Returning to Opel

**Göran** · 23rd June 2011, 15:30

Hi,

Göran from Sweden, just bought a Vectra C 2.2 built 2002-11.

I learned to drive in my parents Opel Kadett (the name in Sweden a couple of decades ago, don't know of international variations) and have also used the Vectra my dad bought later a lot. Since then I've kept mostly to BMW both in bikes and cars. Now we needed an extra car in the family so I've been looking for an ok car for a low price. What I found, after some visits to both good and bad car dealers, was a 8 year old Vectra C 2.2 automatic. 15,000 metric miles, good interiors and an almost new timing chain (correct term?) for approx ¢45k.

Hope to learn from You all, reading the forum, and, eventually, be able to contribute if I ever gather enough experience from the forum, Haynes-reading and hands on.

**Ziggy** · 23rd June 2011, 15:52

Welcome

**IainThornton** · 23rd June 2011, 18:59

Welcome!
Opel Kadett could be Vauxhall Astra

Also metric miles? do you mean kilometres?
That price sounds good, if it's 15,000km

and timing chain is the correct term

**zafira** · 23rd June 2011, 21:47

Welcome to vec-c

Regards from Norway.

**kenp** · 23rd June 2011, 21:56

Hi and

from Denmark

Swedish miles are 10 KM. so that means 150.000 KM ~96.000 miles..

but i cant understand the value.. but maby about 5000£ (45.000 SEK i think it should read)

**IainThornton** · 23rd June 2011, 23:01

Originally Posted by kenp

Hi and

from Denmark

Swedish miles are 10 KM. so that means 150.000 KM ~96.000 miles..

but i cant understand the value.. but maby about 5000£ (45.000 SEK i think it should read)

Is that so? You learn something new every day

Around £4300-£4500 I suppose it would be, my estimate from my little experience of Sweden

yeah, that's a lot more than you would pay in the UK haha

**kenp** · 24th June 2011, 07:38

Originally Posted by IainThornton

Is that so? You learn something new every day

Around £4300-£4500 I suppose it would be, my estimate from my little experience of Sweden

yeah, that's a lot more than you would pay in the UK haha

yes Swedish miles are way different than anyother mile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_mile

Then try prices in DK.. the same car would probaly still be about 9000-12000£