectra B which gave zero confidence, then a late MkIII Mondeo which was much more confidence inspiring. One was 10 years old and one was 2 years old though, so slightly accentuating any issues on the Vectra I'm sure!

Did the Vectra B and C differ much as regards steering, handling etc?

thekhalida1 · 15 Jan 2013 at 12:54

Dr F33lG00D said:
Jus mek shore it got a Satmap bruv...

Innit, etc.

Yea bro

thekhalida1 · 15 Jan 2013 at 12:56

Ive found mondeos are a bit more expensive to buy. From
My findings youre looking at an extra 1k for a mondeo withe the sameage n mileage as a vectra

danza · 15 Jan 2013 at 13:04

Signum's where it's at.

iaind · 15 Jan 2013 at 13:24

thekhalida1 said:
Ive found mondeos are a bit more expensive to buy. From
My findings youre looking at an extra 1k for a mondeo withe the sameage n mileage as a vectra

More like £200-£300 at this sort of money

matthab · 15 Jan 2013 at 20:07

The only car I'd have that's a vauxhall would be the new insignia. Had nearly every current vauxhall as a hire car and the insignia is the only one I could get on with.

The vectra however is a horrid place to be. It was in those days vauxhall started putting dash buttons in random places.

MOOGLEYS · 15 Jan 2013 at 20:20

Both dash layouts are similar on the Vectra and Mondeo neither is exactly the height of luxury. Not sure about random dash buttons on the C.

Minstadave · 15 Jan 2013 at 21:03

It's all about the analogue clock.

Brookert · 15 Jan 2013 at 21:06

Minstadave said:
It's all about the analogue clock.

Analogue clock = Class, even in a mondeo

rodenal · 15 Jan 2013 at 21:08

For me the Mondeo has aged much, much better. I think it's the radio / heater controls on the Vectra that does it for me (sad as I am I also hate the way the controls feel on the vectra / astra of the time) - the plastic just doesn't work now, looks particularly cheap, though I take on board that it now is cheap

thekhalida1 · 16 Jan 2013 at 10:10

So everyone saying get a mondeo. What model should i get and what should i look out for

thekhalida1 · 16 Jan 2013 at 10:11

Btw thanks for feedback

paradigm · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:12

thekhalida1 said:
So everyone saying get a mondeo. What model should i get and what should i look out for

Ignore the diesels unless you are doing 15,000+ miles a year. Most likely best to ignore the V6 unless you are doing such little mileage (say ~5,000 a year) that the fuel costs make no difference.

Beyond that, just look for the best specced you can get for the money. A Ghia X, or Zetec S or Titanium X (depending on if you want something comfy and specced, or sporty and almost as well specced) would probably be the best bet.

eatcustard · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:20

OP
Go drive a Vectra and Mondeo and buy the one you like best, both are OK for what you need (Mondeo being slightly better)

thekhalida1 · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:34

paradigm said:
Ignore the diesels unless you are doing 15,000+ miles a year. Most likely best to ignore the V6 unless you are doing such little mileage (say ~5,000 a year) that the fuel costs make no difference.

Beyond that, just look for the best specced you can get for the money. A Ghia X, or Zetec S or Titanium X (depending on if you want something comfy and specced, or sporty and almost as well specced) would probably be the best bet.

Could you get a titanium model for 2k?

Brookert · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:35

thekhalida1 said:
Could you get a titanium model for 2k?

Does it matter? At 2k your at the mercy of whatever has low mileage and is in good condition.

thekhalida1 · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:38

Brookert said:
Does it matter? At 2k your at the mercy of whatever has low mileage and is in good condition.

Not sure what you mean

paradigm · 16 Jan 2013 at 11:58

thekhalida1 said:
Not sure what you mean

I think he is saying that if there is one, great, if not (and this is likely) just get the best condition and spec you can get for the budget, regardless of trim level.

thekhalida1 · 16 Jan 2013 at 12:02

paradigm said:
I think he is saying that if there is one, great, if not (and this is likely) just get the best condition and spec you can get for the budget, regardless of trim level.

Klkl thanks

bitslice · 16 Jan 2013 at 12:14

I wish ford would stop using those god awful Sony units, they look like a chav refit.
Horrible tiny buttons and smeary gloss finish that doesn't match anything. In comparison the 6000 units were a joy, the volume control being exactly where your fingers rested on the gearstick. Having a 3.5mm aux makes life simpler rather than chasing Apples random choice of connector this month.