Opinions on Vauxhall Insignia please

Lum

Good job you didn't get the Passat. There's been a few reports of those disengaging randomly, including one where the unattended car rolled down the hill into someone else's.

pinkteapot

Well, the main reason we didn't get the Passat was that it was a saloon, not a hatchback. With a boot that size (and particularly depth), it would have been a nightmare trying to retrieve shopping bags or luggage from the back of the boot with just a saloon boot lid. Stupid design.

LandyAndy

pinkteapot wrote: »

EDIT: Oh God, just read in the earlier comments that Insignias have the electronic handbrake. I HATED this in the Passat we test-drove. Hubby did too when he stalled at a junction on the test drive and got confused trying to get going again.

I borrowed a Passat a couple of years ago and found the electronic parking brake a nightmare too.:D Not everything that can be done electronically should be.

Honeydog

FWIW I had a Mondeo for 8 years and would have another in a flash if I needed that size of car. Big, comfy reliable and won't break the bank.

Honeydog

Have a nice Ford OP. You know you want to.

vikingaero

I've had a fair few Insignias as hire cars. They are pretty good and I nearly bought one (a VXR Sport Tourer). The satisfaction and reliability reviews for the Insignia are higher than most premium makes. As for depreciation - magazines base depreciation on full list price and you are far more likely to buy a BMW at near RRP than an Insignia which has about £5k off on Carfile.

Stephb1986_2

Hi everyone thanks for your help, I've been searching today and got two options

1, insignia cdti Sri 2.0 diesel nav manual for £12,488

Or

2, insignia cdti se 2.0 diesel nav automatic for £12,998

I've been offered £9.700 for my car which I'm happy with I guess, the question now is would I be better with an automatic or a manual? I've only ever drove manuals but I'm not really that bothered either way.

The reason I sold the eos after 18 months is because it was faulty the roof leaked and there was a problem with a injector, I was 22 and didn't know what I was doing properly, I've learnt from my mistake

Thanks for the help

Steph

vikingaero

Depends on how congested your commute/driving lifestyle is. I've switched from manuals to autos because the South East is getting more and more congested - more houses, more roundabouts, more traffic lights etc. The advantage of having an auto on a diesel car is that it won't have a Dual Mass Flywheel to disintegrate and land you with a large bill at 60,000 miles +.

Trebor16

Steph, if you can get a test drive in both it might help you, but the manual will be better on fuel without a doubt. My personal preference would be a manual, but that doesn't really help you.

Stephb1986_2

Trebor16 wrote: »

Steph, if you can get a test drive in both it might help you, but the manual will be better on fuel without a doubt. My personal preference would be a manual, but that doesn't really help you.

Thank you manual is really my preference too :-)

I do about 200 miles a week mainly around town as I collect ironing then about 100 miles on the motorway, I do like having cruise control