What a fantastic comprehensive review in a nice upbeat manner! I came here due to considering one of these as a used car buy for myself but do you know what, I think I will stay as a subscriber!✌️
That 3 pin socket in rear is for when stuck in traffic to run your nesspresso coffee machine and toaster, can see a problem coming down the line when insurance companies up the insurance cost because it's a higher hp
Hey Bob, the reason the fuel flap doesn't open all the time is because they are designed to leave off the vapor in the tank before opening which can take up to a minute to open in the grandland 😃
Great video Bob. Agree..price is nuts. Somebody must be buying them though.. Opel use to be the go to Rep car in this country. Hope they addressed reliability issues from older models. Market needs better competition.
Bit of Hammerite metal paint applied with a small brush to the brake disc hat works a treat at stopping the rust! Black looks much better too as it doesn't draw the eye and lets the alloy stay the centre piece!
I was hoping you'd get to try one of these at some point. I got one as a company car in July and I'm really liking it! Nice driving position, very quick off the line and not bad to look at either. I have a charge point at home and work so it suits me perfectly. Fun fact, the Vauxhall branded Hybrid4 has the Business Edition Nav Premium, SRi, Elite and Ultimate trim levels in ascending purchase price. The Elite is around £45k, yet the Business Edition is £37k and is basically the same spec as the Elite but with lower BIK value for company car drivers. Not sure if you could walk into a Vauxhall dealer as a private buyer and order the BE version, but for £7k less it's worth a try!
enjoyable review Bob, it seems a good all rounder, but as ever the price is hard to take, very hard to justify to yourself, when you consider its 50 grand for a "regular" car... 🇮🇪.
That's a mental amount of money for an Opel, top of the range or not. I live in Northern Ireland and I know it'd be about 40 odd grand up here but I wouldn't pay that for any car never mind an Opel/Vauxhall. If they want folk to buy hybrids or electric cars over pure petrol or diesel they'll have to drop the price of them.
You've convinced me to go and get one The Hybrid is a cracking used buy now 2/3k more than the diesel but you'll save that in fuel over the duration of even a 4 year PCP deal
Hello Paul, did you get one of these after?? I ask as I’m looking at one myself but I’m nervous because of how poor the mark one was so I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback if you did indeed plump for one. The one Im looking at getting is the one in the video and test (hybrid 4) with 300hp. Kind regards✌️
@@garethtaylor1470 Walk away mate I did get one, 6m later the electric motor went and took out the off-site driveshaft and brake assembly. The quote for repair was £10800 We had to go to the ombudsman to get our money back. I did take a warranty out, max claim of 5k which I thought would be enough only having petrol or diesel in the past. When we got the quote I was amazed how it could be that much. It was 1000 just for the diagnostics. It was a great car when it was working, did around 20m on electric in the winter and 32 ISH miles in the summer. My wife charged for free at work so her work week was free then the 1st few miles of the weekend. It was really fast, smooth and comfortable, the boot was small though. I couldn't recommend one in all good faith. The one we bought had less than 15k on it with FSH we were the 2nd owner. It might have been a fluke but I'd never risk it again. We've just bought a diesel and bought it outright because we didn't want to be in that position again. Making payments on a car that's goosed. If I was looking for a hybrid again I'd buy a Toyota or go for full electric Kia or Hyundai and have one that's approved used with the balance of the warranty. I hope this helps.
Great video Bob, I recently drove the diesel Grandland X for the first time and it was ok. Weirdly I preferred the 3008 over it. Thanks for showing us this variant :)
Had a quick look at the Opel website. Its €32k for an mid-spec diesel and €45k for the same in the lower end hybrid (not 4WD). Even with better fuel economy/near zero C02 and lower annual car tax, its a big difference (€13k) in price for about 50km electric range. Also its motorway overtaking should be better (its a 1.6 in the hybrids not the small 1.2 you might have thought it was). Doing a bit of rough calcs vs the diesel-fuel prices-average driving distance-rounding down for electric prices and opels official fuel consumptions (usually unrealistic for every car maker), its going to take a LONG time to make back the 13k premium (even with higher diesel prices and petrol prices from carbon taxes) every year. This presumes you always charge your car overnight.. Looking at spec, the low charging rate (7KW) seems very slow even if the electric range for all EV and PHEVs is way overstated) and charging extra for a 7kw charging capability seems petty.
Hello Debbie, my name is Gareth and I’m looking for one of these (1.6 300hp) second hand and would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on it now a couple of years later if you still have it? Kind regards Gareth✌️
@@garethtaylor1470Hi Gareth, I am on my second one, same colour and same model. If you are buying this model go for the slightly older Grandland X not just Grandland! It's a much better spec. I opted to rebuy same model but I had 14 downgrades, i didn't expect it, so i complained. It's still a very easy drive and in my opinion worth the cost! Good luck with your purchase. I hope i have helped in some way. Debbie :)
Pricey yes, great used buy though. I've just paid £17k for one, the Mrs can charge it at work for free that is 6/7 miles away. Her mid week motoring costs will be free. It goes like thr clappers in sports mode too.
Over €50 grand for an Opel. Not going to happen. That's just way to much. If I had that type of budget Opel would not even be on my shopping list. Sorry. Nothing to see here at that price. Move on..
300bhp awd... interesting i thought. Should be a good towing car i thought. Looked it up... a very disappointing 1250kg. 1.5 diesel ford focus for example can tow 1400kg.
