VXR 6.0

[Maxtorque]

Hi All..

Would appreciate some advice please..

I`m very interested in a VXR 6.0 Monaro.

Could you please advise on..

a. What would I be resonably be expected to pay for a 05-06 plate..

b. Any significant points I should look out for when viewing/testing one.

Thanks in advance..

[racebreed1]

Maxtorque said:

Hi All..

Would appreciate some advice please..

I`m very interested in a VXR 6.0 Monaro.

Could you please advise on..

a. What would I be resonably be expected to pay for a 05-06 plate..

b. Any significant points I should look out for when viewing/testing one.

Thanks in advance..

would expect to pay £15k up there are ones less than that but generally got higher mileage depends on your budget

to be honest if its in warranty still then no major things i know about which wont eventually get sorted under warranty!

some known issues.

squeeky belt tensioners and pulleys
whining box or diff
water in the floor wells

be careful buying a modified monaro as Vauxhall want nothing to do with them so even if you think you are buying a vauxhall genunine VXR500 say for example check again as you may well not be!

[vxrandy]

Be patient dont buy the first one you see also buy on condition rather than being blinkered by mileage.
and of course buy a red one, some of the guys on here say black is the fastest colour but red looks better.
I bought mine in dec from a performance place in sheffield, 06 plate 1 owner with 42K for just under £13k
But you need to be quick for the cheap ones, there were 3 people turn up to look at mine whilst i was looking it over.

[S600VXR]

Get as many mods as you can since they dont come cheap after buying the car! And black is the fastest colour so unless you just want to pose with the corsa possy in red I suggest you limit yourself to black cars!

[rickf_uk]

Milage doesn't seem too much of an issue with the LS engines. You are going to want to modify it (hang around this forum long enough and you will trust) so don't waste money on low miles and save it for mods!

[racebreed1]

S600VXR said:

Get as many mods as you can since they dont come cheap after buying the car! And black is the fastest colour so unless you just want to pose with the corsa possy in red I suggest you limit yourself to black cars!

JUST REMEMBER

MODS = NO WARRANTY

if you are easy with that then do what he said

[Drew SS]

Maxtorque said:

Hi All..

Would appreciate some advice please..

I`m very interested in a VXR 6.0 Monaro.

Could you please advise on..

a. What would I be resonably be expected to pay for a 05-06 plate..

b. Any significant points I should look out for when viewing/testing one.

Thanks in advance..
dont go there mate buy a ute nice 06 maloo for sale at the moment

[Magic919]

racebreed1 said:

JUST REMEMBER

MODS = NO WARRANTY

Should perhaps say that Vauxhall may be reluctant to fix under warranty now as they are apparently getting funny about modified cars. If you buy from a dealer you can expect the sale of goods act to still apply. It's quite early days since this news leaked out, so YMMV.

[cae2020]

Nothing Wrong with silver Either great looking car best colour forget black and red

[RedHot]

stick your hand a bit deeper in your pocket and get a VXR8..

[rickf_uk]

racebreed1 said:

S600VXR said:

Get as many mods as you can since they dont come cheap after buying the car! And black is the fastest colour so unless you just want to pose with the corsa possy in red I suggest you limit yourself to black cars!

JUST REMEMBER

MODS = NO WARRANTY

if you are easy with that then do what he said

Hmmm... Not sure I'd trust a vauxhall dealer to sit on a toilet the right way 'round let alone work on a monaro, warranty or not.

[Gas_Man]

^^WHS^^ Good point well made

[ringram]

RedHot said:

stick your hand a bit deeper in your pocket and get a VXR8..

I like your line of thinking Mr Hot.

[racebreed1]

rickf_uk said:

racebreed1 said:

S600VXR said:

Get as many mods as you can since they dont come cheap after buying the car! And black is the fastest colour so unless you just want to pose with the corsa possy in red I suggest you limit yourself to black cars!

JUST REMEMBER

MODS = NO WARRANTY

if you are easy with that then do what he said

Hmmm... Not sure I'd trust a vauxhall dealer to sit on a toilet the right way 'round let alone work on a monaro, warranty or not.

i agree with you but not everyone wants to buy a couple of year old car with a 6 litre engine and have to pay for things when they go wrong especiallywhen a gearbox is gonna set you back £2k at best!

[crisisjez]

Most of the Monaros are either already out of warranty or with less than a year to run so don`t be put off by the warranty issues.

Although TBO I have had none at all, all issues dealt with superbly.

[L2VXR]

I believe all 6.0 VXR where imported in 2005 so dont pay over the odds for a newer reg eg 06 07 all that will get you is a higher road tax bill

[willisit]

L2VXR said:

I believe all 6.0 VXR where imported in 2005 so dont pay over the odds for a newer reg eg 06 07 all that will get you is a higher road tax bill

What he said ^

Mine is on a 54 plate and it's never had any warranty work (but then it's only on 9000 miles as well!) In fact, she's still on the original rubber.

I expect mine will be for sale soon