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RobHayes
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4th Feb 10 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i currently get 27mpg, highest i've seen is 36 over a 400mile journey (motorway + cruise control)
Mertin
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4th Feb 10 at 17:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by RobHayes
i currently get 27mpg, highest i've seen is 36 over a 400mile journey (motorway + cruise control)


40l tank? How many miles roughly you manage to get to a tank?
RobHayes
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4th Feb 10 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
52l tank i think, and usually between 250/300miles to about £50 of vpower/t99
craig8
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4th Feb 10 at 18:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Mertin
What MPG can they return when driven sensibly?

Just got a decent insurance quote on one and got me thinking come renewal time and april


im getting 25mpg day to day running if driven sensibly and 30ish on the few times ive been on motorway with it



E36 328
Daimo B
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4th Feb 10 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
We've averaged 27mpg on the trip.

But tbh, it doesn't really get driven in anger, more of a daily work car for Donna.
Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy Stocker
might bring the VXR!


Could get a remap whilst your there
Ojc
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4th Feb 10 at 19:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Springs & RARB first, that makes the most difference to the way it drives for the price paid.
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Thorney, they are doing a deal at the moment fully fitted with new bearings for £875, I wouldn't have done it otherwise absolute bargain and keep my warranty in check.

Can't wait


thats going to be make the car mental.
Danny P
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I want a red Astra VXR so much it hurts
Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Thorney, they are doing a deal at the moment fully fitted with new bearings for £875, I wouldn't have done it otherwise absolute bargain and keep my warranty in check.

Can't wait



Oooooh...really!!!
Ben J
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4th Feb 10 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My mpg is currently showing 17mpg but I did drive like an absolute twat on the way home in the early hours of this morning....
frostyD
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Thorney, they are doing a deal at the moment fully fitted with new bearings for £875, I wouldn't have done it otherwise absolute bargain and keep my warranty in check.

Can't wait



Oooooh...really!!!


Got to be done at that price.
Nick-S
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4th Feb 10 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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My car won't be far off the spec of the VXR-R come Wednesday, LSD TIME
Awesome

Quaife ATB?
Daimo B
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4th Feb 10 at 22:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Ojc

Got to be done at that price.


See refferring to your house replies. If I REALLLLLY wanted my own place, thats another £900+ (inc fuel) that could be put towards a deposit.
Ojc
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Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
My car won't be far off the spec of the VXR-R come Wednesday, LSD TIME
Awesome

Quaife ATB?


Yep, will finish it off nicely.
Ojc
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Originally posted by VXR
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc

Got to be done at that price.


See refferring to your house replies. If I REALLLLLY wanted my own place, thats another £900+ (inc fuel) that could be put towards a deposit.


You don't know where this money came from
SportBoy
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4th Feb 10 at 22:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should be quite a weapon with the diff .. put mine off for years on the corsa but when i got one, was prob one of the best things i have done to it.
Warren G
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4th Feb 10 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the diff will just finish this

will be a weapon at combe
Nick-S
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4th Feb 10 at 22:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
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Originally posted by Ojc
My car won't be far off the spec of the VXR-R come Wednesday, LSD TIME
Awesome

Quaife ATB?


Yep, will finish it off nicely.
will it ever get more power?

just a random question but how come you stuck with oem dampers? or are they good enough?
Ojc
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4th Feb 10 at 22:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's mapped now to 270bhp 340lb/ft and was enough to see off an M3CSL so it should see off a Focus RS as well which is fast enough.

When I spoke to Dave Pearce who owned DAP and worked at 888 he said that the OEM dampers work brilliantly on the Astra VXR and they really aren't worth changing unless upgrading to the KW Varient 3's.

The DAP-R springs are so perfectly suited to work with the standard dampers it's actually more comftable than the standard springs. DAP stopped trading this year as he has gone back into working with race teams but as they springs were so good Courtenay made sure they secured the rights to sell them.
Nick-S
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are right i see, nice to know.
i knew it was mapped, just woundering if you ever go for 300+, front mount and xev inlet cam?
Warren G
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4th Feb 10 at 23:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im still awaiting my astra vxr phase 2 experiance. even more with a diff

shot gun at combe!!

be interesting to see the difference, between mine, as i guess mine will be stage 2?
Daimo B
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4th Feb 10 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc

You don't know where this money came from


Nahh thats true, I was just saying from the convo the other day. Im assuming ass out rental

The standard one can't quite keep up with an M3 Tried a few times..

Actually, that said, Donnas cors saw off an M3, so it must be quicker than the astra, never thought of that
Warren G
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4th Feb 10 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
corsa vxr is no way quicker than an astra

even a mapped one just about keeps up with an astra

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