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Few more pictures from today. I decided to do the front of the car to try tidy that up a bit. Couldnt be bothered removing the seats so just worked around them. Here was the front before I started; After a couple of coats of primer; And finally a couple of coats of cherry...

Chav.....

I've got a 'scrappage scheme survivor' sticker on the pug and that's pushing the boundries of taste and decency.

Call it a birthday treat!

Well, some people seem to like the idea of a run to Whitby so thought id try get a thread going before winter arrives! The dates I have in mind are the 7th or 14th August (both sundays). The plan would be to meet at an agreed location at around 1030ish and cruise over to Whitby and...

My thoughts exactly!

Is a limited run done by thorney and vauxhall and came with the vxr rear. It also had a union jack on the roof and massive vxr decals on the side but these have since been removed.

It doesn't stand up to close inspection but it is certainly an improvement.

I just think he is gonna lose a lot of money on it - he paid 20k for the car!

Thanks for the comments. It is a hoot to drive but I couldn't handle it as a daily driver, that's for sure!

Finished painting the back of the car today. Its not show car standard but certainly an improvement of before. Ive still got the front to do but the seats etc are gonna have to come out for that. Before; After;

Sweet ride dude.

I think I'd prefer f1s.

Had the same experience in my old 182. I was all about looks and ruined the car with coilovers and pro race 1.2s. When I returned it to standard it was better to drive in every department.

Not that I'm aware mate. If you got a standard 5dr astra cdti 150 and fitted a 200 tuning box you could probably get around 180 - 200 bhp.

Seems to handle alright tbh. I didn't push it to the max but gave it some beans on a few corners.

Genuine 50+ mpg.

Its a 1.9cdti tuned by Thorney in association with Vauxhall so keeps the warranty (lifetime or 100k) and all that shizzle.

Ive always liked the looks of the vxr. Ive just been afraid to say it on cs for fear of getting banned....

More or less the same but a bit quicker as they were 200bhp. This one was done by Thonrey Motorsport.

My mate came round today in his Astra VXR - D. Its got full vxr miltek exhaust system, eibach springs, panel filter, pro race 1.2s and re map so is putting out around 210bhp and 350lb of torque. I took it out for a spin and it went well - very smooth power delivery in every gear. Heres...

No.

Looks pants IMO.

Cheers mate, pretty happy with it at the moment.

I was within 15 metres of the last one!!

Another drive by video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xotOCMs6iqo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Bought a couple of tickets but will see how I feel on the day.

Cheers pal. It's time like that I'm glad its not my daily!

Pops....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBKtI26Ss20&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I like that mate.