One week in a VECTRA CDXI

[Ice]

yeh check out the New members section and the guy from UKs car Twistie, snowflakes = hot!

[gmonkey]

i meant this

[tomtom]

he was thinking comparatively ! he drives the slowest G in Vic thats all.

LOL that made me laugh

[Ice]

i meant this

looks a bit overdone but I get your point......they do look nuts ! (edit) had a look at the other pics.....and Yes its hot, mmmmmm

[EL BURITO]

with the 17's there is a different size the ECU can be set too
do a serch

[hazrd]

he was thinking comparatively ! he drives the slowest G in Vic thats all.

oh no he didnt

[Wraith]

First up, every car I have owned in the last 20 years has been a Holden Commodore. I know nothing of fast/performance cars or small cars, so here is what I have learned after being in a Vectra CDXI for 1 week.

1. Leather seats are Niiiiiice
2. Torque Steering is kind of cool if you expect it.
3. There are VERY FEW Vectra's on the road.
4. Vectra's accelerate FAST in a straight line.
5. Gear changing is sometimes ODD.
6. Accelerator Pressure is important (Be consistant)
7. Vectra's take a long time to change into 5th gear
8. Smaller cars corner well.
9. A commodore's field of view is MJCH better
10. The Dash Controls are excellent (If you RTFM)
11. Blaupunkt 2620 stereo's are a little flat (speakers might be ok with a decent Head Unit)
12. They are VERY VERY comfortable to Drive.
13. You can fit 2 push bikes in the back easily
14. Trip computers LIE!!!
15. 17" Tyres are expensive.
16. I now know how a flat torque graph feels.
17. Engine growl gives me a hard on.
18. Bigger Mags make sense
19. Don't buy a JS Dash mat for your ZC by mistake.
20. Vectra's are awesome fun to drive

Cheers

Excellent and honest rundown there McTwistie...

If I can add to point 14 - SO TRUE !!! something I keep telling people here, is to always do their own fuel usage calculations as trip computers are in most cars slightly to very inaccurate...in my TS turbo convertible, the fuel usage that the trip computer tells me is about 3/4 what it actually uses it fibs to me to make itself look frugal

Keep enjoying your Vecce, they are a very good car IMO

[McTwistie]

Given NO# 19, does anyone with a js Vectra want a cheap Dash Mat ?

[J]

15. 17" Tyres are expensive.
18. Bigger Mags make sense

I am checking out those 19" Snowflakes too

McTwistie, I hope you are financially prepared for it!

[McTwistie]

I understand rubber for a 19" costs around $250 per.

The Snowflakes on Ebay already have fresh rubber, making the Mags themselves fairly cheap. I can also justify keeping the 17"s, as when I sell the car the mags can be sold seperately and the old wheels put back on.

I don't know what I would get next, but I doubt it will have a 5x110 set on it....

In any case, the 19's would look awesome I am sure

Cheers