Agreed, we had an 03 2.0 diesel vectra in work for a year, an absolute disgrace of a car. Turbo lag measures in hours, interior was just junk, bits of rubberised plastic constanly coming off the steering wheel, appauling seats handled crap too.
As an ex Vauxhall employee I'd buy any ford over the equivilent vauxhall now
I also agree that the Mondeos inc the very older ones now are good cars and the very old ones a good bargain IMHO.