2009 Opel Insignia OPC [A]

2009 Opel Insignia OPC [A] in RTL autowereld, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2025 Ep. 10.28

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gliffhanger ◊ 2009-11-10 19:06
gliffhanger ◊ 2009-11-10 19:07	Another One 10.28
twingoman ◊ 2009-11-10 19:31	Insignia OPC? I think thats the European name.
vilero ◊ 2009-11-10 19:41	Only according Wikipedia "In early 2009, GM Europe revealed the Opel Insignia OPC, a high-performance variant of the Insignia.[7] Like the preceding Vectra OPC, it is powered by a 2.8 litre turbocharged V6"
m.pfaffeneder ◊ 2011-04-26 12:58	There is a new Insignia OPC with the additional name "Unlimited". Then you can drive 270 km/h instead of 250 km/h.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 13:44	Somebody want this car?
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 15:16	Definetely not with this ugly immigrant-or-countryside-boy-racer-ish-looking plasticwork all around plus the disgusting chav-ish looking rims. Plus the fact, that all these "sportive" features like low section tires, harder suspension, lowering kits, racing seats etc. are making a car f.cking uncomfortable. For me it's a pain in the ass in reality, not only in the mind. Plus heavy pain for the spinal discs. And not to forget the fact, that a sportive makes you sick, as this stuttering driving-behaviour causes nausea. The Insignia is not recommendable anyways. The seats are not bad, but the space inside and of the trunk is lousy, especially for the back passengers. Not worth these prices: Link to "suchen.mobile.de" In a few years, when it has lost his value (which happens always very fast and heavy with big Opel/Vauxhalls), maybe then you can make a good catch, a powerful car, which looks like a common old-daddy-car (as Opel/Vauxhall does always) for a few bucks.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 16:42	So...Senator is cheap clunker too?
G-MANN ◊ 2011-04-26 16:48	Of course it is, the newest ones will be at least 18 years old. ingo wrote In a few years, when it has lost his value (which happens always very fast and heavy with big Opel/Vauxhalls), maybe then you can make a good catch, a powerful car, which looks like a common old-daddy-car (as Opel/Vauxhall does always) for a few bucks. What, so you'll like it then, when it's old? -- Last edit: 2011-04-26 16:50:16
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 16:50	I mean...they have no chance to became valuable classic? ((
G-MANN ◊ 2011-04-26 16:51	Well it's just a Vauxhall/Opel. And it's not old enough to be a real classic car yet. -- Last edit: 2011-04-26 16:51:26
Sandie ◊ 2011-04-26 16:53	Seems so: Link to "suchen.mobile.de" But here they are now almost considered rare classics: http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/29093 Many of those left here are restored ex-police cars for the cop car freaks.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 16:57	G-MANN wrote And it's not old enough to be a real classic car yet. As far as it goes, they have little chance to became old enough...
G-MANN ◊ 2011-04-26 17:00	I don't know exactly how rare it is but £1400 is still cheap (but a respectable price for a 22 year old Vauxhall saloon)
Sandie ◊ 2011-04-26 17:11	Not many twenty odd year old cars would be offered at that much especially gas guzzling saloon cars.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 17:13	Sandie wrote gas guzzling saloon cars. That was a gas guzzlers??
cl82 ◊ 2011-04-26 17:27	Yes. The already dated six-cylinder engine was quite thirsty.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 17:32	Well...I think that they not much worse than Volga.
cl82 ◊ 2011-04-26 17:49	You're right, it's all a matter of perspective. It wasn't that bad but AFAIK all the available engines came from its predecessor, and many cars were equipped with an automatic transmission. Back in school I had a mate whose father often borrowed him his fully-equipped 3,0-litre Senator. Even back than, it was more than 12 years old but still going strong, but 12 litre/100km was normal. But the contemporary cars of the competition (E34/W124/C4)had the same or sometimes even a higher fuel-consumption. On the other hand, I've just searched the web and found statements of Senator-fanatics who claim that 9-10 litre are normal. All in all it's not a bad car; always highly underestimated, it was AFAIK Opel's only car in the late 80s/early 90s that had an overall satisfying built-quality. -- Last edit: 2011-06-08 21:50:28
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 18:22	IMHO of course, but I was pretty impressed by overall looks of somewhat worned Senator...
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 19:12	Nightrider wrote I mean...they have no chance to became valuable classic? (( Classic yes, but not real valuable. Compared with other cars in the same size, even decades-old Opel's are cheap to get.
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 19:14	Nightrider wrote So...Senator is cheap clunker too? Yes. Though it's becoming rarer and rarer, strongly in the direction of a classic car, it's still a cheap clunker and this with stay. As with all of its precessors, too. Easy to discover Link to "suchen.mobile.de" Oops, Sandie was faster Huh, disappeared in Britain: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/ No "Senator" in the Vauxhall-list... -- Last edit: 2011-04-26 19:25:23
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 19:16	G-MANN wrote What, so you'll like it then, when it's old? No, I will not "like" it. I will see it as the possibility to get much car for less money.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 19:20	ingo wrote As with all of its precessors, too. How about Admiral A? scared
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 19:24	Nightrider wrote How about Admiral A? scared Cheap, too. You need patience and good connections to find a good one, but it's for sure cheaper than a same-aged Benz or US-Car. Sure, this specific one will not be cheap /vehicle_218619-Opel-Diplomat-Coupe-1965.html And a really long and stonily way (as we say in German) to find one.
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 19:31	Nightrider wrote That was a gas guzzlers?? Not too bad, don't worry It's competitors and the competitors of its predecessors, so all(!) sixcylinder-fuel-powered cars were thirsty, too. Exspecially until the first "oil-shock" in late 1973 and the second "oil-shock" in 1979/80. After then their thirst became a bit more decent. But not immediately - the 6-cyl-powered Mercedes W124, as 260E and 300E are gaz-guzzlers, too. The 6-cyl-BMW's for sure, too. As all the others (Volvo, Lancia, ...), too.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 19:44	Damn. After all, it was really big Opel with large V8 avaliable. It deserve more..(( After Volga,with its 9 liter per 100 as almost ideal result...
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 19:45	BTW, as worst (but alot more common) result, Volga can give you 17 liters.
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 19:54	Nightrider wrote Damn. After all, it was really big Opel with large V8 avaliable. It deserve more..(( After Volga,with its 9 liter per 100 as almost ideal result... The (common) four-door Diplomat's had a V8, yes. The well known 5.4 liter Chrvrolet-chunk. For an 8-cyl-Commodore or Senator you must look to Down Under. The Aussies have created really muscular derivates of that model. 9 liter is good. The 1980ies VW Passat's and Opel Rekord's don't drink remarkable less. And for a 70ies-car (like my K 70) it would be really good, even for a 4-cylinder.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 19:57	9 liter in ideal conditions isn't good. Plus well-known Volga "performance". My 2105 can get 7 liter. 1300 cc, early 80s...
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 20:01	Nightrider wrote BTW, as worst (but alot more common) result, Volga can give you 17 liters. Everything is relative As the freaks have told me, even my dream-car /vehicle_135740-Mercedes-Benz-300-SEL-63-W109-1968.html is driveable with a low thirst. If you handle it really smoothly and let it roll without pushing the gas too strong you can reach only cough 20 liters. So what? Sure, if you want to let the Porsche 911 behind you standing on the Autobahn and let the classic Benz run, you will pass the 35 liter-line. Otherwise: it's worth to guzzle gas on this way. -- Last edit: 2011-04-26 20:02:27
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 20:07	ingo wrote only cough 20 liters. : BTW, what's it idle speed?
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 20:25	Rolling with 80 km/h incl. helping tailwind.
Nightrider ◊ 2011-04-26 20:32	No, I meant: what was idle speed of 6.3 engine? How much RPM?
Ingo ◊ 2011-04-26 20:36	You mean the torsional moment? This is 51,0 mkg at 2800 rpm. A bit more here: /vehicle_320357-Mercedes-Benz-300-SEL-68-AMG-W109.html -- Last edit: 2011-04-26 20:38:02

2009 Opel Insignia OPC [A]

2009 Opel Insignia OPC [A] in RTL autowereld, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2025 Ep. 10.28

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