So.. I test drove a VXR on saturday

[Calibrated]

WHAT AN AWESOME MACHINE!!!!!!!

however, in comparison with the calibra, it was kind of a let down..

performance was good, but not as quick as i was expecting. granted it is almost 40kw down on the calibra's power:o

handling was really good, i was very impressed booting it in the corners, but still felt a bit too high:o again, because my ass is almost on the tar in the cali..

but now i am really confused. because as much as i love the VXR (OPC) i think i love my cali a bit too much to let it go:o

i can afford to have both, but unfortunately i dont think our house can accomodate for 5 cars..lol..

and with the wife hopefully arriving in the next few months, she will need a car. although i dont know how comfortable i would be with her in either the cali or the vxr.

btw, its a 2007 Arden Blue demo with 1680km on the clock for $42,990 drive away,

cali is going onto 180k soon, and i would really like something under warranty, etc. but i just cant part with the cali.. they would only give me 4500 trade :eek:, so that aint gonna happen anyway.

confused...

[vectraguy01]

the vxr is a great car, i drove 1, when they firstly were released, not as impressed as i thought i would be, the g sri-t tuned has more power n yer and my comparison is that the g sri-t is better value than the vxr, still both great cars, good luck with ur decision.

[Tfer]

WHAT AN AWESOME MACHINE!!!!!!!

however, in comparison with the calibra, it was kind of a let down..

performance was good, but not as quick as i was expecting. granted it is almost 40kw down on the calibra's power:o

handling was really good, i was very impressed booting it in the corners, but still felt a bit too high:o again, because my ass is almost on the tar in the cali..

but now i am really confused. because as much as i love the VXR (OPC) i think i love my cali a bit too much to let it go:o

i can afford to have both, but unfortunately i dont think our house can accomodate for 5 cars..lol..

and with the wife hopefully arriving in the next few months, she will need a car. although i dont know how comfortable i would be with her in either the cali or the vxr.

btw, its a 2007 Arden Blue demo with 1680km on the clock for $42,990 drive away,

cali is going onto 180k soon, and i would really like something under warranty, etc. but i just cant part with the cali.. they would only give me 4500 trade :eek:, so that aint gonna happen anyway.

confused...

Good luck Ashley with your decision.... sort of similar to mine with the Veccy..... cannot simply justify an upgrade for the money.

But I am more interested in "the wife" comment..... when you left you had a girlfriend???? If this is the case..... congratulations mate :cool:

[Shaun]

You wont regret buying a VXR. ... I dont with mine..

[Calibrated]

Good luck Ashley with your decision.... sort of similar to mine with the Veccy..... cannot simply justify an upgrade for the money.

But I am more interested in "the wife" comment..... when you left you had a girlfriend???? If this is the case..... congratulations mate :cool:

well, going on to 4 years. can be termed as "the wife" :p

but, it seems that that is the route we are going to have to take to get her in to aus, unless someone sponsors her a work visa sometime soon :(

*anybody own a company:o

[Calibrated]

just got a call from the salesman now..

they'll do it for $41,500 on the road..

[USC]

only do it if u need a weekend car...as i find the coupe not a very practical car...but thats just me.

[Wraith]

just got a call from the salesman now..

they'll do it for $41,500 on the road..

That's a good price, spend the change on mods ;)

Few low km S/H here for under 40k.....

BTW you have a similar problem to me, ie: running out of space for cars LOL :)

[USC]

That's a good price, spend the change on mods ;)

Few low km S/H here for under 40k.....

BTW you have a similar problem to me, ie: running out of space for cars LOL :)

agree...for that price..its going cheap;) make sure it hasnt been in a crash of some sort...

[CORZZA]

Holy moly! That price should come down a bit especially for a demo!!!

Ash they are great cars! I love the VXR. Comfortable city car with balls when needed!

However the Pricks at Holden actually proved to me that they are pricks!

And thats why i went to mazda!

[Wraith]

agree...for that price..its going cheap;) make sure it hasnt been in a crash of some sort...

These are all good, there's one there with only about 380km on it for only 35k :)

[Wraith]

Holy moly! That price should come down a bit especially for a demo!!!

Ash they are great cars! I love the VXR. Comfortable city car with balls when needed!

However the Pricks at Holden actually proved to me that they are pricks!

And thats why i went to mazda!

This is so true unfortunately, those bastards.....I missed out on a VZ CV8Z Monaro because of a bunch of pricks at a certain Holden dealership in 2005 :(

Luckily they're not like that at ALL the GMH outlets......

[aussie_in_london]

WHAT AN AWESOME MACHINE!!!!!!!

however, in comparison with the calibra, it was kind of a let down..

performance was good, but not as quick as i was expecting. granted it is almost 40kw down on the calibra's power:o



btw, its a 2007 Arden Blue demo with 1680km on the clock for $42,990 drive away,


confused...

barely hitting 1000miles on the clock so not even near opened up yet, get it up to about 10,000 hard miles and you will see a nice improvement, secondly the dealers do themselves no favours with VXR demos as most fill up with regular unleaded and the ecu backs off the power.

[maloo97]

Hit them hard at 40k.

If not like wraith said there is a black one with 350ks in wa. Or 2 links here.

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Cr=3&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32|1||pCar_ImageCo unt_Int32|1||pCar_LastModifiedDate_DateTime|1&State=All%20States&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=VXR&R=5274059&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099+834+285+257&Make=HSV&state_id=0&trecs=5

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Cr=4&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32|1||pCar_ImageCo unt_Int32|1||pCar_LastModifiedDate_DateTime|1&State=All%20States&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=VXR&R=5203490&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099+834+285+257&Make=HSV&state_id=0&trecs=5

[Calibrated]

Hit them hard at 40k.

If not like wraith said there is a black one with 350ks in wa. Or 2 links here.

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Cr=3&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32|1||pCar_ImageCo unt_Int32|1||pCar_LastModifiedDate_DateTime|1&State=All%20States&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=VXR&R=5274059&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099+834+285+257&Make=HSV&state_id=0&trecs=5 (http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Cr=3&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_I mageCount_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_LastModifiedDate_Dat eTime%7C1&State=All%20States&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=VXR&R=5274059&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099+834+285+257&Make=HSV&state_id=0&trecs=5)

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Cr=4&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32|1||pCar_ImageCo unt_Int32|1||pCar_LastModifiedDate_DateTime|1&State=All%20States&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=VXR&R=5203490&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099+834+285+257&Make=HSV&state_id=0&trecs=5 (http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Cr=4&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_I mageCount_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_LastModifiedDate_Dat eTime%7C1&State=All%20States&distance=25&silo=1003&seot=0&__Nne=20&Model=VXR&R=5203490&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099+834+285+257&Make=HSV&state_id=0&trecs=5)

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

WTF...

why cant i win it as a prize :(

i know its 5k less, and black looks good.. but you just cant get past Arden Blue

[maloo97]

okok fair enough. Cheak this out then. $39,677 plus dgc.

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/dealer/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?Cr=0&State=All%20States&R=5227817&state_id=0&__Ns=pCar_StatusSort_Int32|1||pCar_Price_Decimal|0&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099++1216+834+285+258+287&distance=25&RegionID=&trecs=7&__Nne=20&seot=0&silo=1000&__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Model=VXR&__Qpb=true&Region=All%20Regions&Make=HSV (http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/dealer/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?Cr=0&State=All%20States&R=5227817&state_id=0&__Ns=pCar_StatusSort_Int32|1||pCar_Price_Decimal|0&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099++1216+834+285+258+287&distance=25&RegionID=&trecs=7&__Nne=20&seot=0&silo=1000&__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Model=VXR&__Qpb=true&Region=All%20Regions&Make=HSV)

[Calibrated]

okok fair enough. Cheak this out then. $39,677 plus dgc.

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/dealer/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?Cr=0&State=All%20States&R=5227817&state_id=0&__Ns=pCar_StatusSort_Int32|1||pCar_Price_Decimal|0&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099++1216+834+285+258+287&distance=25&RegionID=&trecs=7&__Nne=20&seot=0&silo=1000&__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Model=VXR&__Qpb=true&Region=All%20Regions&Make=HSV (http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/dealer/HSV/VXR/details.aspx?Cr=0&State=All%20States&R=5227817&state_id=0&__Ns=pCar_StatusSort_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_Price_Dec imal%7C0&__N=4294965530+0+4294897099++1216+834+285+258+287&distance=25&RegionID=&trecs=7&__Nne=20&seot=0&silo=1000&__sid=10F2B9ECF0D1&Model=VXR&__Qpb=true&Region=All%20Regions&Make=HSV)


10KM!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

[OPC]

keep all of the cars...

[dug74]

I think the VXR is a great car...outside...but the inside was a let down for me.

I test drove it and found it to be rather fast and handled quite well.

I know the experience with GM stealerships...but then..I had the same problems with Ford...when trying to purchase a EO XR5.

In the end...Mazda did the better deal and gave awesome service...so it was easy to choose which one I took.

Now...im happy and wouldnt look back...best of both worlds...power and sleeper looks.

Whatever you choose...enjoy your purchase.

Happy Motoring
DUG74

[Calibrated]

mate of mine has an MPS3. great car, was really nice, but i am an absolute Opel nutter. i just cant walk away from a hot Opel.

Pete (corzza) knows what i mean :p

[Wraith]

mate of mine has an MPS3. great car, was really nice, but i am an absolute Opel nutter. i just cant walk away from a hot Opel.

Pete (corzza) knows what i mean :p

Definitely a hard choice between these 2, that's for sure.....

Good friend of mine has an MPS 3, been in it heaps, also test driven a VXR, hard to walk away from the looks and finesse of the VXR, hard to walk away from the power/performance and kit of the MPS 3......

And then of course, depending which dealer/brand gives you the better deal, unless you buy s/h or near new :)

[CORZZA]

mate of mine has an MPS3. great car, was really nice, but i am an absolute Opel nutter. i just cant walk away from a hot Opel.

Pete (corzza) knows what i mean :p


haha i know what you mean ash! :)

[CORZZA]

wraith it was a very difficult choice in the end for me.

But you know my reasons for going the mazda.

dont regret it.


Front mount going in tomorrow! :)

[oneightoo]

if the mps 3 came in sedan, i'd have one so dam quickly..

[btm]

if the mps 3 came in sedan, i'd have one so dam quickly..

agreed. the sedan would look so much better!

[Wraith]

if the mps 3 came in sedan, i'd have one so dam quickly..

+2

You all know what I think about this one too - look forward to the new Mazda 3 range, hopefully it'll be as good an update as the new Mazda 6 and hopefully we see more variety, like an MPS 3 sedan :)

[oneightoo]

yeah well the maxx is replacing the neo and renamed to the neo sport.. so the base model will have more features..

[blueraven]

if the mps 3 came in sedan, i'd have one so dam quickly..


agreed. the sedan would look so much better!


+2

You all know what I think about this one too - look forward to the new Mazda 3 range, hopefully it'll be as good an update as the new Mazda 6 and hopefully we see more variety, like an MPS 3 sedan :)


I thought it was called a MPS6...please, its not much different, just a little bigger than the 3, and you get awd as a bonus :).

[btm]

yeah well the maxx is replacing the neo and renamed to the neo sport.. so the base model will have more features..

speaking of the neo... it looks pretty farking good imo!

[Wraith]

I thought it was called a MPS6...please, its not much different, just a little bigger than the 3, and you get awd as a bonus :).

True Nik, they look almost the same, the main difference (speaking for myself anyways) is the cost....

Despite the extra AWD kit, when you get into the price bracket of an MPS 6, I'd rather add a little more and get a far superior Evo or Sti ;)

[oneightoo]

I thought it was called a MPS6...please, its not much different, just a little bigger than the 3, and you get awd as a bonus :).

interior is completely different.. the shape of the car is different..

it's like saying a 2 door corsa is exactly the same as a 2 door astra..

awd as a bonus is pretty darn neat tho..

[oneightoo]

speaking of the neo... it looks pretty farking good imo!

indeed ;)

[CORZZA]

thats if you want to lose the creature comforts

[Wraith]

thats if you want to lose the creature comforts

Agree :)

More costly but it would be an SP23 with leather and Bose pack for me :)

[CORZZA]

Agree :)

More costly but it would be an SP23 with leather and Bose pack for me :)


i see :)


I mean you could always strip out a MPS to the spec of an STI

with 1 airbag a few knobs here and there. But it just wouldnt be the same

[Wraith]

i see :)


I mean you could always strip out a MPS to the spec of an STI

with 1 airbag a few knobs here and there. But it just wouldnt be the same

Sorry not sure what you mean about the above ?? New Sti is fully loaded with features and airbags... :)

I'd have an MPS 3 out of all the current Mazdas, but if I couldn't get one of those, I wouldn't settle for just a neo, it'd have to be the fully loaded SP23 in response to what BTM and 182 stated :)

[CORZZA]

yeah the SP23 is comfy indeed!

Damn im sure the STI was stripped of the luxurys. Or was that the Evo im thinking about

[Wraith]

yeah the SP23 is comfy indeed!

Damn im sure the STI was stripped of the luxurys. Or was that the Evo im thinking about

Not sure ??? maybe previous models ??? - we'll have to get Entice or other previous Sti owners to answer that one :)

What I do know is that both the new Sti and Evo are very well featured (especially the Sti) with creature comforts and have the full whack of front, side and curtain airbags and leather options too :)

They're competing on a broader market spectrum now, especially in Europe, so they have to have all of those things :)

[CORZZA]

yeah im talking about evo8 and MY05 STI's.

The new models are well equipped i know! Hence the price of them

[blueraven]

yeah im talking about evo8 and MY05 STI's.

The new models are well equipped i know! Hence the price of them

the price actually hasnt changed much, in fact the evo 8's were more than 15k more expensive that the 9's...

[CORZZA]

the price actually hasnt changed much, in fact the evo 8's were more than 15k more expensive that the 9's...



and i can organize them for a bit cheaper :)