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[Vamps]

That's arguably a perception issue Vamps, the four pot Omega being relatively relatively sluggish, and thereby unwieldy given its bulk. The Galant being a fair bit smaller... In the same way a 2.2 Vectra B is quicker and more engaging to drive than a  2.2 Omega

But you were comparing a 4 pot 1.8 with a V6 2.4 Galant, is that not the same?.............

[Nick W]

That's arguably a perception issue Vamps, the four pot Omega being relatively relatively sluggish, and thereby unwieldy given its bulk. The Galant being a fair bit smaller... In the same way a 2.2 Vectra B is quicker and more engaging to drive than a  2.2 Omega

But you were comparing a 4 pot 1.8 with a V6 2.4 Galant, is that not the same?.............

No, that was me. And you're missing my point which is that the 1.8 is under powered and thirsty, and the 2.5 for all its extra cylinders and capacity is similarly disappointing.

[Nick W]

That's arguably a perception issue Vamps, the four pot Omega being relatively relatively sluggish, and thereby unwieldy given its bulk. The Galant being a fair bit smaller... In the same way a 2.2 Vectra B is quicker and more engaging to drive than a  2.2 Omega

But you were comparing a 4 pot 1.8 with a V6 2.4 Galant, is that not the same?.............

No, that was me. And you're missing my point which is that the 1.8 is under powered and thirsty, and the 2.5 for all its extra cylinders and capacity is similarly disappointing.

[Vamps]

That's arguably a perception issue Vamps, the four pot Omega being relatively relatively sluggish, and thereby unwieldy given its bulk. The Galant being a fair bit smaller... In the same way a 2.2 Vectra B is quicker and more engaging to drive than a  2.2 Omega

But you were comparing a 4 pot 1.8 with a V6 2.4 Galant, is that not the same?.............

No, that was me. And you're missing my point which is that the 1.8 is under powered and thirsty, and the 2.5 for all its extra cylinders and capacity is similarly disappointing.

We will have to disagree on that, the V6 Galant we had was a 'flying machine' and stuck to the road like glue; find a country lane, put it in 3rd (Auto) which also gave some engine braking, and not much would catch it, we had ours for about 4 years, first mine and then swmbo, and we both loved it.........

[andrew38]

I owned an import estate for a 4 years I purchased direct from Japan, called the VR4 basically the V6 with a couple of turbos bolted on, Evo running gear and a Porsche designed tip gearbox, best car I have ever owned, so quick it was intoxicating. Reliablity was pretty good, but parts expensive when you needed them and the cambelt service was at £700. Loved driving it I never failed to smile whenever I turned the key, the normal V6 was pretty good and very smooth and quiet. However getting on now so not sure I would own one again unless a mint low miler, Subura GT next time for me. Both the VR4 and V6 heavy on fuel and even the UK cars prefer 99RON fuel. Build quality was good, no problem whatsoever with door locking or windows, in fact electrics were fine (apart from the clock). Hope this helps.