jono22
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Registered: 13th Apr 02
Location: Fife in scotland
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Guys 57 plate Astra vxr got the chance off one , anyone here driven one ?? reliablty / real world mpgl figures ?? has the dreamscience remap- not sure about this particular remap company any good ??
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Map shit, cars good.
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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Can't say a lot about the car but dreamscience are a massive name in.offering generic remaps/base maps for other tuners/hand held mapping units. Need to double check to see who the map is from whether that's dreamsceince thensleves or another tuner as that will dicatate how good the map is and check if you get the stratergem (hand held unit)
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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torquesteer all over the place.
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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Good cars & they like to drink fuel.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Better on fuel than a Corsa VXR
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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They drink fuel like any 2.0t would, nothing excessive I think
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jono22
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Registered: 13th Apr 02
Location: Fife in scotland
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Perfect keep the comments comming !! better on fuel than the Corsa vxr ??
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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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Nice looking cars but pretty fragile. Mine had £3.5k worth of REPAIRS done in 6 months and the car was only 4 yrs old with 32k miles.
The gearbox costs £1340 for a rebuild. The rest was on a new Intercooler, full air con system and other bits and bobs.
Would never have another one.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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i like them.
Would rather a MEgane R26 though.
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
They drink fuel like any 2.0t would, nothing excessive I think
you think, mate changed from a focus rs running 350bhp to a astra vxr with just a remap and exhaust and he was using ALOT more fuel in the astra.
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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52.3 mpg
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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You don't buy a car like this and worry about fuel. I use 20 a day when I'm not working pottering about.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
torquesteer all over the place.
And gearboxes made from chocolate.
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jono22
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Registered: 13th Apr 02
Location: Fife in scotland
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Okay cheers heard enough !!
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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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Pmsl
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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gearboxes are like chocolate, piss poor really
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jono22
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Registered: 13th Apr 02
Location: Fife in scotland
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Okay as I say think I will just leave it with regards this vxr, to be honest guys have to say thanks for being so honest with your thoughts, so many folk will stick up for there own cars manufacture no matter what car but I think the general opinion off the astra vxr is that it can have its fair share off costly repairs / unreliablty issues.
having just been over to vxronline and reading a few posts it would seem mpg figures vary wildly, some reporting low 20s and some saying as high as high 20`s on town driving which is what I 99% drive at.
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
gearboxes are like chocolate, piss poor really
Internet myth
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Nice looking cars but pretty fragile. Mine had £3.5k worth of REPAIRS done in 6 months and the car was only 4 yrs old with 32k miles.
The gearbox costs £1340 for a rebuild. The rest was on a new Intercooler, full air con system and other bits and bobs.
Would never have another one.
Can get gearbox rebuilt a lot cheaper than that.
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Lee Wilson
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Registered: 20th Feb 06
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: XE Corsa
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Had mine about a year with no problems what so ever. Coming up 4 years old and as far as im aware it's previous owner had no problems either. Been on track etc so hasn't exactly had an easy life so far. Great cars tbh.
[Edited on 28-12-2011 by Lee Wilson]
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belton
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Registered: 23rd Jul 09
Location: Kent
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Couldnt stand mine. Spent 10k on an astra, before you spend that kinda money look at what else you can buy. I found mine was really boring after about two weeks
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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All cars have problems and any car in the same class as the VXR will have similar consumption.
Wouldn't have a Golf GTi for sensor issues
Wouldn't have a Focus ST for mediocre performance
Etcetc see they all have downsides
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
i like them.
Would rather a MEgane R26 though.
This.....
I sold mine and don't miss it one bit....
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by Lee Wilson
Had mine about a year with no problems what so ever. Coming up 4 years old and as far as im aware it's previous owner had no problems either. Been on track etc so hasn't exactly had an easy life so far. Great cars tbh.
[Edited on 28-12-2011 by Lee Wilson]
Apart from pipes popping off which between us we have rectified, oh and when it was mapped it split the recirculation valve which I replaced for a Forge.
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