VX490 there's a blast from the past, my dad had one...and a Velox.
The VW vs VX thing above shows how different folk have different expectations. A VW is undoubtedly a better car...but it's price tag reflects that. I love VXs, comfortable, laid back, even the gearbox ratios are relaxed, no shifting every few seconds...i once drove a brand new Golf Driver in maybe the 90s and found it tractor like, heavy on the controls...hated it.
No doubt VXs are moderately uninspiring, my current Astra J is comfy, not as economical as my former H, not particually spritely...in fact not at all really
where the H 1.6 sportback was.
Vectras, Cavs, Astras, I had em all, no nonsense, modestly uninspiring but cheap and reasonably economical, reliable cars IME.
They'll disappear in a few years in all probability...we won t have anything to moan about, what's the world coming to.
