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[astravxr]

'joe_589', on 17 May 2011 - 11:57 AM, said:

my 2.2 will nearly have 400bhp hopefully so dont take the p*ss

Oh im not taking the p*ss lol, i couldnt spend that much money to make it 400bhp though. 400bhp in something that light would be so scary

[The Batman]

i seriously think a stage 2 VXT will be perfect for ya but if you test drive a stage 4 then you will buy it

[2.2_na]

5 pages of this already, in 24 hours!

[astravxr]

'joe_589', on 17 May 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

i seriously think a stage 2 VXT will be perfect for ya

but if you test drive a stage 4 then you will buy it

I probs will, i dream about these cars lol. I love everything about them, the way they look, how low you sit and so on... cant comment on the drive yet but im sure it will be amazing, the fastest 0 - 60 i've been in is my mates Evo which is running 380bhp and when he put his foot down from a standing start i couldnts stop smiling i've never been in a car that doesnt spin in first gear lol, if you know what i mean. And im guessing a VXT would be faster again so yes everything i will like im just unsure it will be faster than my VXR rolling start from 70/80mph? (stage 4 VXT)

[slindborg]

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 12:06 PM, said:

'joe_589', on 17 May 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

i seriously think a stage 2 VXT will be perfect for ya

but if you test drive a stage 4 then you will buy it

I probs will, i dream about these cars lol. I love everything about them, the way they look, how low you sit and so on... cant comment on the drive yet but im sure it will be amazing, the fastest 0 - 60 i've been in is my mates Evo which is running 380bhp and when he put his foot down from a standing start i couldnts stop smiling i've never been in a car that doesnt spin in first gear lol, if you know what i mean. And im guessing a VXT would be faster again so yes everything i will like im just unsure it will be faster than my VXR rolling start from 70/80mph? (stage 4 VXT)

£5 says you hate wintering with one

[astravxr]

Oh and i love the look of the spoiler on these cars, but no one seems to have them? How come?

[The Batman]

'slindborg', on 17 May 2011 - 12:08 PM, said:

£5 says you hate wintering with one

only £5? tight bastard


what spoilers wou ou be refering to? the standard vxt spoilers that are on all vxts?

Edited by joe_589, 17 May 2011 - 12:10 PM.

[astravxr]

'slindborg', on 17 May 2011 - 12:08 PM, said:

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 12:06 PM, said:

'joe_589', on 17 May 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

i seriously think a stage 2 VXT will be perfect for ya

but if you test drive a stage 4 then you will buy it

I probs will, i dream about these cars lol. I love everything about them, the way they look, how low you sit and so on... cant comment on the drive yet but im sure it will be amazing, the fastest 0 - 60 i've been in is my mates Evo which is running 380bhp and when he put his foot down from a standing start i couldnts stop smiling i've never been in a car that doesnt spin in first gear lol, if you know what i mean. And im guessing a VXT would be faster again so yes everything i will like im just unsure it will be faster than my VXR rolling start from 70/80mph? (stage 4 VXT)

£5 says you hate wintering with one

I hate going out in mine in winter. For example i couldnt get up a hill in snow to get home lol, little 1.1 saxos and so on were getting up, my mates evo got up, my mates GTR and even BMW's got up no bother except me... way too much power for a FWD

[astravxr]

No the bigger ones that you can buy from Thorney, i think they are carbon

[slindborg]

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 12:11 PM, said:

'slindborg', on 17 May 2011 - 12:08 PM, said:

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 12:06 PM, said:

'joe_589', on 17 May 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

i seriously think a stage 2 VXT will be perfect for ya

but if you test drive a stage 4 then you will buy it

I probs will, i dream about these cars lol. I love everything about them, the way they look, how low you sit and so on... cant comment on the drive yet but im sure it will be amazing, the fastest 0 - 60 i've been in is my mates Evo which is running 380bhp and when he put his foot down from a standing start i couldnts stop smiling i've never been in a car that doesnt spin in first gear lol, if you know what i mean. And im guessing a VXT would be faster again so yes everything i will like im just unsure it will be faster than my VXR rolling start from 70/80mph? (stage 4 VXT)

£5 says you hate wintering with one

I hate going out in mine in winter. For example i couldnt get up a hill in snow to get home lol, little 1.1 saxos and so on were getting up, my mates evo got up, my mates GTR and even BMW's got up no bother except me... way too much power for a FWD

or simply the wrong tyres and in appropriate use of gears etc.... not having a go but power is only an issue on snow if you have a digital throttle input.

[The Batman]

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 12:11 PM, said:

No the bigger ones that you can buy from Thorney, i think they are carbon

thats probably due to it costing serious amount of money and possibly better cheaper ones out there... iknow a few people want them includin myself but cant justify that much on one

plus i doubt you will need it unless on track

[astravxr]

'slindborg', on 17 May 2011 - 12:13 PM, said:

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 12:11 PM, said:

'slindborg', on 17 May 2011 - 12:08 PM, said:

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 12:06 PM, said:

'joe_589', on 17 May 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

i seriously think a stage 2 VXT will be perfect for ya

but if you test drive a stage 4 then you will buy it

I probs will, i dream about these cars lol. I love everything about them, the way they look, how low you sit and so on... cant comment on the drive yet but im sure it will be amazing, the fastest 0 - 60 i've been in is my mates Evo which is running 380bhp and when he put his foot down from a standing start i couldnts stop smiling i've never been in a car that doesnt spin in first gear lol, if you know what i mean. And im guessing a VXT would be faster again so yes everything i will like im just unsure it will be faster than my VXR rolling start from 70/80mph? (stage 4 VXT)

£5 says you hate wintering with one

I hate going out in mine in winter. For example i couldnt get up a hill in snow to get home lol, little 1.1 saxos and so on were getting up, my mates evo got up, my mates GTR and even BMW's got up no bother except me... way too much power for a FWD

or simply the wrong tyres and in appropriate use of gears etc.... not having a go but power is only an issue on snow if you have a digital throttle input.

I can drive a car in snow. The VXR is very bad in the snow, most people will tell you that

[simsy]

If you are under 35 then you have never driven in real snow and ice until last year (UK), and the one's over 35 have forgotten how.....lol.... Them 1100cc fwd cars are savages and not for the faint hearted, don't take one on in the astra........

Edited by simsy, 17 May 2011 - 12:19 PM.

[The Batman]

hmmm i can see another few pages being added to this topic very soon

[astravxr]

Would buying a cat D VXT that has been restored to full health be a bad idea?

[The Batman]

nope aslong as you are happy with the repair

[PaulCP]

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 11:47 AM, said:

i hate the handling of the VXR, it understeers all the time even with LSD, RARB and springs fitted,

i like to give the car a blast down the country roads now and then and a lot of the time traveling home as its a quiet road.

If you do buy one do yourself a big favour, learn the cars characteristics and learn how to drive it before you go for a blast down country roads.

The VXR understeers so you lift off slightly mid corner to bring it back in line. Do that with the VX and it will bite hard and you will enjoy the view of the fields whilst ploughing backwards through them

[astravxr]

'PaulCP', on 17 May 2011 - 12:20 PM, said:

'astravxr', on 17 May 2011 - 11:47 AM, said:

i hate the handling of the VXR, it understeers all the time even with LSD, RARB and springs fitted,

i like to give the car a blast down the country roads now and then and a lot of the time traveling home as its a quiet road.

If you do buy one do yourself a big favour, learn the cars characteristics and learn how to drive it before you go for a blast down country roads.

The VXR understeers so you lift off slightly mid corner to bring it back in line. Do that with the VX and it will bite hard and you will enjoy the view of the fields whilst ploughing backwards through them

Lol, its an experience I always let myself learn my cars before going silly in them. Although i never learnt the handling of the VXR, just silly IMO. Too boat like

Edited by astravxr, 17 May 2011 - 12:24 PM.

[The Batman]

like what paul says suggest driver training day, yes this means you have to admit you arent a formula 1 driver but it REALLY helps i will be doing this when its up and running

[astravxr]

'joe_589', on 17 May 2011 - 12:24 PM, said:

like what paul says suggest driver training day, yes this means you have to admit you arent a formula 1 driver but it REALLY helps

i will be doing this when its up and running

Will defo do this. Back to topic though lol, no one had a play with another car rolling start... what was the outcome?

I've seen a vid on youtube with a stage 4 VXT going from 100mph to 140mph i think and it does seem quicker than mine but you cant really tell off speedos

Edited by astravxr, 17 May 2011 - 12:27 PM.