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I've copied this diary from another forum where I have it hosted as I thought I'd share it on here.
I originally bought my Vauxhall Vectra SuperTouring 200 #0005 in 2001 and it was used as my daily driver for a year before becoming a second car. In 2004 a long hibernation began after the purchase of my first house and it was safely stored away in the integral heated garage for 5 years. This diary begins in 2009 and I'll date each copied post.
I won't go into the ST200 in depth as it's been covered so many times and there are lots of myths floating about surrounding this particular model but a brief overview for those who don't know. Vauxhall originally commissioned a limited run of 50 but only 37 official saloons plus an unofficial estate were built with a total model run of only 38. Each vehicle having an individual build plaque affixed to the front of the ashtray. They were pre-registered as SuperTouring 24v but some latter conversions began as SRi before heading to MSD (Motor Sports Developments) for the full conversion to an ST200. They were available in white, red, black and silver with the estate being blue. The full official conversion to an ST200 included a lower final drive 4.45:1, AP front brake kit, X30XE inlet cams, 17" Speedline Mistral 4 wheels including spare, Steinmetz side skirts, AP Suretrac LSD, Koni suspension & Recaro front sports seats with embroidered Eurosport motif.




I originally bought my Vauxhall Vectra SuperTouring 200 #0005 in 2001 and it was used as my daily driver for a year before becoming a second car. In 2004 a long hibernation began after the purchase of my first house and it was safely stored away in the integral heated garage for 5 years. This diary begins in 2009 and I'll date each copied post.
I won't go into the ST200 in depth as it's been covered so many times and there are lots of myths floating about surrounding this particular model but a brief overview for those who don't know. Vauxhall originally commissioned a limited run of 50 but only 37 official saloons plus an unofficial estate were built with a total model run of only 38. Each vehicle having an individual build plaque affixed to the front of the ashtray. They were pre-registered as SuperTouring 24v but some latter conversions began as SRi before heading to MSD (Motor Sports Developments) for the full conversion to an ST200. They were available in white, red, black and silver with the estate being blue. The full official conversion to an ST200 included a lower final drive 4.45:1, AP front brake kit, X30XE inlet cams, 17" Speedline Mistral 4 wheels including spare, Steinmetz side skirts, AP Suretrac LSD, Koni suspension & Recaro front sports seats with embroidered Eurosport motif.