blebo
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
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Going tomorrow to look at a 55 plate vectra SRi 2.0T with 30K miles on the clock.
What should I be looking out for, any common faults etc...
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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Not a very god engine to be honest. There chain driven so watch out for a rattley chain etc.. ECU light is common when egr valves are away, just the usual tbh..
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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30k on a 55 plate. Check for clunky gearbox, exhaust is not loose or rusted, fluids and tyres. Also check for car park dings and patchy body work.
Service history is nice to have too.
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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Is that engine the Z20NET?
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike GSi
Is that engine the Z20NET?
Yeh pretty sure it is.. Pretty sluggish engines.. not that nice to drive
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Ste
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Do not buy it. Get a 150bhp cdti Elite. By far the best of all. If you know anyone with a tech2 take that and check what problems it has/had.
You will be gutted in your sri when you have to start paying out for the luxuries that come standard on the elite.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Corsa Matt
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Registered: 6th Sep 08
Location: West Sussex, Drives: Vectra B and Golf GTi
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They had a recall for dodgy hadbrake levers. People were parking them on hills and they were rolling away. My dad had his one done.
so make sure that its been done!
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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check that the rear ashtray is still intact lol
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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terrible engines!! gutless, had problems with chain tensioner. as someone has mentioned, go for the z19dth 1.9 cdti engine.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Or if you do seriously consider the 1.9CDTI (150) go for the same engine in the Astra, less weight, lower insurance group, lower emissions so possibly lower tax (149 vs 154), fast to 60 (if thats your thing) both have 6 speed boxes, Astra may cost more however.....
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