Opel insignia

wally1990

Hi all

Thinking of changing car currently driving a 1.0 3 door Opel corsa2005 and thinking of buying a 09 Opel insignia for 7700 88k miles on it .

Are these a bad or good car?

I'm sick of asking family and they have something negative to say about any car I suggest so do you have experience working on or owning a 09 insignia or them In general

What are they like? What should I look out for ? Should I go for it ?

Noccy_Mondy

What engine is in it?

wally1990

2.0 diesel

Bull76

Hi,

I have an Insignia, my gf had one, my brother and his gf had one also. I've driven a few of them and have always liked the car. Very comfortable, nice speed and acceleration. Has given very little problems over the years. I drive the elite and others have had the SE and S. all a fine car.

wally1990

May I ask what's years did ye own bud?

monkeysnapper

I love the fact you are sick of asking family because they are negative about every car so come on here ha ha

I've always loved the look of the insignia, my 1st ever impression of the car was wow, what's that , then shock it was a Opel . my brother in law came over from England and he had a hired car, he had petrol insignia , never been more dissapointed in a car .

Saying that like the poster above push on a few years a guy at work has the 2.0 diesel and he ravs on about it .

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I had an 09, 12 and 151 Insignia. Very comfortable. 2.0 diesel is economical and smooth. Features are superb. Never a moments trouble and a joy to drive.

wally1990

Thanks for your feedback.

I needed feedback from people that actually owned this vehicle. Thanks all

duffman3833

Once a car has been taken care of with full service history and all documents then you shouldn't have any major problems. Id rather pay more for a well looked after car than a cheap one with feck all history

wally1990

I'm still looking around in no rush but came across this
http://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2009-insignia-2-0-ctdi-Sri-nav-128bhp-5dr/12848551

Tindog76

I own a 11 Insignia and have it just shy of 2 years. Was never a fan of opel/vauxhall before but it looked and drove really well on a test drive. I have the 2.0l diesel, 160bhp. Plenty of bells and whistles for the price. Only disappointment I can say of it is the radio. It's okay, but not great. I get it serviced regularly and the only thing that I have had go wrong with it was the boot sensor. Checked how to change it on YouTube, ordered the part and had it replaced in under an hour, and I am by no means a dab hand like some others on here around cars.

Best of luck if you do go for one. Like others will advise, do your homework on any you set your sights on.

cerastes

wally1990 wrote: »

2.0 diesel

Juan Some Infantryman wrote: »

I had an 09, 12 and 151 Insignia. Very comfortable. 2.0 diesel is economical and smooth. Features are superb. Never a moments trouble and a joy to drive.

How many diesel options are there? Is the 2 litre a refinement of the First/GM 1.9? Where does the eco flex diesel come into it?
I looked up engine sizes and types for petrols and diesels, mainly it said the 1.8 petrol was not great, the 1.6 petrol was turbo charged, and then it covered that some of the diesels were eco flex and had co2 emmisons of 99g/km (highlighting that their motor tax level is low, this being a UK site).
When I checked online for Ireland there didn't seem to be the range of engines, in particular the variety of 1.9/2.0 diesels and no 1.6's if I recall correctly, well none in anything but new or almost new cars.
So are the 2.0 litre diesels really the same 1910cc diesel from before but refined?
I'd ruled out the possibility of getting diesel again, barely justifying it now and only have one on the basis that it's an old 1.9tdi lump that's pre dpf that is ( fingers crossed) reliable.
On the basis of engine reliability, I'd have considered a 1.9 later model vectra, but I'd prefer hold out a bit more and get a newer car possibly insignia with lower emmisons ( wholly to not be creased on the tax).