Vauxhall Tigra 1.6 16v

No wonder the Ford Puma walked all over the Vauxhall Tigra. The Puma is better in every single way. MSN put the Tigra in the Top 10 of cars which should be sent to the scrap yard and they`re not wrong.

Vauxhall Tigra 1.6 16v. It makes you feel HAPPY!!! Brilliant little car, makes me feel 18 again. It's like small cart - you can fell the road like in the race car - can do 40 MPH and you feel like you are doing 100, so much fun to drive and it looks great. And the most important you do not have to see petrol station too often. I used to drive a big executive cars before - lots of toys but no fun. I've bought this car for my girlfriend but I think I will be the one driving it the most. GOOD JOB Vauxhall, keep it that way!!!

As with every little or sports car there is a space only for 2 people and no luggage at all.

It is extremely good for young people looking for a nice car is quick but not too quick for somebody to handle once they just pass their test. You can get fabulous bodykits for them and cheap to if you go on eBay! Also they are ideal for show cars. They are often compared against the ford puma. I must say the puma is nicer to look at in the original condition but it is limited to bodykits the Tigra is a great all rounder and great for body kits! love it wouldn't swap it for the world! until I can get a newer model of course!

PERFECT FOR ME and it's a good all-rounder.

I love the Vauxhall Tigra, its economical and perfect for the younger generation who want that fast sporty car without the huge amounts of money that need to be spent. Its never had to go to the garage and runs perfetly. Handlers corners at high speed like a dream. The perfect car for ladies. The best car I have had and I'm not planning on selling.

I had a R-reg 1.6 16v tigra and it had to be the worst car I ever owned. The only good thing was the fact girls loved it and seemed to think I was rich because I owned one. After steping from a 1.1 punto 55 the performance was very good 132mph easy but the needle is in the red. But compared to other 1.6 16v cars it ain't really that quick, its top end speed may hold a few off but 0-60 it's slow 9.5 secs this is due to the cars wieght which if you didn't know is heavyer than a MK3 Golf vr6. Yes it is true, I found this out in one of Vauxhall's own styling books. The car is also underpowered aswell due to all the weight. It uses the same 1.6 ecotec found in the Corsa GSI only 104bhp. This is not enough for the GSI so it should of been tuned up a bit more for the Tigra. I fitted a k&n to mine and that made a extra 3 bhp also a sportex 3inch backbox which gained a very good 2bhp you notice the difference. I did race and leave a few cars in it Golf mk3 1.8 100bhp

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Tigra 1.4 130bhp

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Corsa 1.6 16v sport

After a month or so things started to go wrong, the engine management light would switch on the car would lose power. The dealers found pieces of metal flying around inside the engine so the engine was striped and repaired under waranty. A week later it happened again so was repaired once again. I took the filter of and put the original air intake back on but the problem kept coming up. The cat then went and had to be replaced under waranty. The car would run all the way to 100mph in 2nd gear if you wanted to. I got annoyed and one day gave it a hard long rev and the exhaust made a big bang and the car was running fine and the engine management light never came on again. If I had bought this car private I would of had to fork out almost 2grand in repairing the engine each time it had to be rebuilt and I only owned the car for 6months. Ecotec 1.4 1.6 are not very good engines and not easy to work on and sufer valve problems as well as the problems I had. I am glad I have got rid of it now. If you want a Tigra with performance get a crx 1.6 vti 160bhp and it's more reliable.

Be careful when buying a vauxhall car - see the bad points on my review.