tom130691
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Looks like it could be interesting
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/geneva-motor-show/race-bred-vauxhall-astra-vxr-extreme-set-geneva-debut
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Just over £27k is a good price considering its spec.
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
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27k is a standard vxr lol
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3CorsaMeal
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Could have 13no. of Marcs new Volvo instead...
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by j10E W
27k is a standard vxr lol
Seriously, £27k!!!!!!!
2006, paid £17.5k.
£27k,  It shows. Used to see VXR's everywhere. I've hardly seen any new shape ones.
276bhp is pretty lame also. VAG groups 2.0 ran 10bhp less than that for years. New gen is 300bhp.
Sounds like the Monaro. Hmmm, its selling at this price, lets bump it right up. Oh, wait, no-ones buying them now 
Expect this VXR to be low/mid £30k region. For that price, people will still go for the Renault.
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3CorsaMeal
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I don't see the market for barry'd up astras, surely they only appeal to people who are mentally about 18yrs old and they can't afford them, if your in your 30's and have a respectable job would you really want to be driving about in a overpriced maxpower top 100 type car.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
I don't see the market for barry'd up astras, surely they only appeal to people who are mentally about 18yrs old and they can't afford them, if your in your 30's and have a respectable job would you really want to be driving about in a overpriced maxpower top 100 type car.
Squaddies 
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Ben G
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Extreme 1 series hatchbacks have more power.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by tom130691
Looks like it could be interesting
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/geneva-motor-show/race-bred-vauxhall-astra-vxr-extreme-set-geneva-debut
Nice. If they lose the yellow shit and the numbers, that will look very tasty. 
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Nic Barnes
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It's pretty cool I think.
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tom_simes
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Could have 13no. of Marcs new Volvo instead...
You mean 54 of them...
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big eck
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Its basically Vauxhalls take on the megane r26r. I like the look of it.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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I will take a look when I'm there in a few weeks
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MatthewR
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looks awesome IMO
wouldnt own one though
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Could have 13no. of Marcs new Volvo instead...
You mean 54 of them...
I thought it sounded quite a low amount
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corsa_godfather
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Priced similar to the focus rs when they came out???
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Daimo B
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The new one?
Thats another car that simply isn't selling (good reason, it looks ruddy awful).
Is it a trend change? When the VXR/ST/Megan came out originally, they all sold like hotcakes. ST and VXR's were literally everywhere (round here anyway). ST's I'd say were more common than the Astra, I'd see more ST's than I would lower spec models.
Now though, I think I could count on one hand this year, the amount of VXR's and ST's combined.
Makes me wonder if the market for Hot Hatches appeared, and now has vanished just as quickly?
Of course, it could be that the previous gen were good looking cars, and the current gen look bland (VXR), and something out of Fast N Furious - Carpark Cruizers (ST). I mean, whats with that exhaust
I wouldn't consider either these days.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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I see new focus st's every day, literally double figures.
Most likely because you can get them for less than 20k fully loaded.
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Daimo B
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You live in Essex,
Round here, you dont see many at all, and im only across the river. Would be interested to see the selling stats. I'll bet my ass its nothing like the previous gen ST.
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Ben G
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Previous st was 3 and 5 Dr. Now it's just 5 Dr and estate.
The deals on st's now are unbelievable. A lot cheaper than what I got my old one for.
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Daimo B
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Thats because no-one is buying them and they look awful Even Halfords refused it to drive through their store.
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Ben G
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