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just got the above vehicle(unfortunatly)just wonderin wot i shud be gettin mpg wise? seem to be getting about 75 miles round town for 12 quid,does that seem about right?also getting bothered with warning lights all the time,theres loads around here on the taxis so must be decent bit not impressed so ar after avin focuses for the last ew years

google "spiritmonitor" and search that for your car but 35-40 urban seems about right with 50 on a run

warning lights - get em read, or buy a reader from argos

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

You have my sympathy mate buying a Vectra. I've suffered with mine and was glad to get rid of it after only 10 months on the road as a Taxi. They aren't built for Taxi driving.

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

If you have just bought it take it back and get a refund
Then buy a Skoda Octavia 1.9 tdi loads of nearly new on the auto trader site

Mondeo

more cabin space than either a skoda or vectra

get the duratorq with camchain rather than the belt

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not an option ,just spent 300 quid getting it plated like i said earlier tho,there seems to be loads on th ph circuit with vectras,surely their must be some plus points

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM nope

if you got it off a dealer it should have had at least 3 month warranty get them to sort all the problems out

Oh I have just thought of a use for the car they make good plat pot holders

well thats the gauntlet layed down as delia once said'cmon lets be avin yer'somebody must av a good word to say about the vectras in fact even if you avnt can somebody just pretend to av a good vectra to make me feel better

they look kinda nice....

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There's never been a good Vectra built.

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

bit harsh

ANY car can let you down, lets face it its all in the lap of the gods, how you treat them, how well theyve been looked after, have they been thrashed, and so on, all counts

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I've been running mine, plated, for more than 3 years now.

Sensible driving and regular servicing helps. Every car will develop faults of one kind or another. Live with it, get it fixed and get on with the job.

Confidence in the car is such that daughter and son-in-law are buying it when I'm fit enough to go to look for a replacement.

75 miles £12 (16p/mile)

i filled up today

580 miles £80 3.7p/mile)

but mine wasnt town stops/starts


£80 quid......sob.....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

You have my deepest sympathies, this engine is known to eat dual mass flywheels, worse if its an estate. Biggest pile of poo I ever owned. A real money pit.