The reliability of the VW shouldn't be a problem at that mileage, but make sure it has FSH.

Also if you go for the VW make sure it is one with the Common Rail engine & not a 2l PD which have dubious oil pump drives. The CR engines codes start with a C as shown in the service book while the PD engines code start with a B. CR engines only installed from 2008 onwards.

warranty direct seems to make it seem like there is not much of a diference in the reliability of the 2 cars and the insignia seems to be better on road tax and fuel so is it better to just get the newer insignia or is the reliability of the vw worth the slightly higher miles.

thanks

Forgot to mention the warranty. Read the latest 'Which' report. Their opinion is that warranties are not worth the money. Put aside the 'warranty' money in a seperate account. Then if needed you have a cash reserve for repairs. I wish I had. I did not find Warranty Direct all that good on my one and only claim. I would have been hundreds of pounds better off doing what 'Which' suggested.

Cheers Concrete

Insignia by a country mile - you'll get far more car for your money and it will be far less likely to breakdown.

Thanks for the responses guys... i guess i have always been of the impression that the VW's were more reliable then the Vauxhalls, and that is why they are more expensive, but it seems i can get a much newer and lower mleage vauxhall for the same money...

Assuming an insignia has full service history and has been well taken care of... is the general view that they are fiarly reliable cars?

Edited by sean10101 on 28/02/2014 at 22:41

Hiya Sean, I would go for neither and go for a 2.0 Tdci Ford Mondeo I am on my second Mondeo. My previous one being an 08 plate Titanium rated at 140bhp and it was a superb all round car, a great cruiser and returned 55mpg on a run. I have known a few folk who have found VW Passats to be really quite unreliable, I for one think the Passat is fairly average and not the quality car VW would have you think it is, the Insignia, well I test drove one before I bought my Mondeo, it was a nice car but I felt the Ford to be better of the two, I now have a new 163 bhp titanium x business edition which is fully loaded and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Happy Car hunting my friend

thanks for the information Scottie! I was also thinking of possibly the mondeo. but wasn't too sure if they were really that reliable.

Davey.. what would you buy instead of the passat or insignia?

Edited by sean10101 on 01/03/2014 at 10:30

Thanks dingle... my primary concerns are reliability and motorway mpg.... but having said that i am not really a fan of the avensis... at least the older 08ish design

If you want a Passat but are put off because they hold their value better than an Insignia, look at an identically powered Skoda (Octavia or Superb). But the Mondeo is a very good car too, and the Ford 2.0 TDCI and VW/Skoda 1.9 TDI engines seem to have the best reputation for lasting a long time without giving problems.

HI Guys I am being informed that most diesel engine cars from like 2007 have diesel particulate filters and that these normally need to be changed between 72k miles and 125k miles at a price tag of over 1000 pounds.... it makes me wonder if diesels are worth it anymore.... especially since the cars i am looking at will be close to the 70k mile mark.

is this information accurate?