My new car

ins0mn1ac · 1 Feb 2011 at 19:54

Kennysevenfold said:
Going into this from what i am used to driving, it feels awesome.!
Both my old cars slammed to the ground on coilovers, one a 1998 saxo with 111k eekon the clock, and my corsa with the head gasket, engine mounts, driveshafts and piston rings needing done

Bet you've already priced up an Irmscher grille?

peterattheboro · 1 Feb 2011 at 19:56

RJC said:
Enjoy

My Vectra Estate just had 3 new tyres today and drives quite well now!!

One thing I hate about mine is the headlights, seem so dim when driving at night, think I may invest in some new bulbs.

And i'd get another tyre if I were you.

ajstan · 1 Feb 2011 at 19:59

Bargain! Although I think you should have got one in black so people think you're the police

Fr0dders · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:01

[TW]Fox;18367892 said:
3 tyres?

Janesy B · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:06

Why would you buy three new tyres? What an utterly bizarre thing to do.

Kennysevenfold · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:06

deleted said:
Bet you've already priced up an Irmscher grille?

Yes, backbox, alloys, go-faster stripes, spoiler and a massive sub for the boot.

lol

i kid, i kid

Those days are long gone

realscot · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:13

Janesy B said:
Why would you buy three new tyres? What an utterly bizarre thing to do.

He did buy a Vectra.

Participant · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:15

Car snobbery from a Civic owner. Just, lol.

Janesy B · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:16

realscot said:
He did buy a Vectra.

I can't be bothered spending the rest of my life trying to make people care about cars, it's boring. He's got a Vectra and we'll have to deal with that. The fact he bought 3 new tyres however annoys me a lot more

RJC · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:33

[TW]Fox;18367892 said:
3 tyres?

peterattheboro said:
And i'd get another tyre if I were you.

MrLOL said:
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3 only needed replacing, (both fronts and one rear) one still had plenty of of tread.

Participant · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:34

Which means for the past x months you've been running one new tyre and three worn ones

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RJC · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:40

Robbie G said:
Which means for the past x months you've been running one new tyre and three worn ones .

I'm wondering how only one rear tyre needed replacing when they were both changed early last year :confused:

(2mm & 5mm tread depth)

Must be those hanbrake turns :eek:

Janesy B · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:41

RJC said:
3 only needed replacing, (both fronts and one rear) one still had plenty of of tread.

But but but. Never mind.

Happy motoring.

Rizo-UK · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:47

You defo sure its an SRi?

Doesnt look like an SRi.

Doesnt have dark headlights, looks to have wrong wheels and has the incorrect sideskirts for an SRi.

Do you have any better photos?

[TW]Fox · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:48

It's not an SRi, it's an Exclusiv. This was the base model wasn't it? I guess that explains why it was £5k.

MOOGLEYS · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:49

Another vectra owner there are two of us now....

Rizo-UK · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:51

Kennysevenfold said:
Cheers guys.
Its the 1.8 SRI 120BHP.

FAIL!

I owned one for 4 years before i got my Astra SRi Turbo, they are very good cars and stand up well with a 40ton rear impact

Housey · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:53

My first NEW company car was one of these:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2309190.htm

It is IMPOSSIBLE to have more win......IMPOSSIBLE!

....or was it bin, I forget.

RJC · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:55

[TW]Fox;18368522 said:
It's not an SRi, it's an Exclusiv. This was the base model wasn't it? I guess that explains why it was £5k.

The Exclusive was the next one up from the Life model, my estate is the Exclusive.

Got the brochure in frnt of my now.
Come with a few extras like body colored handles, interior map reading lights and chrome surround on the windows.

MOOGLEYS · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:56

I,m wrong it looks like there are 3 of us..

The cambelt on these is every 60k or 6 years. Vauxhall ammended the interval after a few early breakages...

From my TIS...

Every 60,000 miles, or 6 years whichever comes soonest for the Z18XE engine.