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Old 22-02-2012, 11:25 PM
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Default Undecided - your opinions please.

Can't decide whether this is hard as nails or tacky as fuck. What do you think?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-V...#ht_1697wt_937
Old 22-02-2012, 11:28 PM
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Love the car... Just the orange is a bit ott
Old 22-02-2012, 11:37 PM
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its a shame ford don't bring in the falcon to go up against these in the showroom, i like it, but would prefer the ford thanks

ford falcon fpv GT

5.0 supercharged

Old 23-02-2012, 12:06 AM
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I phoned up the company selling it this afternoon as I was after one of their Mk2 FRS's, the guy was such a dick on the phone I gave up. I'd already transferred enough cash into my current account to put a deposit it on it and buy it on inspection. I think I'll go elsewhere now, enough on the market tbh.
Old 23-02-2012, 01:20 AM
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Hard as nails BUT "mpg (combined): 18.6"
Old 23-02-2012, 04:12 AM
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Its a vauxhall.... say no more.
Old 23-02-2012, 05:44 AM
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the orange is tacky as fuck
Old 23-02-2012, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rsmat
Love the car... Just the orange is a bit ott
My feelings exactly !
Old 23-02-2012, 06:29 AM
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Chavtastic

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tacky in my eyes
Old 23-02-2012, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
My feelings exactly !
Same here.............
Old 23-02-2012, 07:02 AM
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I keep looking at VXR8s as well...... Serious car for under Ł20k...
Old 23-02-2012, 08:13 AM
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the orange grill makes it look like one of them x-power mg rover 25 things they did a few years back.
Old 23-02-2012, 08:37 AM
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The number plate is the worst bit.
Old 23-02-2012, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by bj928
its a shame ford don't bring in the falcon to go up against these in the showroom, i like it, but would prefer the ford thanks

ford falcon fpv GT

5.0 supercharged

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i like that
Old 23-02-2012, 03:57 PM
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Love it,

Same as people putting orange/green wheels on mk1 FRS IMO

Old 23-02-2012, 06:28 PM
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it would be hard as nails but someone has defo fiddled with some of them pics they look awful makes it look unreal
Old 23-02-2012, 06:39 PM
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dont like it.looks pony
like a old rover mg thingy
Old 23-02-2012, 08:06 PM
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Mean looking car.
But dont do it for me
Old 24-02-2012, 06:49 PM
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I like it!!
Old 24-02-2012, 07:08 PM
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Hell of a bit of kit but the orange is just a bit too much for me
Old 24-02-2012, 07:13 PM
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my brother bought a silver one a few weeks ago (user name philram on this site).

Always be into his aussie v8s and when he said he fancied getting one i wasnt that convinced until he we went to get it.

from a vauxhall dealers in southampton 15 grand bought him 58 plate, 1 owner, 40k mile,remap,vortech exhaust and cold air intake,12 months mot,12 months tax and 12 months vauxhall warranty,oh yeah and a full tank of juice.

luckily its has the holden badge kit so most people dont know what it is and to be fair you wouldnt really know your sat in a vauxhall when uve got that 6.0 litre v8 howling away.

fuel wise not as bad as i thought we did nearly 250 miles home from the dealers on a tank at 80mph doing 24 mpg most of the way on cruise,for a 450 bhp 6 litre v8 that isnt bad.

great car.

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Old 24-02-2012, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by S1
I phoned up the company selling it this afternoon as I was after one of their Mk2 FRS's, the guy was such a dick on the phone I gave up. I'd already transferred enough cash into my current account to put a deposit it on it and buy it on inspection. I think I'll go elsewhere now, enough on the market tbh.
That bad?
Seen they are now starting up mail order as well.
Old 25-02-2012, 07:34 AM
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I like that
Old 25-02-2012, 07:49 AM
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Anything that takes inspiration from this...and is a vauxhall...

Hahaha
Old 26-02-2012, 03:32 PM
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The orange parts do look shit but it's a hell of a lot of car for the money, you could soon get the orange parts repainted cheap enough, i bet it sounds awesome!!
Old 26-02-2012, 03:52 PM
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look tatty to me.
Old 26-02-2012, 08:05 PM
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Might work in a different colour combination but not orange and grey/black. Think i would prefer a Mk2 FRS.
Old 26-02-2012, 08:20 PM
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They sound immense

Awsome cars
Old 27-02-2012, 09:50 AM
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Default nonsense poll lol

in relation to what duck
Old 27-02-2012, 11:31 AM
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The orange is bad enough, but the most awful thing is the vauxhall badges.

Vauxhall make such shit cars that they now have to buy a decent car from elsewhere in the GM group and pretend its a vauxhall
Old 27-02-2012, 12:59 PM
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Just loose the orange and then you wont mind being seen washing it.....
Old 27-02-2012, 01:31 PM
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Pretty much the only Vauxhall I'd ever be caught dead in, purely because it isn't really a Vauxhall
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