sasquach

Sorry about the "manual" thing but that 98 is a weapon, good luck offloading her.

Hi GoldZilla, Thanks for the quick reply and yes I'm a Sydney guy, born and bred on the North Shore but don't hold that against me.... I would prefer the manual but the Boss can't drive a manual and it would annoy her more then me getting this car if I went for a manual and she coundn't move it out of the driveway....... but good for the amusement factor none the less. Any idea's if the disc rotors for these are available for a reasonable price in Aus yet as in the forum it seems that the Pads are ok but the rotors need to be machined to fit. The Vectra needs the Rotors and the Pads every 45K as they are a very soft european design and it costs a fortune ($1,200 for the complete set) and I am trying to get away from that sort of rubbish. The other thing that I am trying to work out is how much do these things drink ? I've seen 11l/100km and 15.6l/km quoted, what is the average that you are getting with standard city - suburb driving with a little lead foot thrown in for sh*$s and giggles, also can they tolerate the Methenol fuel as that stuff makes the Vectra sit up and howl not to mention the extra legs 40-50k per tank on the 95octane 10%meth I get your point about the Stagea community you all sound pretty great with the info sharing and helping out mates with mechanical issues, damn good to see and looking foreward to being part of it. Best Regards Sasquach.

Hi All, First post on the forum, infact just joined, or should I shay "long time listener, first time caller" as when I get time I have enjoyed going through the topics, damn imforative. Anway I have been looking at the Stageas for over a month and I am pretty sure that I am going to go for a 2000 series 2 in RED and have found one in Sydney for a decent price with what looks like everything including the leather seats but NOT the sunroof unfortunately. My question is that the guy has listed 4 wheel steering, is this an option as I cannot seem to find it on any other site ? My other question, if you will allow 2, is that I am looking for this as a more exciting way to get the family around but I am not a mechanic and it seems that most of you guys are pretty hardcore DIY's. Is this the sort of car that I can own without having to go to a tech course ???? then try a few mods as things need changing ? Alright a third question, have you had a problem with ground clearance ? speed humps ? bloody parking tyre stops as the vectra always grinds the skirt on these and has anbody looked at adding airbag suspension to lift the body an inch or so for some interesting fast offroad fun ? Missing my old RF-600R and want something that I can have some serious (but well with-in the speed limit) fun on the old road to Gosford. Keep up the great forum Sasquach - sorry for the long post