Yes, that is what I said when they did the customer survey. Quiet, conservative, excellent visibility, dependable. Gas mileage isn't real good, but it is a heavy vehicle. Told them to keep producing boring sterile vehicles that last long time.
I used to have a Vauxhall Vectra but now have a Honda Accord.
The Honda was made in England, the Vauxhall wasn’t. The Honda handles better, corners better, brakes better, it’s a smoother ride, I’m up to 70,000 miles without any parts wearing out (the gasket on the Vectra wore out three times before it hit that mileage), I’m getting 60.5 mpg on highways (50% better than the Vauxhall) and best of all it hasn’t lost 90% of its value in the two years I’ve had it, unlike the Vauxhall.
Guess which car I’d buy again.
Vauxhall didn’t have anything like the same union issues that the British manufacturers had in the 70s, but they did carry on turning out poor quality gas-guzzlers for the UK market, when the equivalent Beamers, Audis, Hondas and Toyotas are far more reliable, far more comfortable, far cheaper to run, and hold their value more than the equivalent Vauxhalls do.
When British Leyland went down the pan, the factory floors were on 3 day weeks (and that’s when they weren’t spending more time on strike than in the factory building the cars).
Militant unions who strike at the drop of a hat and work to rule, can cause a car company to make shoddy motors that nobody wants to buy.
Paying a fair wage with fair working conditions to the workers so they take pride in their work, and make good quality cars that people DO want to buy, is well worth it.
Don’t believe me? Ask Honda.