Vauxhall Cascada
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Scrump said:
Vauxhall’s attempt at a VW Eos competitor, but a bit late to the party.
Ah yes, because VW invented convertibles in 2006 with the Eos. All the other mainstream hatchback-based convertibles that were available at the same time are just figments of our imaginations 
There was nothing inherently wrong with the Cascada, it just isn't really the core business for the VW/Ford/Vauxhall sector of the market, which is why there are so few Eos/Cascada/Astra TT / Focus CC about. People who want convertibles often want something a bit less bland, which is why the aforementioned are more curvy than their hatchback brethren.
Saab 9-3 convertibles are everywhere despite having strong links to the Cascada (indeed, wasn't the Cascada intended to plug the gap in the GM line-up after the 9-3 was phased out?)
My girlfriend had one for a few years. She really liked it.
It was a good looking car and very well spec'd as the 'Elite' version. Ok, it certainly wasn't a drivers car, but it was very comfortable and easy to drive. Two adults could fit in the back with no issues.
I took it to work myself a few times, and wafting along with the roof down was quite pleasant.
It was a good looking car and very well spec'd as the 'Elite' version. Ok, it certainly wasn't a drivers car, but it was very comfortable and easy to drive. Two adults could fit in the back with no issues.
I took it to work myself a few times, and wafting along with the roof down was quite pleasant.
cobra kid said:
What were Vauxhall thinking when signing it off? What market were they hoping to tap into or create?
Erm the convertible one? What makes its so ludicrous compared to the other offerings out there. Basically every manufacture has had a similar model based on their standard platforms.Paul_M3 said:
My girlfriend had one for a few years. She really liked it.
It was a good looking car and very well spec'd as the 'Elite' version. Ok, it certainly wasn't a drivers car, but it was very comfortable and easy to drive. Two adults could fit in the back with no issues.
I took it to work myself a few times, and wafting along with the roof down was quite pleasant.
Aye, the guy cruising past me seemed very chilled in his.It was a good looking car and very well spec'd as the 'Elite' version. Ok, it certainly wasn't a drivers car, but it was very comfortable and easy to drive. Two adults could fit in the back with no issues.
I took it to work myself a few times, and wafting along with the roof down was quite pleasant.
In the right colour I actually think they look quite smart. Few enough of them about that joe public who doesn’t know too much about cars won’t instantly know it’s just a 4yr old Vauxhall worth 8k.
I knew I wanted a modest sized convertible last year and had a scroll through all the possible candidates on Autotrader. I went for an S3 in the end, but in all honesty if the Cascada had come with a remotely decent petrol engine (most are a paltry 1.4) I would have genuinely been tempted to at least take one for a test drive and potentially save the 15k difference.
I knew I wanted a modest sized convertible last year and had a scroll through all the possible candidates on Autotrader. I went for an S3 in the end, but in all honesty if the Cascada had come with a remotely decent petrol engine (most are a paltry 1.4) I would have genuinely been tempted to at least take one for a test drive and potentially save the 15k difference.
Nice looking but as a Vauxhall fan I always thought it was far too big to justify not having rear doors and very few, if any, had anything more than an average engine.
Petrols were almost all 1.4 with 140hp and 200Nm torque, taking about 10 secs to reach 60mph and not really the smooth, wafty, effortless feel a car like that should have.
Fuel consumption was poor considering the very average acceleration.
Late in its production I think a few had 1.6 engines with 200hp and 300Nm torque, taking about 8s to reach 60mph but as was often the case, the more powerful engine variants were very rare and ended up as dealer manager cars (demos) which the managers didn't want to part with unless at a ridiculous premium price.
Petrols were almost all 1.4 with 140hp and 200Nm torque, taking about 10 secs to reach 60mph and not really the smooth, wafty, effortless feel a car like that should have.
Fuel consumption was poor considering the very average acceleration.
Late in its production I think a few had 1.6 engines with 200hp and 300Nm torque, taking about 8s to reach 60mph but as was often the case, the more powerful engine variants were very rare and ended up as dealer manager cars (demos) which the managers didn't want to part with unless at a ridiculous premium price.
They sold them here as a Holden. They didn't sell many, but every time I see one I think it's a pretty good looking car. I'd be tempted as a used buy but a friend works as a service advisor for a place that used to sell Holdens (Holden shut down in late 2019 or 2020 I can't remember) but he said getting parts now for the Opel/Vauxhall based stuff is hard here in Aus now.
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