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[N19EVX]

Renault 5 VW Beetle Peugeot 306 VX220 2.2 VX220 Turbo

[johndspeed]

TRIUMPH TOLEDO ROVER ACCLAIM SAAB 900 CLE BMW 528i ROVER 216SE ROVER 216 VITESSE MAZDA MX5 VXT My first posting so I hope I got it right.

[B3N_VX]

Here goes... 1. Peugeot 205 2. Ford Fiesta 1.8D 3. VW Polo 1.2e (65bhp!) 4. VX220 NA Took a bit of a leap into the performance sports car thing, but I don't think I'm gonna look back.

[Huntsman]

As it's for legitimate research...(hope I can remember!) 1964 Austin Mini 1970's Toyota Corolla K20 1970's Toyota Corolla K30 1981 Nissan Micra 1982 Nissan Sentra 1987 Toyota Corolla Van 1982 Nissan Sentra 1981 Ford Fiesta 1982 Nissan Sentra 1983 Opel Ascona 1983 Volvo 340 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0SRi 1993 Toyota Carina 2.0GLi 1995 Toyota Carina 2.0CD 1999 Rover 75 2.0 Club 2000 BMW 318i SE 2001 Saab 9-3 2.0it Convertible 2003 Vauxhall Astra 2.0i Turbo Convertible 2003 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2dti 2003 Vauxhall VX220

[Brother John]

Blimey, this has got me thinking! Since 1989 1972 Vauxhall Firenza 2000SL 1984 Triumph Acclaim (for insurance purposes!) 1995 Mini Cooper 1996 Rover 414i 1996 Rover 420i 1997 Rover 416Si 1997 Rover 620SDi 1998 Rover 620SLi 1998 Rover 618iL 2001 BMW 320d Touring 2001 Vauxhall Vectra 2.6CDX 2001 Mondeo Zetec (x3!) 2002 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 Club 2003 Mercedes C270CDI 2003 Vauxhall VX220 2003 was a good year! I had forgotten I had had Vauxhalls before (memorable ).

[LewisT]

I dont know about everyone else, but i kinda expected people who owned VX's and to be on this website to have had loads of extreme cars. I thought i be one of the few who had pretty normal cars, and the VX being my first. I reconise many have had some hot hatches and hot saloons, but they nothing like a VX. I was expecting lots of caterhams, perhaps elise's, other kit cars. Basically impractical silly sports cars, for car nuts!!!

[Brother John]

Forgot to mention that I had a 1978 Triumph Spitfire 1500. Is that extreme enough? Can't find the pipe and slippers icon although I did mildly mod this car.

[BradW]

I was expecting lots of caterhams, perhaps elise's, other kit cars. Basically impractical silly sports cars, for car nuts!!!

...I drove a car the size of a childs shoe!

[Jdh]

Deep Breath... Ford Cortina Mk 3 VW Beetle (Four of them) Astramax Van Vauxhall Cavalier (3 of them) Ford Sierra 1.6 Jaguar XJ6 (Things are picking up) Porsche 944 Porsche 911 Carrera Vauxhall Senator Jeep Cherokee Subaru Impreza Turbo Porsche 996 Holden HSV GTS UK Lotus Elise Ferrari 355 Berlinetta Porsche 996 Turbo 4 Mercedes S600 L Porsche Boxster S

[Gedi]

I dont know about everyone else, but i kinda expected people who owned VX's and to be on this website to have had loads of extreme cars. I thought i be one of the few who had pretty normal cars, and the VX being my first.

I reconise many have had some hot hatches and hot saloons, but they nothing like a VX. I was expecting lots of caterhams, perhaps elise's, other kit cars. Basically impractical silly sports cars, for car nuts!!!

I was massively supprised too.

I think thats the reason I get picked on when I say the VXT is underpowered. Most people are used to regular cars so the VX is a big step up in the performance stakes.

[Hoddy]

The last 40 years: MG TC Lotus 6 MG Midget 1275 Ford Mexico Ford Escort Twin Cam Ford RS 2000 Golf GTI (Mk 1/2/4) Vauxhall Sports Hatch (2.3 litre) Lotus Elan +2 BRA Cobra 289 Ford Sierra Cosworth TVR Chimaera TVR Griffith Lotus Elise S1 Lotus Elise S2 Subaru Impreza Sti VXT Honda S2000 Thats all folks! Hoddy

[Gedi]

There are a few VX owners who have previously owned Elises ! Out of interest, what were your reasons for moving to the VX?

[jneill]

The last 40 years:

...loads of great sportscars snipped...

Thats all folks!

Hoddy

You luck, lucky b*stard!

[da_murphster]

By God some of you are old!! 1995 a 1978 polo as old as me (my sister wrote it off) 1997 Saab 9000 (expensive to run, I wrote it off - twice!) 1999 Mondeo (actually a good car, sooo cheap to run after a Saab) 2001 BMW 330d sport (great car, would buy another one, but chip it this time) 2002 Merc SLK (investment, sold it on and with student loans made enough money to buy VX, loan free! Middle age ladies car, but the chick's love um) 2003 VX! I love cars but it's nice to not be horrifically in debt with the VXlike I have been on previous two cars!

[vortex]

I passed driving test in March 1993 and for the first18 months drove my dad's VW transporter van. the list gets worse before it gets better. Lada Riva CZ 125 ( don't ask) Vauxhall nova van diesel Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 Honda CBR 600 Citroen Saxo VTR Citroen Saxo VTR (crashed the first one) Ford Fiesta diesel (so I could buy a ZX6 at the same time) Peugeot 306 turbo diesel Suzuki GSXR 600 Peugeot 106 GTI Peogeot 206 GTI Ducati 748 Seat Leon Cupra Vauxall VX 200 NA As you can see had some right shiters, but enjoyed them all. I don't care what I drive, I always have fun. Cheers Leon

[Foxy]

...and my boring list... '88 Nova SR - loved it, wrote it off. '87 205 XRD Van - thrashed fcuk out of it. '87 Fiat - Regatta I think, so sh*t I've wiped it from my memory. '90 Cav SRi - loved it, got 9 points in 2 days. '93 Citroen ZX - flimsy but OK '93 Granada Scorpio - loved it (can't believe I told you that!) '97 Laguna RT - Yawn '99 406 Estate - Bigger Yawn '00 Laguna RTi - Faster yawn '00 Civic Aerodeck VTi - noisey piece of gutless sh*t. Hated it (except over 8000rpm, then it was a scream!) '01 SAAB 9-5 Vector - loved it 'cos its not a BMW '03 VX - comment would be superfluous + '88 Merc 260E - big, comfy, sloppy, gas guzzling boat. Oh, and the bikes... KH125 - crap learner bike, but got me hooked. XJ600 - crap handling (crap rider) '97 Bandit 600 - first proper handling bike, surprised some sports bikes. '98 Bandit 1200 monster hooligan machine + '93 GSXR 750SP - loony! CR 'box 80mph in 1st and flatslide carbs, mental. '99 ZX-9 - as fast as an R1 but crap handling + '98 RS250 - fookin' wicked. Best bike ever. Various GSXR600 race bikes.

[MajorGav]

'90 Cav SRi - loved it, got 9 points in 2 days.

'01 SAAB 9-5 Vector - loved it 'cos its not a BMW

9 points in 2 days? That must have slowed you down for a while!

Great comment re the 9-5. I drove one and it felt superb. I think they're quite brilliant and I too would choose one over the Beemer.

[earlystock]

In the UK 1980-1994 1972 Triumph Toledo - Oh dear 1983 MG Metro Turbo -fun but fragile, used more gearbioxes than petrol 1985 Austin Maestro 1.6HL - Surprisingly good 1987Peugeot 405 SRi - Designed by a genious, buit by a chimp 1989 Austin Montego 2.0 HLS - Clumsy but comfortable 1990 Cavalier 130 SRi - pretty decent for a rep mobile 1993 Rover 820Si - a barge, but comfortable and pleasant to drive In the US 1994-2000 1995 Ford Taurus SHO - Incredible Yamaha derived engine 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra Hairly chested muscle car 1997 Chrysler Town and Country (Voyager) A big sloppy van 1998 Dodge Viper - OH BLOODY YES 1999 BMW M3 - 4 and a half months on order, nicked after two weeks 1998 Dodge Durango - 5.9 litre V8 4x4, worst handling vehicle EVER 2000 Acura 3.2TL - Superb, value for money executive car, don't understand why they are not sold in Europe Back in the UK 2000 on 2000 Land Rover Discover TD5 - Tank, makes you plan overtaking! 2000 Renault Megane Convertible - Good fun, cheap to run---not well built 2003 VX220 NA 2003 VX220 Turbo Bikes 1977 Hondda SS50 - 200 m.p.g. 1977 yamaha FS1E - Great fun 1978 Suzuki GT250 - Fast and Fragile (for the time) 1979 Honda 400T Dream - An really great bike that could beat RD400E's 1979 Honda CB550F - Solid and reliable 1982 Yamaha RD350B - Wheelie King! 1984 Honda CB750FA - Smaller, smoother and more reliable than the CB900, a great bike, took me all over Europe Honda 1995 CB600L - A true classic 2000 Suzuki Hyabusa - Feckin Insane - a true 200mph bike 2002 Ducati ST4S - Great Engine, but not reliability 1976 Yamaha FS1E - Back where we started! Chris

Edited by earlystock, 30 April 2004 - 12:58 PM.

[Hoddy]

Hi Gedi, Moved to the VXT because it is quicker than my Elise's. The Elise can be tuned but generally you end with a very peaky engine. The VXT is fast and smooth, and with the AMD Phase 2 upgrade really flies! Hoddy

[TurboTomato]

79 Bay Window VW Camper Van Fiat Cinquecento Sporting Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec Rover 214Si (sh*t but did the job) Honda Civic Type R VX220 NA (silver) Lotus Exige (don't go there ) Lightning Yellow 24...