Little warning for Vectra C Owners

[-Ralph-]

The low brake pad warning is not connected to the rear pads, so you still need to check them manually. I now need a new disk after 400 miles of metal to metal grinding and noisy brakes :rolleyes:

That is all...:)

(PS: A Vectra 'C' is any car post 2002)

[Davido]

Was the 400 miles of metal to metal grinding and noisy brakes not a clue then?

[DarrenSV650S]

Hmm don't think my car even senses the front ones

[Dave20046]

Hmm don't think my car even senses the front ones
they do

[DarrenSV650S]

Oh good

[-Ralph-]

Was the 400 miles of metal to metal grinding and noisy brakes not a clue then?

Aye, who's a clever clogs tonight?

Not when the first 200 are done by your wife who suddenly decides to tell you there's a "funny noise" and the second half are done by you when you have no choice but to drive the car, outbound and return both long before and long after kwik-fit opens and closes. I've been out in the dark tonight at the first opportunity with an inspection lamp to get the wheel off and have a look, expecting to dislodge a piece of grit or something as I knew the pads weren't that low last time I looked. Handbrake only operates the one side and the other side has about 4mm left, so my darling wife must have decided to try a journey with the handbrake on! Women cannot be trusted with vehicles, especially pretty blonde women with large vehicles. Give them a battered old Fiesta

[Dicky Ticker]

Still,never mind Col,it will be alright with the new discs and pads.

Thats why we love them:)

[timwilky]

my rear pads had to be changed at the 40,000 service. My vectra must eat them as well as the tyres and fuel. Worst car I have ever owned, once the lease is up it will be my last ever vauxhall.

150 SRI

Turbo lag
runs out of top end
uncomfortable
out of date sat nav when delivered
noisy
no heated front screen
crap a/c
poor cornering/handling



My mondao st220 was a far better mile muncher. Ford again next time.

I only got the Vectra as I had had 4 mondaos (a delight after 2 rovers) and wanted some different and the only other make on the company list was a puegot 407

[CheGuevara]

Aye, who's a clever clogs tonight?

Not when the first 200 are done by your wife who suddenly decides to tell you there's a "funny noise" and the second half are done by you when you have no choice but to drive the car, outbound and return both long before and long after kwik-fit opens and closes. I've been out in the dark tonight at the first opportunity with an inspection lamp to get the wheel off and have a look, expecting to dislodge a piece of grit or something as I knew the pads weren't that low last time I looked. Handbrake only operates the one side and the other side has about 4mm left, so my darling wife must have decided to try a journey with the handbrake on! Women cannot be trusted with vehicles, especially pretty blonde women with large vehicles. Give them a battered old Fiesta

She wasn't driving it in Northampton on Sunday was she? I was down there on the bike and followed one with smoke billowing out from each rear wheel. I didn't see the driver, but they seemed completely oblivious -30mph zone and traffic was moving maybe 20 so I'm not sure how they missed the stench or noise of it. I had my wife on the back of the bike -told her to remember that smell and pull over immediately if she ever smells it in her car.

[yorkie_chris]

You know I check the oil on my bike before the little light comes on the dashboard. And occasionally change the coolant before it gets corroded up, overheats and the little light comes on on the dashboard.
You don't need an electronic nanny with everything if you occasionally service your phucking veehickle.

Don't know what the issue is with checking such things either, they're cheap as chips compared to bike parts.

And as for letting the woman drive it, what is she doing out of the kitchen?

[-Ralph-]

My mondao st220 was a far better mile muncher. Ford again next time.

Mine's been dead comfortable, better seats for me and better ride quality than the Mondeo (2.0 TDCI Zetec), though I've heard the diesel ones can be a pain and that handling is crap, but I don't go round corners that quick anyway, motorway manners more important to me, and the SRi is really just a more sporty looking rep mobile, so if comparing to an ST220 the handling probably will be crap. Mine is the estate version with the longer wheelbase and a Signum chassis, so that gives an improvement in ride quality over the saloon or hatch. Vauxhalls in general are not much to look at, you kind of expect to find "not suitable for children under 3 years of age" stamped on the interior plastics, which look like they've been sprayed with a tin out of Halfords, but if you sit in the seat and look through the windscreen I reckon it's more comfortable, quieter, smoother, etc than the Mondeo or BMW 3 series.

[-Ralph-]

You don't need an electronic nanny with everything if you occasionally service your phucking veehickle.

I knew the pads weren't that low last time I looked. Handbrake only operates the one side and the other side has about 4mm left, so my darling wife must have decided to try a journey with the handbrake on!

:smt021 ;)

[yorkie_chris]

See, woman back in the kitchen. Motoring much cheaper.

Or if she really must stray from the cooker, get her a micra or something until she's proven herself responsible enough to have a grown-ups car.

[-Ralph-]

She wasn't driving it in Northampton on Sunday was she? I was down there on the bike and followed one with smoke billowing out from each rear wheel. I didn't see the driver, but they seemed completely oblivious -30mph zone and traffic was moving maybe 20 so I'm not sure how they missed the stench or noise of it. I had my wife on the back of the bike -told her to remember that smell and pull over immediately if she ever smells it in her car.

Silver Estate, SRi with spoilers, tinted glass and fancy alloys? I doubt it, she wouldn't know where Northampton was, never mind go there shopping, I'll check the bank statement on t'internet, that usually tells me where she's been :rolleyes:

[ArtyLady]

My car is so old I just stop it with my feet through a hole in the floor! :lol:

[embee]

..., they're cheap as chips compared to bike parts.


I replaced some rear brake pads in a friend's Vectra last weekend, got genuine Vauxhall parts (Ate manufacture), change from £29 for the axle set, not worth messing with pattern parts at that price.

[CheGuevara]

Silver Estate, SRi with spoilers, tinted glass and fancy alloys? I doubt it, she wouldn't know where Northampton was, never mind go there shopping, I'll check the bank statement on t'internet, that usually tells me where she's been :rolleyes:

It was in fact silver - can't recall whether it was an estate or not though :)