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[hughcam]

What are you getting to replace it?

[fred666]

Unsure at the moment,im having rude thoughts about a cerbera (with 12 month warranty from a specialist) or sensible thoughts about a carerra 4 996. I think ive exhausted every other option for a replacement and nothing seems to be screaming out at me...

[hughcam]

Cerbera sounds nice!

[fred666]

Cars Current spec sits at... EXTERIOR -De-fogged -Custom Supercar style front clam (Lower Clam Section) -De vee'd and meshed -Rebadged with Opel -Custom Side repeaters -Spoiler -Turbo Corner spats, -Colour Coded window surround -Clean paintwork profesionally corrected. -Tinted Headlights / Rear lights CHASSIS -Billstein Shocks, Eibach Springs -Drilled and grooved Discs -Mintex 1144 Track Spec pads -Brand new Falken 452 rear tyres (my second set, they're great for fast road) -Goodyear Eagle F1's on the front -Colour coded 2 pot AP Racing calipers -Powder coated white Turbo Wheels, AS NEW blue centre caps. ENGINE -80mm AFM to Airbox Pipe (Polished) -Baileys Twin Piston DV 26 Dump Valve (Polished) -K&N Panel filter -Derestricted airbox -EDS Mid Point Garage Stage 2 software upgrade (238bhp/ 263 ft lbs before 80mm AFM pipe) INTERIOR -Leather interior, consisting of white embroided and stitched HEATED seats -Black dash with Porsche white fascia -Retro fitted heated seats -Full retro fitment carpets -Fire extinguisher AUDIO -JVC Headunit -Blaupunkts Coaxials Thats probably about time to put an end to the project as far as my ownership goes at least. and the car is currently FOR SALE at £8500

Edited by fred666, 05 June 2012 - 04:21 PM.

[jameso]

wish you had kept all ur bits on it!

[fred666]

why mate? Its only the coilovers, exhaust and diffuser that have come off. The interior has just gone more OEM for ease of sale

[ChrisS1]

Sounds like a competitive price GLWS

[fred666]

Car provisionally sold within 5 days, many european buyers showing interest and a fair amount of UK buyers. A Swede by the neame of Petter has left a deposit and is collecting Saturday...

[mbes2]

Good bye Fred666, will you be hanging around .org ?

[fred666]

I still pop back to astraowners so no doubt il still leave the odd topic/post here

[turboluca]

fred when im passing by il pop in with my vxt and then youlo just go out and buy another lol

[rob999]

Did you opt for a Tiv in the end?

Edited by rob999, 21 June 2012 - 11:26 AM.

[fred666]

Make sure its on a cold snowy winters day luke so i can see the bad points im leaving behind too lol on a serious note, the positives of owning a vx220 far outweigh the negative. im only selling up for a change. 3years isn't bad innings in a vx, most last 6 months before selling up or wrapping them up lol no tvr, no replacement as of yet although after months of debating, im fairly set on a carrera 4.

[fred666]

She went last night for the full asking price. a 25 year old whos been carless for 4 years and only ever owned a 205 gti. . . im hoping he takes it easy, hes currently half way accross europe. he left 9am sat morn and hes expecting to arrive home monday morning. . brave guy for someone whos only owned 1 lhd pug lol

[fred666]

Well seems a fitting end to this project... The car's finally had its feature. It was shot over a year ago with the intention of going to print, for Acclr8 magazine; a fairly classy 4 times a year book style mag, which sadly ended production before the VX220 saw print.

The next option was a paper based mag, fast 'n' modified, which if im honest i wasn't keen on... the name says it all. As luck would have it (good luck or bad luck you decide) this also ended production...

i didn't think the feature would come to light but its been published by way of an online magazine with Scene:Status - a fairly well known brand thats hit most of the 2012 shows.

Most of my other cars have seen features on glossy paper but the way the industry is going its only really Fast Car left, and It's far to showy for Total Vaux lol,

so here's the feature...
http://www.scenestat...neStatus/?p=645

and also a few pics for those who can't be arsed to read it...

[fred666]