Tom's TDCi Titanium X...

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Seems a lot when compared to the Vectra which was only 2 years older at the time I sold it for £3k. But then it didn't have the low running costs, hatchback versatility (saloon style rear end crap for fitting stuff in and small length for easier parking) and had double the mileage and about half the spec. The Focus is probably the most desirable used car on the market atm.

Few things there. Firstly, the Ford will be much more desirable than the vectra. The focus is one of them cars that people will never get bored of yet the Vectra was becoming incredibly tiresome by the time your one was made and becoming less and less desirable. Just look at similar cars produced at the same time and it just shows you how behind the times the Vec was with styling, kit etc.
Also, and this is just my opinion (based on the fact I've just spent 2 weeks in a 63 plate insignia), but vauxhalls are just bloody terrible. Rediculously unrefined, uncomfortable, the quality of the kit in the car is shocking. Like i said in the chat box, Fords are certainly a no thrills car and pretty boring but are a case of what you see is what you get. They don't try and be pretentious (look at the higher spec Insignias. 5 series/A6 spec levels yet they can't even fit a quiet reliable engine or an interior that won't shake its self to pieces) and never claim to be but what they do, they do very well.