djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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Picked this up yesterday...
2007 (57) Vectra VXR 2.8T (280PS)
Hatchback
Full leather Recaros - Heated and Full Electric adjustment
Sat Nav
19s
Factory Xenons
Etc etc
Had it at the VxON Annual RR Day at Jamsport today - it made 280bhp / 311lb.ft - so pretty happy with that!
So far, very happy. Goes like nothing else I've driven, extremely smooth ride - even on the 19s, effortless pace, and the standard exhaust sounds pretty good too.
Might buy a Diff over the winter though...
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Looks lovely that mate any plans? anthracite wheels would set it off a treat.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Very nice mate.
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DansCorsaSXi
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Registered: 13th Jan 10
Location: Worksop
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Star silver Vectra!!
Love it dude,keep alloys silver!!
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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big eck
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Love the look of these. Bloody cheap now as well.
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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thats fucking stunning, if i was in a position to run a proper car again id deffo want one of these
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Jon_C
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That looks cool.
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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I actually love these, amazing car!
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mattant
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Registered: 19th Jun 10
Location: South Yorkshire
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I've always liked these, I once had one behind me driving so fast I thought it was a police car, until he overtook me
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
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You gonna be taking it in track?
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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Cheers all,
Do have some plans - but long term;
Diff
Upgraded Brakes
Remap
Precat removal
Lowered Springs
Was thinking of a few aesthetic changes, maybe a light Anthracite for the wheels (though would prob get a second set and do them - 5-spoke Snowflakes)
Don't want to do a massive amount though, ideally want to keep it fairly stealthy!
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Lovely, i like these.
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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beast very nice
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Jed D
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Location: Durham
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i like it, nice colour aswell
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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Very nice.
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Brett
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Location: Manchester
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Nice seeing one not in blue too
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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love it apart from monster truck stance lol
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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Looks very understated in silver Anyone not in the know will be thinking it's a 1.9 diesel or something, that is until you disappear at an impressive rate
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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id fit a standard rear bumper and stealth exhausts for proper hidden weapon
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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wouldnt bother changing the bumper. Most of vec c have them difusers fitted
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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Stunning that mate.Wouldn't change anything
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Looks nice!
I have never driven one but i imagine the body roll is shocking!
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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Wow just checked how much tax these are
[Edited on 08-10-2011 by Mark.W]
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Love it mate
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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Cheers again everyone
Tax is a pain, but meh, got to take the hit if you want to use something like this unfortunately - I put a full year on it too... A 'mere' £445!
Paid for a full years insurance too, and the car has 11 months MOT left, so good to go for pretty much a year
Body roll doesn't seem too bad, obviously there is some, but the Electrically controlled dampers seem to do a good job! Only had 1 Clarkson-esque CATASTROPHIC UNDERSTEER moment, but burying the go pedal on a damp roundabout isn't going to help stop that!
It likes a drink - picked it up with 1/4 tank, put £60 of Super in to fill it up, then got just over 200 miles before i filled it up again this morning when it was between empty and a quarter...
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