Anyone know this car, local to me and may be interested
Anyone know this car, local to me and may be interested
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snowwolf

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206 months

anonymous-user

85 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Seems a bit odd. No numberplates, and why has someone removed the VXR badge and downgraded it to a CV8?

snowwolf

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11,503 posts

206 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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I didnt notice that! he probably had private plates on the car so kept them, but odd he has put a CV8 badge on the back.

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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There's a Holden badge on the bonnet too, but the rest have been left as Vauxhall ones.

S WO2TEC

2,841 posts

228 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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nice set of wheels on it tho

FraserLFA

5,083 posts

205 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Would being an import affect any of the above?

SimonV8ster

13,027 posts

259 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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FraserLFA said:
Would being an import affect any of the above?
Might explain the Holden badge on the front but not the CV8 badge on the boot - thats just odd.

It does say in the advert that it is a UK supplied car however.

Hadn't noticed the wheels - they're slightly different to standard VXR aren't they ?

snowwolf

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11,503 posts

206 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Just been to have a look over the car, looks straight enough, front has quite a lot of stone chips all over it but the rest is very nice, not sure about the exhaust tho, sounds nice and deep but when revved up it was not noisy at all.

Unsure what a VXR exhaust looks like, from the headers there are no silencers at all, pipes are not linked in any way and seperate all the way through until you get to the very rear of the car and there is a box either side under the boot.

Inside is also very nice condition too, think it's quite pricey, front of the car would definitly need a re-paint cos the stone chips are to excessive.

Edited by snowwolf on Saturday 16th January 16:37

Tempy

1,741 posts

226 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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S WO2TEC said:
nice set of wheels on it tho


Yep, I do love those whees

I don't think they look any different from the standard VXR.

The Holden badges are very strange though. Don't look right. I wonder if the previous owner did that or the dealer. It's most definitely not a CV8.

gsd2000

11,515 posts

214 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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the badges look oversize, plus i could be wrong but they look like holden badges as opposed to HSV badges that the VXR should have

Magic919

14,583 posts

232 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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snowwolf said:
Unsure what a VXR exhaust looks like, from the headers there are no silencers at all, pipes are not linked in any way and seperate all the way through until you get to the very rear of the car and there is a box either side under the boot.
Milltek.

vxrandy

1,785 posts

214 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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snowwolf said:
Just been to have a look over the car, looks straight enough, front has quite a lot of stone chips all over it but the rest is very nice, not sure about the exhaust tho, sounds nice and deep but when revved up it was not noisy at all.

Unsure what a VXR exhaust looks like, from the headers there are no silencers at all, pipes are not linked in any way and seperate all the way through until you get to the very rear of the car and there is a box either side under the boot.

Inside is also very nice condition too, think it's quite pricey, front of the car would definitly need a re-paint cos the stone chips are to excessive.

Edited by snowwolf on Saturday 16th January 16:37
The vxr bumper does pick up a lot of chips, i will be having mine sprayed using a red primer in a couple of months to make them less visable.

S WO2TEC

2,841 posts

228 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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think it might be worth going for the monkfish vxr that not far of the same price is it . and its got more on it!!

Tempy

1,741 posts

226 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Yeah the monkfish one is a nice looking car, but needs a bit of tidying up. I would have thought they would sort everythig out for the sale.

It's definitely a cool motor. Black with orange stripes is my favourite look for the Ro.

S WO2TEC

2,841 posts

228 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Tempy said:
Yeah the monkfish one is a nice looking car, but needs a bit of tidying up. I would have thought they would sort everythig out for the sale.

It's definitely a cool motor. Black with orange stripes is my favourite look for the Ro.


ORANGE thumbup to that mate...lol

007 VXR

64,187 posts

218 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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he said it has to be red smile

hsv_rulz

957 posts

253 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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FraserLFA said:
Would being an import affect any of the above?


If import it would have been a HSV GTO, so where would the Holden, V8(on front wings) and Vauxhall badges have come from? None of these fitted to a GTO. I think the car may have been damaged and some numpty has done a cheap repair not knowing what they were dealing with.

snowwolf

Original Poster:

11,503 posts

206 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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If it had been immaculate it would be a nice one to have, but tyres will need changing soon and front resprayed and that would include the bonnet as that has some chips on too, will be far to expensive in the end.

007 VXR

64,187 posts

218 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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snowwolf said:
If it had been immaculate it would be a nice one to have, but tyres will need changing soon and front resprayed and that would include the bonnet as that has some chips on too, will be far to expensive in the end.
walk away, there are better ones out there smile

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Saturday 16th January 2010
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Step away from the car! shout