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[Actus Reus]

Hi! After a few months of mostly lurking on here (and the Facebook group) I bought my first VX - a coral blue VXT - on Saturday. The last two owners were members on here, so I'll be keeping that tradition up and no doubt asking for help on here too!

[ayresyy]

Welcome to the funny farm! 

 

 

[p4cks]

Welcome! There's a plethora of information on here but make sure you search first because people go akka if you ask an inane question. When I say people I actually mean me. There's also loads of meets so you get to meet other sad acts where you can either talk about tyre pressures, which polish you use or that time you had a crash because the toe link snapped didn't it.

[Pidgeon]

Welcome.  Your name.  Which side of the law are you on?

[Actus Reus]

Thanks all - and yes, don't worry, am an ex-forum moderator so search the Bejesus out of everything before I post - indeed just before wiring my trickle charger on on Saturday I already knew the battery was a git to work on and so it proved to be. As to the law - I'm on the lawyer side of it - a notary public to be precise, specialising in ship and yacht sale and purchase.

[turbo boy]

A big welcome from me. Glad to see you bought a real VX (one with a turbocharger) 😊 Jon

[Ian59]

Welcome to the club. Enjoy your money pit   

[Deaconp]

Was that the one Jon Seal was selling? Looks great in that colour. I've only had my n/a VX for a few months but I've been so taken by it that I'm already thinking about a turbo....!

[jonnyboy]

Not ours

[Actus Reus]

No - I looked at that online - this was a private sale - was listed on PH for £12k in Berkshire. The Jon Seal car had black details and wheels - mine is all OEM (for now!). I must admit that I'm not a fan of black details on blue cars generally. It certainly feels quick enough, though I have already considered getting a stage 2 tune on it. They are a bit quiet as standard...

[turbo boy]

Slippery slope from here, believe me.... Try an apexi filter. This will make you happy for a while... 👍

[Actus Reus]

The filter has been changed I think - I couldn't tell you what kind is on there, save to say that (from memory) it's a polished metal job, possibly with blue decals on it! I'll take a look at the weekend - certainly on my MX5 a K&N Typhoon helped the car make a lot more noise.

[Harry Hornet]

Another Hertfordshire. I do hope you are a Golden Boy as well! Always welcome on runs when the weather gets better next week.. Enjoy...Blue...mmm..hope its not got biscuit😉 Loud..mmm...dare you to put a best exhaust thread😂 or just put a lollipop stick in the spokes HH

[Actus Reus]

Thanks - I may take you up on that offer when it warms up. As to the Golden Boys, I'm afraid I'm very much Lilywhite...sorry! On the upside the only biscuits anywhere near me are the edible kind. That said, I do rather like the biscuit interior.

[Acidpopstar]

No - I looked at that online - this was a private sale - was listed on PH for £12k in Berkshire. The Jon Seal car had black details and wheels - mine is all OEM (for now!). I must admit that I'm not a fan of black details on blue cars generally. It certainly feels quick enough, though I have already considered getting a stage 2 tune on it. They are a bit quiet as standard...

Contact siztenboots on here. He has developed a great tuning pack for turbos Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[siztenboots]

If you are interested in a stage2 , or the 260 pack , then I provide the VX engine software at your own location , any day or evening when its convenient to you. Its just a fixed price £500 and includes all future upgrades. Why not take advantage of the free trial for a month.

 

[Pidgeon]

As to the law - I'm on the lawyer side of it - a notary public to be precise, specialising in ship and yacht sale and purchase.

 

Hmm, notarial qualification is one pension fund I wouldn't mind signing up to - need a trainee?

 

18 years pqe here, been in-house for the last 13.

[Actus Reus]

Siztenboots - thanks, I'll PM you in a while on that score I think - I want to drive the car a little before I make any final decisions on that front. Pidgeon - In-house, eh? I work with in-house counsel all over the place (in London), so if you need a notary... As to training for retirement, it's a good little earner for one's twilight years - keeps the mind active and you should be able to pull in a few grand even from a house in the 'burbs somewhere. Day-to-day the public can be a bit tiring, though. Fortunately I'm a partner, so I get other people to mix with the unwashed these days...

[hairy]

Welcome to .org

[Tibbles Stryker]

If you are interested in a stage2 , or the 260 pack , then I provide the VX engine software at your own location , any day or evening when its convenient to you. Its just a fixed price £500 and includes all future upgrades. Why not take advantage of the free trial for a month.  

😂 sounds like a free trial of a sky package, you should do a post on what you do, I'm already stage 2 but it would make interesting reading.