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Life with a Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer: Month 10
Saying goodbye to the Insignia - 9th January 2018
Eleven months ago, when we started running the Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer on the Autocar fleet, Britain’s future in Europe was as clear as mud, England only had one World Cup to their name and Manchester City were top of the league. Despite my unfounded optimism that all of these things would change, only one has…
But in that time we’ve learned everything there is to know about the 2.0-litre diesel-engined four-wheel drive Insignia estate, covering more than 11,000 miles across the UK. The point of Autocar’s long-term tests is to see how easy a car is to live with, how reliable it is and how much it costs to run. The Sports Tourer has provoked intrigue in all three areas.
Given that it’s the estate version of Vauxhall’s flagship model, you’d hope that the car’s practicality would be where it excels. It doesn’t disappoint.
The Insignia may not have the biggest load bay in its class, but the boot is still elephantine enough. At no point during our time with the car did anyone ever say, ‘Oh, this boot could do with being a bit bigger’. It’s had to carry three bicycles, the contents of a colleague’s apartment, Autocar’s entire roster of camera equipment and at times an actual human photographer.
The Sports Tourer offers more practicality than a lot of SUVs. A flat load lip reduces the awkward stacking of goods to an easy slide, while the rail ratchet dividers that come as part of the Flex Organiser pack make securing luggage a quick and easy task.
Vauxhall knows it has a fight on to keep the car competitive in the estate car fleet segment. This means that the Insignia is packed with great value safety equipment that also makes the car a doddle to live with over a prolonged period. Its lane keep assist technology is effective without being overbearing. Combine that with a well-honed cruise control system and you’ll find a car that comfortably voyages up and down the country’s motorway network.
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This is appalling service.
This one experience alone would be enough to ensure I never buy a Vauxhall, let alone a Vauxhall diesel. Contrast with my experience with Toyota when my battery died in the first year. They recovered the car to the dealership and returned same day with new battery. No quibbling about how the car had actually sat around quite a lot of the time, which would at least partially explain the issue...
Local Peugeot dealer have also managed to fix a number issues same day when it was mega urgent for personal reasons, so decent service must be possible even from non premium marques.
Another thought - arent they starting to fit particulate filters to petrol engines too? In which case avoiding diesel isnt going to help...
Windscreen washers?
I can't believe Autocar are moaning about the windscreen washers being too low on the windscreen? Well adjust them! Next you'll be moaning that the seat is too near the wheel!