Cars

[Sunbeam Alpine]

Then you were probably driving German cars with Vauxhall badges.
The Omega was made in Russelsheim; the Astra at Ellesmere Port; Frontera Luton; and the Vectra in four locations including Egypt and Russelsheim.
I had a Vectra which started suddenly losing power, once in lane 3 of the M6, where I just managed to get to the hard shoulder. Turned out to be a faulty fuel quality sensor. Frightening because you suddenly slow down but without brake lights telling those behind.
I demanded they put it right which they did and said it was common, but there was never a recall for it.
I have had 2 Skoda Kodiaqs which have been excellent and for what it's worth the Skoda dealer says the Czech factory gets the highest quality scores in the VW Group.

[Jonathan]

Then you were probably driving German cars with Vauxhall badges.
The Omega was made in Russelsheim; the Astra at Ellesmere Port; Frontera Luton; and the Vectra in four locations including Egypt and Russelsheim.
I had a Vectra which started suddenly losing power, once in lane 3 of the M6, where I just managed to get to the hard shoulder. Turned out to be a faulty fuel quality sensor. Frightening because you suddenly slow down but without brake lights telling those behind.
I demanded they put it right which they did and said it was common, but there was never a recall for it.
I have had 2 Skoda Kodiaqs which have been excellent and for what it's worth the Skoda dealer says the Czech factory gets the highest quality scores in the VW Group.

Vauxhall is considered a British brand, irrespective as to where it’s manufactured.

[Basualdo]

Then you were probably driving German cars with Vauxhall badges.
The Omega was made in Russelsheim; the Astra at Ellesmere Port; Frontera Luton; and the Vectra in four locations including Egypt and Russelsheim.
I had a Vectra which started suddenly losing power, once in lane 3 of the M6, where I just managed to get to the hard shoulder. Turned out to be a faulty fuel quality sensor. Frightening because you suddenly slow down but without brake lights telling those behind.
I demanded they put it right which they did and said it was common, but there was never a recall for it.
I have had 2 Skoda Kodiaqs which have been excellent and for what it's worth the Skoda dealer says the Czech factory gets the highest quality scores in the VW Group.

Vauxhall is considered a British brand, irrespective as to where it’s manufactured.

Yeah but build quality can vary wildly from plant to plant.

[Sunbeam Alpine]

I am struggling to follow the logic of buying German cars , i assume because you think they offer greater quality, if you have in effect bought German cars before but they had Vauxhall branding applied.

Depends primarily on the manufacturer..and if you see the ranking for reliability with sources like Which they pretty regularly have Lexus , Toyota, the Korean brands near the top, and French brands and Landrover near the bottom.

[Jonathan]

I am struggling to follow the logic of buying German cars , i assume because you think they offer greater quality, if you have in effect bought German cars before but they had Vauxhall branding applied.

Depends primarily on the manufacturer..and if you see the ranking for reliability with sources like Which they pretty regularly have Lexus , Toyota, the Korean brands near the top, and French brands and Landrover near the bottom.

I personally noticed the difference between BMW & Mercedes and Vauxhall cars. That’s just my opinion but appreciate yours may well be different.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

vOxAll R bEsT cOz dEy iZ sCoUsE iNiT

[Zambo]

I'm waiting for Gary Numan's contribution.

[Sunbeam Alpine]

I am struggling to follow the logic of buying German cars , i assume because you think they offer greater quality, if you have in effect bought German cars before but they had Vauxhall branding applied.

Depends primarily on the manufacturer..and if you see the ranking for reliability with sources like Which they pretty regularly have Lexus , Toyota, the Korean brands near the top, and French brands and Landrover near the bottom.

I personally noticed the difference between BMW & Mercedes and Vauxhall cars. That’s just my opinion but appreciate yours may well be different.

One difference would be , car for car, that the BMW and Merc costs you probably 50% more.
Tho as the Which and other reports show they are resting on their laurels a bit.

[finchman]

Are Vauxhall reliable ? I was thinking of maybe getting one of those mockas or a Peugeot 2008 as my next car. Beautiful design

If its reliability you are after and you can't afford a Jag then get a Toyota.

[Sid Pervcat]

Are Vauxhall reliable ? I was thinking of maybe getting one of those mockas or a Peugeot 2008 as my next car. Beautiful design

If its reliability you are after and you can't afford a Jag then get a Toyota.

Don't talk mince.
Jags are notoriously unreliable.



"The Jaguar Reliability Rating is 2.5 out of 5.0, which ranks it 29th out of 32 for all car brands. This rating is based on an average across 345 unique models."

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Shaguar more like

[kancutlawns]

Three Garaguars more like.

[Sid Pervcat]

Minceman

[theleader82]

Skodas are meant to be good these days, but they look a bit bland . Vauxhall has t he same designer as Peugeot now

[Zambo]

Having seen the new Corsa and 208 that makes a lot of sense.