Evening,
Just wondering if its normal or not really? Don't think I've ever had such a laggy car! I know it's got a fairly large turbo (GT1749 isn't it, same as the one on my mk4 golf) but even still there should be some bottom end!
It's pretty dangerous at busy junctions/roundabouts tbh as I just cant seem to get a quick pull away at all. Infact if I boot it hard I can watch the revs drop to like 600rpm and bog down before rising again.
Yet if I keep my foot buried for long enough (and try not to fall asleep in that time) the turbo boosts from just over 2kRPM and it is reasonably 'quick'. I'm not sure what to expect from it but its much heavier than any of my previous cars so i'd say the on boost power is probably about right.
No idea if its related but I also get the dodgy cold start - where it starts fine (albeit after quite a long crank) but then the revs drop and it starts hunting until I touch the throttle or move off, is fine after that.
I also have to gear down up hills in 6th at about 50mph...is that right? My Golf never had this problem and its a pain as the cruise control cant hold the speed uphill.
And lastly I did have the spanner light on yesterday for about 10 mins, read faults this morning and only one was stored which was P2279 Intake air system leak. I dont know how old that code was though, may not have been yesterdays one.
So I dunno if they're all related or not. But I must admit I'm a bit fed up with my 'new' Vectra....I bought a much newer car than my previous ones for theoretical reliability...but it just isnt. I've owned it two weeks, only done 600 miles in it and already snapped a spring, ruined a tyre, had to change the stat and now engine lights as well!! Should have stuck with the cheap old unreliable crap I'm used to lol.
Rant over anyway, so any ideas about the lag issue?
Cheers
Tom
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