I used to have 2 Opels (Vauxhalls) so far and they always had some engine problems. Back then I wasn't driving very often. Lets say 3-4 times per week. So its not like I was giving hard times to the engines or something. The Vectra with C16NZ took like a year to finally get fixed. Lots of small things were going off for no reason. Then the Astra just blew its bottom end 10 miles after full rebuild. I dunno if its the build quality or just bad luck. I have a friend who's huge Opel fan. He had like 7 or 8 Opels and he is happy with them.
Right now I am driving A LOT more and I never had any problems with my VTS or the S13. The only problems were oil pan seal on the Nissan and idle speed motor on the VTS. Besides that they are running great. My father's Peugeot Partner is still running strong after 500k km too. Tbh I was french car hater but I am starting to change my mind, they seem pretty reliable. I never thought I will trust something thats not Japan made (no, I am not Honda fanboy).
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