2006 Vectra CD

[hallyoz]

Went and had a look at a Vectra CD (V6 Auto) on the weekend, as a certain Melbourne dealer has them at the moment for $29,000 drive away. What peeved me was that sales service at this dealership was non-existant and they didn't have any brochures or spec sheets for the car. Holden's website doen't list the Vectra anymore, Holden Customer Assistance couldn't help me either and told me to look at the Vauxhall website (grrr), googled and couldn't find anything current, so my question after this rant is, does anyone have an electronic copy of a brouchure for this car?

Cheers,

Andrew

[BigFella]

dont buy it, they are so cheap atm for a reason! Plus they wont bring em out here anymore..

[EddieVE06]

dont buy it, they are so cheap atm for a reason! Plus they wont bring em out here anymore..

Whats your reason they are cheap?
I'd put it down to having a handful left and wanting to get rid of them due to the other Daewoo/ Vectra replacement coming out soon.

We have one in our family and goes great. 2.2litre.
Drove it to Mildura and back in 30+ degree temp up and back. air con on all the way with 4 adults and a bootfull. Didn't miss a beat and almost got 850km from the 61 litre tank.
They still look nice, at least european not this crappy jap look where all cars look like squashed fish out of water.

If your worried abut engine components dont be coz the saabs and alfa run a version of the v6 engine in the vectra and body parts should still be around for at least another 7 or 8 years.


Went and had a look at a Vectra CD (V6 Auto) on the weekend, as a certain Melbourne dealer has them at the moment for $29,000 drive away. What peeved me was that sales service at this dealership was non-existant and they didn't have any brochures or spec sheets for the car. Holden's website doen't list the Vectra anymore, Holden Customer Assistance couldn't help me either and told me to look at the Vauxhall website (grrr), googled and couldn't find anything current, so my question after this rant is, does anyone have an electronic copy of a brouchure for this car?

Cheers,

Andrew

I will have a look at home to see if we still have ours. We have moved house since June 06 and I remember seeing it somewhere, I just need to remember where. Will let you know.

I'd love to know which dealer you went to

http://www.holden.com.au/images/sc18_downloads/brochures/VECMY40803_Vectra_FA.pdf

Try this

[KingClifton]

The reason they are cheap is that although Holden haven't imported or actively sold them for nearly 12 months now, an inside source tells me that Holden found a large warehouse full of them, and thus needed to quit them.

$29K DA for the V6 (I assume therefore a hatch) - jeez thats a damn good price. You were talking well over $40K new.

[EddieVE06]

The reason they are cheap is that although Holden haven't imported or actively sold them for nearly 12 months now, an inside source tells me that Holden found a large warehouse full of them, and thus needed to quit them.

$29K DA for the V6 (I assume therefore a hatch) - jeez thats a damn good price. You were talking well over $40K new.

and the v6's go quite hard especially in cd version being lighter than cdx and cdxi.

[hallyoz]

Eddie,

Thanks for the link (why did Holden Customer Assitance point me to this???). I

I think they are a great looking car and have always liked them, and I was under the impression that the Vectra came from the same chassis design platform as the Saab, and used a version of the Saab motor also. At $29k DA (and if I bought Saturday would have got the $1000 cash back Holden was also advertising) it is a lot of car for the money. I just need to know included features etc due to no sales service at the dealership.

They are advertised by Penfold Holden in Burwood. If you had a full $3000 rebate on a Holden Mastercard it would be even sweeter.

Cheers,

Andrew

[EddieVE06]

Eddie,

Thanks for the link (why did Holden Customer Assitance point me to this???). I

I think they are a great looking car and have always liked them, and I was under the impression that the Vectra came from the same chassis design platform as the Saab, and used a version of the Saab motor also. At $29k DA (and if I bought Saturday would have got the $1000 cash back Holden was also advertising) it is a lot of car for the money. I just need to know included features etc due to no sales service at the dealership.

They are advertised by Penfold Holden in Burwood. If you had a full $3000 rebate on a Holden Mastercard it would be even sweeter.

Cheers,

Andrew

Vectra and Saab share the same platform, the 2.2 and v6 share a version of the same engine, similar to the v6 3.6 in the VE and that in the Alfa. Same engine just finished off differently.

I wish I had bought the V6 but I got mine in Sept of 05 CD Hatch 2.2 litre with reverse sensors, tint and mats for $29,990 drive away. At the time the
v6 was $4,000 extra.

I went to Penfold to look at the VE and we traded in an Astra 05 model. The guy there wanted my 4 pot Vectra more than the Astra and he said they still had a fair few v6 around the place so I'm tipping you'll get a good deal if you try to push a little more. If they cant then try to get them to throw in some extras.

The shape is really nice IMO and would look even nicer with maybe a set of 17 or 18 inch rims. Maybe the dealer can throw a set in.

[Pickles]

The Vectra is a great car- I thought the CD was only 2.2ltrs, & you had to go to the CDX to get the 3.2 litre V6. Actually, I think the only Vectra to buy is the CDXI, with its 17" wheels, dual exhaust, bodykit, etc etc. Don't think you can buy a new one, but a low k '05 model for around the $30k mark would be my pick. The service manager of my local dealership has a V6 CDXI, & he loves it. And, no, your dealer will not have a brochure, unless he has afew old ones around, as brochures for this model are no longer produced by Holden.
Cheers, Pickles.

[vxssgurl]

Eddie,

Thanks for the link (why did Holden Customer Assitance point me to this???). I

I think they are a great looking car and have always liked them, and I was under the impression that the Vectra came from the same chassis design platform as the Saab, and used a version of the Saab motor also. At $29k DA (and if I bought Saturday would have got the $1000 cash back Holden was also advertising) it is a lot of car for the money. I just need to know included features etc due to no sales service at the dealership.

They are advertised by Penfold Holden in Burwood. If you had a full $3000 rebate on a Holden Mastercard it would be even sweeter.

Cheers,

Andrew

Andrew - give Tony Papadakis at Barloworld a buzz... he's in used, but is a great guy to deal with, and he'll tell you if he can do the deal there if you are serious about the car...

[German Statesman]

Same brake dust/rotor wear issues as the Astras. Picky on tyres too - they handle atrociously with cheap tyres.

Watch out for the 60k cambelt service - $1300 including tensioners, I kid you not :cussing:

[hallyoz]

My wife and I have been looking for a new car for ages, and because she pays half the bills and uses the car a fair percentage of the time she gets a pretty big say. I have a fun car (with a V8) so that is why a VE is out of the question....

Re the Vectra, I think they are a great looking car and with the V6 CD at that price would like to get one (I am a bit of a Euro snob and secretly would like a Saab 9-3 but can't stretch that far) but she is not sure. She really likes the Honda Accord (not the Euro) or a Mazda 3. The argument continues!!

[lowriding]

Same brake dust/rotor wear issues as the Astras. Picky on tyres too - they handle atrociously with cheap tyres.

Watch out for the 60k cambelt service - $1300 including tensioners, I kid you not :cussing:


this is all downright infactual .Many people mistake or quote the older series with the newer ZC .The cars are significantly different. My wifes 03 CDXi having none of these issues.No problem with tyres - original Goodyear Eagles lasted ~75000km and were replaced with cheaper Falkens , no problems .car feels no different at all , the Falkens are a tad quieter.The car is still running on its front and rear original discs at 88000km , with zero warp issues and still has the solid pedal feel .Finally the cambelt change is a 120k service , not 60. your qouted price could be correct but if so , it would be around par with similar Euro vehicles.eg-our friends Audi A4 base model service at around 50km came in around the $2500 mark at their dealer. If $13 hunge scares you why on gods earth would you drive an older 7 series !!!;)

ps to the original poster , they are an excellent car . If you find a new one at that price its head and shoulders above the low spec japanese competitors .

[Dickie Knee]

Found a copy of the brouchure in my work stuff (right click save as ) ( PDF ) (http://members.optusnet.com.au/rm02/VECT0804_Brochure.pdf)

[German Statesman]

this is all downright infactual .Many people mistake or quote the older series with the newer ZC .The cars are significantly different. My wifes 03 CDXi having none of these issues.No problem with tyres - original Goodyear Eagles lasted ~75000km and were replaced with cheaper Falkens , no problems .car feels no different at all , the Falkens are a tad quieter.The car is still running on its front and rear original discs at 88000km , with zero warp issues and still has the solid pedal feel .Finally the cambelt change is a 120k service , not 60. your qouted price could be correct but if so , it would be around par with similar Euro vehicles.eg-our friends Audi A4 base model service at around 50km came in around the $2500 mark at their dealer. If $13 hunge scares you why on gods earth would you drive an older 7 series !!!;)

ps to the original poster , they are an excellent car . If you find a new one at that price its head and shoulders above the low spec japanese competitors .


You better go back and check your facts - I only worked on them, so I guess I'd have a little bit of an idea :p

ZC Vectra cambelt change IS 60k. Unless they did a running change afterwards to 120k (which by the way was the old interim in the previous model), the 60k service involved replacement of the belt & tensioners.

Early ZC V6 also had an oil cooler problem where the cooler matrix would fracture and mix coolant with oil - common enough in QLD to be a worry.

Hard tyres (e.g. cheap ones) will upset the ABS on Vectras - I looked after a company that had three ZCs and they changed to a cheaper Flying Penguin-brand tyre and they would'nt pull up in the wet. Result - one written off, one badly smashed but repaired.

As for my 7 series - it was cheaper to service than a Commodore when taken to the right people. 'nuff said... :wave:

[OPPYLOCK]

We have had two Vectras as company cars (2.2 and 3.2) and my wife recently bought a CDXi. In this time we haven't had any major issues with them and my wifes car is a great drive. I'm not a fan of bum draggers generally and the Vectras are a quite a large car so I wasn't expecting much dynamically but I was wrong. They are quite quick of the mark, handling is very surefooted and stable, interior is good quality, brakes work very well and they are comfortable over long distances. The rear hatch is qite big and it can swallow a lot more than you think. It averages about 8.1lt/100 (auto). All up a very nice car.
You might be interested in this autospeed test:

http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_1808/article.html

Even has a dyno readout. 110kw at the wheels ain't too bad.

[blackbettyhsv]

I agree with lowriding we have a 03 vectra cdxi 3.2 litre V6 manual, got it feb last year, had 45,000 on clock, now has 58,460, just put two tyres on front goodyear nct eagles. they hang on very good in all conditions, with 155 kws, had a play run against my sons 5 litre VS ute & shock horror the vectra won, not by much but it happened, the brakes can be dusty but our 01 astra brakes were worse, have a look at bmw's that hav'nt been washed most will have dirty front wheels, we replaced pads & rotors in the astra, the mechanic told me they wear out the same as wrx. the timing belt has to be replaced at 60,000, was 120,000 but some were braking b4 then, I was quoted $580 with tensioner. price new was $45,990 for cdxi thats why they never sold well. we paid $24,000 feb last year. I was worried since they dont make them anymore with parts, but how many other brands dont get made anymore. there is no way the misses will sell this one it is an absolute pleasure to drive with plenty of go as well

[BigFella]

they are so cheap coz they arnt selling well at all! Its killed the resale value of them! Last time i valued a 4cl one it had only done 13kms and it was an 05 (i valued it in 05) it was a CD and we gave hime 13k for it! They have had a few price reductions, yes they are running out but they have had bad sales figures for a while now...

It was a mistake bringing them out in the first place, they were almost the size of a commodore, it was stupid have 2 cars so close to each other in size.

[EddieVE06]

they are so cheap coz they arnt selling well at all! Its killed the resale value of them! Last time i valued a 4cl one it had only done 13kms and it was an 05 (i valued it in 05) it was a CD and we gave hime 13k for it! They have had a few price reductions, yes they are running out but they have had bad sales figures for a while now...

It was a mistake bringing them out in the first place, they were almost the size of a commodore, it was stupid have 2 cars so close to each other in size.

Was that a trade in value you gave at $13K?

[KingClifton]

As for my 7 series - it was cheaper to service than a Commodore when taken to the right people. 'nuff said... :wave:

As was my 3.0 V6 Audi A4 - I was paying the least for servicing of anyone in my office (local, Japanese, Korean, European) - save for the guy who took his VT SS to the local Dodgy Bros.

[BigFella]

Was that a trade in value you gave at $13K?

yes it was

[EddieVE06]

yes it was

Gee when I went to get my VE we were tossing up whether to trade in the Vectra we have or the Astra we have. We got $17K for the Astra and they were going to give me $21K for my Vectra which is an 05 hatch auto 2.2ltr which has 19,000km on it and the one you had only had 13,000km on it.

We opted to keep the vectra as its a bigger and more comfie car.

Just goes to show the difference thats out there, shop around I say and go for the best deal which must be better than $13K

[BigFella]

every situation is different, we had to call a few holden dealers and they were all around the same amount.....

[EddieVE06]

every situation is different, we had to call a few holden dealers and they were all around the same amount.....

Please let us poor buggers know who those Holden dealers were so we never go there for a trade in.

[lowriding]

You better go back and check your facts - I only worked on them, so I guess I'd have a little bit of an idea :p

ZC Vectra cambelt change IS 60k. Unless they did a running change afterwards to 120k (which by the way was the old interim in the previous model), the 60k service involved replacement of the belt & tensioners.


Listed in book as 60k but was revised by Holden to 120k . Fairly standard time .





Hard tyres (e.g. cheap ones) will upset the ABS on Vectras - I looked after a company that had three ZCs and they changed to a cheaper Flying Penguin-brand tyre and they would'nt pull up in the wet. Result - one written off, one badly smashed but repaired.

When you said cheap , i thought you meant cheap not penguin cheap :lol: Tyres that rubbish will upset any cars dynamic ability ,shame on you for allowing rubber like that on a car !


As for my 7 series - it was cheaper to service than a Commodore when taken to the right people. 'nuff said... :wave:

agreed , but its not the servicing ...the sting is in replacement parts! still the E38 is a better thing than the equivilent Lexus.

regards

[blackbettyhsv]

hallyoz did the fax work that I sent for the vectra

[hallyoz]

Marcus, just sent you a PM on it. Spooky!

[lowr8]

buy a SS for that price

[Foggo]

Hi lowriding and German statesman.......
you've hit on the very issue that i'm trying to get to the bottom of at this very moment.
My wife and I are upgrading from our Berlina shortly and we did not want such a big car anymore. She wants the power still but something a little smaller and economical. After hunting around for several months we decided on a 2005 ZC Vectra CDXI as the only real option.
I've checked all the sites for info on them and it seems the 2.2 may have had some issues but the 3.2 seems to be more robust.
Most sites that have complaints about the Vectra never mention which model they are talking about, sooooo frustrating. I've worked out that the JS/JR? models were a little dodgy.
Anyhow, I had an issue with the 60K service. One Holden place said $1400 as the belt needs changing but others say 120K. The Manual states, and I just looked last week as I've found the one we want, 60K and 90K CHECK belts. 120K change belts and tensioners. this made me happier but now I'm not so sure!
Everyone I've spoked to who owns one never mentions belts being changed at 60K and they've had no probs.
2 recalls were done on ealry ZC's, 1 for the cooler pipe? and the other I can't recall it.
Help me!!!!! 60K or 120K even Holden mechs can't be sure but the manual states 120K.

[paul05]

if you have seen the top gear episode of the vauxhall vectra you would change your mind about a vectra.if your not brand spacific then the aurion is the go,more power than the ve and falcon and way better fuel economy plus more for your dollar.i was brand spacific (holden) not any more since our aurion (company car):)

[lowriding]

Hi lowriding and German statesman.......
you've hit on the very issue that i'm trying to get to the bottom of at this very moment.
My wife and I are upgrading from our Berlina shortly and we did not want such a big car anymore. She wants the power still but something a little smaller and economical. After hunting around for several months we decided on a 2005 ZC Vectra CDXI as the only real option.
I've checked all the sites for info on them and it seems the 2.2 may have had some issues but the 3.2 seems to be more robust.
Most sites that have complaints about the Vectra never mention which model they are talking about, sooooo frustrating. I've worked out that the JS/JR? models were a little dodgy.
Anyhow, I had an issue with the 60K service. One Holden place said $1400 as the belt needs changing but others say 120K. The Manual states, and I just looked last week as I've found the one we want, 60K and 90K CHECK belts. 120K change belts and tensioners. this made me happier but now I'm not so sure!
Everyone I've spoked to who owns one never mentions belts being changed at 60K and they've had no probs.
2 recalls were done on ealry ZC's, 1 for the cooler pipe? and the other I can't recall it.
Help me!!!!! 60K or 120K even Holden mechs can't be sure but the manual states 120K.

yeah alot of the dramas you hear relate to the older JR/JS series . The newer generation ZC has nothing much in common and is a very robust and impressive vehicle as you would know yourself .The V6 is strong and has been *far* more reliable than any Commodore or Falcon i've owned (and that is many !).Very little complaints in over 100k of driving this car,i would definately recommend one . The timing belt was originally set at 60k as a carryover from the older series i think ,and listed as such in early 03 owners manuals .This was corrected by Holden and changed back to the 120k intervals as it was meant to be all along .I have dug out an old service reciept and scanned it for you as below .Hope this is of help to you .
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/servi.jpg

kind regards

[Marco]

That's a good price - my parents paid about $45k on road for one of the first ZC models, a 2003 CDX hatch. It's quite a nice car to drive, good amount of power, good handling albeit with a bit of torque steer if you push it hard. Theirs has been very reliable - done about 50k now and the only real drama has been that the cruise control developed an intermittent fault where it would cut out randomly.

Dad's looking at trading it in the next year or so, mainly because it has some fundamental design problems that are driving him mad - principal among these is the fact that it's hard to see out of (high belt line, small windows, big pillars) and a lot of the minor controls are difficult to use (like the collection of switchgear on the driver's door). The visibility problem is downright dangerous for him as he's fairly short.

The other downside is that for a car of its size, it has stuff all interior room. It's very poorly packaged, with the huge dash in particular sucking up a lot of the space - if you have tall people in the front, they will have to sit with the seats a long way back and that takes all of the rear room. The poster above who said it was almost the same size as a Commodore is miles off - the Vectra is closer to an Astra for cabin space than a Commodore.

The only other complaint is that the interior looks a bit tatty already, and my parents don't exactly abuse their cars. The finish is peeling off a lot of the plastic surfaces and the seat trim looks dirty all the time because it attracts dust and fluff like nothing else.

Still, on the whole, more good points than bad, and excellent value for money these days if you can deal with some of its design flaws.

[Foggo]

yeah alot of the dramas you hear relate to the older JR/JS series . The newer generation ZC has nothing much in common and is a very robust and impressive vehicle as you would know yourself .The V6 is strong and has been *far* more reliable than any Commodore or Falcon i've owned (and that is many !).Very little complaints in over 100k of driving this car,i would definately recommend one . The timing belt was originally set at 60k as a carryover from the older series i think ,and listed as such in early 03 owners manuals .This was corrected by Holden and changed back to the 120k intervals as it was meant to be all along .I have dug out an old service reciept and scanned it for you as below .Hope this is of help to you .


kind regards

Thanks heaps. Just what I was after.

[strada916]

Mrs Strada916 and I have owned a ZC CDXi since Jan 2006. It had 5000 k's on the clock as it was the dealer pricepals car at them time and high end client loaner. (ie caprice/statesman owners)

It now has 38000k on the clock. We have can not complain. We have made a few trips to WA's south west in it and they have been most comfortable rides. Fuel economy was around 8.9L/100 (speeds up to 140Km/h Shhhh do not tell Mrs Strada916) average speed for that trip was around 110 - 120. I have seen in the manual timing belt at 60000K's too. So it's been changed to 120k k's. The only problem I had was it developed a water leak. Stealers told me it was from one of the many water hoses.

We also purchased a n 06 Mazda 3, thats Mrs Strada916 car, she still insist we take the ZC out when we are planing long trips.

[zaim]

I leased a Vectra CDX for 5 months, and personally, it was the best car I had compared to my previous leases.

The V6 engine in it is torquey as hell! The semi automatic is pretty fun too.. 3rd gear in the freeway is pretty strong and responsive.

If I had the money at the time I had to return it, I would have bought it out. But I didn't..

here's a pic I took with my phone when I had it!

http://www.zaimc.com/temp/my.vectra.mobile.shot.jpg