VX220 Questions

[matt173407]

Hi All

I have had lotus's in the past but am looking for a bit of a toy and am attracted to the VX prices just a couple of q's if you dont mind helping me

been looking at a couple with around 40k on the clock i noticed many of these are around that mileage is this ok for a VX and about average

Whats the servicing costs like ?
The elise is very twitchy in the wet but it looks to me like the VX is more of a daily all weather drive is this correct ?

Thanks

[tangerine_sedge]

matt173407 said:

Hi All

I have had lotus's in the past but am looking for a bit of a toy and am attracted to the VX prices just a couple of q's if you dont mind helping me

been looking at a couple with around 40k on the clock i noticed many of these are around that mileage is this ok for a VX and about average

Whats the servicing costs like ?
The elise is very twitchy in the wet but it looks to me like the VX is more of a daily all weather drive is this correct ?

Thanks

I think VX's tend to get driven as daily drivers, rather than as weekend toys, so there are a number of quite high milers, i.e. 40k+

A well sorted 40k car that's been driven and serviced is going to be as reliable (if not more so) than a similar age car that has had just weekend use. Unfortunately a 40k+ miler will also have more stone chips, scratches etc etc...

Servicing costs are relatively cheap, as the engines are fairly standard Vauxhall, so about the same price as an astra/cavalier. Beware of any work that requires the clam off though, as this requires some labour...

I commute about 20 miles (each way) in my VX NA every day, and havn't encountered any problems yet, although you obviously do need to be a little more careful in wet weather. The soft tops can leak, but this just requires adjustment of the windows and rubbers, something else that will have been sorted on a 40k+ miler

Why don't you come on over to www.vx220.org.uk and see if there are any suitable cars for sale You know you want one!

[matt173407]

I will join up! the more i look at these the more im liking them , wasnt too sure at first as i do love the lotus but these are seriously growing on me plus you never see any on the road which i like!

Hopefully should have one in next couple of weeks

[wmg100]

I'd certainly reccomend one for a whole host of reasons, but don't get one if you think it's a more practical elise, it's just got an airbag and the worst ABS ever,and is just as likely to catch you out in the wet.

I'm not saying it can't be a daily driver, just not more so than an elise.

Get one bought

Have a look here:
http://www.vx220.org.uk/gcs_article.php?artid=14

and here:

http://auto-journals.com/content/vx2202.html
http://auto-journals.com/content/vx2203.html