Aguila Van

[Almendros]

Hallo folks, My Opel Corsa is now 10 years old and time for a change. My garage is small and the new Corsa is just that much wider and longer so I am thinking of the Opel Aguila van. Any bad news on this one ? Thanks for any help

[Full Tilt]

New or second hand, if second hand what mileage, diesel or petrol ??

[Almendros]

Hallo Full Tilt, I am looking for new so that I get some guaranteed motoring. The car/van has to be in the smaller range to keep the price down, and to fit in the garage. Thanks.

[Almendros]

Hallo again , sorry I didnt answer your question about fuel.
I wouldnt mind diesel if the engine was a good one but again some of them are so much more than petrol engines that the car would wear out long before you got your money back on fuel economy

[Full Tilt]

Hi Al,
I have had 6 diesel engined Vauxhalls over the years ( I was a diesel mechanic ) and never had a prob. with any of them. If you are going for new I cannot see a problem, their warranty procedures are usually excellent, but a quick insight as to wether a particular model has a reoccuring problem ring your local parts department tell them you are doing a thesis on the Aguila model and is there any particular part they sell a lot of for that vehicle, e.g. gearboxes ,engine parts, brakes etc. They are usually a honest bunch and would not mind giving you a honest answer which would indicate wether the Aguila has a design problem but I would not think so. Good Luck FT

[Almendros]

Thanks for your help, I will try it out, but that comes later,
I dont know if the vehicle is what it should be although I like Opel as I have had a good experience with the Corsa.
Thanks a bunch....Al-mendros