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3i_gaz

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16th Jun 12 at 21:47

Big love for these! This has all the right bits too!

Lovely mate

DansCorsaSXi

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16th Jun 12 at 21:52

Very nice Dale,i wish i had a choice lol.

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Dale

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17th Jun 12 at 20:28

quote:
Originally posted by 3i_gaz
Big love for these! This has all the right bits too!

Lovely mate

Cheers, just needs some 4 pots to finish it off

quote:
Originally posted by DansCorsaSXi
Very nice Dale,i wish i had a choice lol.

haha

big eck

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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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18th Jun 12 at 11:09

Very nice mate. I'd have another if I thought I wouldn't get the same expensive breakages as my old one.

You need a Percy CDTi airbox conversion on there tho.

Ben J

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18th Jun 12 at 16:51

quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Very nice mate. I'd have another if I thought I wouldn't get the same expensive breakages as my old one.

You need a Percy CDTi airbox conversion on there tho.

Or get one from Courtney etc who stole the idea!

Miss my VXR so much

[Edited on 18-06-2012 by Ben J]

Dale

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18th Jun 12 at 19:57

Yer agree airbox would be nice but I like enjoying this car for how it is and I don't want to create another monty! It made good power and puts a smile on my face! Monty is for playing with

big eck

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18th Jun 12 at 19:59

True but the CDTi looks great in the bay as well as it gets rid of the cross over pipe

Dale

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27th Aug 12 at 18:21

Little update I took Vinnie up to Chester to visit Kev G from Migweb on last bank holiday of August last year to do EVO triangle and this year was no different like an annual thing now lol...

Few pictures:

Using racelogic box

Another great weekend

NathanR

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27th Aug 12 at 19:23

Looks lovely dale , very nice clean example of a vxr

. Looks like you had a good "spirited" drive too

vx-scottw

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27th Aug 12 at 19:33

love that last pic of vinnie looks

Dale

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28th Aug 12 at 21:34

cheers for comments!

brod99

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29th Aug 12 at 15:36

Should of said mate. Me and grant would of come see you!

Sean

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29th Aug 12 at 18:12

Looks great, really thinking about getting a mk3 Astra as a daily. Your friends one looks so nice!

Dale

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29th Aug 12 at 22:05

quote:
Originally posted by brod99
Should of said mate. Me and grant would of come see you!

If its the Grant with the Nova he was meant to come but couldn't make it in the end!

quote:
Originally posted by Sean
Looks great, really thinking about getting a mk3 Astra as a daily. Your friends one looks so nice!

And its powered by Saab with great big turbo... well over 400hp Subtle

Dale

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28th Oct 12 at 21:19

Little update more for about a road trip than anything else......

So the idea was to go for a good blast with a couple of cars.... note the "idea"

Total trip ended up with 14 hours driving covering 700miles is on friday night/sat morning!

Roads included:

- Black Mountain Pass
- Llanberis Pass
- Two sides of the Evo Triangle
- Snake pass
- Oopnurthring in the Peak District
- Fosse way back to home

The Route:

Here are couple pictures, only ones from in daylight mainly

Getting ready to start 10pm from Swindon

Good temperature for a drive, getting on well just after 1am

Pit stop for fuel, could only find a Tescos

momentum it was then..

Carrying on into the night...

Then it was on to aberystwyth pier

No dog shit....

Getting late now

More Fuel good V power this time

On to the peak district and now it was getting light some pictures were taken

Here are 2 little clips, nothing great due to the low temps and risk of ice..

VXR Driving in Wales - YouTube

VXR Black Mountain Pass - YouTube

Overall great trip, plan is to do another next year as this was a tester

djgritt

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28th Oct 12 at 21:41

Nice trip - driving throughout the night then I take it?

Nice work...

AndyCorsaSport

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28th Oct 12 at 22:22

That's some drive

How much did you spend on fuel compared to your mate? He do it on a single tank ha.

Kev_GSI

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28th Oct 12 at 23:15

swap the zetec s for your vxr as you cant handle the power you poof

Mark.W

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28th Oct 12 at 23:56

Vxr sounds amazing.

leon.

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29th Oct 12 at 06:55

Looks good but the front bumper looks a shade out.

Dale

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30th Oct 12 at 21:33

quote:
Originally posted by djgritt
Nice trip - driving throughout the night then I take it?

Nice work...

Yer was throughout the night..... Was great fun

quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
That's some drive

How much did you spend on fuel compared to your mate? He do it on a single tank ha.

I spent around £200 not sure what he spent, I averaged 26mpg (didn't use sport which is the map) Rob averaged 44mpg...his is remapped too but diesel wins hands down...

quote:
Originally posted by Kev_GSI
swap the zetec s for your vxr as you cant handle the power you poof

Haha whatever Kev, you know I can

seems nothing compared to Monty..

quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
Vxr sounds amazing.

Cheers I do like it

quote:
Originally posted by leon.
Looks good but the front bumper looks a shade out.

Cheers, i agree but it's all 100% factory spray as I have checked paint depths... Prob just the plastic vs metal

Ben J

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30th Oct 12 at 21:53

Yeah, all the Ardens are the same front and back. As said its metal v plastic.

Dale

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18th Nov 12 at 23:47

Changed the thread to cover both cars as its easier

Anyway new member is "Charlie" here are few bits of info..

Difference between normal VXR and the "VXR-R"

Spoke to John @ thorney and a total 7 corsa were sold....

CHASSIS

TMS Race Suspension, with Uprated Springs and Dampers, 40mm Lower.
TMS Uprated Fast Road Geometry Setup
TMS Competition Limited Slip Differential

ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN

TMS Larger Injectors
TMS Race Exhaust System
TMS Performance Front Mounted Intercooler
TMS Stage 3 Engine Remap

BRAKES

AP Racing 4 Piston Brake Kit
Uprated Brake Pads Front & Rear

WHEELS & TYRES

TMS 18” Lightweight Alloy Wheels by Team Dynamics with Unique Green Lip
Conti Sport Contact 2 Tyres

BODYWORK

Unique VXR-R Detailing & Badges
Limited Edition Plaque & Ownership Certificate

PERFORMANCE.
0-60mph: 5.4 Seconds
Top Speed: 160 MPH
Max. BHP: 230 BHP
Max. Torque: 260 ft/lbs

Pictures taken front site....

So far it looks like its got the extra option of the Bilstein B14 coilovers (which costs £899) and the "sticker" pack (which was £999 - mental I know)

The cars opitions extras are Sight and Light pack, Bluetooth and cruise

So first owner paid a total of £25,488

Anyway thats the boring stuff done

So early start 5:30am this morning

Waking people up