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a very nice day out at the severn valley railway event. the car was amongst other marques and had great attention. i intend to do as many local classic car meets as i can, they are very interesting to me. best regards keith

hi everyone, thankyou for letting me join the club. my vehicle, which i recently bought is 1936 dx light 16 tickford. it really is the tops and i can't wait to put it about. some pictures for you. best regards keith

Hello VOC, I've just signed up to the forum as I presently own a 2007 Vectra C 1.8 vvt SRi having bought it in Nov 22 with 61,000 miles on the clock. This is my first Vectra but I'm by no means new to Vauxhall having owned the following - Astra Mk2 1.8 GTE and 2.0 16v GTE. Cavalier Mk2 1.8 CDi 5 door,1.8 SRi 4 door,2.0 SRi 4 door,2.0 SRi130 5 door and Calibre. Cavalier MK3 2 x 1.6GL 5 door,1.6LS 4 door ,1.8LS 5 door,2.0 SRi 5 door,2 x GSi2000,SRi16v Redtop 4 door,SRi16v Ecotec 5 door. The majority of the above I modified some mildly and others extensively. As for me I live in Scotland and drive HGVs for living. In my mid 40s apart from a huge passion for cars,owning and driving but as much modifying and rebuilding (Not just Vauxhall but Fords from the late 60s to early 90s OR in other words pre Mondeo,Escorts up to and inc MK3s,especially mk3 in fact,MKi Fiestas,all Capris,Cortinas and Sierras. In fact,I've a large history of Ford ownership too) but I also have played guitar for a long time,love history and much more. Bob

Hi everyone, I thought I would introduce myself to you all as I think I have some interesting history with Vauxhall. Back in the late 1950/Early 1960 my father worked at the Vauxhall plant in Luton, not really sure what he did, but probably on the production line somewhere. My earliest recollection of the car he drove was a Bedford CA Dormobile, I don't know that much about it other than the Reg number of NEW641 and the memories of places we visited with this vehicle, believe me we did some miles in it. The next car he owned probably around 1966 was a truly fantastic car, The Vauxhall Cresta PA Estate reg number UPM70, what a lovely car that was. Next was the PC Cresta saloon, another work of art, then he purchased ( brand new) probably with staff discount a Viva Van, not quite sure what model HA or HB in white, as a second vehicle in the household, I do remember that he tought both my Mother and my eldest sister to drive in it. So as you can imagine there is a bit of Vauxhall in my blood, currently I own a VX220, and a Mavano van that has been converted to a Campervan and there have been many other Vauxhall's in-between, as well as some interesting history with a vauxhall dealer where I worked for a few years. Just a short taster of many years with Vauxhall, if anyone is interested send me a message and I'll get back to you. Thanks for reading this, all the best

Hi mate I completely forgot about sharing my photos of my new Corsa ultimate and I also went for the 130 turbo!!........ it's like it's been given a steroid injection

Hi AndyR Just had the same issue if no noise coming from water pump it sounds good check your thermostat just changed mine and it gets up to temp a lot quicker and sits nicely between 88⁰-92⁰ hope this helps all the best.

Seller / Garage changed the battery and all resolved

hi everybody, what a terrible day for a car meet, consequently quite a few cars never turned up, only the hardy or nutters. still there was some good stuff there with my tickford being easily the oldest and well received. hope the next meeting is a little more weather friendly, i'm not sure where that may be. best regards from a wind blown and wet keith

Hi all, I'm Danny. Just got myself an Astra Coupe 15 years after my first one! Had 2 Corsa B's when I was younger before a Europa Blue Astra Coupe.

Hi PJL, we have the 2013 Meriva and expected Bluetooth but it is not present on our model. There is a 'Phone' option on the control module but, similarly, not Bluetooth device to connect to or option in the controls. I purchased the below USB/3.5mm dongle from Amazon for £12 and it works great. Plugs in low in the console towards the gearstick and plugs into the Aux 3.5mm jack. After pairing your phone once, just press the 'Aux' button to switch to your phone for music or calls. Hope this works for you. UGREEN Bluetooth Aux Adapter, Car Aux Bluetooth 5.3 Receiver USB Audio Adaptor with 3.5mm Jack for Car or Home Stereo Music Streaming Built-in Microphone Plug and Play Auto on Handsfree Car Kit: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Just posting pic of our Tigger plus wondering what the blue bit is we found in the parcel shelf. It doesn't seem to fit anywhere

hi everybody, an absolute fabulous assortment of cars, something for most people, but the lack of vauxhall cars is a bit dissapointing. only two others there. the old and the new, couldn't tell you what the white one is, some rocket ship by the look of it. best regards keith

hi everyone, very good, marvelous assembly of classic cars at the midland bus museum, 120 plus vehicles for the coffee and chrome meet. the dx drew good attention and the classic car weekly was there photographing it and wanting to know everything about it. looking forward to the next meet, bank holiday monday, chaddesley corbet village, 250 cars expected. getting used to the various foibles of the car now, steering wonder, double declutching, and i did a hand signal today!!!!!! best regards keith

Thank you very much for all your correspondence, I checked for miles or Kilometres, you were correct it was Kilometers, went back to garage and said to them as they put kilometre reading in miles on the MOT, they reset it to miles and now are going to inform DVLA about the error, I also am going to write to DVLA as it's on my MOT I'd done 34000 miles more than I had, was convinced the odometer was faulty, what an idiot I feel, now back to miles now, Thank you so much for your help much appreciated.

Hello everyone, thought I'd join here. I currently have a 2003 Astra Convertible Edition 100. I am also here to try and trace the owner of my fathers old 1939 Vauxhall 12/4 I type deluxe, Reg JPA171. Here are a few pics

Just a quick hello. I used to be a member of this forum years ago when I had an Omega Elite. The interaction there was great, I did all the work on the car myself and there were loads of guys that really knew their stuff. I'm hoping there will be some people who know lots about the Insignia VXR as I've got some issues to fix and there is not very much technical documentation on the internet, or to buy for that matter!

I have had quite a few vauxhalls over the years the latest a meriva B. previously owned Viva HB, Opel Ascona 1.6 , Opel Manta GTE , Opel Mant 2.0 Sr, Frontera 2.4 LWB Frontera 2.0 swb frontera B RS frontera B limited, frontera B Olympus, Vectra 2.0 di astra 2.0 diesel and 1.7. So brought up with all the challenges

great news and good diagnosis of the real fault - always usually something simple but difficult to find

Does your scantool have reset battery function - to register new battery voltage in the ECU?

Hi all, I don't have a Vauxhall, but I have a Holden. I was at the Vauxhall show at Santa Pod last year and everyone I met was very friendly and interested in the car, I hope to meet some of you at the next event. Regards JonGee

I had to change my sensor on my 2013 Insignia, it was located inside the filling bottle, your might be the same, easy to fit also. hope this helps

Hi Alison, I wanted to let you know that my radio arrived at the dealer on Monday, and they were able to “replace” it today. Oddly enough, it looks exactly like the same radio. The screen still has the same fingerprints from this morning. Honestly, I don’t believe they actually replaced it; when a screen is changed, you usually get a protective cover on it, which I didn't receive. In my opinion, they just disconnected and reconnected it. Since the third-party warranty is covering this, I didn’t feel it was worth questioning further. Maybe when you take your car, you could ask for the old unit back? Or make a tiny mark on one of the buttons…

That's for accepting me to the club. Just brought a insignia ecoflex 2.0 cdti 2015, as a quick replacement as my honda as it lost compression on No2 cylinder and would cost too much to fix after 15 years I had it. I have had several corsa in the past for my boys but that was several year's ago now. I do nearly all my own maintenance and repairs. I have a good set of garage tools and a good engineering workshop to support all my activities including making or repairing tools. I'm pretty adapt at sorting electrical problems as well. Regards Raymond

i had this same problem it turned out to be the slave cylinder

Hi there, there is a section on here that is solely for sales. Either vehicles or parts. If you stick some pictures and a price, there might be someone that may be interested.

Good evening all Richard from Ollerton, Notts Just bought a 2015 CDTi 140 Elite Looking forward to a lot of advice and me asking stupid questions Apologies in advance!

Great diagnostic skills used to determine faults rather than just replacing components in an attempt to resolve the issues. Thanks for giving feedback and solutions

Red Calibra drivers door complete with window glass, latches etc but no door card It’s in excellent condition with the only blemish being a stone chip. Photo’s on Gumtree.

just joined recently upgraded from 3door 2013 corsa 1.0 eco flex to 2018 Astra 1.6 sports tourer loving it so far

Thanks for your reply I will try dry the car out , hopefully find the leak sooner than later

Hi folks, just another new member here...name's Phil Bought my 2011 SRi VX line Sports Tourer when it was 6 months old and still have it and it's been mainly trouble free coming up to 102,000 miles. Used to take it to the garage to get serviced but have learnt to do that myself and also have tackled brakes, EGR valve cleaning and a couple of known issues like boot lid switch etc. Worst so far was a Stabilitrak error so changed the ABS sensor but it turned out to be the ring inside the hub, so changed the hub. Changed gearbox oil this morning and aligned the linkage for the first time whilst I was waiting for the oil to go in, gear changes were getting a little harder so hopefully not the start of something major Anyhow, pleased to meet you folks.

I have just been to this guy and I highly recommend him . He replaced my headlight and explained a lot of stuff well worth the visit. Malcolm

Hi MylieMc, I have just been looking online, and have found the meaning of your code. You only go by the first 4 numbers, so yours is 1010. 1 = MFG Manufacture Specific. 0 =Fuel and Air Metering. 1 = Low Coolant Circuit 0 = Transmission Engaged at High Throttle Angle. It also states that P1010 is Foot Throttle Signal is Out of Range, IVS not changing. Reading on, it is suggesting to check throttle connections are fully connected. Or that the pins might need cleaning. Which could also cause a short . Might be worth checking all the wiring to throttle pedal, and any other wiring connections nearby. Hope this is of help. Keep us informed of how you get on with sorting it. Regards Andy.

Anyone had problems with engine coolant temperature struggling to get of the bottom of the gauge? In normal running around town the pointer stays resolutely on the bottom stop, only after about a 12/15 mile drive does it eventually approach the 90deg mark. As a result the cabin heater is pretty inneffective. A reasonably informed guess by me (a lifetime classic car owner) suggests a thermostat fail, which on my classics is a £10 and hours job. A search on line seems to indicate that the Crossland thermostat is a comprehensive assemblage at around £120. and as far as I can tell is hidden under the inlet manifold, so much for progress! Booked to go into the local stealers next week, not looking forward to the eventual bill, unless anyone has some helpful suggestions.

Answering my own question, just incase anyone else is considering the Armster 2 or S. I took the plunge and ordered the Armster 2 from Amazon. Quite pricy at £112 (seen it at £91 elsewhere, but wanted to be able to return if fit wasn't good) but good quality and good features. Unfortunately it isn't a good fit; you would have to be a contortionist to be able to use the handbrake whilst the armrest was down (the handbrake actually touches the bottom of the armrest when pulled up). When armrest is in up position it wasn't far enough back to be out of the way - but may be ok if you have shorter legs! Sent back to Amazon next morning for full refund. Will plod-on with the standard armrest.

Thanks for the warm welcome! Here's a few photos of YODA for your viewing pleasure

VXR Corsa head for sale, no longer required for a rebuild project. Was purchased for a 2013 Corsa. More details and pictures can be provided, best offer over £250 accepted.

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Hi I'm looking for a cascada elite automatic not in black to replace my tigra semi automatic only do about 4,000 miles per year so any advice on which would be the best model greatly appreciated thanks Andy

Hi I am new to this club and would like some help. Does anyone have a air intake hose for a 86 D reg cavalier? Or know what alternative to get?

Awh never thought about that, that would certainly makes sense, I thought it was miles it might well be kms, I will get my son to check that out tomorrow as car in lock up for the night. It that's so I might have to inform DVLA as the garage has miles on the MOT. Thank you very much for that I appreciate this information.

suggest it might be fault could have been clocked or mileage adjusted at some time. worth getting help from vauxhall dealer

Agree with FRONTERATECH as MOT testers tend to jot down information to then come back to the office and complete the online VOSA software and information can be incorrectly assigned to the wrong vehicle. Happened to me when I bought my Harley and it had less miles than advertised and they worked out another bike had been MOT'd the same time and carried that miles and assigned to mine.

Yes, can see what you mean.....maybe the owner had it sprayed black (possibly)?

The engine has a timing chain, which could be the source of the rattle. If the engine has done high miles then it could be worn. Alternatively, keep doing oil and filter changes (more frequently than normal) to ensure fresh oil is getting to (and staying) in right places. You could try something like Slick50 if it is still available to buy to ensure the tensioner and chain is lubricated at all times. Good quality oil of the correct grade and specs (e.g. API spec) and an Original Equipment (OE) specification filter is used as this will make a difference

Hi FRONTERATECH ...welcome to the Club Good to have you onboard

Hi there Looking to sell my car... 2011 Vauxhall Insignia Vx-Line 2.0 Cdti Manual Diesel MOT - January 2025 2.0 Cdti Diesel 6 Speed Manual Multifunction Steering Wheel Bluetooth Electric Adjustable Drivers Seat Auto Lights Alloy Wheels Rear Folding Seats Rear Seat Armrest 4 x Electric Windows Cd/Aux A/C Tow Bar with electrics Good tyres and brakes all round fitted last year, some light marks on bodywork as expected for the age! Happy to negotiate a speedy sale, imminent new car arriving. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/333466233132791/ Please view this ad: VAUXHALL Insignia 2011 VX-Line SRI 94k miles, https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vauxhall-insignia-2011-vx-line-sri-94k-miles/1481819066 Price: £ 2,500 Download the application from the Google Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gumtree.android

Maybe the pads are sticking in the carrier - best to remove pads and see that they are free to slide sideways, if they are seized then they will need cleaning up (sometimes have too much paint on them) and copperslip to ensure they don't stick in the future

Hi....welcome to the Club Good to have you onboard!