Surely they should of changed the design of the stereo by now. Reminds me of being in a vectra. A roller coaster was more comfortable.

On a serious note, looks really tacky.

Think this answers the question.. Why is it so cheap??

http://m.whatcar.com/car-reviews/vauxhall/antara-crossover/summary/25622-3

To paraphrase Alan Partridge..

Alan Partridge': "Lynn, I am not driving a Vauxhall Antara"

Lynn: "But its got heated front seats and 17 inch alloys!"

Alan: " I am not driving a Vauxhall Antara!"

Lynn: "..But..it's got a 2.2 litre engine and full size SUV for super mini pricing, Alan!! And..."

Alan: "Lynn, there's no point finishing the sentence as I'll just talk over you!!"

Lynn:

Alan: "Go on, try and finish the sentence and see what I do."

Lynn: "Got Bluetooth connectiv..."

Alan: "I am not driving a Vauxhall Antara!!!"

It's a Renault, so utter rubbish, all the quality of Pepsi can and a nightmare to work on.
Electrics are good for probably 5 years then they become a nightmare.

As far as I can tell I seem to be averaging about 42MPG, I am happy with that for a 2000kg car, especially as over the half of the miles were at shall we say at a brisk pace down the motorway. :wink:
Should get better as the engine loosens up over the next few thousand miles.

I am sure now most of the horror stories have been from short journey driving.

Nope, my mate's company Merc A200 diesel is the same - EU6 variants take a lot longer to warm up than their EU5 predecessors. The current EU6 compliant VW TDI engines are not under suspicion - the EU5 ones are affected, like those seen on MK6 Golfs or my old 2011 Scircco 170TDI. My GTD took a lot longer to warm up than the Scirocco. One of my mates has a 2011 A4 2.0TDI 136ps (they squeezed it into the £30 tax disc bracket at that output) and he got his recall notice yesterday.

Outside gridlocked cities NOx disperses quite quickly, i'd be more concerned with getting the old pre-DPF diesels off the road. Saying that, my Golf R's tailpipes get quite sooty whereas the wife's A1 1.6TDI has an immaculately clean tailpipe - guess which one is throwing out more particulates?

Excellent deal for the vehicle compared to rival offers on the market

Maybe that is peculiar to Volkswagen because they are to busy warming up the emission fiddle electronics.

Perhaps slightly older diesels, the most up to date ones take a long time to warm up in comparison as the heat generated by the engine is being diverted to warming up the DPF as quickly as possible, especially EU6 compliant ones. My Scirocco 170TDI warmed up much quicker than my MK7 GTD - at least 8 miles in the summer before my oil was up to 90C on the GTD, 10 miles in the winter.

Just picked mine up

Heat added as i really fancy buying one. Has anyone bit the bullet and ordered this deal.

My workings were based on you getting maximum efficiency after 5 miles as I have never had a modern diesel that had not warmed up after 5 miles and I got
10 miles = 45MPG
20 miles = 54MPG
50 miles = 57.5 MPG
That is why I queried your figures.

Don't you, if driving a car with a diesel engine? The diesel engine is very inefficient when cold, as it warms up the mpg improves. It will peak at about 20 miles, but all that means is that the further you drive it in a journey, the more diluted the effect of the early poor mpg in the journey.

Take for example my old GTD, not the exact figures, but you see the accumulative effect of mpg as the car warms up:-

First 5 miles, it is doing 35mpg, so in the first 5 miles it has consumed 0.143 gallons

Next 5 miles it averages 50mpg, so in miles 5-10 it has consumed 0.100 gallons, but over the 10 miles it has consumed 0.243 gallons and averaged 41mpg.

Next 5 miles it averages 55mpg, so in miles 10-15 it has consumed 0.091 gallons, but over the 15 miles it has consumed 0.334 gallons and averaged 45mpg.

Next 5 miles it averages 60mpg, so in miles 15-20 it has consumed 0.083 gallons, but over the 20 miles it has consumed 0.417 gallons and averaged 48mpg.

And so on..... Do a 200 mile journey and those first 20 miles at an average of 48mpg have very little effect on the overall mpg when 180 of those miles were done at maximum efficiency of 60mpg - getting you very close to a 60mpg average.

Don't actually dislike these, anyone out there in HUKDland actually got this model/spec?
Are they any good from personal experience? :smiley:

Yes I'll grant you that, I was just quoting Peter Vardy and miss leading advertising.

Don't think it will have much offroad credentials other than its high ride height.
But where I work is down a country lane with grass verges so it will help a lot when I have to go on them for oncoming cars etc.

Just rechecked and they both have the header as 2007, I can't see to get 2011 but I haven't got as much savvy as you, so maybe later model does have better MPG.
Also this appears to be a 4X2 so how do you feel the off road experience in this as stated in the dealer blurb?

​2007 was the 2l. you click on the 2.2 which is the 2011 onwards one?

I like how since I have posted this the "owners" real MPG figures on Honest John has dropped from 40.4mpg to 38mpg.

Noting to do with "non owners" on this site at all.:wink:

Why do you get different MPG on 20 mile journey and 50 mile journey?

Nope, 4X4 still have worse fuel economy with 2 or 4 wheel drive engaged as they are taking around an extra gearbox and 2 extra drive shafts.

That's not the reason, is mostly about the price. The 4x4 will only kick in when manually switched on or the car electronics sense it is needed.

I have this car , bought from new last September , I love it , part exchanged my insignia . I don't find it too bad on diesel either and love the driving position. Think this is good I paid more but for the better version

Think this answers the question.. Why is it so cheap??

http://m.whatcar.com/car-reviews/vauxhall/antara-crossover/summary/25622-3

No,

The discount knocks out about 1-2 years depreciation. 2012 plate at the moment with around 15-30K on it is around £12K.

I didn't take the 0%into account be honest. that is why when I wrote it it was not on the same line.

Sorry!!!! The £6k might be interest free but you still have to pay the £6k back. It certainly isn't chopping out 1-2 years of depreciation unless you think 1-2 years depreciation is £425..... which is what your interest free deal is saving you.

I have also been driving diesels for over 10 years and know how to drive them to avoid DPFs affecting economy.
I think the problem is most people see average 44mpg and expect to get it driving the kids 2 mile to school.

​Yes, I always check hotdeals for car info as generally everyone is so honest.
Apparently dealers tel you they do 13mpg if you believe everyone on this site
Also do owners on here state what driving they are doing and in a 2wd or 4wd model.
I will be happy with around 35mpg to be honest and think with the type of driving I do that should be possible.
We have a 1.6 d2 v40 cc and I get identical to the averages posted on honest john.

Stop spouting out honest john figures and look at what actual drivers of this car are getting within your own thread -

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/65-plate-vauxhall-antara-2-2-diesel-exclusive-13995-21-650-list-up-6k-interest-free-2303029?p=26230064

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/65-plate-vauxhall-antara-2-2-diesel-exclusive-13995-21-650-list-up-6k-interest-free-2303029?p=26230222

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/65-plate-vauxhall-antara-2-2-diesel-exclusive-13995-21-650-list-up-6k-interest-free-2303029?p=26230541

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/65-plate-vauxhall-antara-2-2-diesel-exclusive-13995-21-650-list-up-6k-interest-free-2303029?p=26231516

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/65-plate-vauxhall-antara-2-2-diesel-exclusive-13995-21-650-list-up-6k-interest-free-2303029?p=26232886

Honest John's figure of 40mpg doesn't look quite so convincing now. Will be interesting to see what you get.

"235 / 65 R 17 low profile tyres"

nothing low profile about 65

​Average MPG on all journeys Kuga 2l 163 (nearest to this) is 39mpg.
Same site for this is 40.4mpg.

As those figures are logged by owners they should both be fairly accurate and similar in response.

​According to honest john real world mpg people are averaging 40mpg in these?

According to ford owners there getting around 34-38 real world driving with the car a lot better that 22 from antara

Can YOU get 40mpg in a Kuga doing the exact same driving as you would've done in the Vauxhall?

2 different people on 2 different routes, the variables are huge (driving style, congestion, length of journey, Ambient temp and humidity, how full/heavy the car is etc.). I used to have a Golf GTD. I'd generally get 47mpg average, on my 12 mile commute, my mate on his 40 mile commute got 56mpg in his.

Diesels with standard stop-start will generally only see 80% of published combined figure if on a decent run. Diesels need time to warm up. Driving my GTD on relatively uncluttered roads in the Summer I would see the following:-

5 mile journey = 35mpg
10 mile journey = 45mpg
20 mile journey = 50mpg
50 mile journey = 55mpg
>100 miles maintaining 80mph on the motorway = 59mpg

Knock 5mpg off those figures in the winter, and if you're perpetually stuck in traffic your mpg will get hammered.

My wife has an A1 1.6TDI (116PS), I can take it to work on my 20 mile each way commute and generally get 59mpg driving it quite hard, it is usually a 35 minute journey. One day last week I hit a fair bit of traffic that turned it into a 1 hour journey, and the mpg dropped to 42mpg for the journey.

Add short journey regular congested city driving into the mix and then your DPF filling up rapidly as it doesn't get the opportunity to burn it off in a passive regen and you can see your mpg plummet.

My Golf R is half the mpg that the A1 is when on an uncluttered road, but 3/4 of it when driving in congestion. If I was shuffling through the city on a regular basis, i'd probably be after a small displacement turbo petrol engine.

Please don't get one, every gadget on mine keeps failing - electronic handbrake, cruise comtrol, stop-go, engine management (goes into limp mode). I have it on lease till 1st March and keep hoping someone will steal it - truly awful, awful car. Not even worth its bargain price.
Edit - forgot the MPG, 30 if lucky (got 50 easilly from my previous qashqai).

Manual

Is this car manual or auto

​I have read them. They sanded down the rust areas and repainted and waxoiled them.
Some have been back multiple times now with rust and many rejected (only through arbitration).
You can't cure rust and on those a complete stage of protection was missed apparently.
Anyway, If you are trying to convince us that a duster is a better car than a modern Jag go for it.
But all that has been mentioned is this a bigger, faster, better equipped, finished car for the same money.
But all down to personal preference I guess.
But if you get people to Google "Rusty Duster" there is a massive thread of unhappy customers.

The new vauxhall stuff has the apple carplay/android auto stuff on it, and of course the new engines. Its cheap for a reason.

​not according to real world mpg.

My father had one of these. The face lifted model has improvements over his version. It's not a great car at all. Plasticky, very vague steering and wobbly handling - but it's roomy and has enough power, although fuel consumption isn't great. For the money it is a good buy when compared to the Duster. It'd be great for commercial work or for towing, but I think you'd very soon tire of it as an every day car.

Completely agree.... Unless you have a 'dirty diesel' any dpf can cause problems. I think the only reason why the Antaras seems like it has problems is because the fans are big which therefore draw attention due to the noise of it cooling down

Hardly a like for like comparison. The Lexus and Aston Martin cars you've quoted there are DVD/CD multimedia players. The Vauxhall Antara does not have a DVD player. My main point still stands, the Antara still has the same CD player/Casio display from cars designed 12+ years ago. You would have expected some progression and redesign by now.

Mrdom said it was a Frontera not me, the Frontera was built on an Izuzu pick up.

So how come a ford kuga 2.0 4wd does 40mpg around town!!

Get a 2.2 Diesel pulling a big lump like this car is around town on short journeys and 22mpg is to be expected.

Cost-free repairs (should you have any) maybe more like it, but if you have a repair that Vauxhall is picking the tab up (as it will be under warranty) for then i'd consider that trouble-free, you'll get a courtesy car. My mam ran a 2 year old Vauxhall Astra 1.4 auto for 23 years and it sailed through nearly every MOT, it was a crap drive though.

One of these or a Duster? I'd have one of these, it will feel a little better inside and have more kit. A "£22k" car being sold for £14k will almost certainly be a better car than a £14k RRP car being sold for about the same (Ambience 110DCi).

Are Renault running gear and electrics going to be less trouble than Vauxhall's own?

I'd advice you to never buy one of these! Absolute pieces of junk!
Just today my power steering has gone! I got it new it's a 62 plate. I've had nothing but bother with it and as for fuel consumption it's totally sh**e.
Mine is the 2.2 4x4

hot, bought 8!

-.-

Anyone else doing this or is it just Peter Vardy as none near me?

Whilst I partly agree with your point, I think it is a reasonable interior at this price point. At full RRP, I would agree that I would expect a better interior.

With regards to the CD player, you get one on the Mark Levinson system on a £70k Lexus GSF Link and on the Aston Martin Rapide Link . Any one with a ear for music will know that CDs provide better quality sound than compressed MP3s (unless you pay for uncompressed masters from Linn). So what is your point?

The only fault I have with this car is the DPF if I have not done a long journey in a while but still it doesn't cause me a major issue. I have drove various cars and the ride in this I find lovely...not as smooth of a drive or as techy for the money as the mokka which I previously owned and LOVED! however I had a good price for this car at the time, I liked the design, it was spacious, with a much bigger boot and a few gadgets! I find this car reasonabley quiet and ticked most boxes for me! When comparing the lower range models of other brands of cars of the same size this was definatly the best value for money, I would choose the Antara all over again rather than pay an additional 10k and the rest for a badge. Again everyone has different opinions and different tastes but as an Antara owner I can't fault it

Surely stereos full stop are out of date! I purely just plug my phone into the hidden ports (hides all the wires so keeps it tidy) and play all my music via my phone. Each to their own opinion but stereos aren't really essential to me

Seems great value for spec and size if you need a towing car on the face of it. I actually think the interior looks ok. Seen a lot worse. Reliability is about the same as a Volkswagen Tiguan although the Volkswagen tends to have a lot more engine problems.Reviews are poor for this and if I was buying a diesel for towing travelling some distance then any fuel savings could be significant and this is a thirsty car. I just can't think of a type of driver this would be ideal for, someone who doesn't drive much but when they do needs to tow for a reasonable distance?

car tax is £345, wow! not for me!

I would rather say 5 months:smiley: I have had Renault Scenic (2004) for a year...what a waste of my money and time:) Coils, electrics, exhaust, bulbs, all were breaking on a daily basis:) Wasted £300 on repairs and sold...This experience cured me from having 2nd (shopping) car:)

​My 2 year old cross country v40 has a CD player and nearly every price of kit imaginable.

This also has USB, like nearly all modern cars.
Most cars still ship with a CD player?

As usual, a car deal on HUKD and you get pages of rubbish pub talk about cars.

Don't read the comments, look at the deal and check the car out for yourself.

No it wasn't! The Trooper/Big Horn was a much bigger car than the Frontera.

My neighbour who is on disability for back problems has one of these, he manages to drive it quite often inbetween, sweeping the yard, cutting the bushes, do car mechanics, carrying the shopping in whilst holding a toddler, not sure what kind of back problem it is?

​waxoil is a delay. not a fix.
90bhp may be OK for you, but i want more.
The duster is not a bad car, but in my honest opinion this is a lot better all round soft roader for the price.
If it was value against MRSP Duster would win but at the same cost it is no contest (If you are happy with the running costs)

The rust issues were to be found in a few Indian built Dusters and were corrected by Dacia, not as quick as some owners would have liked but they did put their hands up. After this they moved Duster RHD production to Rumania and no problems since. As for power I had a 1.5 dci euro5 at 90 bhp and never felt underpowered even 5 bup up steep slopes and I found it comfortable even on journeys from England to Spanish Costa Blanca.

It was a Trooper those other names are what it was sold as in other markets, it was even sold as a Honda.

£14k doesn't buy you a lot of new car these days, especially not at this size. Excellent value for money if you want something of this size, but I personally wouldn't have one. I'll give it some heat - it is a good deal for the car on offer and likely to be worth £8k at 3 years old - £2k PA (£167 a month) for trouble-free driving based on it losing £6k.

Vauxhall have never made a 4X4, the Cavalier was Opel and this and the Frontiera were other manufacturers vehicles face lifted and given Vauxhall engines and transmission. The only 4X4 I think Vauxhall ever made were their trucks that were mostly for the military.

Seems very happy to me. In fact she wasnt happy with the cashcow, 3 series estate or even a Q3. But then the dog doesnt have the petty prejudices/misconceptions/brand loyalty that human beings seem to have.

I think the point is that in 2016 you'd expect Vauxhall to have moved on from their 2005 Astra/Vectra/Corsa interiors. Looks like this brand new car still has a CD player...wtf?! It still has the 1990s Casio calculator display!!

No, he's right

Such an odd place. It is a great price for "this" car. So hot by my account. Its not the place to do a car review or slam Vauxhalls or praise Renault/Dacia's etc.

Some very odd people on this forum. Saying this lacks space for instance. Really? Have been in one? Are you getting it confused with the Mokka? It is huge in the back. My secretary has one of these. But she needs something with a big and tall boot as she has a St Bernard and this was the only one that it comfortably fit.

i will never understand buying a 2wd version of a car like this

​That should read driven a Duster not owned.

​I have and pre facelift they have serious rust issues.
The duster is very old school, which has its charm but not anywhere near ad comfortable or powerful as this to be honest.

​I ha e to go up grass verges on occasions ( country roads) so need clearance but not 4x4 traction.

Then you have never owned a Dacia Duster like I have great car and the only visit to a garage for annual service and reasonable service charges. Yes getting 35% off list price may seem a good deal, but it's even older engineering than Dacia, probably stopped building them now Chevrolet is pulling out of UK.

I currently drive one of these getting rid of soon thank god, 22mpg wtf ,stay well clear ,looks like an eighties car interior,and to fuel it u need a following petrol tanker,and DPF light always on lol,get something with better fuel economy,and that dosent look like it was made in 1980!!!

why?

Ive had a trooper and a monterey so im pretty familiar, ive never had a frontera and obviously the body is different but i always thought the chassis & running gear was basically the same and always looked so from cursory observations but im no expert, i do seem to remember the frontera 2.8 diesel and the isuzu 3.1 are basically the same other than direct injection on the 2.8, i know the petrols were different (though i think some versions may have used the same v6's, at least in other countries as the MU).

I agree on Renault. I have a clio sport tourer estate, a 63 plate and the electrics are a disaster, drivers window constantly jams, rear door pops open while driving, seatbelt warning beeps even when seatbelt is on, not to mention it only gets 28mpg (it is an automatic though) I wont go renault again in the future

Surely they should of changed the design of the stereo by now. Reminds me of being in a vectra. A roller coaster was more comfortable.

On a serious note, looks really tacky.

It wasn't a Trooper it was based on a Venta/Amigo/Rodeo but with poor Vauxhall running gear. The Monterey was literally a Trooper with Vauxhall badges on the front, back and steering wheel instead of Isuzu.

Any good deals for a 7 seater, I know slightly off topic but saw this and was hoping it was a 7 seater

Sure, but it's wrong photo - Nissan Puke look is different

Where does it say Renault ?

Horrible car, the only decent 4x4 Vauxhall have ever sold was the Monterey and that was just a rebadged Isuzu Trooper.

I realise that but if you wanted fuel economy and dont ever tow or go off road you would be better off buying a different car entirely surely.

Vauxhall snooze zzzzz. All the style of a pair of beige slacks. 40mpg for a diesel on the motorway is woeful.

I spoke to a dealer about one of these a couple of months back and she said they're being discontinued as the out lab MPG is 13MPG at best

Yeah dash is outdated especially stereo :confused:.
2.2l engine on this is like having 1l on estate astra.... Decent SUV should always have 3l engines.... But because of price mark and tax insurance plus all this pollution thing... Manufacturers know that only certain people will be able to afford it, so thats why you get weak spec so your tax and insurance would be affordable...

Loving reading the comments criticising this car from folk that have never driven 1, Watch out people, it carries a Vauxhall Badge, it's going to be cr%p! I have purchased 1 of these cars myself but I have the top end SE version, my personal opinion of the car is this (your choice if you want to ignore it or not):
I find the car to be very comfortable to drive on the motorway, it holds it own and cruises very efficiently. Driving around town you can feel the bumps more as the suspension is firmer than many others I test drove (I felt like the suspension was far too soft in many others) On the motorway I can get up to 42 MPG and around town I am averaging around 29MPG (My car is a Diesel Manual) The car is very roomy and boot space very ample, The interior again IMO does not feel outdated, it does everything it is supposed to do and a good logical layout for ease of use without having to take your eye of the road. I have found 2 'niggles' which I have learnt to deal with and that is, 1. It does have a poor turning circle and 2. The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) light does come on every 500 miles, this just means you take the car down the Duel carriage way to allow the car to burn it off.
I have owned my car for 2 years now and (touch wood) never had an issue with anything going wrong on it. When I was doing my shopping around on which SUV I was going to purchase my decision came down to cost in the end. the OTR price against many others, the servicing cost against many others and the typical cost to replace items should anything go wrong far out weighed any issue with driving a car with a Vauxhall badge on it. I like to change my car every 3-4 years and looking at these cars of that age I was happy to tolerate the average depreciation on it. I do not tow a caravan but when reading comments on forums, many consider this vehicle to be an excellent vehicle to tow with. More than happy to give any additional information to anyone considering purchasing one of these as I for 1 am more than happy to drive one and hold my head up high doing so . . . . . :-)

I have a Mondeo ST TDCI 2.2, which makes 50mpg, and its over 10 years old with 187,000miles.

Surely by now, they would have more economical engines..

5 Years is optimistic- mates Megane started throwing electrical wobbles from a few weeks old, and the older it got the worse the issues

Yep: the kind of people who, despite everything in this thread, still claim it's a good deal.

you've been lucky. my wifes grand scenic has had a new dashboard, a new wiring loom on the electric windows, the vvti pulley replaced twice, plus a myriad of smaller issues.

I'd rather crawl to work over broken glass on my hands and knees than buy another Renault!!!

Discontinued car, due to be replaced if they ever do. Horrid car, had to test drive - worse than the Renault I had to endure.

Save your money go for something more reliable and better quality. It's actually worse than a KIA.

ugliest car I have ever seen.

I purchased Chevrolet's sister model to this back in January 2014, the Captiva. At the time they were offering £9,000 off list. It was the LT model ( couldn't get the top spec LTZ as none left ). It was £28,500 and I got it brand new for £17,000.
Sold it 14 months later privately and still lost money on it even though I got £11,500 discount. Depreciation equally horrendous on the Antara. It was a big car for the cash and reasonable spec. fuel economy was pathetic, 4WD 2.2 facelift diesel model as well!

To paraphrase Alan Partridge..

Alan Partridge': "Lynn, I am not driving a Vauxhall Antara"

Lynn: "But its got heated front seats and 17 inch alloys!"

Alan: " I am not driving a Vauxhall Antara!"

Lynn: "..But..it's got a 2.2 litre engine and full size SUV for super mini pricing, Alan!! And..."

Alan: "Lynn, there's no point finishing the sentence as I'll just talk over you!!"

Lynn:

Alan: "Go on, try and finish the sentence and see what I do."

Lynn: "Got Bluetooth connectiv..."

Alan: "I am not driving a Vauxhall Antara!!!"

You are spot on. 4WD for something sporty to give you traction, go go buy a Land Rover if you fancy off-roading for fun at the weekends. Difference between most Audi A3/A4 models in 2WD or Quattro variants is generally 7mpg, a similar story with the Golf GTI vs Golf R. The penalty is a bit higher for a true fixed 50:50 4WD rather than a variable Haldex type.

A colleague of mine has one of these, hates it. His wife had an accident in it the other day (she's fine) and he's hoping it gets written off.

MPG is his biggest grumble, he has the 2.2 diesel (not sure if it's 161 bhp or 181 bhp) and struggles to get 25 mpg.

And you think the reliability and build quality will be much better lol

​I had a 2009 Laguna a few years ago and the electrics were poor and trim bits kept falling off.
I sold it in less than a year.
Never doing French or Italian again. (Unless it is a Ferrari, maseratti etc.) :smiley:

Strange thing to say. My wife's scenic is on a 07 plate and we have had it from new with no problems whatsoever and it's just hit 100k plus 5 stars from NCAP so should be stronger than Pepsi can.

Only ever had one of these on the fleet, I removed it from the list not long after it arrived! It was outright purchase from Vauxhall fleet sales and thankfully they took it back 16 months later.

for £3000 more get a renault kadjar upto 80mpg no tax and looks 10x better inside and out

​We bought a Qashqai. Test drove the Kuga. Kuga modestly larger than Qashqai

poor build and handling plus tax is mega expensive and why lease a car anyway, it's dead money!

On Honest John. The 2.2 FWD does not seem to bad based on owner readings 40mpg.
The 4x4 seems thirsty though.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/vauxhall/antara-2007/22-cdti

Wife had the diesel, 25 mpg if you're lucky. It was in the garage that often, always with little things never anything major, that we got invited to their Christmas party. For the size of the car it's not the most spacious, plus the boot is quite small as well.

The Antara is Vauxhall's latest version of the dreaded Frontera! Avoid!

was in a colleagues one of these recently and its like a corsa on steroids....but not in a good way. feels very small inside...definately not comparable with some of the larger vehicles mentioned above.

If this is really the kind of vehicle you need then i at this price i firmly believe a 3 yo sorento offers better value, quality and off road ability than this...and even at 3 years old a longer warranty than the vauxhall.

if you absolutely have to have some new shiny on your driveway for your neighbours to see, then the recent lease deals on the ford ecosport would allow you to have an equally poor car that you can actually give back after a couple of years..and it probably beats the depreciation curve on this car.

Buy diesel and poison people.

We test drove a second hand Altara a few weeks back. £11k, 3 years old, 25k on the clock. Seemed too good to be true.

It was. Horrible car. Felt cheap and nasty. Settled on a slightly older Honda CRV which has been wonderful.

And that is because Vauxhall seem to be clueless when it comes to putting together a decent/appropriate 4x4 system. Anyone remember the fun of owning a Cavalier 4x4?

I agree with Mrdom on this, a car like this has all the downsides of being big and bulky (with matching aerodynamic's) and yet none of the benefits of a 4x4, apart from the slightly elevated driving position. Without that, you might as well look at a family hatchback. It's like people who buy a Honda Goldwing. All of the downsides, none of the up.

looks like a good deal for a big car, heat added

And the same size as this? and around £20K more
It is also available as a 5 seater? (HSE)
http://www.farnelllandrover.com/new-car/210942/land-rover-discovery-sport-2-0-td4-hse-5dr-5-seat-diesel-station-wagon/

It's fairly heavy car but plenty of pull. Solid feeling and firm (ish) ride. Plenty quick enough and a lot higher than Qashqai, IX35, etc.
Loads of room, especially in the back.

More 4X4 like than car like if you know what i mean.It does not feel like a current crop soft roader which are basically estate cars.

Discovery Sport is a 7 seater.

It's a small or compact suv. Discos, pathfinders, land cruisers etc are full size.

Either way they are sooo out of date.

​how did u find it?

is it a pre reg and how was it when u went to see it?

anyone gone for this?

Is this 2 wheel drive or part time 4x4

Very good deal. The Arnold Clark deal is also decent as I have an old banger I can use for the scrappage discount.

Interesting question, I don't suppose you can get the 2k scrappage discount on the Peter Vardy deal?? If so I'll be ordering it even though my current lease has 3 months to run!

Fair enough, but it still far more basic, has no leather worse safety features, less kit and has a far smaller engine.( But that may be better for some buyers)

Apparently, Peter Vardy are selling a Vauxhall Anara, not an Antara (check their website!) maybe this is a Chinese copy?

At least show the equivalent models. For that money you could get touch screen Media Nav in the Duster.

It tricked me on Friday, should be done for dodgy advertising if you ask me. :smiley:

Good point!

Awful car

They are selling at £15,500 they are only £13,495 if you scrap your old car for £2K
Click on it
£2000 Vauxhall Scrappage Allowance Applied
I rang them as they are closer to me. But they cant touch this deal, the price or the finance.

£500 cheaper at arnold clark.

http://www.arnoldclark.com/new-cars/vauxhall/antara/

Thats a lot of crappy metal for the money.

Not exactly "Full Size" is it.....

This will be worth 21p in 3 years time.