RE: PH Carpool: Vauxhall VX220
Discussion
DanDC5 said:
Prof Prolapse said:
Love these cars.
I could never trust the 2.2 engine though. Had one on my driveway in some godawful Vectra, impeccable service history, new chain oil feed etc and it still went, smash the valves, cracked the head and damaged the pistons.
Still. I'm sure I was unlucky and such problems are over reported.. You could always buy a replacement engine for buttons I suppose.
I'd have one.
One thing that makes a supercharged vx220 2.2 more attractive than the turbo to me is the fact the engines are available for peanuts. If you push it too far and blow it it's not a stupidly large bill for a new lump.I could never trust the 2.2 engine though. Had one on my driveway in some godawful Vectra, impeccable service history, new chain oil feed etc and it still went, smash the valves, cracked the head and damaged the pistons.
Still. I'm sure I was unlucky and such problems are over reported.. You could always buy a replacement engine for buttons I suppose.
I'd have one.
JFReturns said:
Andy_sx said:
sod it, a picture of a broken vx220
still looks pretty good even if she did sound like a bag of st
Bugger! Your number plate does seem quite apt though still looks pretty good even if she did sound like a bag of st
Recognise where you are, bridge to Sheppey - If I wasn't at work I would pop over to offer useless advice.
thats the one mate, has been recovered to the Halfords autocentre where my mate works (i wouldnt normally, but needs must and all that) RAC man found injector no1 dead, missfire cyl 3 and a dead lambda.... missfire and lambda faults cleared and no returned, injector fubar but poss injector or ecu :s see what call i get later!
Had mine 6 years and loved my VXR220 so much that I shipped it down to Cape Town with me when I moved to SA last year. Then got so frustrated about having it there, while I was in Jo'burg, that I shipped it here. Arrived Monday this week on a low-loader. Time for a Kyalami track day...
potsie said:
Had mine 6 years and loved my VXR220 so much that I shipped it down to Cape Town with me when I moved to SA last year. Then got so frustrated about having it there, while I was in Jo'burg, that I shipped it here. Arrived Monday this week on a low-loader. Time for a Kyalami track day...
And we have another fantastic lurker right there!!tangerine_sedge said:
Lovely cars. What's with the numberplate?this is a nice VX220 (Opel Speedster special)
it uses a H1 2.8 V8 and has a very nice sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnvKCJia9jQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhFQ64my2N0
it uses a H1 2.8 V8 and has a very nice sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnvKCJia9jQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhFQ64my2N0
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