all 100,000m 1.9 cdti owners!

**graeme900** · 22nd December 2008, 13:44

new to the forum and seriously tempted by a 55 vectra elite 1.9 estate i've seen in a local garage. its got 100k on the clock and is up for £5.5k (I'd trade in my current smart roadster for it).

I've never bought a car with this much mileage on before. It drives pucka and has full service history and been through all the re-calls.

Do you reckon there's plenty of life left in it with what you know about your own cars? what problems should i expect with your own experiences?

**bandrew** · 22nd December 2008, 13:47

Seems Very expensive to me for a car with such high mileage! I wouldn't touch it to be honest!

Welcome to the site!

Andy

**merikiito** · 22nd December 2008, 13:49

I would expect things to start going wrong at that sort of mileage, ie Water pumps, alternators that sort of thing. General wear and tear items. I would have thought that it would need new dampers and maybe springs due to mileage if they havent already been changed.

**djr69uk** · 22nd December 2008, 13:50

i wouldn't discount it if it has FSH, low owners, a warranty from the garage etc... however i'd be looking at getting it for about 5k.

my 82k veccie drives like new. i can imagine it will be the same in 18k time.

these engines will go on for many, many more more if looked after

**spennny** · 22nd December 2008, 13:54

Have a look here mate, you see the prices

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**monkeytwo** · 22nd December 2008, 14:00

I paid 5.5K for a 2005 Vec C hatchback SXi with Nav back in May of this year, since then the bottom has fallen out of the used car market so i think the car you are looking at may be overpriced.

Either way the Vec C is a lovely car and im sure you will be happy with one if/when you get one!

Edit - same engine 1.9CDTI

**_ZS_** · 22nd December 2008, 16:27

Add £1500 to that price and you'll drive out the door with a 08 plate 1.8VVT SRi with less than 20k on the clock.

More reliable, and mine's pulling 38mpg doing a combined cycle. I came from a 1.9CDTi Astra which only did 44mpg doing the exact same driving.

**bandrew** · 22nd December 2008, 17:01

Over the last 25k I got average 48MPG from my 57 1.9 (150) Signum......you must have had a heavy right foot in the Astra :-)

**steve** · 22nd December 2008, 17:10

£6,499 at local vx stealers next to me for an 08 vec estate (Petrol) with under 5k on the clock

**_ZS_** · 22nd December 2008, 17:11

Originally Posted by bandrew

Over the last 25k I got average 48MPG from my 57 1.9 (150) Signum......you must have had a heavy right foot in the Astra :-)

Might have been the 200hp remap.

To be fair, it never got any more than 46mpg in standard form, though it was running on non-too-fuel-efficient Goodyear Eagle F1 which probably didn't help.