insignia 1.8VVTI

vanpeebles · 22 Jun 2017 at 09:01

To be fair that gets said every time a new Astra comes out.

I had the misfortune of having to repair my Grandads Vauxhall, which had a major issue due to an incorrectly made part. The clutch fork had been only partly welded and had snapped on one side. The replacement part from the dealers had been modified with extra weld to the weld what was already there (you could tell the difference between the two). I wrote them a really nice letter with loads of pictures, and they just washed their hands off it. I'd never ever touch one again.

TacticalFish · 22 Jun 2017 at 13:13

Ahhh, British engineering

vanpeebles · 22 Jun 2017 at 13:30

Well, neither part originated from the UK

TacticalFish · 22 Jun 2017 at 14:29

vanpeebles said:
Well, neither part originated from the UK

Oh, where from?

I was only joking by the way, we make fine gas turbines. I've not idea what the build quality is like of new Vauxhall's.

vanpeebles · 22 Jun 2017 at 14:37

Eastern Europe.

MOOGLEYS · 22 Jun 2017 at 16:20

Most Astras from 2014 are built in Poland. The 1.8 vvti engine needs to be revved lots to get anything from it. The insignia is a heavy car too and it sounds like it's about to implode when revved hard which is not ideal. It does the job but it's far from the ideal engine. TBH I have always found the Diesel engines or the smaller turbo GM engines better.

Richard_16v · 22 Jun 2017 at 17:35

vanpeebles said:
To be fair that gets said every time a new Astra comes out.

I did go out in a new Astra the other day, and to be fair it was MUCH better than the last Astra I went in (around a 2010 one I think), was a decent cabin and didn't drive too bad. I would be happy enough driving one day to day.

Joe T · 22 Jun 2017 at 19:55

vanpeebles said:
But they do give that impression though Naff cars, awful brand, terrible company.

Stop trolling. Please.