Unusual Dillema. What price For Opel Vectra?

saksh4 · 14th January 2010, 18:22

I just wanted a huge car for gifting it to my friend. And because i cant give her mine i decided i should go for a stroll to the nearest second hand car wala. Surprisingly the car which attracted me the most is this one:

Opel Vectra,
September 2002 Model
Top end model.
Pune Passing
Fully loaded
Good Tyres
39756 Kms done

How much should i give an offer for?? Any Comments!!

quickdraw · 15th January 2010, 01:18

3 lakhs or less? I sold my mondeo for 2.65.

Anand123 · 15th January 2010, 03:08

3 lakh is the maximum. But are you so particular that you want to gift your friend a Vectra itself. Both the car and company have been out of the market. So, maintenance will be horrible!

AirWind · 15th January 2010, 10:45

Did you just mention a gift to your friend or enemy?

Make no mistake the Opel Vectra is indeed a great car (German Engg., euro build, concept styled, brand, etc.,) that came well ahead of its time and never took off. Its a D segment Euro car that is a white elephant to maintain. Its sold so low volumes, so dont expect off the shelf spares even in any GM India warehouse, it has to be imported from Opel/Vauxhall operations in Europe. Dont buy it if it is meant to be a daily ride, expect to be off-road waiting for parts for unknown period.

I've heard of one garment exported in Tiruppur who buys spares for his Vectra whenever he visits Germany, the exception being his the only common rail diesel sold apart from 2 other units that came for testing at Opel India. He has apparently crossed 200K KM's and still running strong.

GTO · 15th January 2010, 18:10

The only comparison that we can make, for the sake of price, is to the Mondeo / 1st gen Accord sold in India....all three were from the same segment at about the same time.

If you want to go European, I'd highly recommend the Mondeo instead. After-market support in terms of repair familiarity and parts (can also import from the UK) is better. You'd get clean Mondeos anywhere between 2.75 - 4.0 lakhs. If you are open to Japanese, can't go wrong with the Accord. Early model Accords can be had for 3 - 4 lakhs.

All 3 cars were market failures, though the Vectra was the most miserable. Avoid.

TRANSAM · 14th June 2010, 13:04

seen a couple of the mondeos online for 2.65 to 3.25, better still in the same budget get a first gen camry (3.75 to 4) or the earliest accord, as GTO suggested the vectra is better avoided.

evo · 9th July 2010, 22:51

Hehe. A Vectra as a gift ! Someone show this to Jeremy Clarkson !

However, on a serious note, consider it only if your friend is an enthusiast and if she`ll have the tenacity to go parts hunting.

zipdrive · 18th October 2010, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo

Hehe. A Vectra as a gift ! Someone show this to Jeremy Clarkson !

However, on a serious note, consider it only if your friend is an enthusiast and if she`ll have the tenacity to go parts hunting.

plus he really hate her it seems by putting her in a pit hole full of trouble !!!

wanderernomad · 18th October 2010, 22:12

What happened to the gift and if it did happen what happened to the friendship?

reignofchaos · 18th October 2010, 22:17

Its a lousy car to drive, maintain and own. Best avoided. The suspension on the Vectra is wooden.

14th January 2010, 18:22	#1
saksh4 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 18 Thanked: 18 Times	Unusual Dillema. What price For Opel Vectra? I just wanted a huge car for gifting it to my friend. And because i cant give her mine i decided i should go for a stroll to the nearest second hand car wala. Surprisingly the car which attracted me the most is this one: Opel Vectra, September 2002 Model Top end model. Pune Passing Fully loaded Good Tyres 39756 Kms done How much should i give an offer for?? Any Comments!!
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15th January 2010, 01:18	#2
quickdraw Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,315 Thanked: 2,949 Times View My Garage	3 lakhs or less? I sold my mondeo for 2.65.
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15th January 2010, 03:08	#3
Anand123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 2,311 Thanked: 5,344 Times	3 lakh is the maximum. But are you so particular that you want to gift your friend a Vectra itself. Both the car and company have been out of the market. So, maintenance will be horrible!
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15th January 2010, 10:45	#4
AirWind Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 410 Times View My Garage	Did you just mention a gift to your friend or enemy? Make no mistake the Opel Vectra is indeed a great car (German Engg., euro build, concept styled, brand, etc.,) that came well ahead of its time and never took off. Its a D segment Euro car that is a white elephant to maintain. Its sold so low volumes, so dont expect off the shelf spares even in any GM India warehouse, it has to be imported from Opel/Vauxhall operations in Europe. Dont buy it if it is meant to be a daily ride, expect to be off-road waiting for parts for unknown period. I've heard of one garment exported in Tiruppur who buys spares for his Vectra whenever he visits Germany, the exception being his the only common rail diesel sold apart from 2 other units that came for testing at Opel India. He has apparently crossed 200K KM's and still running strong.
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15th January 2010, 18:10	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,823 Thanked: 321,428 Times View My Garage	The only comparison that we can make, for the sake of price, is to the Mondeo / 1st gen Accord sold in India....all three were from the same segment at about the same time. If you want to go European, I'd highly recommend the Mondeo instead. After-market support in terms of repair familiarity and parts (can also import from the UK) is better. You'd get clean Mondeos anywhere between 2.75 - 4.0 lakhs. If you are open to Japanese, can't go wrong with the Accord. Early model Accords can be had for 3 - 4 lakhs. All 3 cars were market failures, though the Vectra was the most miserable. Avoid.
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14th June 2010, 13:04	#6
TRANSAM BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 706 Thanked: 258 Times	seen a couple of the mondeos online for 2.65 to 3.25, better still in the same budget get a first gen camry (3.75 to 4) or the earliest accord, as GTO suggested the vectra is better avoided.
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9th July 2010, 22:51	#7
evo BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kolkata/Shillong Posts: 780 Thanked: 161 Times View My Garage	Hehe. A Vectra as a gift ! Someone show this to Jeremy Clarkson ! However, on a serious note, consider it only if your friend is an enthusiast and if she`ll have the tenacity to go parts hunting.
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18th October 2010, 22:12	#9
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,552 Thanked: 1,296 Times View My Garage	What happened to the gift and if it did happen what happened to the friendship?
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18th October 2010, 22:17	#10
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,558 Thanked: 2,527 Times View My Garage	Its a lousy car to drive, maintain and own. Best avoided. The suspension on the Vectra is wooden.
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