VXR 500 prices/options

[jmn]

Did the VXR500 (The 'Officially' converted cars) come with uprated brakes, suspension, and exhaust?
Can anyone advise on what these are worth these days-it seems that just about anything post Feb 2001 with a big engine is virtually unsaleable.
Last 2 VXRs I have seen have been in region of £24k.

[EssexHSV]

I think a real registered VXR500 would be worth about 26K to 28K and do come fitted with a Harrop supercharger,AP Racing Brakes all round and Wortec Exhaust system and a few other things.
There is a SC 56 plate VXR on pistonheads for sale but its not a real VXR500 but and standard VXR with a SC upgrade on it.

Edited by EssexHSV on Tuesday 16th September 16:59

[crisisjez]

A VXR500 only had a H112 Supercharger fitted.

ALL other mods are NOT STD on one but extra, just like the rest of the cars.

[anonymous-user]

crisisjez said:

A VXR500 only had a H112 Supercharger fitted.

...without intercooler.

[crisisjez]

wormus said:

crisisjez said:

A VXR500 only had a H112 Supercharger fitted.

...without intercooler.

[Magic919]

Non-SC VXR prices are all over the place at the moment. I think the real value now is £17-18K, maybe a few more bob for low miles or late Reg examples.

SC VXR are harder to pin down as there are few on this depressed market and they vary a lot in terms of overall spec. The 112 SC is out of fashion and the smart money may be moving on from the 122 from what I hear. I'd say the whole gamut of SC would be standard plus £2,500-7K depending on level of mods.

The market is quiet but a chap at work has just bought a used M5 and another is eyeing up the Range Rover now the prices have softened. Big engined car market is quiet, but reports of its death may be a tad exaggerated (with apologies to Mark Twain).

[anonymous-user]

I'd sooner set fire to mine than sell it. Including the purchase price (2006 CV8) mine will have cost me £38k inc the latest engine upgrades.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 16th September 19:16

[MyM8V8]

wormus said:

I'd sooner set fire to mine than sell it. Including the purchase price (2006 CV8) mine will have cost me £38k inc the latest engine upgrades.

Edited by wormus on Tuesday 16th September 19:16

And worth every penny you tightwad

[anonymous-user]

MyM8V8 said:

And worth every penny you tightwad

Certainly is but my point is there is no point looking at any car as an investment, especially a 6.0L Vauxhall!

[monkfish1]

jmn said:

Did the VXR500 (The 'Officially' converted cars) come with uprated brakes, suspension, and exhaust?
Can anyone advise on what these are worth these days-it seems that just about anything post Feb 2001 with a big engine is virtually unsaleable.
Last 2 VXRs I have seen have been in region of £24k.

You could just buy this www.monkfishperformance.co.uk/democarforsale.html and use the money saved for a supercharger It aleady has everything else you need!

[anonymous-user]

We can't be that far off the first £10k Monaro, won't be long before the chavs get their hands on them!

[J. J.]

Wormus said
"I'd sooner set fire to mine than sell it".

Well said that man. Same here in spite of all the government is doing to kill it off!I bought it to keep it, and hopefully will do so for a long time.

[AM04ARO]

monkfish1 said:

jmn said:

Did the VXR500 (The 'Officially' converted cars) come with uprated brakes, suspension, and exhaust?
Can anyone advise on what these are worth these days-it seems that just about anything post Feb 2001 with a big engine is virtually unsaleable.
Last 2 VXRs I have seen have been in region of £24k.

You could just buy this www.monkfishperformance.co.uk/democarforsale.html and use the money saved for a supercharger It aleady has everything else you need!

Very nice car that - lovely sound which when I had it for a couple of days made everyone look.

Not sure why the offical VXR 500's would attract a premium as there are much better set up cars out there. As Wormus said in another thread "would much rather set fire to mine than sell it". All IMO but the prices do not reflect the performance although with current conditions hardly surprising.

[Raggyman]

wormus said:

We can't be that far off the first £10k Monaro, won't be long before the chavs get their hands on them!

Ha.... they won't be able to afford the fuel... so you will see all these chav's sitting around the car in housing estates and playing doff doff music..

[ringram]

[quote=AM04ARO

Not sure why the offical VXR 500's would attract a premium as there are much better set up cars out there. As Wormus said in another thread "would much rather set fire to mine than sell it". All IMO but the prices do not reflect the performance although with current conditions hardly surprising.
[/quote]

Yeah the VXR8's

Commodore has always been a 4 door. The monaro was a limited "experiment"..

Maybe thats what makes it good..? Me I prefer 4 doors. Infinately more practical. 496L boot IIRC.

[S600VXR]

ringram said:

[quote=AM04ARO

Not sure why the offical VXR 500's would attract a premium as there are much better set up cars out there. As Wormus said in another thread "would much rather set fire to mine than sell it". All IMO but the prices do not reflect the performance although with current conditions hardly surprising.

Yeah the VXR8's

Commodore has always been a 4 door. The monaro was a limited "experiment"..

Maybe thats what makes it good..? Me I prefer 4 doors. Infinately more practical. 496L boot IIRC.

So do you list train spotting as a hobby... 496ltr boot and practical indead!!

[AM04ARO]

S600VXR said:

ringram said:

[quote=AM04ARO

Not sure why the offical VXR 500's would attract a premium as there are much better set up cars out there. As Wormus said in another thread "would much rather set fire to mine than sell it". All IMO but the prices do not reflect the performance although with current conditions hardly surprising.

Yeah the VXR8's

Commodore has always been a 4 door. The monaro was a limited "experiment"..

Maybe thats what makes it good..? Me I prefer 4 doors. Infinately more practical. 496L boot IIRC.

So do you list train spotting as a hobby... 496ltr boot and practical indead!! :whistle:[/quote]

Now who had the notebook at the Rolling Road day

[ringram]

Well my mate told me his Audi A8 had a bigger boot... it does, its 500ltr.. So I had to check.. hence I recall the volume

Statistics are good!