jr
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thing is ive driven an r26 and been in a F1 and that plastic piece of tat lee had and it was a world away from the vxr in quality terms
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Warren G
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whole package james
package.
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jr
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i couldnt give a shit if its 0.4 secs quicker round bedford its horrible inside and not much better outside
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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The Renault is more nimble than the Astra, but just think back to those laps we all had in STANDARD Astra VXRs on road tyres around the 'Ring
Exactly.
They are much more capable than people give them credit for.
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mwg
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Top Gear lap times FTW.
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Daimo B
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VXR is a bit un-inspiring as standard for sure. Its the rear end, it feels all fat and wallowy, but it sticks and you use its lardy ass to get the car turned in. It feels like its lifting and goes light, but if you have the turn in right the back end sticks like glue and you'll have had to go into the bend mega wrong to get it out of shape.
Suspension is a little hard as standard, but it is a good car. Brakes could do with more feel from the pedal, but that doesn't stop them braking quite well.
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
Top Gear lap times FTW.
Do me a favour 
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mwg
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How did it taste?
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Ojc
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German.
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mattk
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
u2u ojc, he will give you a good, unbiased review
LOL
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Andy Stocker
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
u2u ojc, he will give you a good, unbiased review
LOL
What is funny? The Astra isn't without it's faults but it doesn't take much to perfect.
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neil h
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Registered: 28th Sep 06
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So whats it like to live with?
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mattk
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just the unbiased bit, didnt realise this was a 2 page thread and the joke was a little old 
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by neil h
So whats it like to live with?
Drinks a lot, farts and burps on occasion, you wouldn't kick it out of bed though.
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Andy Stocker
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Mine is standard, now used daily and I love it. Has seen abit of track action and didn't cope too badly at all
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Ojc
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Has the Fiesta now gone to heaven?
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Andy Stocker
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It's sat out the front of the house with the driver side pad welded to the disc
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Daimo B
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Astra is a track focussed car.
the seating position makes it more comfy to drive with 2 hands on the wheel. Good seating position and good seats with plenty of lumber support.
Ours averages 27mpg, so not really too bad. Seen 6.9 though  and done a whole tank in 125 miles
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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If you are into buying expensive new cars and then having to modify them- then the Astra is great.....Its not finished from the factory though...or at least it wasnt good enough for me to part with my cash(I didnt want to fnish it off like I had to do to all my other cars)...I have no doubt with the correct modifications that it would be immense.
If it was my money I would buy the Megane - but im biased because I love the R27 so much. The R26 needs nothing doing to it though - its the best handling car in its class as standard by a mile imo.
[Edited on 10-12-2009 by Dr Pepper]
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Ojc
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Yes.
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neil h
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Well at the moment i'm between either a used VXR or waiting a year and getting a new Clio 200 with the cup chasis.
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Dr Pepper
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Good deals to be had on one- two year old R27's at the moment.
The Clio 200 is a little smoother(slightly more lower down grunt) but if I hadnt of been told that by the dealer I probably wouldnt have noticed.
Main draw back to the Clio 200 is that it is ugly as sin...im not someone who puts looks at the top of his priorities when buying a car- but I just can not bring myself to trade in my r27 for that new clio...its rank.
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mwg
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The 200 looks okish if you get it in Black or White.
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neil h
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Yeah i can't make up my mind on the looks of the clio, tis the only problem. Same with megane tbh, quite like the R26R but that seems a lil extreme for a daily driver
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