Mark
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Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTi SEMy first time with an Insignia – only driven around 25 miles so far – but what an improvement, and in fact, what a car.
The exterior & interior quality is streets ahead of anything from Vauxhall in the past (regardless of range) and way ahead of the Mondeo and, I think, the Passat. It really does feel and act ‘Premium’ (crap word but you know what I mean). The steering is very communicative and direct making the whole thing feel really alive on the road - the biggest problem with the old Vectra (for me) was it's dull & numb steering, so this is a massive step forward.
This is the CDTi SE model with half leather lots of kit. I did also have the choice of a Silver SRi on 20” wheels but I have lot of mileage to do from tomorrow and took the safer option (ride-wise). There will be other times I can take the SRi version, no doubt.
I’ll post more detailed thoughts and pictures when I get some more time.
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Roadsterstu
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I've seen a few of these now and they have certainly grown on me. They look very smart.
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Bob Sacramento
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My neighbour ordered one of the CDTi (160php) ones early in Feb and his delivery date has been put back 3 times due to factory shut downs - they are now quoting end of May as they are shutting dowwn for 3 weeks over Easter.
A friend who sells Vauxhalls tried to order an Insignia for customer last week and was quoted August delivery! I don't know if this is due to unprecedented demand or just crap production scheduling. Seems strange though in these times when GM is deperate to sell as many cars as possible.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr
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I saw a black estate yesterday, which was quite a looker.
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Jasper
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Funny as the more I see them, the less I like them.
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Twelfth Monkey
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| Jasper wrote: | | Funny as the more I see them, the less I like them. |
I have to say that I agree. Quite like the Mazda 6 though...
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PG
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I saw a new Mazda 6 parked next to a previous generation one yesterday and the thing that shocked me was just how bloody big the new one is. It just dwarfed the old one. It looked even bigger than a Mondeo.
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Twelfth Monkey
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I've mentioned this before, but no-one seeemed to agree. Guy around the corner has one in black, and I think it's the height of the arches/bonnet/boot that make it look so large, rather than its footprint.
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Pkh72
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My next door neighbour had an Insignia hire car on Monday, i asked what he thought of it after he had used it for the day and he was really impressed with the quality and way it drove.
It was a diesel SE IIRC but don't know what bhp version the engine was.
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