Astra VXR Nurburgring

keithcdb · 03-05-2008, 19:58

Astra VXR Nurburgring, spotted in livingston

Mr Dempsey, have you been treating yourself???

**Lugy** · 04-05-2008, 19:43

I see one on my way to work in Musselburgh. Same one maybe?

keithcdb · 04-05-2008, 20:54

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Originally Posted by Lugy

I see one on my way to work in Musselburgh. Same one maybe?

Could be, nice tho

Dave Dempsey · 05-05-2008, 16:33

Nope not mine. We did have one in the showroom that I sold and now resides in Portsmouth.
Theres a few in Edinburgh so could have been one of them.

corsadrew · 05-05-2008, 17:53

saw one today 08 plate it took off up the road and kept making loud popping noises like its backfiring

Mitch2.0 · 05-05-2008, 19:34

They do look the absolute bo**ocks! There's a Nurburg VXR on Youtube dynoing at 258 as standard with 262lbft of torque, seems Vauxhall are understating. They run 1.2 bar as standard I heard, so I'm not surprised the 237 is a little low.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9rg8ZIDYTQ

keithcdb · 07-05-2008, 19:49

Just at the local shops and guess what parked beside me

Yup the VXR

Fckn sexy on wheels, sounds amazing

astra-nige · 07-05-2008, 20:04

i spotted one going south on the M56 on bank holiday monday just gone about 5PM

Gibby · 16-05-2008, 19:13

Seen one coming off Newbridge roundabout about 5pm tonight,

Looks well tasty

Mitch2.0 · 31-05-2008, 19:29

Sorry to dig up an old thread but I drove one yesterday - I started work at a vauxhall dealership and we had one in - the exhaust is so different from the standard vxr it's unreal. It's sounds like a jet and pops like a bloody rally car at every lift of the throttle. I only drove it for 10 miles but the looks I got were worth the extra £1,100 over the standard VXR, I drove a red one (with 19"s) on the same route a few hours earlier and didn't get anywhere near the attention the nurburg did. An awesome bit of kit, and the sound of that remus system is to die for.

TURBOTIGRA · 31-05-2008, 21:15

saw one in rubery,birmingham

Dexy · 26-06-2008, 15:54

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Originally Posted by Mitch2.0

Sorry to dig up an old thread but I drove one yesterday - I started work at a vauxhall dealership and we had one in - the exhaust is so different from the standard vxr it's unreal. It's sounds like a jet and pops like a bloody rally car at every lift of the throttle. I only drove it for 10 miles but the looks I got were worth the extra £1,100 over the standard VXR, I drove a red one (with 19"s) on the same route a few hours earlier and didn't get anywhere near the attention the nurburg did. An awesome bit of kit, and the sound of that remus system is to die for.

Just a shame the wheels on it are gash

Tommy M · 26-06-2008, 16:52

They have made it across the pond to the Emerald Isle also. Guy I know is driving this one. It helps that the Opel dealership is his families

Heres a pic of his car:

Mitch2.0 · 07-07-2008, 14:53

I took some cars back from our motor show, one of my fellow sales execs took an auto VXR8 and I took a Nurburgring... best race of my life. 0 -*10mph down the duelly in no time. The 3rd one i've driven now, and the last, as I've now left Vauxhall. Ford here I come...

Byron · 07-07-2008, 15:14

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Originally Posted by Mitch2.0

I took some cars back from our motor show, one of my fellow sales execs took an auto VXR8 and I took a Nurburgring... best race of my life. 0 -*10mph down the duelly in no time. The 3rd one i've driven now, and the last, as I've now left Vauxhall. Ford here I come...

1 week employment? fpmsl.

**CraigGreen** · 07-07-2008, 15:19

The nurburgs do sound so nice. The one I saw got my attention through noise. I love them.

Mitch2.0 · 13-07-2008, 16:41

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Originally Posted by Byron

1 week employment? fpmsl.

Ah ha sir! 6 weeks!

Seriously though, it was a joke there, f*cking aweful mate! Ragged a few nice cars though, so not all bad, but the Manager - what a wa*ker.

Station · 18-09-2008, 18:35

About five of these near me. Nothing special.