Its good bye from me.......

[G-Rae]

Just to let you guys know that its good bye from me. I have had many good times in my cupra and but it was time for it to go, so I have just sold my mk3 ibiza Cupra but now a proud owner of a 06 Astra VXR , people on here are a bit bias when it comes to other makes of cars so i am ready for any comments........but to tell you the truth, I picked it up in Southampton which is over 430 miles from me, and driving it back up the road i couldn't fault it one little bit. The acceleration, the handling, the build quality(yes the build quality)and the sheer looks just does it for me.

Here are some pics, sorry about the quality, don't know whats happened.

So happy driving guys good bye. You never know might see you guys around.

 

[chrisbond69]

take care bud love the new astra's nice cars hope u have fun.

 

[dj_bigfella]

nice one mate good luck! get some pics up if ya can!

 

[Havok316]

nice one the astra vxr was my choice before the cupra but budget was a lil low. it better be the nice arden blue

 

[WeeJase]

great looking car.i'd get rid of the chrome ,but i'd do that on a rolls royce(hate the stuff).never been in one,but as for vauxhalls,my old mk2 astra outlasted most cars i have ever had.

 

[Brummy]

miss my old Astra's... guess the new ones are pretty good, hope you enjoy it

 

[leegt5]

Very Nice !! Love them in the arden blue !!

 

[Forbez]

Very Nice car!
Did you get the dealer upgrade to 300bhp?

 

[G-Rae]

Very Nice car!
Did you get the dealer upgrade to 300bhp?

No, i didn't but been thinking about getting that done. think its about 1000quid...?

 

[Rick-24]

I know the handling on the ibiza C's aint supposed to be great, but isnt the vrx supposed to be crap?, and does it torque steer? personally i think i would of gone for the new leon cupra R...lol but then again they are probably dearer, what do the vrx's come in at? .... sorry had to be the first to slag haha nah only joking its a nice lookin car, the old vauxhall 2litre turbo is a damn good engine outta astra's and the calibra

 

[Triple D]

I know the handling on the ibiza C's aint supposed to be great, but isnt the vrx supposed to be crap?, and does it torque steer? personally i think i would of gone for the new leon cupra R...lol but then again they are probably dearer, what do the vrx's come in at? .... sorry had to be the first to slag haha nah only joking its a nice lookin car, the old vauxhall 2litre turbo is a damn good engine outta astra's and the calibra

Well first off, afaik there isnt a vrx unless vauxhall have a prototype somewhere , yes it may torquesteer, but, it cannot tourque steer as much as a highly tuned diesel like mine now. Next thing it isnt the cupra r, its just a cupra both have circa 240 bhp, the VXR comes in at around £19,125 were as the CUPRA is £19,999 iirc.

The leon may be slightly bigger, and slightly more spacious in the back, seeen as it having 5 doors as apposed to 3 like the astra. Personally i wouldnt complain if i had the VXR, if it understeers, or torque steers, things can be changed to make this stop. As he comes from a modding background and enjoys doing it, im sure it wont take long before the astra has a few new tricks up its sleeves.

 

[vwpologti]

haha put him right mate!

love your new car mate!

 

[si-mate]

Very Nice car!
Did you get the dealer upgrade to 300bhp?

300bhp

Even at £1000 it's better value than getting 300bhp from a LCR.

Enjoy the VXR mate. I have seen a few about and think they look great. Vauxhall have really got their act together over the last few years. My girlfriend has a 06 Vectra until her new Octavia eventually arrives and you can't fault it's build quality.

 

[G-Rae]

I know the handling on the ibiza C's aint supposed to be great, but isnt the vrx supposed to be crap?, and does it torque steer? what do the vrx's come in at? .... sorry had to be the first to slag haha nah only joking its a nice lookin car

Mine is an 06 plate, with around 4k on the clock, it was an ex-demonstrator so it had the optional 19" alloys and cruise control, and for a mere price of £16350, so not as dear as you think!! But i did shop around and haggle a bit

It does torque steer but give me any car with that type of performance that doesn't, it just adds to the fun of driving!! You just have to be able to put the power down correctly. When it comes to handling, i was shocked how good it was, ye you get some sliding here and there in the wet but it sticks to the road in the dry, its very solid feeling and it feels quite squat over the road and corners very well, even without the sport botton on. With the sport botton on it stiffens the dampers and steering, and also increases throttle control which all helps to improve the handling. Put it this way no problems so far!!

Cheers for the comments Spaniels fr. Possible full milltek and remap......280bhp+

 

[G-Rae]

300bhp

Even at £1000 it's better value than getting 300bhp from a LCR.

Enjoy the VXR mate. I have seen a few about and think they look great. Vauxhall have really got their act together over the last few years. My girlfriend has a 06 Vectra until her new Octavia eventually arrives and you can't fault it's build quality.

Cheers mate, loving it so far!!

 

[Rick-24]

Honesly was only joking before.... i like it, hope it does u well

 

[Bonzy1800]

i think they look well nice my local vauxhall dealer got there first vxr last week they've been out for nearly a year same colour and wheels as yours

 

[Loko]

Personally, I'd rather run everywhere than drive there in a Vauxhall...but each to their own! Enjoy your car chap!

Have you worked out how much you'll be losing in depretiation yet?

 

[G-Rae]

Personally, I'd rather run everywhere than drive there in a Vauxhall...but each to their own! Enjoy your car chap!

Have you worked out how much you'll be losing in depretiation yet?

:w4nk:

 

[Rick-24]