VAUXHALL VECTRA 1.8i VVT Design 5dr (2006)

Vectra Design Review - Ok in general

It took a while for me to warm to my Vauxhall Vectra, mainly because of the sheer size of it. The back window doesn't help with that as it's quite small and doesn't make it that easy to check your blind spots and traffic generally. It is otherwise very good in traffic though, I think it's designed mainly for motorway and long distance/time driving, which is probably why it's so popular among travelling sales types and taxi drivers. I should imagine the diesels are more economical to drive than my petrol, which struggles to get near 40 miles a gallon.

It's reasonably plush inside, nice little things like the air conditioning and smooth feeling suspensions, nice seats. Two of our kids are still living with us, fully grown and they fit in the back fine.

The boot in our Vauxhall Vectra Design is very large indeed compared to the overall size of the car, which probably explains the small rear window. My mother has a wheelchair, and it easily takes that in there, as well as her shopping and ours.

I've been impressed generally with how the Vauxhall Vectra handles, the steering is predictable and true. I mentioned it's comfy on longer drives, but if the suspension and general ride were just a little softer I certainly wouldn't complain.

I have only had the car a few months (second hand) so I've had no real problems to report. There's a little niggle with the glove box latch, but that's about it. The Vauxhall Vectra is a popular car as well, so I'm imagining that parts are fairly easy to come by if need be.