BBQ at 2:30 am - Just keeps on rolling

[Gary H 2008]

preciousmetal said:

Not very often someone goes from a corsa 1.0 Twinport 3 cyl straight to buying a Monaro 6.0 VXR

Not very often someone goes from a Vauxhall VXR to a MOnaro/VXR8 thinking it's a 'natural progression'.
Oh, hang on...

[ARAF]

preciousmetal said:

I was recalling a comment from a couple of years ago, when you said that you found the top end of the VXR8 market was slow, so you preferred the older ones, which moved quicker. Obviously times have changed, and thinking about some of the cars you've sold between then and now, I should have thought a bit more before typing.

[Granby]

007 VXR said:

ARAF said:

I won't pre-judge, but from personal experience, jumping from an 1100 Mk1 Escort to a Rover SD1 as a 19 year old, ended in 5 weeks with the Rover being written off.

at 21 i went from a MG turbo to 2.8 Granada ghia.

At 18 i went from a Mini Copper to a 3lt Capri

[Tattooboy]

Granby said:

007 VXR said:

ARAF said:

I won't pre-judge, but from personal experience, jumping from an 1100 Mk1 Escort to a Rover SD1 as a 19 year old, ended in 5 weeks with the Rover being written off.

at 21 i went from a MG turbo to 2.8 Granada ghia.

At 18 i went from a Mini Copper to a 3lt Capri

What, not a 3.1 Burton ?

[Granby]

Tattooboy said:

Granby said:

007 VXR said:

ARAF said:

I won't pre-judge, but from personal experience, jumping from an 1100 Mk1 Escort to a Rover SD1 as a 19 year old, ended in 5 weeks with the Rover being written off.

at 21 i went from a MG turbo to 2.8 Granada ghia.

At 18 i went from a Mini Copper to a 3lt Capri

What, not a 3.1 Burton ?

Funny you should say that as it had been bored out to 3.1

[Wyld Stallyn]

Breakfast at Brooklands tomorrow
Should be good but early start

[007 VXR]

Wyld Stallyn said:

Breakfast at Brooklands tomorrow
Should be good but early start

will be having breakfast in bed again tomorrow

003.5 just eaten a £25 Rare rib eye

[preciousmetal]

ARAF said:

preciousmetal said:

I was recalling a comment from a couple of years ago, when you said that you found the top end of the VXR8 market was slow, so you preferred the older ones, which moved quicker. Obviously times have changed, and thinking about some of the cars you've sold between then and now, I should have thought a bit more before typing.

Yes when all LS3's were £20k-£25k yes I was sticking to earlier VXR8'S but now they are more sensible seem to do all models / ages now. Still don't see the values in Bathurst S's as their are some nice modded ones out there (with yellow calipers)

[r8black]

preciousmetal said:

ARAF said:

preciousmetal said:

I was recalling a comment from a couple of years ago, when you said that you found the top end of the VXR8 market was slow, so you preferred the older ones, which moved quicker. Obviously times have changed, and thinking about some of the cars you've sold between then and now, I should have thought a bit more before typing.

Yes when all LS3's were £20k-£25k yes I was sticking to earlier VXR8'S but now they are more sensible seem to do all models / ages now. Still don't see the values in Bathurst S's as their are some nice modded ones out there (with yellow calipers)

That's my first job on the cerb yellow calipers black body can't go wrong, ooh just found out from the cerb forum that I've got a whirlwind intake fitted, one mod not required now I thought it was standard, aparantly it's pretty good stuff and she's had an ecu remap and a hydratak LSD and nitron coil overs

[ARAF]

r8black said:

preciousmetal said:

ARAF said:

preciousmetal said:

I was recalling a comment from a couple of years ago, when you said that you found the top end of the VXR8 market was slow, so you preferred the older ones, which moved quicker. Obviously times have changed, and thinking about some of the cars you've sold between then and now, I should have thought a bit more before typing.

Yes when all LS3's were £20k-£25k yes I was sticking to earlier VXR8'S but now they are more sensible seem to do all models / ages now. Still don't see the values in Bathurst S's as their are some nice modded ones out there (with yellow calipers)

That's my first job on the cerb yellow calipers black body can't go wrong, ooh just found out from the cerb forum that I've got a whirlwind intake fitted, one mod not required now I thought it was standard, aparantly it's pretty good stuff and she's had an ecu remap and a hydratak LSD and nitron coil overs

Does that mean you will be moving your budget to other areas of the car?

[r8black]

ARAF said:

r8black said:

preciousmetal said:

ARAF said:

preciousmetal said:

I was recalling a comment from a couple of years ago, when you said that you found the top end of the VXR8 market was slow, so you preferred the older ones, which moved quicker. Obviously times have changed, and thinking about some of the cars you've sold between then and now, I should have thought a bit more before typing.

Yes when all LS3's were £20k-£25k yes I was sticking to earlier VXR8'S but now they are more sensible seem to do all models / ages now. Still don't see the values in Bathurst S's as their are some nice modded ones out there (with yellow calipers)

That's my first job on the cerb yellow calipers black body can't go wrong, ooh just found out from the cerb forum that I've got a whirlwind intake fitted, one mod not required now I thought it was standard, aparantly it's pretty good stuff and she's had an ecu remap and a hydratak LSD and nitron coil overs

Does that mean you will be moving your budget to other areas of the car?

Going to concentrate on cosmetics first as engine and running gear appear sorted
Ne headlights new lens front and rear and exhaust upgrade as its a bit to load and feel a bit to conspicuous even when poodling along

[Wyld Stallyn]

007 VXR said:

Wyld Stallyn said:

Breakfast at Brooklands tomorrow
Should be good but early start

will be having breakfast in bed again tomorrow

003.5 just eaten a £25 Rare rib eye

At least his drinks Bill will be less than Yours

[007 VXR]

Wyld Stallyn said:

At least his drinks Bill will be less than Yours

[Gary H 2008]

preciousmetal said:

(with yellow calipers)

The gift that keeps giving

[stigmundfreud]

You remember as a kid you couldn't wait for Christmas? Its still another 5 weeks until I am up at AAS for the new exhaust, been booked in since October. Cannot wait but time passing so slowly

[Tattooboy]

stigmundfreud said:

You remember as a kid you couldn't wait for Christmas? Its still another 5 weeks until I am up at AAS for the new exhaust, been booked in since October. Cannot wait but time passing so slowly

Are still fannying around with that?? could of had a system sourced, delivered and fitted from the states by now !!

[stigmundfreud]

Tattooboy said:

stigmundfreud said:

You remember as a kid you couldn't wait for Christmas? Its still another 5 weeks until I am up at AAS for the new exhaust, been booked in since October. Cannot wait but time passing so slowly

Are still fannying around with that?? could of had a system sourced, delivered and fitted from the states by now !!

For twice the price! I am happy to wait, so many good reviews. One of the vette lads had in the past done a US import of Borla's on 3 occasions, he said he wished he'd just gone direct to AAS. Good enough for me.

[Tattooboy]

stigmundfreud said:

Tattooboy said:

stigmundfreud said:

You remember as a kid you couldn't wait for Christmas? Its still another 5 weeks until I am up at AAS for the new exhaust, been booked in since October. Cannot wait but time passing so slowly

Are still fannying around with that?? could of had a system sourced, delivered and fitted from the states by now !!

For twice the price! I am happy to wait, so many good reviews. One of the vette lads had in the past done a US import of Borla's on 3 occasions, he said he wished he'd just gone direct to AAS. Good enough for me.

Wow, that much difference !! Anyone had a system done a AAS for a Vette tho ??

[stigmundfreud]

Tattooboy said:

stigmundfreud said:

Tattooboy said:

stigmundfreud said:

You remember as a kid you couldn't wait for Christmas? Its still another 5 weeks until I am up at AAS for the new exhaust, been booked in since October. Cannot wait but time passing so slowly

Are still fannying around with that?? could of had a system sourced, delivered and fitted from the states by now !!

For twice the price! I am happy to wait, so many good reviews. One of the vette lads had in the past done a US import of Borla's on 3 occasions, he said he wished he'd just gone direct to AAS. Good enough for me.

Wow, that much difference !! Anyone had a system done a AAS for a Vette tho ??

quite a few! They even have their own I believe. One of the best UK vettes (other than mine obviously) had theirs done, unfortunately he never put a video up but he loved it.

Now all I have to do is book 3 nights in the Vermont or crash at a friends house (if she ever answers the phone!)

[SturdyHSV]

Got a chap after a holden/monaro breakers, what's the best way to contact speed4u and raving? Mobile? It's Brett and Gary isn't it?