The Thunder from down under.... Holden HSV E2 GTS

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badboyburt said:

Another bonus for the E1 then, fog lights and driving lights

Yea the E1 has both the E2 and E3 have driving lights and the GenF has none

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19" wheels pfft.

20" FTW

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MRC and Bi modal as standard win win.

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ARAF said:

preciousmetal said:

Tattooboy said:

DRC72 said:

19" wheels pfft.

20" FTW

true, but they reckon 19" are a better ride than 20", I reckon my MRC sorts that out, makes it smoother and easier for me to peruse the touch screen EDI

having had lots of different VXR8s with different set ups with 19in and 20ins. The 20in E1 rides a bit harder but I would say the 20in E2/E3 alloys with MRC is the best I have come across (cant comment on new GenF as I cant afford one - yet) so Ian, Dale, PAH250 etc have the best set up I think

.....until they need new shocks. MRC are something like £600 each corner, I think.

It is all relative on what was a 50K car

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badboyburt said:

Tattooboy said:

ARAF said:

badboyburt said:

Tattooboy said:

Another Bonus ?? What others are there over the E2 and E3's............................................................................................................... oh thats right, there aren't any

Lmao Ian, I see the lack of nostrils a bonus oh and the fairy lights

& 19" wheels.

Blimey, I've got little and large ganging up on me !!

lol Good debate though, thing is its all positive bonus's for all cars really, if we were the same it would be quiet on here lol

Yes above all we are all different and like different things.

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Off topic now. I just need 95 people to drop of the Aston Martin Sunday service list and i am there.

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Bibbs said:

preciousmetal said:

Tattooboy said:

Bibbs said:

Gary H 2008 said:

Quick Q, what's the button to the left of the window switches?

On the E2 and E3, the switch there is for the MRC - Performance/Track Modes

On Gary's E1, might be the switch fitted for the exhaust flame kit ??

Or the revolving no. plates or maybe ejector seat

Ahh, because on my E1 the MRC switch is up by the vents. Thanks guys.

Yes the MRC button is next to the vents on the E2 as well

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New log book has tipped up today for the Car, so it can finally have my plate on and hopefully I make the Aston Martin Sunday service list.

Only 47 people to drop out now.

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Taken at the piston heads Sunday service at Aston Martin.

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Just changed the Aux belts as i had a bit of chirping when it was cold.

Bought a pair of Gates belts and i am glad i changed them as the AC belt was starting to split in the middle in some places.

Edited by DRC72 on Friday 27th March 21:30

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I have owned the GTS for 71 fun filled days so far and have attended a few meets on Pistoheads sunday service and VXR Power events on VXROnline.

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It has just been confirmed to me today after asking a very nice man at Vauxhall, that my car attended and drove the Goodwood circuit at the Goodwood’s Festival of Speed in 2010.

Thanks Dougie.

VXR8 / GTS at Goodwood Festival of Speed

JENSON Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Jackie Stewart, Nico Rosberg, Derek Bell, Ken Block and ME!

The list of driving legends at Goodwood's Festival of Speed at the weekend read like a Who's Who of motorsport - I felt so out of my depth.
And the metal on display wasn't bad either.
I counted two Bugatti Veyrons, Ferrari 458, California and 599 GTO, Lamborghini Reventon and F1 cars amongst so many.
But, in the millionaires' traffic jam, I got behind the wheel of a power monster that doesn't need lottery money to pay for it - the first UK drive of the new Vauxhall VXR8.

It has a 6.2-litre V8 Holden engine, which when revved makes the car sway from side to side. It will need to be quick with a Veyron in my rear-view mirror as I make my debut on Goodwood's famous 1.16-mile white-knuckle-ride Hill Climb.
The accident that ended Sir Strling Moss's racing career and crash that claimed the life of McLaren founder Bruce McLaren happened on this very circuit.
With a huge crowd in the blazing Sussex sunshine I'm very nervous of fluffing my moment of glory on the tricky Goodwood circuit and causing the most expensive car pile-up in history.
With the Bugatti breathing down the VXR8's huge two trapezoidal (that means squarish to you and me) tailpipes, it doesn't let me down.

Thanks to their Aussie cousins at Holden, Vauxhall's VXR8 has been given a handful more bhp from the previous 425 and it leaps off the start line like a kangaroo which has hopped on to a mousetrap.
I arrive at corner one so rapidly because of its incredible 0-62mph in under five seconds and rocket-like straight-line speed.
Into the bends the VXR8 has to be manhandled, this is a muscle-bound brute.
And that's a problem on the very narrow Hill Climb - the haybales and crowds are so close they feel like they're in the passenger seat.
Nonetheless it's pure power all the way thanks to peer pressure from the crowd and heavy metal appearing in my mirrors.
The most worrying turn is Molecomb corner, it's on the brow of a blind hill and a sweeping left-hander - but you only know that once you get over the hill so you have to commit to it before you see it! Thankfully I bluffed my way round and stayed out of trouble thanks to the VXR8's sheer force and slick gear changes.



http://www.vxronline.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?99...

Edited by DRC72 on Wednesday 29th April 14:07

Edited by DRC72 on Wednesday 29th April 14:15

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This makes the car all the more special to me. A. The original owner, the late Tom Walkinshaw and B. It was used by Vauxhall at Goodwood festival of speed to show the new style VXR8.

This car has some nice history and i feel privileged to own it.


Thanks for the info Dougie and thanks for selling it to me James.

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In 6 days time I will have had "The thunder from down under" 12 months and I have enjoyed every moment of my HSV ownership.


Hopefully I will be at Ace cafe for Australia Day.

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Today is the day 12 months ago that I became a V8 owner and I am still loving it, more so this time of the year.

Edited by DRC72 on Saturday 16th January 17:00

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A couple of pics in yesterdays snow.

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ARAF said:

Time flies when you're enjoying yourself.

It certainly does mate.

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ArnieVXR said:

DRC72 said:

A couple of pics in yesterdays snow.

Why one yellow and one red?

I like it it both colours.

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Just ordered some new plugs and leads from monkfish as I will be servicing the family saloon on Saturday.

I also did a full 4 wheel alignment yesterday including adjusting the camber, as it was out in a couple of places.

The above was last Saturday 23/01/2016.



Yesterday I fitted the new spark plugs along with some new competition magnacore spark plug leads.

I half expected some of the original AC delco leads to break up due to being there for 5 years, they all came off with out falling apart.


Net result is the engine now runs a lot smoother.

Edited by DRC72 on Friday 29th January 07:22

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