Astra vxr, any good?
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I wouldn't say the handling is shocking, the one Vauxhall ran in the MHC this season was pretty damn good and was completely standard:
http://www.carkeys.co.uk/vxrhillclimb/home
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http://www.carkeys.co.uk/vxrhillclimb/home
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ok, well im not a racing driver but wouldn't say a bad one and i would say the handling is shocking, ive driven one at 3,000 miles and 20,000 miles and they both seemed loose at rear and un settled at highspeed.
i also thought when approaching a corner and braking in a straight line before turning in they were very uneasy giving no confidence to push them as hard as the RS and to a point the ST
i also thought when approaching a corner and braking in a straight line before turning in they were very uneasy giving no confidence to push them as hard as the RS and to a point the ST
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I've had mine 7 years and can't fault it. Bought in new in 07 and its never missed a beat. Only replacement parts are tyres, mine has 19's so £200 a corner, and a set of discs and pads on the front. Its now done 40,000 miles. I would say at £5k to £6k would get a good one.
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Don't understand that...mines almost go kart like, reminds me of my old RS Turbo from back in the day...had 3 Subaru STI's in between and its better than those. Only issue is traction mainly in wet, other than that a good alround fast reliable hatch.
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ive owned all sorts of evos, subarus, fords, etc and i really do think they handle terrible, I dont want to be an arsehole or put down your car but in my opinion they really are bad and as for the wet just dont bother.
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i think it all depends whether you want to drive a car like you stole it and use maximum potential off the cars or you drive it as a sensible but not that mad driver as said every driver has limits mines not to drive mad anymore subaru loved mine cliosport hated it know got a mundeo ghia x but im old lol
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Can go very well indeed and there seems to be a fair bit of tuning, friend of mine is currently building one that shouldn't be far off 500bhp. Problem is though the chassis is total shit! I have pushed many a VXR through the twisty stuff and always found myself having to hold right back so as not to push them too hard and passing wouldn't be safe.
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they are good cars,do torque steer and dont handle as good as the megane f1 BUT i would say its quicker than a st,more fun and drives decent too if you dont go into modding it too much
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i dont think your pushing it hard enough mate.
ive owned all sorts of evos, subarus, fords, etc and i really do think they handle terrible, I dont want to be an arsehole or put down your car but in my opinion they really are bad and as for the wet just dont bother.
ive owned all sorts of evos, subarus, fords, etc and i really do think they handle terrible, I dont want to be an arsehole or put down your car but in my opinion they really are bad and as for the wet just dont bother.
Those days were reserved for STI's and there 15 mpg...got bored with that.
At the time it was the most powerful, most aggressive looking hot hatch on the market, giving me 30 mpg on a run and still looks good on the 19's.
Suppose it depends what you want it for.
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A lad i know went from a 400bhp scarlett to a Nuremberg and said it was the worst thing he did. Had endless troubles with it, turbo, manifold etc has a focus rs now and loves it!
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id stay away gearboxes are crap if tuned, heard alot of horror stories about regal tuned cars aswell, turbos are weak sound well tho
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I'm positive someone has said on here about the vxr that tey knew someone that had to take it back over 20 times for warrenty repairs.
Think it could of been Lucas thread when his mrs bought a corsa vxr that someone said that.
Think it could of been Lucas thread when his mrs bought a corsa vxr that someone said that.
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Having driven both a focus st and an astra vxr on test drives...the Astra would be my personal choice. The focus was a big let down for the hype they have!!
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Ive never heard of the Astra 888 lol.The Vxr are a nice to look at ive changed two gearboxes on them and a few lambda sensors.Ive personaly never driven one on the road just in the garage car park.I have how ever been over taken by a few over a period of time and they look like they don't hang about
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I like the look of the Astra but I would never have one I had a corsa vxr for 12 months and in that 12 months it had 27 warranty claims including a new engine I will never trust another vauxhall ever again lol
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Ah you're the member that's said this before. (On Luca's thread)
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The more turbos,more fun!
I test drove a focus st, Astra Vxr and the Golf gti, all around 2007/ 2008 plate back in May.
The astra was a hooligan car but wouldnt go round corners.
The focus st was a nice car but the fuel costs scared me.
So i bought the golf gti, best car ive owned, handles great, goes well and the interior is the nicest out of them all.
The astra was a hooligan car but wouldnt go round corners.
The focus st was a nice car but the fuel costs scared me.
So i bought the golf gti, best car ive owned, handles great, goes well and the interior is the nicest out of them all.
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