vectra or insignia

[fjaimo10]

i have a 57 plate vec sri xp cdti 150 i can either get twin vxr exhausts as got vxr diffuser ready to fit and a dtuk box next two weeks or shall i swap it in against a insignia sri 160 tourer with 20 " wheels and full leather nav etc.

i get about upto 45mpg round town in my vec and well up to 60mpg on a run

i have heard bad rumours about insignia very poor fuel economy and dont want under 40mpg

i also tow a caravan weighing 1400kg

any help or advice wud be appriciated cheers

this is my veccy

and this is the insignia

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...75be?logcode=p

[paulvectrac]

keep the vectra

[armoured farmer]

insignia spec;-
Fuel consumption (urban) 42.8 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 62.8 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) 53.3 mpg
0 - 62 mph 9.3 seconds
Top speed 132 mph
Cylinders 4
Valves 16 v
Engine power 160 bhp
Engine torque 258 lbs/ft

1.9 cdti sri 150 ;-
Fuel consumption (urban) 38.2 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban) 60.1 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined) 49.6 mpg
0 - 62 mph 9.8 seconds
Top speed 135 mph
Cylinders 4
Valves 16 v
Engine power 150 bhp
Engine torque 235 lbs/ft

this is the spec between the both of them,
but do like the insignia..........

[mattv6diesel]

Insignia is slower and thurstier cause of weight keep vectra

[Jim Bob]

If finances are no issue, Insignia, no question about it...

[fjaimo10]

but why come on help convince me keep or go cheers

[dh.dti]

I'm happy with my current vec 1.9, 16v elite... i'm a big fan of the insignia & i have driven a few... i'm now going to hold out for the cdtti 4x4 tourer.

[bigmac]

You get no where near them urban figures I'm on about 36 mpg around town but motorway driving is better and you can get over 60 mpg

Problem is the insignia is heavy and you have to drive on boost or car bogs down, you could improve urban mpg by driving like miss daisy but you would be juddering around everywhere.

But I still say the insignia is a better drive and I love every minute of it , plus the 130bhp and 160bhp are the same but different maps but according to BSR if you remap the 130 you get the same power output as the 160 whitch is near 200 bhp

[xtrem3x]

Insignia is by far the nicer place to be sitting.

[Maverick]

After having 2 Vectra 1.9 150's and an Insignia 2.0 160, and have towed with them all, our caravan is 1455kg's.

The Insignia is far better than the Vectra in pretty much every way, the only down side to the Insignia is that it is a little more thirsty.

this is nothing against the Vectra as it still is a cracking car, but the Insignia is in another league in terms of drivability, build quality etc.