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So, I'm looking for a new daily runner for work (circa 25k miles a year) and have decided on a Vectra diesel 150.
I'm in the far South West and so I'm looking nation wide. Whilst on Autotrader I came up with this beauty.
http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/adv...plde5vt7fusch0
All well and good until I click on the link to the trader's website and looked at the pics in more detail. I noticed something different about this Vauxhall: it's half Opel! Wonder why that is, oh yeah it's Keighley Trade Centre, 'nuff said!
I did phone and ask and was told that "They made some like that." Yeah, really?
I'm in the far South West and so I'm looking nation wide. Whilst on Autotrader I came up with this beauty.
http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/adv...plde5vt7fusch0
All well and good until I click on the link to the trader's website and looked at the pics in more detail. I noticed something different about this Vauxhall: it's half Opel! Wonder why that is, oh yeah it's Keighley Trade Centre, 'nuff said!
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I'm sure on www.migweb.co.uk this subject has been discussed. Soemthing to do with where the car was build - then given the opel badge.
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The Opel badge at the front and Vauxhall badge at the rear says "walk away!". If it was completely badged as an Opel and registered as such I wouldn't be too worried as it would probably have been originally registered in Ireland.
If the front and the back don't match......... whoever did the cut and shut wasn't paying attention!
If the front and the back don't match......... whoever did the cut and shut wasn't paying attention!
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In fairness I've seen brand new Vauxhall with mismatching panels..espceially between plastic and metal panels (although the factory paint match on Renaults and Fords are worse).
Sure some muppet may have had a ding and replaced the grille with a new one bought cheap off a EU ebay seller, but that doesn't always mean its been in a heavy prang....at least you now know where to look just to make sure it is ok.
Sure some muppet may have had a ding and replaced the grille with a new one bought cheap off a EU ebay seller, but that doesn't always mean its been in a heavy prang....at least you now know where to look just to make sure it is ok.
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In fairness I've seen brand new Vauxhall with mismatching panels..espceially between plastic and metal panels (although the factory paint match on Renaults and Fords are worse).
Sure some muppet may have had a ding and replaced the grille with a new one bought cheap off a EU ebay seller, but that doesn't always mean its been in a heavy prang....at least you now know where to look just to make sure it is ok.![Wink](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Sure some muppet may have had a ding and replaced the grille with a new one bought cheap off a EU ebay seller, but that doesn't always mean its been in a heavy prang....at least you now know where to look just to make sure it is ok.
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if was changing the vaux badge grill for an opel one id at least change the badge on the back too.. i ended up taking the rear one off altogther. in some shots our vec looks like the bumpers are diffrent colours as well. saying that it is from KTC so its probably the bumper off a homemade S202. plenty of vec`s about so that ones best avoided!
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I purchased a brand new vectra from vauxhall dealer in 96 ( big mistake )
It turned out it was one of two in the uk that was kitted with all the available irmscher add ons to feature in the uk irmscher brochure , that came with vauxhall front and back , but the front was glued in and packed out with wood ,seriously ( and looked awful )
I asked why on earth have you done that , the reply was " it's not a uk bumper with provision for a uk badge / insert , but as its a new car we have to put something in there "
Needless to say it was took out and I replaced it with an Opel badge (which is what it was designed for )
This is probably not the case with this car , but shows how stuff can end up looking dodgy
Btw I'd walk away from it , purely because its a vauxhall , biggest heaps of ****e I've had the displeasure of owning
It turned out it was one of two in the uk that was kitted with all the available irmscher add ons to feature in the uk irmscher brochure , that came with vauxhall front and back , but the front was glued in and packed out with wood ,seriously ( and looked awful )
I asked why on earth have you done that , the reply was " it's not a uk bumper with provision for a uk badge / insert , but as its a new car we have to put something in there "
Needless to say it was took out and I replaced it with an Opel badge (which is what it was designed for )
This is probably not the case with this car , but shows how stuff can end up looking dodgy
Btw I'd walk away from it , purely because its a vauxhall , biggest heaps of ****e I've had the displeasure of owning
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