VXR500 - Cheapeast car per bhp?

[VXR_Daz]

I obviously have too much time on my hands!

It occurred to me that the VXR500 might be the cheapest way to buy a horsie!

493bhp for £35,995 works out at a mere £73 per horsie.

An Astra VXR (240/£19,120) is close at £79
A Proton Savvy (75/£5,995) is also £79
Focus 2.5ST (225/£17,520) is £77

I can't really find anything else close

[BO55 VXR]

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Edited by BO55 VXR on Monday 23 October 20:12

[yorkkie]

come on Boss get off the fence and say what you think

[BO55 VXR]

Actually...that was on the wrong thread....oops

[Dan_S V8]

Yep that's pretty cheap per pony!

[Le Sarthe]

And Jason Plato said on 5th Gear that teh Shelby GT500 was the cheapest way to get 500hp - wonder when that was made then?

[VXR_Daz]

Le Sarthe said:

And Jason Plato said on 5th Gear that teh Shelby GT500 was the cheapest way to get 500hp - wonder when that was made then?

Wonder what he will say next week then....

[LuS1fer]

With a bit of haggling, I believe you can get a Mustang GT in deluxe spec (base interior) for £23k which gives you a close £76 per gee-gee.

However, even if you pay a "worst case scenario" £27k for a Mustang GT Premium and pay £4500 for the 462hp Vortech (fully fitted) blower, the gee-gees tumble to £68 each. On a base-spec GT, they would cost £59.52.

If you do what I did and pay less than £20k for a car with 2000 miles on the clock, that's less than £52 each but that's cheating.

[barking]

If you bought a late registered '04 cv8 earlier this year no haggling £24k, then sportspac for £1.6k this would give £65 per pony, then if you add superharger and AP brakes only sensible at this stage for £5k would give £62 per pony with a very comfortable interior.

[caspy]

I have a trade in fiesta 1.1 in at the moment £50. £1 per bhp!!!

[VXR_Daz]

I did mean a NEW car

Sounds like a bargain though caspy!

[barking]

capsy said:

£1 per bhp!!!

So that means you are dropping the price of the VXR500 to under a £1000.

[bennno]

Shelby Mustang (US RRP $42995 ( Exhange Rate $1.87:£1) GBP Equivalent £22748)

£22,748 / 500 = £45.49 per bhp (bargain!!)

Bennno

[BO55 VXR]

bennno said:

Shelby Mustang (US RRP $42995 ( Exhange Rate $1.87:£1) GBP Equivalent £22748)

£22,748 / 500 = £45.49 per bhp (bargain!!)

Bennno

But you still have to get it into the UK...so add shipping, insurance, duty, vat....

[caspy]

And then the cost to convert to right hand drive + warranty etc etc.

[bennno]

£31.5K landed fully inclusive by my maths , that makes it £63 per bhp and steals the crown.

Bennno

[bennno]

Or Motorpoint is selling brand new 225bhp Scooby WRX's at £15,495. Think thats £71 per bhp. Thats a brand new car BTW.

Good question though.

Ben Hiscock

[caspy]

Brand new 05 CV8 with s/c in my showroom, in silver.

£30495.

£63 per hp.

We have a dead heat!!

[VXR_Daz]

bennno said:

Or Motorpoint is selling brand new 225bhp Scooby WRX's at £15,495. Think thats £71 per bhp. Thats a brand new car BTW.

Good question though.

Ben Hiscock

£5k below list?

[LuS1fer]

bennno said:

£31.5K landed fully inclusive by my maths , that makes it £63 per bhp and steals the crown.

Bennno

In theory but not in practice because you can't buy them for list. Plus you don't get full excahnge rate on money transfers to the US, just the "holiday money" rate. Besides, it has a way to go to supercharging your own UK-sourced Mustang GT - "On a base-spec GT, they would cost £59.52" but perhaps I should add that this is for a polished finish Vortech. If you take the satin finish, it's even less.