Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and then comment. I have to admit that there was more to fix than I originally anticipated when I bought the Boxster. There are plenty of KZfaq videos that show you how to fix things but the majority are US based from Dry States so don't suffer the corrosion issues we do here in UK with our temperate climate and salted winter roads. I spent the purchase price of the Boxster to put it right. I know I'll never get my money back if I sold it, sorted ones don't seem to be worth much more than non-sorted ones.Thanks again.

Great video. I’ve just taken the plunge, and bought one of a similar age. It’s now in at a specialist being sorted! You should make some more.

and just as I finish typing my comment you tell me in the video, exactly what I asked 🤣🤣

@@robertpetch5182 Hi, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, its really appreciated. I must remember to give details like engine capacity sooner in the videos! I don't have the car any longer. the 1.6 CDTi was quicker to 45/50 mph than the 2.0 CDTi I hade before. After that the 2.0 was stronger even with an autobox. 1.6 was much more economical though.

Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to comment, its really appreciated. Sounds like you got a good deal, Insignia Estate is a really good car, very much maligned purely because of its badge.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it is appreciated. Each to their own. I also have a Triumph Street Triple R which has a lovely 3 cyl sound and the Grandland reminded me of that. If you want refinement and quietness then why are you bothering with engines, at all? Eliminate the engine altogether and go for an Electric Vehicle? My Tesla Model 3 is beautifully quiet, smooth and the driving experience far more refined than any ICE. If you want a small runabout the Renault Zoe is going to be way quieter and definitely more refined than a Corsa, and of course there is the eCorsa if you have a particular liking for Vauxhall.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, always appreciated. Did you buy before or after watching my review?

How is the power from the 1.2?

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it is always appreciated. The Abarth 595 is a great little car. The one in the video has the Moto Marelli Bombardoni exhaust , straight through, no resonators, and it sounds glorious. If you go to look at any check the radio is tuning OK as the aerial can suffer from water ingress and the circuit board in the base gets fried. It is often mistakenly diagnosed as a faulty headunit.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it is alway appreciated. Mine was the 1.2 turbo and it went OK. I like the look of the new EV version. VXR Vauxhalls are always fun.

Thanks for the positive comment, iI really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Hope you enjoy the car.

Thanks for taking their time to watch and comment, it means a lot. I made this just before I changed the car, so don’t have anything further to add to my observations in the video. I do think the Grandland’s styling has aged well, unlike its cousin the Peugeot 3008. And that has a stupid steering wheel as well.

Sounds good though doesn’t it! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.

Hate 3cyls but in the name of economy they are largely what us average joes have to suffer now. Vag 1.5tsi all day everyday. Or the previous 1.4 turbos vauxhall stuck in the astra k. Great engine in a cooking model.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it is appreciated. Peugeot 3008 is essentially the same car but with more quirky French styling including a daft steering wheel. IMO over time the Grandland will age better due to is more conventional styling. Of course this may not bother those who change vehicle frequently.

Same engine and chassis.

Thanks for the feedback, do let me know how you get on.

Thanks for the feedback, it's always appreciated.

Sorry, I'm Dutch....what's a 70 plate?

@@ZerokillerOppel1 in the UK the registration plate/number plate indicates which year the car was first registered and therefore how old it is. A 70 plate is for a car that was first registered in 2020

@@klerr11 Ok, thank you, so a 60 plate means 2010? Is that how it works?

@@ZerokillerOppel1 yes since 2000 they've been like this. 00 and 50 are both 2000, 10 and 60 are both 2010 and so on as the number plates change twice a year. So this year would be 24 from April and from September it will be 74.

Thanks for the positive feedback, it is really appreciated. Enjoy the Grandland.

Thanks for the positive feedback it really is appreciated.

Have you got it yet?

Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it. Glad you like your Grandland. Might it be worth getting the clutch actuation checked?

I do see the comments, I've go so few subscribers I can read them all! Thanks you for the flattering review, much appreciated. Hope you found it useful.

I'm afraid not I only had the car for a day.

Thanks for the positive feedback it really is appreciated.

Thanks for getting in touch. Good detective work! Yes i have a CJ Autos lift and it worked very well on the R53. The lift is adjustable widthways to enable it to fit safely. It takes a bit of practice to get the balance set correctly. It doesn’t fit my Boxster 986 so if you want to make me an offer?

@@huwjones5879 thanks for the reply. It depends where you are? Im Bolton way..

Hi, thanks for taking the time to watch and reply, it is appreciated. The Grandland X we had didn't have the radar, or if it did it wasn't enabled. Ours was a lease car and I wouldn't have done any work on it anyway.

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, much appreciated. I guess this is why PCP and Lease is so popular, if something breaks its under warranty, out of warranty, tough. And of course underneath these are basically Peugeots, a brand not held in high regard for build quality.

yeah I don't have no warranty now, a car this age shouldn't have so many problems haha never again I will go back to bmw :D @@huwjones5879

Had the same on my 68 plate 308, on 22k miles. Must be a PSA thing

@@br164 mine is now in the garage with a broken timing belt with 58k on the clock never ever again will I get Vauxhall

@@Iamhudson89 How have you gotten on with the belt? Have you saw the stuff about the "Special Coverage" for the timing belt? There's a couple Facebook groups with tales of peoples timing belt woes; "Grandland owners group (UK)" and "Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X Club".

I'd forgotten I'd said that! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, glad you enjoyed it.

Hi, Thanks for taking the time to comment, it is appreciated. Apples and Oranges really, I much preferred to drive the Insignia over the Qashquai, it was more involving. However the Nissan took more load and was a bit nicer for rear passengers.

Thank you for the positive feedback it really is appreciated. I do hope though that my review played only a small part in your decision. Like all reviews they are subjective.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I really can’t remember i’m afraid, we changed this car in 2017. Go to your nearest Nissan dealer I’m sure they can sort you out.

Thanks very much for the comment and taking time to do so, it is appreciated. I’m glad you found it amusing, and not boring. I tried to do something a little different from all of the other car sites, just said what I think without trying to be someone I’m not.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s appreciated. We liked the Qashqai. It did exactly what we expected.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s really appreciated. I would hope the performance parts included updated anti-roll bars.

Thanks for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I’m glad it’s not just me that the pedals annoyed. In the 2yrs we had ours it was faultless, a little dull and lacking character perhaps, but that doesn’t bother a lot people of course.

@@huwjones5879 if you have had yours three years, about same we have had ours, sadly there was not a lot of choice at that time. We had two options for the Sri one was black one was grey, we had the grey, to at least give a bit of something of a difference with the black roof. It ‘s like you say not anything to special on the outside, but very comfy inside. We have had many Vauxhall cars over the years and in general been happy with them , my hubby is really a Mazda man but Mx5 ‘s . However he also likes this. Pity there are not more bright colours , so many about from different manufacturers, , Vauxhall have pretty much kept the same range of colours. Anyway overall it’s not a bad car hehe. Thanks for your review I enjoyed watching it.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I’m not sure the Grandland has much more room than an Astra, perhaps a bit more boot space? However I’m sure the Astra is better to drive.

@Huw Jones thanks for the response, this is it I like my astra, but do feel need more space. Difficult one

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. The pedal spacing in my Insignia were fine, I put the Grandland’s narrow pedal spacing down to the Peugeot heritage. Overall though it’s a decent enough car, perhaps a little short on personality, but of course that doesn’t matter to most car buyers.

I do not like the positioning of the pedals . Could be dangerous . Very noticeable , keep catching two pedals , and ledge at the side of the clutch pedal

I only had it for just over 2yrs. In that time it’s oil consumption was negligible.

@@huwjones5879 Ok thank you! 🙏🏻

Thanks for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate. I no longer have the Grandland so I'm unable to provide much that will be useful to you and your clutch issues, the only problem I had with the clutch was that the pedal was far too close to the brake pedal.

Cheers Huw. I don't think the car is faulty as such. I could always test drive another one and see if it feels the same.

Thanks for the feedback. Very flattered that my video was helpful in making your new car decision. Please be aware though that these are only my opinions.Thanks and I hope you enjoy your new car.

Me too. Have gone for the Grandland, as the spec is much higher, for the money.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, very much appreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I can't say that the Tech-Line spec Grandland that I had lacked anything, but Vauxhall do have previous for dropping the spec in different model years. the first Insignia Sri I had was well equipped but when it came time to change, the replacement car had been down specced, e.g. such things as manual rear windows instead of the electric, and the Chrome exhaust tail pipe, I went with a Qashqai instead but 3 years later the Insignia spec when I looked was similar to the first one? I can only assume the Vauxhall accounts team try to cut as much as they can until buyers go elsewhere, then they up the spec again? I never felt the Grandland 1.2 3 cyl engine lacked pull, even with four adults and luggage on board, but the latest model looks to be a very different car to the one I had so comparison is difficult.

As long as she doesn’t twist them too hard then it’s all good.

Yes. Its a Renault engine.

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Taking into account your experience, this appears to be a problem across the model range. there really is no reason for this, a couple of cm more would have fixed it.

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I’ve always found Stop/Start on all cars to be temperamental, on my daughters Ford Ka2 I think it only worked when Haley’s comet was visible! On my current MINI Cooper S Stop/Start was probably the best I’ve experienced but I’ve coded it out in all modes except Eco.

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. It's not just the engine, the floorpan and a lot of the rest of the car is Peugeot as well! I don't think turbo life is the concern it once was, if the vehicle is maintained accordingly. I liked the engine, for such a small displacement it had enough pull. Like a lot of turbo engines it didn't like it near the rev limit but in the mid-range, which is where a car like the Grandland needs it, I had no complaints.

I wasn’t aware the wet belt was an issue. Which engine do you have? Mine has the 1.2 petrol turbo triple which I thought was a nice little engine.

On the early versions of this engine the belt wasn't resistant to the oil (bad coating). Flakes from the belt would Block the oil flow and engine goes kaput... No idea if they really fixed that problem or just reduced the changing interval.. and Because the belt is inside the engine it won't be cheap to replace.

@@chiprock804 I have now taken out a warranty just incase it goes bang and at least it will get repaired

@@scotspie501douglas7 my belt was playing up only found out when I accelerating engine light came on and they had to change it still under warranty but they said it was a ongoing problem....

Only a problem if engine services are overlooked. Remove the oil filller cap and the belt is visible. Any cracks, wear or expansion in the belt, go to a main dealership and they should replace the belt under warranty as a known design problem.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I’m glad it’s not just me noticing the pedal spacing, I think the designers must have worn Ballet shoes! I agree the seats are firm.