Toms306's China HDi Estate 2012

[Toms306]

just wait till the egr valve thing acts up, your eyes will water with that one! un less its been removed. at least it keeps you busy, try sorting out a 20 year old rover.

EGR has been done.

Although it could be that acting up again. If it it is I'll just blank it and find a map without it.

Sorry Tom, you're kidding yourself if you think you could get that much for it.

When I bought the Focus I lost £400 in just 3 months of ownership. Went from £3,400 (what I paid) and sold at £3k.

Quick Autotrader search-
Vauxhall Vectra CDTi 150 Exclusiv - 67,000 miles, 06 plate, £2,900
95,000 miles, 04 plate, £1,995
60,000 miles, 05 plate, £2,200
83,000 miles, 05 plate SXi, £2,485
96,000 miles, 54 plate, SRi, £2,500
97,000 miles, 05 plate, SRi, £2,695
85,000 miles, 05 plate, SRi £2,700

You have to admit, they all make your car look very expensive...

Not really, thats like comparing a HDi LX to a HDi GTi6 (if they existed). Ofcourse those are cheaper. They're probably not at all local either.

Exclusiv is poverty spec hence the price (they even saved money by taking an 'e' off the badge).

SXi is poverty spec but with sports suspension (DTurbo essentially)

SRi is only good from the outside, especially on facelift which I'm guessing that is.

You have to look at Elite/Design spec in facelift to compare. Even then thats not the whole story is it, the DMF on mine is recent (unlike a 70k one where youre more than likely looking it failing soon...). The bodywork and interior are mint, and I don't mean 306 mint (bolster rips, flat carpets and scratched plastics) I mean showroom mint. It has nearly a years MOT left and full service history on yearlys rather than the awful longlife.

If you think its expensive I couldnt really care....personally I think you paid way over the odds for your HDi...and the Focus infact. I don't think it was overpriced at all, especially considering the new value and the price that other cars are still up for, I dont think it was a bargain either, just average price, and I don't have choice with the distance issue.

Tom got owned there! But seriously should of stuck with hdi. If something goes you know what it is at least it's easier to repair as well

Not even gonna bother saying it anymore. The HDi was a complete dog, which breaking has just highlighted even more.