Hi all, I'm thinking of buying another insignia soon, I totally regret selling my old one. I'm on a budget of £5000-£5500. Theres plenty out there, my question is, upto what year does the dreaded oil pick up seal affect the engine. There's a load on A/T but many are high milers, and don't want to end up forking out more money. Some garages are unaware of this problem..my preference is another vx line nav. I may even consider a petrol version..as my regen light used to come on cos I don't do the mileage..
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Originally posted by Arfa View PostProbably best to change to petrol then, the 2.0 turbos are hard to get hold of. What are the 1.8 engines like..
Its a 2012 1.6 Turbo sri nav hatchback in carbon flash with fully loaded spec. It has done 93k. I'm the 2nd owner. Comes with a folder of receipts.
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If you kept getting the regen light you'd just as well go for a petrol. Just make sure it's one with a turbo, or it will be boring and terrible for fuel2011 2.0 cdti ecoflex excnav
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Originally posted by Jakxta View PostIf you kept getting the regen light you'd just as well go for a petrol. Just make sure it's one with a turbo, or it will be boring and terrible for fuel
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Originally posted by tens6 View PostI'd second that, only thing is that the 1.8 is one of the most reliable ones but is so gutless because the Insignias are really heavy. If you're not a speed demon or mind the below average fuel consumption, it will probably be adequate though. Always a caveat2011 2.0 cdti ecoflex excnav
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Originally posted by Jakxta View PostNothing worse than the economy of a performance petrol with no performance! Haha been there!
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If it was me 1.8 VX line
Maybe not the most powerful car on paper ( which everyone seems to squalk about )
But yes there maybe a different in performance but between driving my wife's 1.5 truck and my 1.9 tid there's really nothing in it .
And on today's roads you cannot go fast if that's your bag .
The only downside is I've heard a few suffer from head gasket failure .and I think early versions had problems with the gearbox ( but a search on here will find loads of threads
The 2.0 litre petrol is a beast , but you have the added worry of cam chain or guides or followers water pumps failing because there's no service schedule ( which garages put down as a selling point )
And I suppose the tax band is higher .
So my fave is the 1.8 VX line which I'm considering myself.
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Originally posted by lizzard-t View PostAnd on today's roads you cannot go fast if that's your bag .2011 2.0 cdti ecoflex excnav
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