Quote from: Clockd 0NeHes right. Any car where you have to explain why its good to the average person isnt going to get people patting you on the back or ladies wanting to suck your manwand.

maybe - on the other hand they look sh*t hot and most fit birds wouldnt know one brand to another anyway. Plus its a great car - one of my ex work mates has one (actually - she IS a fit bird lol!)

I take your point guys but i am swaying towards the VX220 tbh, anyway my dashing good looks and sharp wit have the girls falling over themselves to get a piece of me

On the newer version of the VX220, how many Vauxhall badges are there anyway? I seem to remember Top Gear being pleased there was nothing to give away the true nature of the manufacturer.

"I have a little two seater sports car" is probably enough to spread a few legs anyway.

I saw a recent VX220 yesterday with no big Vauxhall badge besmirching the front and have to admit I inspected it closely looking for evidence of filing...  :mutley:

Id go for a vx220 if it was ONLY a weekend car - the one me and my mate bought to sell on was ok - parts were stupid money (Body panels etc) and build was a bit sh*te, but it went OK

Pretty good on fuel.

 

Its not just the pub thing, k, word association:

Vauxhall: Novas, boy-racers, Diesel Astras spewing smoke, rep-mobiles, etc
BMW: ...............
Porsche: .................

The VX220 looks a LOT better than the elise

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Its not just the pub thing, k, word association:

Vauxhall: Novas, boy-racers, Diesel Astras spewing smoke, rep-mobiles, etc
BMW: Forgotten how to drive and a slave to the brand.
Porsche: Depends on the car.

if youre bothered about the vauxhall badge whack opel ones on off a speedster and tell them its a foreign supercar lol

Jaimz

dont they have a turbo vx220 as well?

Yep, its hopefully the turbo im looking for.

Ill debadge it and remove the V from the front grille, they look 10 times better that way i think.

The turbo is incredibly rapid!

Jaimz

if its going to be a weekend car only youd be stupid not to consider an RX-7 TT - or a Skyline

The R32 is probably the best handling car *ever*, the R33 looks a bit better but not as sharp. R34 is still too dear

For a pure weekend car that's a bit different and very interesting look out for a Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16v.
Not sure 10k would buy you a really good example, as I give up trying a few years ago as I'm to lazy to work hard enough to afford and run one lol



 Not the best looking, but the best handling and "point to point" car from the 80's or 90's and beat a Cossie convincingly  (not sure about the 00 as I don't follow cars as I once did), but show it a bendy road and it battered supercars of that period by a large margin.

Myself and anybody else who knows anything about cars from that period would smile and nod at you at a junction for sure

Suppose it depends what you're looking for a really good and interesting car or a good looking car to pose in???

best handling - i think many a skyline r32 or r33 owner would contest that!