first aussie owner of an astra VXR

[aussie_in_london]

well i must be the first, well the first member of opelaus.com anyway

fantastic car i must say

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR020Medium.jpg

[aussie_in_london]

SRi & VXR

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR010Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR031Medium.jpg

more to follow
a lot more lol

[Red AH SRI T]

*DROOLS*

if ur car goes missing, head to the ports and search containers marked "bound for Australia"

[aussie_in_london]

will do lol
eventually it will be heading that way

[aussie_in_london]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR007Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR006Medium.jpg

[aussie_in_london]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR052Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR055Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR057Medium.jpg

[Yired]

Hmm now that you have the VXR

Could the other be mine :) Im sure you wont have much use for it...:cool:

[Red AH SRI T]

oooh very pretty indeed!

more pics?

how about some from behind and underneath?

[btm]

so jealous... so very very jealous...

[aussie_in_london]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR015Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR028Medium.jpg

[aussie_in_london]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR063Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR065Medium.jpg

[aussie_in_london]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR061Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR062Medium.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/aussie31/SRiVXR003Medium.jpg

[BA55UP]

that is crazzzzy i will never say an AH looks ugly again :P

the rims, the colour, the bodywork.... the grille

never thought they could improve on the astra G but they have proved me wrong once again hehe

[btm]

that is one sexy looking car...

[MK]

Now all you need is some HSV badges...or Holden

[btm]

Now all you need is some HSV badges...or Holden
HSV-ise it for sure!!

Then it really would be one of a kind in the UK :D

[beep beep sri]

definatly hsv badges or even holden badges would look tricky on it

[aussie_in_london]

off now to take her for a test drive down to Cornwall,
need to run her in, i think i will leave it badged as a vxl VXR
for now lol

[btm]

stop teasing us please aussie.... NO MORE PICS....!!!

Its been rubbed in enough already :)

[oneightoo]

yeah the wounds are still fresh from the day you said you got it..

[btm]

yeah the wounds are still fresh from the day you said you got it..
and the salt is being rubbed in nicely now... :)

[oneightoo]

oohhh that tickles..

[Shaun]

Shane that looks a nice looking car.

[Charlatan]

Nice car.

Just wondering what else you test drove around the same time to settle on the VXR. Golf GTi, Renaultsport Megane Cup? What were the key things that made you decide on this?

[SSS_Hoon]

i gotta say i do like it well from the oustside anyway.

the interior i gotta say it gross, and i thought that they would have got rid of the pipe crossing over the engine like that. looks the same 2lt engine the srit have over here? so is it jsut a turbo for the xtra power comes from?


i do like it overall though, but i would still pick the golf anyday(biased much :lol:)


SSS_Hoon

[hektikopel]

i seen one of these i was with BA55UP and they actually look really good

[btm]

i seen one of these i was with BA55UP and they actually look really good
a VXR?

here in Aus?

[BIG DAVE VEC V6]

off now to take her for a test drive down to Cornwall,
need to run her in, i think i will leave it badged as a vxl VXR
for now lol

if yr going to cornwall ...... think u are going to be going into ice and snow :D:D:D just got back from there...... good luck

[hektikopel]

dunno if it was a vxr but it looked the same as that

[btm]

dunno if it was a vxr but it looked the same as that
may have just been a red coupe - as far as i'm aware there has not been any vxr's imported just yet (except for motor show)

anyone know what happened with that one?? does it stay with a dealer here or does it go back home or what??

[oneightoo]

it'd have to be a red coupe.. you'd know the vxr if you saw it..

[Wraith]

Very, very nice, looks heaps better than the SRi.

Have to do something about that single exhaust tip in the centre rear - just dos'nt look right, needs to be twin tips in that location or twins on each side would look much better.

I might replace my Calibra with one of these when they arrive next year, has a very similar silhouette to the Cali and the engine looks exactly the same (externally ie) as the Z20LET in the TS Astra T.

[SSS_Hoon]

it'd have to be a red coupe.. you'd know the vxr if you saw it..


it could of also been a tigra the fronts on them look similar to the vxr?


SSS_Hoon

[mini]

nice looking motor mate :)

[pred8r]

LOVE the recaro seats, probably wont get them here though.

[BA55UP]

yea me and hektik saw a 2door SRI, looked so much better than a 5door IRL.

was crazy, too bad they aint bringing these to aus.

but the difference between the 2 door and the 5 door.... amazing

[low]

Looks fantastic , when do HSV have theirs on sale ?
* shuffles off to look*

[aussie_in_london]

just done a nice 4 day run in trip in the VXR and didnt she run well in the wet and icy conditions, now have 1100 miles on the clock so nicely run in and hard to not sit on 100 mph on the motorway in 6th and still wants to easily give more lol, dirty as hell now but will give her a nice clean on new years day.
Happy New Years to all back in OZ

[aussie_in_london]

Nice car.

Just wondering what else you test drove around the same time to settle on the VXR. Golf GTi, Renaultsport Megane Cup? What were the key things that made you decide on this?

drove a golf and it didnt have the same in your face power and thrill factor that the VXR has, a real drivers car and not a passenger driver car as is the GTi and ST.
A guy in my UK club has had just about all that you can possibly own from STI's, GTI'S, etc etc etc and he rates his VXR above the rest in outright fun and thrill behind the wheel so thats gotta say somethin.

[OPC]

DAMN that looks sexy...

congrats on ya new toy mate.. she looks fine.. ull be pickin up chics in no time

im sure i posted in here b4... looks like it wasnt added.. wayne

[aussie_in_london]

DAMN that looks sexy...

congrats on ya new toy mate.. she looks fine.. ull be pickin up chics in no time

im sure i posted in here b4... looks like it wasnt added.. wayne

thanks mate

i will just have to ask the wife to step out for a minute to let the chics in the back lol

[Shaun]

thanks mate

i will just have to ask the wife to step out for a minute to let the chics in the back lol
Im Sure that will go down like a lead balloon... but if you wish to send them my way if they are single feel free to do so Shane.....

[aussie_in_london]

Im Sure that will go down like a lead balloon... but if you wish to send them my way if they are single feel free to do so Shane.....

will put em in a container and ship em over for you Shaun,
you can have all the pommie chics you like mate and all to yourself lol

[Red AH SRI T]

may have just been a red coupe - as far as i'm aware there has not been any vxr's imported just yet (except for motor show)

anyone know what happened with that one?? does it stay with a dealer here or does it go back home or what??

you do know that the coupe is not sold here in RED?!

so unless someone resprayed their's..............

[aussie_in_london]

the pre prod VXR seen at the Sydney motorshow could now be getting around as a HSV demo.
A magazine i get from being a member of a vxl endorsed club (vauxhallsportscarclub.co.uk) HPm magazine has a article in it saying that the VXR is deffo coming to Aus and predicting 100 per year. Trust me the car is at the top of its class for being a drivers car, forget about the GTi (i found it boring in comparison) and the ST is muchly based of the GTi.