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Novaneil
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Hello,

My mate (Ben) who some of you will know from owning this



Has just this morning taken delivery of his new daily drive....

Say hello to number 36 Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition (I thought it a cool enough car to show you guys.... see what you think)



























It sounds and looks fantastic!!! Although it won't be staying standard for too long.... And its already booked in for its first visit back home (Nurburgring) end of september

Hope you like

Neil

[Edited on 28-04-2008 by Novaneil]
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Fucking ridiculous name but looks good
Jay
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Love it in white, if anything im not too keen on the wheels.
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I really really don't like the wheels

This bought with the insurance payout from the Impreza?
Robbo
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PS the corsa is ace
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OV... which garage did he get it from?
Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by JayM
Love it in white, if anything im not too keen on the wheels.


haha, funny you should say that... its the first planned modification
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
I really really don't like the wheels

This bought with the insurance payout from the Impreza?


Yep, Impreza pay out paid for most of it. The rest is on finance.... Have a guess how much it cost (List price 21.5k) and this one has the £800 adaptive lighting option on it (which he didn't ask for!)

Not sure on the name of the garage. Will find out
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Ta

OV I think could be maybe Gurneys in Benson
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£18.5k?

Looks nice, glad new wheels are on way mind
Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
£18.5k?

Looks nice, glad new wheels are on way mind


18k on the road!!!! I think thats a fantastic deal
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Very good
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
quote:
Originally posted by Tom
£18.5k?

Looks nice, glad new wheels are on way mind


18k on the road!!!! I think thats a fantastic deal


Agreed, how did he manage that?
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No matter what name they call it, what wheels they fit to it, what stickers they put on it or how special they make it by giving it a number.......It will always be a shite interior thats as fun as licking yer own balls.


Not to mention the AVXR is overpriced let alone this one.
Nick-S
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yum , id like it evan better if it dint have the checkerd strip and if the wheels were anthersite (sp)
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Wheels = awful

[Edited on 26-04-2008 by JonnyJ]
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quote:
Originally posted by Timbaland
No matter what name they call it, what wheels they fit to it, what stickers they put on it or how special they make it by giving it a number.......It will always be a shite interior thats as fun as licking yer own balls.


Not to mention the AVXR is overpriced let alone this one.


Lol, strange. Everyone who's seen it has commented how mint the interior is! Much better than what his old scooby had (53 plate).

Would you say the Golf GTi is over priced then?
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The dash is a bit plain but the seats are awesome
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil


Lol, strange. Everyone who's seen it has commented how mint the interior is! Much better than what his old scooby had (53 plate).

Would you say the Golf GTi is over priced then?


It might be better than what his scooby had but for the hype thats been made up for this car, Its got a shite interior.

I'd say the Golf is more justified for its price but then again, The Golf is a better car and better built with more of a reputation.
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It's all cool apart from it really has nothing to do with nurburgring and is just a cash in on the 'cool factor' of the ring.
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Guy at work is getting one of these in a couple of weeks
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It did a lap in 8 Mins 36 seconds apparently

My main gripe is the wheels... Why didn't they just change the colour to White on the original 19's

Nice car though...

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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
It's all cool apart from it really has nothing to do with nurburgring and is just a cash in on the 'cool factor' of the ring.


Agreed, but there's no denying the car looks great in white and it does hold the hatchback Ring lap record. Also despite what its called I think its great a manufacture like vauxhall produces a car that has an exhaust which is 98db (static 4500rpm). It really is a fantastic sounding car! And for 18k I think its well worth the money. Maybe not if you were unfortunate enough to pay the full 21.5k list price.

Also due to its "Limited Edition" status it will hold its value better than a normal VXR. Its just a shame they didn't put on some 6 pots for good measure Although this one will be receiving some goodies like that in the future.

[Edited on 26-04-2008 by Novaneil]
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
It did a lap in 8 Mins 36 seconds apparently

My main gripe is the wheels... Why didn't they just change the colour to White on the original 19's

Nice car though...


The 18's are lighter weight version on the Normal VXR's rims and have a 9mm wider track due to the offset... Don't know what this will translate to on the track but we'll be finding out soon
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aaah...a Burg!

I'm sick of seeing/hearing about these on VXR-Online.co.uk!

These have all sold now although there are a few on Ebay. Alot of VX dealerships bought a job lot.

Tbh...I don't think they are that amazing and the wheels are awful.

They do come with a full Remus tho which is great.

I can't wait to get my VXR in October...and the first thing its getting is a full Remus.

[Edited on 26-04-2008 by Ben J]

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