Vauxhall Vectra B (1999 - 2002 )  

Facelifted Vectra is a straightforward and comfortable family car, well suited to motorway use, better than the previous Vectra, cheap to buy.

Lacklustre handling, fares badly in reliability surveys and can suffer from a long list of mechanical problems.

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Last updated 8 May 2012
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