Show us your sleeper

[Kentish]

I like mine for it's sedate appearance but it hits 60 in under 6s with it's lovely V6 Turbo charged VXR lump ...... leaving many a confused youngster behind me at the lights

I know, but I can't help it sometimes

Let's see your sleeper

Here's mine:-

[Clivey]

Kentish said:

I like mine for it's sedate appearance but it hits 60 in under 6s with it's lovely V6 Turbo charged VXR lump ...... leaving many a confused youngster behind me at the lights

I know, but I can't help it sometimes

Let's see your sleeper

Here's mine:-

Nicely done.

Oh, and contrary to popular (read: Clarkson's) opinion, these Vectras were pretty good, weren't they?

[VR6 Turbo]

Well I am not sure if this counts (roll cage is a give away)

does properly confuse the merc,audi,porker brigade.




VR

[Mastodon2]

VR6 Turbo said:

Well I am not sure if this counts (roll cage is a give away)

does properly confuse the merc,audi,porker brigade.




VR

I'd spot the exhaust and wheels and immediately think "VR6 or R32 lump under the bonnet", but most would see and old Golf and expect you to crawl away from the lights at a pathetic pace! What has this got again? I remember the thread in the riders cars section, something ridiculous like a supercharged 2.0L making 350bhp odd isn't it?

[Clivey]

VR6 Turbo said:

Well I am not sure if this counts (roll cage is a give away)

does properly confuse the merc,audi,porker brigade.




VR

I'll race you down a potholed road any day...

[VR6 Turbo]

Mastodon2 said:

I'd spot the exhaust and wheels and immediately think "VR6 or R32 lump under the bonnet", but most would see and old Golf and expect you to crawl away from the lights at a pathetic pace! What has this got again? I remember the thread in the riders cars section, something ridiculous like a supercharged 2.0L making 350bhp odd isn't it?

Spot on VR6 making 345hp and 380 pounds feet. to be honest sleepers arent to upset petrol heads, more your average joe like titty bks in his cls AMG the other week. i do plan to change the exhaust to a less obvious one right after 4WD

VR

[VR6 Turbo]

Clivey said:

I'll race you down a potholed road any day...

Go for it Randomly only the near side rear rubs?

Its no where near as low as most of the Dub boys. but hey I am not gangsta enough to wind my coils down the other 2/3. (that's like epaulets in the dub world)

[VR6 Turbo]

VR6 Turbo said:

Go for it Randomly only the near side rear rubs?

Its no where near as low as most of the Dub boys. but hey I am not gangsta enough to wind my coils down the other 2/3. (you have to be a 5 star general in the dub world to do that)

[Clivey]

VR6 Turbo said:

Go for it Randomly only the near side rear rubs?

Its no where near as low as most of the Dub boys. but hey I am not gangsta enough to wind my coils down the other 2/3. (that's like epaulets in the dub world)

Haha! In all seriousness, trying to drive some of the local B-roads at any speed in anything lower than a bog-standard car is asking for trouble. - I've seen someone's front valance, and a mudflap ( 2 seperate incidents) in the road just this week, close to particularly rough bumps / holes! It's bad enough that another family member who drives a BMW Mini has to slow to 25-30 mph on a NSL road so that they don't trash their car.

However, it does mean that with my softly-sprung Citroen, I can now keep up with some performance cars in the twisties at least!

[VR6 Turbo]

Clivey said:

Haha! In all seriousness, trying to drive some of the local B-roads at any speed in anything lower than a bog-standard car is asking for trouble. - I've seen someone's front valance, and a mudflap ( 2 seperate incidents) in the road just this week, close to particularly rough bumps / holes! It's bad enough that another family member who drives a BMW Mini has to slow to 25-30 mph on a NSL road so that they don't trash their car.

However, it does mean that with my softly-sprung Citroen, I can now keep up with some performance cars in the twisties at least!

the roads sound bad round your way? although I do drive my car with the intention of fixing it that's were the fun is?

VR

[traffman]

Kentish said:

I like mine for it's sedate appearance but it hits 60 in under 6s with it's lovely V6 Turbo charged VXR lump ...... leaving many a confused youngster behind me at the lights

I know, but I can't help it sometimes

Let's see your sleeper

Here's mine:-

Thats a proper sleeper , or q car as they used to say.

[RevYob]

Kentish have you fitted the 1.6 badge yet!?

[VR6 Turbo]

and steely's with hub caps

VR

[ClintonB]

RevYob said:

Kentish have you fitted the 1.6 badge yet!?

I was going to suggest 1.7D (non-turbo, if it still exists). Then I remembered what a total nail the VX 1.6 is.

[cheddar]

GET ATTA MY WAY!

2.7 petrol lump, 160bhp, 180lbft torque, rear drive, indicated 120mph, 0 - 60 in 9 sec (empty).

[ClintonB]

cheddar said:

GET ATTA MY WAY!

2.7 petrol lump, 160bhp, 180lbft torque, rear drive, indicated 120mph, 0 - 60 in 9 sec (empty).

Meh! Boggo Sprinters etc do that. Car wise, Camry/Acura TL v6 era. 276 as STD, plenty more probably available (345 entry point?). In an appliance.

[Marty Funkhouser]

My old 545i - debadged. 0-60 in under 6 seconds, I used to have great fun with Golf GTi's and Audi TT's...

[Si_steve]

2.3 litres of turbocharged Swedish fun

[cheddar]

ClintonB said:

cheddar said:

GET ATTA MY WAY!

2.7 petrol lump, 160bhp, 180lbft torque, rear drive, indicated 120mph, 0 - 60 in 9 sec (empty).

Meh! Boggo Sprinters etc do that. Car wise, Camry/Acura TL v6 era. 276 as STD, plenty more probably available (345 entry point?). In an appliance.

They don't.

Only the quickest Sprinters do it. And then they look like the quickest Sprinters.

This doesn't.

That's why it's a sleeper.

Now then get that shytebox Camry outta my way - I'M COMING THROUGH!

[Seek]

Alpina B8 4.6
333hp/470Nm...
At 1000rpm it already produces 350Nm which is more than the max torque of an M3 Evo

Edited by Seek on Saturday 1st October 07:15