Brothers Grin

Hi everybody, thought it was time to say hello. Have always loved Scoobys but could never afford one so have been loyal to the Vauxhall badge. Built a 300bhp Corsa and currently driving a 280bhp 07 Astra VXR which is going to make way for a Scooby asap.

Looking to learn as much as poss as the search begins so please forgive the stupid questions!

Here's a couple of pics of the Corsa





And the current VXR



BG

LSherratt

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Hi and welcome. I used to have an Arden Astra VXR which I owned for 2 year. It turned heads everywhere and it was very nice to sit inside. Mine had full heated leather, sat nav, xenons, cruise control and climate control etc. I sold it 6 months ago for a great condition, low mileage standard Impreza turbo 2000. Honestly I don't regret selling the VXR at all. The Impreza is more fun to drive and a lot more of a drivers car. I don't miss the creature comforts either.

Steve Whitehorn

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welcome

neil-h

Another Corsasport member making the movie to a Subaru eh?

Howdy.

Willowsdad

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Welcome along. I've currently got a Corsa Gsi sat in garage awaiting some tlc. And a mate of mine has a 300bhp burg, that's he keeps trying to race me in.

scoobyboy1

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Welcome mate!! what sort of Impreza you after???

Sound so good those Astra VXR's!! A white one comes past my house occasionally and it sounds so good on boost!!

Tony Harrington

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Welcome to SNet.

Be aware of the cynics though!

jaygsi

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Used to be a big vauxhall fan aswell, still am, but only running scoobies at the momment, last vauxhall i had was the corsa sport 1.6, spent tones on getting it in showroom condition before crashing it

Since then been on the Impreza's

Brothers Grin

Thanks for the welcome guys. Not corsasport but used to run PVG (Performance Vauxhall Group)

The VXR is great and has all the option boxes ticked but now is the time for an Impreza. Really want a STi but seen some good WRX's, just got to shift the VXR first!

jaygsi

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Always fancied trying a Astra or Corsa vxr for maybe 12 months. Any pro's or con's?

What shape impreza you after?

Brothers Grin

The Astra VXR is a great FWD car, great fun to drive on the road or the track and with the right subtle mods goes even better. Engine is a cracker and the pistons can handle 500bhp. Cons wise, its FWD!

Impreza wise, I do love a good classic but do really fancy a blob eye!

neil-h

Fair game, sure i've seen your Corsa on CS at some point. It's a real nice example of a Corsa done properly either way.

Trinity

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Welcome to SN.

Remember, to not be abused on here

1, you need to not do anything individual to your car
2, you must own other expensive cars that you can throw into discussions to show the size of your manhood
3, Join or agree with everything that the troll group say (some of the group don't even own a Subaru anymore)
4, Get your post count up as fast as possible by insulting everyone you can
5, Have multiple alias's
6, Do not talk about dump valves, or ask legitimate newbie ownership questions - you will be ridiculed for not knowing everything in the world
7, Do not talk about companies that have screwed you over, censorship is in place

I may add a few more to list during the day


Enjoy Scoobynet, its great!

LSherratt

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Corsa VXR I wouldn't even bother as it'll feel very underpowered. Astra VXR yes you will enjoy but you may not like the FWD compared to the handling of the Subaru. It has a lot of torque steer which takes some getting used to and it has a lot of understeer. I fitted a Whiteline RARB which is a common mod to do and it improves the handling A LOT. Gearbox failure is quite worrying with the Astra VXR but if you buy one with a full service history and change your gearbox oil each year along with the engine oil you should be OK. In 2 years I had no issues with mine apart from a turbo which cost me £650 odd. Since coming from a standard (power wise) 240bhp Astra VXR to a bog standard 215bhp Turbo 2000, I prefer the Subaru and don't even look back.

Summed up very nicely .

scoobyboy1

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Same problem with the Focus RS, great car and ticks all boxes, but when it rains or even worse snows, you might aswell take public transport as its a lot safer! but in the dry what a awesome car!!!

Whats the gearbox's like on the Astra VXR?? My father in law has built plenty of gearboxes over the years for these, reckons they are not to great and share the same gearbox as one of the lesser spec models in the range like the 1.4 Astra and a few of the Astra diesels??

oldman-wrx

Welcome to SNet

Brothers Grin

The M32 gearbox is great, nice and smooth and quite short ratios. It can be problematic but changing gearbox oil on a regular basis should see you right. Heat is its enemy as its quite tight under there. As with any box once you start putting silly power through it then there will be issues. A couple of the Vauxhall tuners offer a breather for the box to reduce heat but not fitted one yet. As far as I know the only other models to use the 6 speed M32 is the Corsa VXR and Zafira VXR.

Thanks for the welcomes and to Trinity for the tips

RS_Matt

8. Don't mention welcome side-effects from fitment of certain mods.