Sensible Secondhand Reviews (Accidental Overspend Edition): 2020 Vauxhall Grandland X 1.2 Elite Nav

[@pizzalover3]

Clear sound quality from the separate microphone, sir! Appreciate the wet belt alert screen too!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

No separate microphone this time, sir... Oh yes, many more wet timing belt alerts to come...

[@richardhowlett7398]

Can’t see Vauxhall existing as a brand in 10 years.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

We will have to see, sir, won't we?

[@andyallen632]

Seems nice Joseph but is Vauxhall done or do you think the Luton Factory will reopen I have no idea best regards Andy Allen.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

We will have to see, sir... Nothing is quite certain yet.

[@williamegler8771]

Vauxhalls will still be assembled by Opel and sold in the UK. Nobody cares where a vehicle is assembled

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

These Grandlands are not made over here, as far as I know.

[@johnedwards3198]

If the forbidden fuel is well forbidden and a certain royal Peugeot engine is also unmentionable.... Are PureTec and EcoBooms also going to be banned good sir?

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It's getting to that stage, sir, although I have not quite decided yet. For now, we have the wet timing belt alert....

[@johnedwards3198]

@lloydvehicleconsulting alas it's coming to an era where many ICE engines are about as flimsy as a product from Wish! Therefore nothing could be mentioned

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

If that turns out to be the case, then there we are, sir. Fortunately, many manufacturers never went over to the wet belt design.

[@frazzleface753]

Sir, from someone further away from the market, it appears to me that Vauxhall has become a neglected brand with little identity left of its own. In an environment where brand cachet is all important, it's no wonder Vauxhall has suffered. Yet, they maintained a highly successful business for 40 years after they lost design and manufacturing autonomy, reduced to assembling Opel parts.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Back in the 1990s, Vauxhall/Opel were bigger than Ford in Europe. A couple of years ago, the Corsa was the best-selling car in this country. Now, the Corsa doesn't feature in the Top Ten, and Vauxhall is consistently outsold by Audi. It is a strange world...

[@michaelcotter228]

I like hybrids not electric cars I never wanted to be a milkman😂😂😂

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Those old milk floats don't seem to be around much any more, do they?

[@dominicjackson2498]

⁠@@lloydvehicleconsultingI think most of them were converted into Hammerhead Eagle iThrusts sir.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

That is probably correct, sir!

[@davidrumming4734]

Not bad except for the engine? I spotted 9.4mpg on the dashboard. That might be the last journey which could be just driving round the corner….my car has that but hidden away. I just hope 9.4mpg is not typical 😂

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I drove only about half a mile from the dealership to the location where I filmed around the car with a cold engine, which would explain the terrible MPG on the screen.

[@davidrumming4734]

Eco boom engines or full EV…. Can’t see Vauxhall being around a few years from now.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I think we have a Very Vague Vlog about Vauxhall's future coming up at some point soon....