The Blue Bogan - Gen-f VXR8 GTS

The Blue Bogan - Gen-f VXR8 GTS

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Monaro06

41 posts

110 months

Tuesday 6th January 2015
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R8VXF said:
Cheers mate, I notice you are new, come and introduce yourself in the HSV & Monaro subforum smile
Thanks mate. Will do, just finding my way around, see you over there.

manmaths

437 posts

139 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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This looks fantastic! I would love to own one, one day. Nice colour choice too.

www.vauxhall.co.uk/microsite/vxr/vxr8/

I clicked on this in work this morning. Thankfully nobody in the immediate vicinity as my speakers blasted out the sound of a VXR8 burnout!

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Haha, really annoys me when websites play audio automatically!

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Sunday 11th January 2015
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Had a great day on Saturday driving the bride for a wedding for a fellow PH member, hope to get some pictures from the photographer soon along with the jaaaaaaag that was the bridesmaids car. Car got a bit muddy due to satnav technical issues, but all who were transported in the car loved it! Really helped that the bride was Aussie though!

Buff Mchugelarge

3,316 posts

149 months

Monday 12th January 2015
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Lovely car, I really love that a car this bonkers still exists.

On a side note, could I borrow your engine?
I just want to try it in my Omega. I won't be long and you can have it back?
Thanks Rob

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Monday 12th January 2015
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Buff Mchugelarge said:
Lovely car, I really love that a car this bonkers still exists.

On a side note, could I borrow your engine?
I just want to try it in my Omega. I won't be long and you can have it back?
Thanks Rob
sorry but as my daily driver (1100 miles in a month) the engine is always in use! You did provide me with a true laugh out loud moment though!

This car is absolutely fking ridiculous though, but I love it. So refined but so beastly at the same time. Cant wait to start modding it though...

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Monday 12th January 2015
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Car looking nice and clean this morning


R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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Thought I should finally put up some more pictures of my new love. Have had her two and a half months, covered 2500 miles and smile whenever I think of her. Meet the Blue Bogan:

First pictures from the dealership when she landed:




Her beating heart:


Some pictures from out and about:










All my cars:


Edited by R8VXF on Friday 27th February 09:42

jesta1865

3,448 posts

208 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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has anyone mentioned that Bogan is Oz slang for Chav? wink

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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jesta1865 said:
has anyone mentioned that Bogan is Oz slang for Chav? wink
That is kinda the point wink Surprised no-one has noticed before now tbh.

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Forgot to add a picture from Australia day at the Ace Café:














R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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Pesty

42,655 posts

255 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Fantastic.

Gorilla Boy

7,808 posts

172 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Lovely car OP, this may help in the translation of bogan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA8gJoT5yl4

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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rofl

Loud, lairy and likes a drink. Perfectly describes the car wink

It is actually a joke between me and my Aussie mates, so yeah, I know what it means biggrin

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Took it on the dyno recently at the BBWF15:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDHAI_ahwZk
Not a bad performance for a hot day smile

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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So now the fun begins, I have recently acquired EFILive to start the whole tuning process. I actually got it last Saturday at VXR Thunder Road 2015, where on the standing mile the Hogan managed to reach 166 mph. That was totally stock except for the limiter removal. Logging a couple of runs showed some knock activity, but have massaged the spark table and will test the results of that at the weekend.

BadgerBox

85 posts

194 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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Look at that torque curve! 300ft/lbs from just above idle cloud9

R8VXF

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6,788 posts

114 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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BadgerBox said:
Look at that torque curve! 300ft/lbs from just above idle cloud9
hehe

Should get better fairly soon as well wink

Rensko

237 posts

105 months

Thursday 13th August 2015
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As a former Commodore owner, I salute you choice.

That said, mine looked like this frown