What a fantastic car!! I don't want my S3 back, this is brilliant!!
Only joking! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
Yep, the hire car that I have been given whilst my S3 is in the dealers compound, is a brand new Vectra LS. At least it isn't a corsa or other shopping-trolley car.
Impressions:
Decent looking car until you get round the front and see the headlamps. So ugly. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/vomit.gif
Looks and feels huge compared to my S3. I'm not a fan of big cars. Massive boot though, so big I could rent it to some asylum seekers!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
Interior: They've tried hard. The plastics are better than the previous model but...still not up there with VW/Audi. Doors give a good firm clunk, but again, not quite as solid as VW/Audi. Dashboard design is a bit too square, and blocky in design. But no rattling glovebox in this car, yet.
The drive: Well, power steering is light and easy to use. But no real ability to tell what the front wheels are doing. Clutch action is good. Gearbox is so stiff and lumpy its hard to get into gear. But it is a new car, so that might get better in time. Horrible plastic gear knob. The ride is very floaty. Surely not all cars in this class are this floaty? Are they? Seats - not good. A good driving position can be found but...they feel like theres too much padding in the shoulder area, and perhaps too firm, so much so I had an aching right shoulder after just 7 miles of driving.
Engine: No idea what cc it is, think its a 1.6 or 1.8. Must be 1.6, because nothing happens when you floor the right pedal. Absolutely nothing! You could not overtake anything in this car. Theres just no power.
Anyway, I'm going to "enjoy" having the Vectra for a few days, because it will make my S3 even sweeter when I get back in it on Friday. Can't wait. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/groovy.gif
AL
Only joking! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
Yep, the hire car that I have been given whilst my S3 is in the dealers compound, is a brand new Vectra LS. At least it isn't a corsa or other shopping-trolley car.
Impressions:
Decent looking car until you get round the front and see the headlamps. So ugly. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/vomit.gif
Looks and feels huge compared to my S3. I'm not a fan of big cars. Massive boot though, so big I could rent it to some asylum seekers!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
Interior: They've tried hard. The plastics are better than the previous model but...still not up there with VW/Audi. Doors give a good firm clunk, but again, not quite as solid as VW/Audi. Dashboard design is a bit too square, and blocky in design. But no rattling glovebox in this car, yet.
The drive: Well, power steering is light and easy to use. But no real ability to tell what the front wheels are doing. Clutch action is good. Gearbox is so stiff and lumpy its hard to get into gear. But it is a new car, so that might get better in time. Horrible plastic gear knob. The ride is very floaty. Surely not all cars in this class are this floaty? Are they? Seats - not good. A good driving position can be found but...they feel like theres too much padding in the shoulder area, and perhaps too firm, so much so I had an aching right shoulder after just 7 miles of driving.
Engine: No idea what cc it is, think its a 1.6 or 1.8. Must be 1.6, because nothing happens when you floor the right pedal. Absolutely nothing! You could not overtake anything in this car. Theres just no power.
Anyway, I'm going to "enjoy" having the Vectra for a few days, because it will make my S3 even sweeter when I get back in it on Friday. Can't wait. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/groovy.gif
AL
