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Black VXR
Original Poster
474 posts
133 months
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Just wondered how many 'one owner' VXR's there are still out there
I bought my 6.0 56 plate black (best colour) new and have driven almost all of the 96k miles its covered (my wife has driven a few as well)
(I am still counting cars that were pre registered by GM as one owner)
Its a daily driver with Wortec Cat back, AP's, Rip shifter, fish handling pac, LS7 clutch etc and is still going really well
Its starting to show its age now - but nothing out there I want to replace it with!
I assume there are still quite a few of us left, but I wonder
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ksithumper
218 posts
72 months
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80k and counting and the stone chips are all my own work.
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crisisjez
7,513 posts
75 months
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Mine is too. Although its a bit like Triggers broom.
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rocket
1,233 posts
154 months
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One owner CV8...bought it new in 2005 and covered 35k miles. No plans to sell for the foreseeable future.
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well_fans
3,954 posts
94 months
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not quite one owner, bought mine 14 months after it was registered, first owner only had it for 6-7months from new, rest of time it sat in a dealers forecourt. I'll have had it 7 years come august and its now done 36k miles (garage and 1st owner had put on 8-9k).
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007 VXR
51,856 posts
57 months
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Pre reg, from new  25K miles couple of mods 
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SturdyHSV
2,211 posts
37 months
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007 VXR said: Pre reg, from new 25K miles couple of mods You mean 25000 mods and a couple of miles surely?  
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mv6
1,264 posts
110 months
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GM reg' and me! 36K on it now. Monaro 6.0 VXR,May 2007 registered.It will be mine till I croak!
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the_ferret82
25,162 posts
54 months
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im the 2nd owner of mine, a VX director had it first...
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V88Dicky
4,591 posts
53 months
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the_ferret82 said: im the 2nd owner of mine, a VX director had it first... Ditto. Vauxhall Fleet Management on the logbook on 16/07/06, 7k miles in 8 or so months, then me. I've since done 23,000 miles, now doing only 2-3k per year for pleasure 
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snowwolf
9,085 posts
45 months
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richie slow
5,824 posts
34 months
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V88Dicky said: Ditto. Vauxhall Fleet Management on the logbook on 16/07/06, 7k miles in 8 or so months, then me. I've since done 23,000 miles, now doing only 2-3k per year for pleasure I had a vehicle that was registered by VX Fleet Management a couple of years ago. When I was investigating it's problemmatic past (despite being only 10 months old when I got it) it turned out that VFM farm their cars out to lease companies etc. and have little control over them. All this b  ks about VX senior managers driving them round is just sales guff. Sorry for bursting the bubble 
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V88Dicky
4,591 posts
53 months
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richie slow said: V88Dicky said: Ditto. Vauxhall Fleet Management on the logbook on 16/07/06, 7k miles in 8 or so months, then me. I've since done 23,000 miles, now doing only 2-3k per year for pleasure I had a vehicle that was registered by VX Fleet Management a couple of years ago. When I was investigating it's problemmatic past (despite being only 10 months old when I got it) it turned out that VFM farm their cars out to lease companies etc. and have little control over them. All this b ks about VX senior managers driving them round is just sales guff. Sorry for bursting the bubble Don't worry, I never said it had been driven by a director or whatever. I bought on condition anyway, and it was very much like brand new, no obvious sign of abuse or neglect or burnouts , even the Bridgestones had plenty of life left.
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richie slow
5,824 posts
34 months
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V88Dicky said: richie slow said: V88Dicky said: Ditto. Vauxhall Fleet Management on the logbook on 16/07/06, 7k miles in 8 or so months, then me. I've since done 23,000 miles, now doing only 2-3k per year for pleasure I had a vehicle that was registered by VX Fleet Management a couple of years ago. When I was investigating it's problemmatic past (despite being only 10 months old when I got it) it turned out that VFM farm their cars out to lease companies etc. and have little control over them. All this b ks about VX senior managers driving them round is just sales guff. Sorry for bursting the bubble Don't worry, I never said it had been driven by a director or whatever. I bought on condition anyway, and it was very much like brand new, no obvious sign of abuse or neglect or burnouts , even the Bridgestones had plenty of life left. I think I just got shafted. BTW it was a Vectra, so it serves me right I suppose. I ended up losing £12k in 18 months with that car and it spent most of it's time off the road awaiting parts. They were all known issues but that didn't stop the sloping shoulders brigade in Luton from making life as difficult as possible. Approaching the end of the warranty period with another knackered autobox I had no choice but to get rid. I feel a little sorry for the next owner, for me it was a bit like a game of pass the parcel only with a live grenade  That said, Fleet Management have shifted some very nice low mileage cars at very good prices. I wasn't lucky.
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V88Dicky
4,591 posts
53 months
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richie slow said: I think I just got shafted. BTW it was a Vectra, so it serves me right I suppose. I ended up losing £12k in 18 months with that car and it spent most of it's time off the road awaiting parts. They were all known issues but that didn't stop the sloping shoulders brigade in Luton from making life as difficult as possible. Approaching the end of the warranty period with another knackered autobox I had no choice but to get rid. I feel a little sorry for the next owner, for me it was a bit like a game of pass the parcel only with a live grenade That said, Fleet Management have shifted some very nice low mileage cars at very good prices. I wasn't lucky. Sorry to hear of your woes Richy, that could have happened to any of us I guess, just the luck of the draw I suppose.
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richie slow
5,824 posts
34 months
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V88Dicky said: Sorry to hear of your woes Richy, that could have happened to any of us I guess, just the luck of the draw I suppose. No problem mate, it's not like the experience has left me bitter or cynical. 
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Wrexhamvxr8
136 posts
38 months
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Had mine 3 yrs 15000 miles from new no plans to sell
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ARAF
11,756 posts
93 months
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If we're talking VXR8s as well, then ours is Pre-reg + us. As that's only 2 1/2 years, I would think there are plenty more like us.
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the_ferret82
25,162 posts
54 months
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V88Dicky said: the_ferret82 said: im the 2nd owner of mine, a VX director had it first... Ditto. Vauxhall Fleet Management on the logbook on 16/07/06, 7k miles in 8 or so months, then me. I've since done 23,000 miles, now doing only 2-3k per year for pleasure brought mine on 8.5K just over 3 years a go and now she is on 41K.. 
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ArnieVXR
1,057 posts
53 months
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My 05-reg was a Vauxhall sales manager's car for 2,900 miles. No has 24,000 on the clock. Along with 2-years+ outside various garages awaiting completion of various mods.
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