New VXR8/HSV in Wigan

[wiganhsv]

New to the forum, just wanted to say high and introduce myself, based in Wigan in the North West, Lancashire. This week I'm picking up my new (new to me) VXR8/HSV after my old one was written off by a taxi driver! :-( Only had the old one 5 weeks before the crash! On the upside I'm going from an 6.0 Ls2 to a 6.2 LS3, just hoping that it lasts longer than 5 weeks this time!

[wav8]

on the first one hope the second one comes with loads of luck,welcome to the madhouse,remember pics please

[Wyld Stallyn]

wav8 said:

on the first one hope the second one comes with loads of luck,welcome to the madhouse,remember pics please

+1

And Welcome

[MyM8V8]

Better luck this time!

[wiganhsv]

thanks guys, been without it now since Christmas eve! Cant wait to get my hands back on one tomorrow!

[ARAF]

Well done.

[moif]

What a barsteward on the first one ,happy days with the second one

[EmmaJ]

Welcome aboard

The first rule of HSV & Monaro is to post pics

[wiganhsv]

Well i can show you the crashed one so far! hahaha

[EmmaJ]

wiganhsv said:

Well i can show you the crashed one so far! hahaha

That was written off!

Is there structural damage that isn't obvious? Or did it deploy a bouncy castle like number of air bags? Gotta say that looks very repairable to my untrained eyes!

[wiganhsv]

The amount of damage was well over 10K and the insurance wont really bank roll anything over 8K i believe. There was a bit of structural damage underneath, and the cost of importing spare parts also sent the cost flying. All i can say is, thank god there are built like tanks, i was hit at some speed, and was completely unharmed.

[EmmaJ]

wiganhsv said:

The amount of damage was well over 10K and the insurance wont really bank roll anything over 8K i believe. There was a bit of structural damage underneath, and the cost of importing spare parts also sent the cost flying. All i can say is, thank god there are built like tanks, i was hit at some speed, and was completely unharmed.

Surprising, it really doesn't look that bad and you'd have thought parts would be much more readily available for a VXR8 compared to say a Monaro.

Walking away unharmed is all that matters at the end of day

[wiganhsv]

true, and even though ive been screwed out of some money, the vxr8 i'm replacing it with is younger, faster and less miles, just needs a few jobs doing on it to make it mine! lol

[ringram]

What happened to the old car?
And specifically engine!?

[Dave3166]

Wellcome fella, hope you get more enjoyment with the second one eh;)

Regards

Dave S

[wiganhsv]

ringram said:

What happened to the old car?
And specifically engine!?

ironically you should ask, i got an email tonight from a guy who bought it from a salvage company asking about it hahaha, bit of a kick in the teeth but hey ho, was no use to me any more after the insurance company bought it from me, i guess as these cars are rare, they are worth their weight in gold for spares

[EmmaJ]

wiganhsv said:

ironically you should ask, i got an email tonight from a guy who bought it from a salvage company asking about it hahaha, bit of a kick in the teeth but hey ho, was no use to me any more after the insurance company bought it from me, i guess as these cars are rare, they are worth their weight in gold for spares

[breizhpierrot]

EmmaJ said:

[r8black]

Looks a bit like my crash

[EmmaJ]

OP we need nice shiny uncrashed pics as this thread is starting to look like a morgue for VXR8's...!