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[bladerunner]

Hi All,

 

I'm from South Wales and have recently purchased a silver 51 plate VX220 2.2 N/A. I've only driven the car once from Portsmouth to S.Wales (mainly motorway unfortunately) but am really impressed by the overall driving experience.

 

My previous car that I sold a few weeks ago was a Lotus 7 replica with a Honda S2000 engine, it weighed 580 kg and had 230 odd bhp. Obviously a very fast car and in a different league of in terms of straight line performance, but I prefer the way the VX drives and the added bonus that it has a roof and windscreen :-).

 

A couple of problems that I have noticed so far ; a knocking/creaking noise from the rear that isn't related to road speed or suspension travel/movement - will have to investigate. The near side inner CV boot has gone -  haven't checked the drivers side one yet.

 

Winter plans - Give the engine a good service including timing gear and waterpump. Check all suspension, wishbone bushes, rod ends and ball joints for serviceability. Change all brake pads as they are on the low side.

 

Future plans - the odd track day, meets if there are any ? weekend ride outs and maybe a supercharger !

 

Cheers

[Ian59]

Welcome to the asylum. Well done on your purchased and hope your pockets are deep.       

[ChrisS1]

Welcome!

 

A few us down in South Wales so if you need a hand with anything there should be someone around to help

[pete-r]

Welcome, where in South Wales are you? As Chris said, any questions or issues just shout.

[bladerunner]

Welcome, where in South Wales are you? As Chris said, any questions or issues just shout.

Hi, I live just outside Blackwood. And if you don't know Blackwood it's about 20 mins from Newport in the valleys.

[bladerunner]

Welcome!   A few us down in South Wales so if you need a hand with anything there should be someone around to help

Cheers Budd

[bladerunner]

Welcome to the asylum. Well done on your purchased and hope your pockets are deep.       

Why the deep pockets reference ? Are you referring to the supercharger ? 🤑

[vxt5]

Blackwood lad here although havent drove mine as much as id like to have 😅 Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk

Edited by vxt5, 23 August 2016 - 06:41 PM.

[jonnyboy]

Did you buy Ashleys one? 

[bladerunner]

Did you buy Ashleys one? 

Yes that's the one.

[H1 HWK]

Welcome Bladerunner, Another local-ish VX is always good, enjoy!

[Ian59]

 

Welcome to the asylum. Well done on your purchased and hope your pockets are deep.       

Why the deep pockets reference ? Are you referring to the supercharger ? 🤑

 

 

Because you'll always be spending money on it,

[turbo boy]

Welcome Bladerunner to the best forum on the net👍. Make sure you check that the toe links and Hub carrier bolts have been changed on the car dude. All the best, Jon

[bladerunner]

Welcome Bladerunner to the best forum on the net👍. Make sure you check that the toe links and Hub carrier bolts have been changed on the car dude. All the best, Jon

Is this standard maintenance ? Cheers

[pete-r]

They tend to suffer on the cars as they get older, particularly the toe link bolts. Most of us have replaced or upgraded them.

[turbo boy]

Hi Bladerunner, Plenty of threads over this issue. It's essential maintenance. Some have learned the hard way. Kind regards, Jon

[bladerunner]

Cheers Jon,

 

Could you please provide a link to an applicable thread ?

Hi Bladerunner, Plenty of threads over this issue. It's essential maintenance. Some have learned the hard way. Kind regards, Jon

 

[pete-r]

YouTube it if you want a practical demonstration of breaking links...

[ChrisS1]

 

[bladerunner]

Hi, I was looking for a thread showing the specific parts that require changing I'm not to hot on the terminology yet. However that crash is an eye opener.