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vaux.dan
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3rd Jun 12 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There's a 05 plate 1.9 8v cdti 120 design locally up for £1295
Looks nice and clean 130 Ish thou miles said there is some history but not full

And a 2.0 16v dti 04 plate elite model up for £1600. 147k full vaux service history tax and test etc again looks really nice

What should I look out for? Seem to be hit and miss :/

Also the elite one is a ex company car and the bloke selling it doesn't know what bhp it is neither do I lol are they 100?
vaux.dan
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This is the design


This is the elite
djgritt
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Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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3rd Jun 12 at 21:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I like mine. Very comfortable cruiser and pretty practical too.
vaux.dan
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Any common faults?
Corsa_Sport21
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I used to love these Vectra's, but now im starting to think they look dated, the pre-face models. 2.0 DTi will be 100bhp, don't think i would want 1 in a C though, they are old Vectra B engines.

If its just for a cheap to run car, i would go for the CDTi.
andy_mk3
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The 16v diesels are way better IMO.

EGR valves like any other vauxhall are common
vaux.dan
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I prefer the elite 1 (16v) purely because of the colour and leather seats.
Gareth T
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The elite looks nice. massive boot space, loads of room inside and cdti's are good engines.
DaveyLC
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4th Jun 12 at 07:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by vaux.dan
This is the design


This is the elite


Trader selling as private so probably junk.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=07957134723&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari
recarouk
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the 1.9CDTI on the preface is prone for doing its injectors in it will run rough, power will be down and it will put out a fair bit of smoke when you boot it.

EGR's as mentioned do soot up.

also the boost valves are prone to getting clogged up, or snapping in the head, its a little black clip at the back of the head that unscrew's so easily cleaned.

other than that not a lot to go wrong, listen for engine rattling/knocking as that could be the clutch and flywheel on its way out, if that goes or is going expect to be relieved of a few hundred £££ to sort it out.

the 120CDTI doesnt have the inlet problem that the 150CDTI has and a decent tuning box or map will see you around 145bhp+.

the DTi if its the 2.0 will be 99bhp if its the 2.2 it will be 122bhp. Leak off pipes usually cause crap starting, and rumoured to have fuel pump failures on the older DTI engine's.

they are a big car, and cheap now for what you get, just be careful as there are a lot of ex taxi's and nails out there.
sharpy28
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4th Jun 12 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had mine a couple of months now it's only the 1.8 life but I like it alot a 1000000 times better than my saxo haha it's done over a 100,000 and still tight as a drum
Corsa_Sport21
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4th Jun 12 at 11:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Also check for banging from the rear. Upper Control Arm bushes are a common fault on them. Cheap fix for a new UCA. Fiddly job though.
taylorboosh
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I used to live mine, very good value nowadays
morpheus22
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4th Jun 12 at 14:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i love mine its only the 1.8 life. its a good runner though. someone correct me if im wrong i think its more or less the same power as the sri aswell?
taylorboosh
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Not sure... Mine was a gsi as im a man of men
Corsa_Sport21
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4th Jun 12 at 14:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The SRi has VVT and 140bhp. The Life, i think will be the 120bhp 1.8.
morpheus22
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mine has the VVT

 
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