New Car! Corsa VXR

[anoyceperson]

Hi All,

I have been a member on here for years, and a petrolhead all my life, but never realy had the car to match!

I have finally got myself something fast and fun. I will let the pics do the talking..








Its safe to say I absolutely love it Had it just over two months now and the smile still has not left my face every time I take it out

[Fabric 2.2]

Impressive lurking!! And nice car!

[slomax]

WOW, top lurking, that is very impressive (?)
Nice looking car, these are meant to be very fun and chuckable.

[Ben Jk]

Very nice....!!

Pop over to http://www.vxronline.co.uk and register

Loads of help and info over there.

[ben10]

Nice car

I hear the pistons have a habit of melting on these though? (at least its under warranty )...I assume

[Ben Jk]

ben10 said:

Nice car

I hear the pistons have a habit of melting on these though? (at least its under warranty )...I assume

Its not that common. Only when mapped.

[ben10]

Ben Jk said:

ben10 said:

Nice car

I hear the pistons have a habit of melting on these though? (at least its under warranty )...I assume

Its not that common. Only when mapped.

Oh right, i thought i had seen 1 or 2 PHers that had it happen to them with non-modified cars/OEM upgrades - One in particular i remember had a Vauxhall upgraded exhaust and they refused to sort it on warranty.

My bad if this isn't the case

[anoyceperson]

Thanks.. I hadnt actually realised just how long it was I had been lurking here! Pretty much a daily visitor to the website, and can quite often be found browsing the forums on here at work when I should be doing other things

From what I have heard as long as you treat the car sensibly they are reliable. Ie.. allow them to warm up and cool down as you should with any turbo, and another thing is apparently you shouldnt drive them hard on less than 1/4 of a tank as there can be fueling issues I believe. As long as you follow those rules it should be all good.

Plus.. as you say, its under warranty for another two and a half years so even if it does go it should be covered!

[Steve Smith]

Ben Jk said:

ben10 said:

Nice car

I hear the pistons have a habit of melting on these though? (at least its under warranty )...I assume

Its not that common. Only when mapped.

I have not come across this problem before. As with most things, if you look after them they look after you. You have clearly done your homework. Make sure you run it on good fuel, and remember Vauxhall recommend mobil 1 oil for all VXRs. Insist that the correct oil is used when it is serviced.

[Steve Smith]

This may help you

"ExxonMobil, who produce Mobil 1, has a close working alliance with Triple
Eight and Vauxhall as one of their key technical partners in UK motor
sport. Mobil 1 is now the engine oil of choice for all VXR vehicles"

Mobil 1 0W40 1 litre Part number 93165385
Mobil 1 0W40 5 litres Part Number 93165386

[ben10]

Steve Smith said:

Ben Jk said:

ben10 said:

Nice car

I hear the pistons have a habit of melting on these though? (at least its under warranty )...I assume

Its not that common. Only when mapped.

I have not come across this problem before. As with most things, if you look after them they look after you. You have clearly done your homework. Make sure you run it on good fuel, and remember Vauxhall recommend mobil 1 oil for all VXRs. Insist that the correct oil is used when it is serviced.

Fair enough, if I remember correctly as the OP said it was something to do with fueling

and as STEVE SMITH said; You seem to have done plenty of homework so I hope all goes well and you enjoy

[Jimski]

good choice of car, I have a soft spot for these and the Astra's

[Aydogflipper]

very nice car mate, i do like the corsa vxr's quite alot

[aussie-astra-vxr]

Good little car, enjoy it........

My wife has had hers now for just over 3 years and she still enjoys running it about, its her shopping trolley lol, it was mapped a month after she got it and to date its not been in for any work other than its routine servicing and its first MOT.......Treat it well and it will keep you happy.

[Animal]

Nice seats!

[Ponk]

anoyceperson said:

Thanks.. I hadnt actually realised just how long it was I had been lurking here! Pretty much a daily visitor to the website, and can quite often be found browsing the forums on here at work when I should be doing other things

From what I have heard as long as you treat the car sensibly they are reliable. Ie.. allow them to warm up and cool down as you should with any turbo, and another thing is apparently you shouldnt drive them hard on less than 1/4 of a tank as there can be fueling issues I believe. As long as you follow those rules it should be all good.

Plus.. as you say, its under warranty for another two and a half years so even if it does go it should be covered!

I really really like these, yours in particular looks a very nice example.

But if they have mass produced a car with a fuel system that's not able to handle the cars acceleration that's pretty shoddy!

[gj88]

Animal said:

Nice seats!

Yep, I like the seats.

[Vladimir Pukin]

gj88 said:

Animal said:

Nice seats!

Yep, I like the seats.

+1

[samwell]

Lovely mate - had one exactly the same as my last car (except the alloys). Great fun to throw around on the right bit of road, quite a bit of poke from the 1.6T too! Agreed with everyone else about the seats; they are a sensation! Extremely comfortable but massively hugging and they also look brilliant!

IMO the piston issue is not as bad as the world of internet forums makes out - mine covered 63,000 miles and although it had quite a few small issues, the engine was sweet as a nut the whole time.

Enjoy