The Vauxhall Antara: Review

KadyK

11 years ago

Many people are now buying small SUVs as a family vehicle and the Vauxhall Antara is spacious and very reasonably priced&period;&NewLine;The Vauxhall Antara is well equipped, has a lifetime warranty and feels well built on the interior&period; There is only one option of engine and that is the 2&period;0 litre diesel, which is unrefined and is noisy&period; It also lacks the necessary power for driving around town&period;&NewLine;Neither the manual nor the automatic gearbox is efficient, with the manual making it difficult to select the gear you need&period; The automatic transmission takes too long to switch cogs and these are problems that the company needs to address&period; There is also the matter of loose steering and soft suspension, which makes the car roll when cornering&period;&NewLine;On the road the Antara does absorb bumps, but it still makes your body bounce around a lot, which can be uncomfortable for anyone who suffers from motion sickness&period; The noisy diesel engine also revs with a loud noise when driving on the motorway&period;&NewLine;Unfortunately, off road it does not get any better&period; There have been no major faults reported for the Antara and it does come with a lifetime warranty which covers up to 100,000 miles&period; The quality of the interior is good with soft touch materials being used to make for greater comfort&period; In the boot there are just 370 litres of luggage space, but the rear seats do fold down to provide a larger area when needed&period;&NewLine;There are some cut price deals on the go at the moment, so asking for a discount is good policy when you go to look at the car&period; The basic models have a good level of equipment, but higher spec cars will have air con and cruise control so it may be worthwhile paying the extra&period;&NewLine;Running costs for the Antara will vary according to which transmission you choose&period; The manual box will achieve 37&period;2 mpg and the automatic will give you 32&period;8 mpg&period; Not outstanding figures, but not to bad for a thirsty SUV&period; The lifetime warranty is an excellent policy and will ensure that you do not get landed with extremely high mechanics bills&period;&NewLine;Vauxhall is not renowned for high resale values, but there are ways to combat the amount of depreciation on your car&period; One of the answers is to buy a set of car mats which will assist in keeping the inside of the car as good as when it came out of the showroom&period; In addition, a unique set of car mats will make your car look more stylish and will add to the comfort level for both you and your passengers&period;&NewLine;