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[GinG]

Just gave the car a quick wash before it started to bucket down!




Will have had the car 4 weeks on Tuesday and covered Approx 3,000 miles and love it! great to drive the distances and on a 500 round trip yesterday I managed an indicated 61mpg.

I do have an issue where between 60 - 80mph which we believe is tyre noise. The garage haven't been able to pinpoint it so far as both front tyres have been changed, they are fitting 2 new rear tyres on Tuesday so fingers crossed it will solve it...4 brand new tyres isn't a bad deal either!

Also at 1000bhp it is a weapon.

 

[Cleisthenes]

I'm not sure I want to go in that rs6 again Ian, it was scary enough at 700 odd

 

[Akagi]

I'll take your place. Pick me pick me.

Bet I could take it in the Corolla.

 

[geekman]

If I'm around at the next meet, I would also like to put in a request to sample the RS6

 

[Akagi]

You could take four of us at once, and four more in the boot?

 

[ianh]

Pax Rides - Probably my favourite thing to do so there will definitely be pax rides in the future but I want to get used to the new power level a little before I start doing them.

Are you changing the gearing at all?

Nope, it max's out at 220mph but anything over 195mph starts to get scary (did a "0-206mph in 36sec" vid on youtube), plus tyres/engine etc can have a much higher chance of failure when operating at those top speeds.

What the **** have you done to it?

All the info is here - https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18681550 - and I've just updated it. That thread will be updated once I get the car back on the 22nd!

 

[j_walsh]

Fitted some different wheels and some wind deflectors but pretty much the same!

 

[Akagi]

Wheels look great. What colour specifically are they painted? Are they from an Insignia?

 

[NooBish AbbZ]

I like that VXR a lot

 

[HouR]

There the standard VXR 19's (from the astra/vectra) - resprayed

 

[Cleisthenes]

I like the colour, and the wheels. It's still a Vectra though

 

[Akagi]

The Police used to have a few of them, might still have them, I'm not sure...

Silver ones, I think with non VXR wheels, de-badged etc.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The Police used to have a few of them, might still have them, I'm not sure...

Silver ones, I think with non VXR wheels, de-badged etc.

They were 2.8T Elite's IIRC.

 

[Akagi]

Almost the same thing.

Though I just looked and Yorkshire Police had a couple of actual VXR's. (not the ones I was thinking of, those were probably not VXR's as you say, hence no vxr wheels etc...)

 

[j_walsh]

I like the colour, and the wheels. It's still a Vectra though

Hater

 

[RoboCod]

I have a vectra. I hate it.

They're crap.

 

[j_walsh]

a vxr? I had an sri that i didnt like as well

 

[RoboCod]

Yep Sri. It should be a really comfortable and non eventful drive. It isn't

 

[Voxination]

got bored and fancied a v10 again, good value for money tbh the interior while is now out of date, would not be out of place on a 13/14 car its really very nice

Love it! Please keep us updated on your ownership, have a big soft spot for the S8

Nope, it max's out at 220mph but anything over 195mph starts to get scary (did a "0-206mph in 36sec" vid on youtube), plus tyres/engine etc can have a much higher chance of failure when operating at those top speeds.

Having done 160MPH in my car the other day and finding it rather swift, think I would genuinely soil my pants at 220MPH.

 

[ianh]

I was honestly surprised how "normal" it felt up to 190-ish but past that, the mixture of wind noise the car starting to feel a little light up front made for a squeaky bum

It also helps that, with the power, it doesn't take long to get to those speeds, where as if I had to spend 90 seconds going from say 170 to 206mph I'd have never done it.