Vauxhall Vivaro goes limp

[Moley]

I've had a Vivaro with over 100k on it without problems. I've currently got a 80k+ Transit custom (19 plate) that broke down after 3000 miles (injectors). It's been fine since. Workmate had his injectors go twice. Had 3 Vauxhall cars, Astra GTE, Cavaliar and Vectra. All good cars that served me reasonably well. I don't think any mainstream make is really better than any other. A lot is down to how you treat them.

 

[telectrix]

I've had a Vivaro with over 100k on it without problems. I've currently got a 80k+ Transit custom (19 plate) that broke down after 3000 miles (injectors). It's been fine since. Workmate had his injectors go twice. Had 3 Vauxhall cars, Astra GTE, Cavaliar and Vectra. All good cars that served me reasonably well. I don't think any mainstream make is really better than any other. A lot is down to how you treat them.

last vauxhall i had was in 1975, a VX101 estate . nice car except the handbrake never worked.

 

[nicebutdim]

I definitely can - Vauxhalls are sh**e. In my experience all the Fords i've had (Transit, Transit Courier, Mondeo, Focus, Mondeo Estate) have been amazingly reliable and when something does go wrong they're cheap to fix. The three Vauxhalls i had as a kid were piles of crap - the engines didn't idle smoothly in them, there was always suspension problems and the general build quality and interiors were dreadful.

When i sold my Transit it was up for £3200, the guy tried to offer me £2500 plus his 6 year old Insignia that 'just needed a bit of work'. We settled at £3100 no Insignia. Trying to palm that off on me.

Wouldn't drive one if you gave it me.

What's your point? The experiences of one person are irrelevant and could be down to nothing more than luck or ill-informed choices.

I've had a multitude of vehicles from Vauxhall (the majority of which I bought 2-3 years old, at 100k+), with very few issues over the years, but a few real stinkers from Ford. The only difference I can see between our perspectives is that I understand the roll played by luck when buying 2nd hand vehicles - that applies no matter how careful one is in choosing a used vehicle. I'm also able to understand that neither manufacturer designs or builds their vehicles to the highest possible standard and that their popularity is down to price, rather than quality.

I could understand someone signing the praises of Rolls Royce build quality, but trying to convince people that Ford, Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen etc are exceptionally reliable is nothing short of laughable. We buy cheap and hope for the best.

 

[nicebutdim]

Just saw this and wondered why anyone would want to make their van look like a Turkish Dolmus?

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Which raises another question... Turkish minibuses are almost exclusively Mercedes Sprinters - do they get a more reliable version of the Sprinter in Turkey? Those things are on the road all day, every day in extreme heat and never seem to miss a beat, yet no one over here has a good word to say about the Sprinter's reliability.

 

[littlespark]

There's also a massive difference between something you drove 20 odd years ago against its more modern equivalent.

"I dont like X make of car because the one and only time i ever drove one, it had a rattle" Therefore, every model of that make must be rattly!

You can also get a new car, that is just a lemon. Every other one, same spec, same age... and there's always one or two that has "something" wrong with it.

I think ive owned just about every make going... or at least drove one.... and i dont think theres any that i would say I'm never having ever again

 

[swaRRR]

There's also a massive difference between something you drove 20 odd years ago against its more modern equivalent.

"I dont like X make of car because the one and only time i ever drove one, it had a rattle" Therefore, every model of that make must be rattly!

You can also get a new car, that is just a lemon. Every other one, same spec, same age... and there's always one or two that has "something" wrong with it.

I think ive owned just about every make going... or at least drove one.... and i dont think theres any that i would say I'm never having ever again

Once bitten thrice shy.

 

[davesparks]

They have investigated, replaced the turbo boost pressure sensor, manifold absolute pressure sensor, vacuum pump, vacuum breather hoses, crankshaft position sensor, inspected the turbo (no play or leaks). Then they sent the ECU to be tested and they said that "components have beed deleted, van had DPF and EGR delete".

Wow, someone has been playing a nice game of 'parts darts' at your expense!

Have the DPF and EGR been physically removed from the vehicle? Or have they just been deleted from the ECU?

 

[SparkySy]

Parts darts love it!
Unfortunately a lot of places seem to do this these days instead of actually finding the real problem!

 

[davesparks]

Parts darts love it!
Unfortunately a lot of places seem to do this these days instead of actually finding the real problem!

For larger jobs we skip the darts and go straight to the 'parts cannon'

It does seem to be the trend with mechanics, plumbers ( the self professed 'boiler engineer' type) etc

 

[Jim_e_Jib]

Just saw this and wondered why anyone would want to make their van look like a Turkish Dolmus?

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Which raises another question... Turkish minibuses are almost exclusively Mercedes Sprinters - do they get a more reliable version of the Sprinter in Turkey? Those things are on the road all day, every day in extreme heat and never seem to miss a beat, yet no one over here has a good word to say about the Sprinter's reliability.

I used to regularly drive a couple of Sprinters (2005 model). They were both permanently fully laden at just shy of 3.5t and, despite the particular model being woefully underpowered for the weight, and so flogged hard, were surprisingly reliable. Started to rust quite quickly though...