Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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VX220?
Turbo?
Elise s1?
Elise s2?
yes im bored 
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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can you tell ive been browsing pistonheads 
[Edited on 02-05-2007 by Adam_B]
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Is this a trick question??
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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220t
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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VX all the way.
Who remembers Clarksons review of them?
The VX220 is like taking a Armini jacket, and sewing a Millets label into it!
[Edited on 02-05-2007 by pow]
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Is this a trick question??
are you finding it difficult?
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Corsa_1800_SRi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: West Yorkshire
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lol funny enuf i was going to start the same thread, insurance on the vx220 turbo its same price am paying on insurance on mine lol
What do people think to the non turbo ones
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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VX Turbo - You got to stick with the mighty Vauxhall.. either that or elise 2
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LeHam
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Registered: 17th May 06
Location: Rothwell, Northants
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I was just today considering which of the 2 i will one day own!
Would love an exige, but the 220t gets the thumbs up over an elise anyday.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Elise seems more common, ive actually never seen a VX220 on the road up here, theres hardley any on AT, plus a turbo........that will do me!!
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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VX220 Turbo.
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
VX220 Turbo.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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VX turbo.
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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VX220 Turbo
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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supercharged elise s2
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Elise s2.
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Lisa
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Registered: 6th Apr 00
Location: Euxton, Lancashire
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dunno why you asked you know what you want
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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220 tubby
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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get a vx220.. then supercharge it for the same price as you would buy a tubbie.
means then 250bhp instead of 200, thats what im doing
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Little Vik
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I went for the elise, amazing car but what a mistake! Every week i was back at the lotus garage with different problems
The radiator went
The window fell in the door one day when i was winding it up!!!
the bonnet and boot rust if you dont WD40 them every week!!
I used to have to keep a black bin bag over the boot so it would start - i went home for lunch once and it rained, and the car wouldnt start so i had to get the bus back
and the radio would only get signal if the headlights were on - whats that about?!
It was a series one, i know the series 2 are meant to be slightly better especially if they have the VVT-i engines.
I would have another one, but its certainly not a day to day car and its certainly not worth more then 8k! Its a toy and you have to spend toy money on it.
According to thorny motorsport the n/a is the VX220 to go to, and i would trust those guys as they really know what they are talking about - they sell them too  )
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Turbo babY!
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
get a vx220.. then supercharge it for the same price as you would buy a tubbie.
means then 250bhp instead of 200, thats what im doing
Close mate
Courtenays SC only gives 220.....with Milltek it will get 240.
You would do better to get a stage 2+ done and some proper wheels and Nitrons before a SC TBH.
As for the choices above?
I would comment as follows (all cars in standard form)
If your budget is around 7-8k I would get an S1 Elise....though be mindful the suspension maybe shot, also the headgasket...
Bit of a gap here....depends on the car really....a good S1 Elise or bad vx220....your choice really
10-13k VX220 NA.....no question.
13-18k VXT
I wouldn't consider an S2 Elise unless it was a 111R....
However, as Chris said.....there are many tuning options.....
try:-
www.vx220.org.uk
and
www.seloc.org
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Toyota engined S2 Elise please.
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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elise for me all day long ive wanted one since i was 18!
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vaux-tech
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Registered: 28th May 06
Location: Preston, Lancs. Drives: Astra SRI turbo.
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ADAM, DO THE RIGHT THING AND JUST GET THE VX220 TURBO FOR FOOKS SAKES! ive driven the vx220 and the turbo one, both are mental but the turbo is fookin awesome! a must!
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