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| Performance | 6.1/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 6/10 |
| Reliability | 2.7/10  |
| Value for Money | 3.3/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 3.8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 4/10 |
Full review by
conquest0
on 1st Sep 2008
User Rating : 1
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Good Points: None.
Bad Points: Gearboxes are crap so are brakes, ABS probelms for master and sensor fail, clutch judder, alternators fail, should have stopped them makin them waste of my money and time.
General comments: If you want a reliable van then do not buy a Vivaro I have had mine now for a total of 15 months it is been into the dealers for a total of 2 months over 13 ocassions when you are self employed and respond to 24/7 this aint good news so please do not buy you have been warned!
conquest0's review and ratings | 86 words
Review by
Guest.
on 12th Aug 2008
User Rating : 4
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Gearbox went after just 36000 miles, 6 months out of warrenty.
Dealership and customer sevice centre did not want to help, just offered 20% off £3,500 bill.
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Review by
Ju green
on 16th Jun 2008
User Rating : 2
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Another gearbox gone at 42K, the side door fell of at 30k, the thottle sticks...what a nightmare of a van!
Ju green's full review | 21 words
Review by
Guest.
on 7th Jun 2008
User Rating : 8
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Great Vans, much better to drive than an a Transit, you dont feel like you've stepped back into the early 80's when you get in the Vivaro, unlike a Transit!. The gearbox & clutch in my vivaro lasted 142,000 miles!, and its never missed a beat before hand.
A brand new uprated gear box/clutch/slave cylinder & release bearing is £2,205 fully fitted by a main dealer.
Guest.'s full review | 64 words
Review by
corvair
on 24th Apr 2008
User Rating : 6
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The Vivaro is reliable, great to drive barring lots of gear changes, have done 32654 mile gust gone in for 2nd service, gearbox fault found, this is being replaced FOC due to being within warrenty, needs a new clutch though, service at my dealer fantastic.
corvair's full review | 44 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
madspark01
on 27th Jan 2008
User Rating : 7
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I've been told that new gear boxes have weak bearings if a recon unit had been fitted this would not have happened a problem that Vauxhall, Renault and Nissan won't admit to it.
madspark01's full review | 79 words
Review by
Guest.
on 17th Dec 2007
User Rating : 2
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I've done 35000 miles been into garage 3 times for clutch problems had a new gearbox!! new steering rack! And today failed MOT on ball joints in an independent garage. I had it serviced by a Vauxhall dealer a month ago and they didn't pick the ball joint problem up. They did however underfill the engine oil and charged me 45 for oil!! Lovely to drive but I wish I paid more and got a Transit.
Guest.'s full review | 156 words
Review by
andrew hemsley
on 2nd Nov 2007
User Rating : 1
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What can I say? This Vauxhall Vivaro will be sold shortly and I will not consider one of these vans ever again. I just spoke to the gearbox repair man this morning he tells I was lucky to get 70,000 miles, but my gearbox is not repairable and the only fix is a brand new one. I don't understand why Vauxhall don't do or redesign a stronger box, we haven't had this happened to any of my mercs we own. Wish bones at 30.000, fuel pump at 60.000 cost new injector pump: £1,600. Gearbox wrecked at ...
andrew hemsley's full review | 165 words
Review by
david wilson
on 24th Sep 2006
User Rating : 4
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Within 6 weeks after getting my Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9DTi LWB, the Nissan Primastar heaters on water pipe melted. It took 2 days to fix. The gearbox seizes up on motorway while travelling at 70mph, could have been killed! It stuck in gear and can't be towed, need transporter. A new gearbox was fitted 10 days, 5 days for delivery. Nissan try to get out of supplying temporary vehicle. Luckily I had literature telling me different. They say gear box is not covered. The new gearbox is burning oil or it ...
david wilson's full review | 116 words | 3 comments added.
Review by
satellitemark
on 6th Apr 2006
User Rating : 3
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I loved the Vauxhall Vivaro van when I got it, to replace my trusty old ex BT transit ,but so far it has spent more time off the road in one year than the transit did in the last 7 years, it has cost me in repairs £2,500 so far in one year. It has had a new slave cylinder, a full clutch & a replacement gearbox . All on a van less than 3 years old , 71,000 miles on the clock & still under warranty !!
These vans are available as the new Renault Trafic & the Nissan Primastar, but they are ...
satellitemark's full review | 208 words | 5 comments added.
