no you dont see a bodykit at all.

thats just how the car is as standard.

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when i said VX's worldwide that included Opel Speedsters, Daewoo Speedsters and the 2 American versions.

the 1/4 mile times for the standard 2.2 is 14.4 seconds.

but i think with stiffer / lower suspension, wider tyres, and the road slicks, i think this could be taken to possibly below 14 seconds

world wide

VX220 NA: 4500
VX220 LY: 100
VX220 Turbo: 4500
VXR220: 65/62?

uk estimate:
VX220 NA: 2750
VX220 LY: 100
VX220 Turbo: 2750
VXR220: 65/62?

and they sold more than 5000 elises in 2001/2 if i remember right and vaux sold 1000 vx's in the same 2 years.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

Is it nice to drive?

I appreciate it's a relatively minor point compared to who built it and where and what their attitude towards the job was at the time, but y'know, someone might be interested in whether it's nice to drive.

if im honest in standard form its like the early s2's they suffer from understeer on very tight corners, the ride isnt really that bad but the lack of sound proofing. (the elise has lots) make the pot holes inthe road that you hit seem alot.

the good thing about the elise and vx tho is that the camber is setup using different sized shims on the front and rear, so i have altered it by 2mm on each side giving it a -0.25 change on the fronts. now ther is no understeer at all.

FOV, now thats crap, you can see out the front fine, but looking behind in 'blind spots' is terrible.

alsoi have had alot of people pull out on me due to being so small and not easily seen.. (i can see under normal cars while im driving.)

if you havent driven a VX or an elise i suggest you try one of them on a track day. they really are nice.

Quote from BlueFlame :

See now your trying to dig Vauxhall out of the hole that was made when Vauxhall was first created.

no not really, i think people have their opinions about vaux, and i can understand that. but to say the VX is a cheap tacky elise isnt right and i will stick up for that.. they didnt make 1/2 as many vx's making the vx rarer than the elise, but they were (as the vx's arnt produced any more) built in the same factory..with the same tools and the same people..using the SAME floorpan / chassis. what did they say.. oh.. its the vx's on te production line, time to not give a shit? i mean come on..

its not a case of its my opinion that its not, its fact.

Quote Becky :

"and you know when you sit in it that you are sitting in a car where the person who made it did not give a shit about comfort,"

is this why the elise comes with air conditioing, electric windows, interior carpets, central locking



the vx doesnt have those things bar central locking which was only added when the turbo came out.

obviously, silly me, if your bro and the owner owned one, they must be the best out of the two... tut..


Blue flame, you do realise that they do actaually share the same chassis? and 99% of parts that were made for the elise fit on the VX aswell, for example the racing ali radiator thats on my car, is made for the Elise, yet for some strange reason its IDENTICAL the the replacement radiator that was there?

just to let you know tho, i do love VW... MK2 Golf.. yummy!

Last edited by R3DMAN, Fri 14 Sep 2007, 13:10.

i think i might of not explained propperly, i do not think its a Lotus with abit more.. WOW as you put it,

its a different car, both with pro's and con's

what you have to look at is the VX the N/a is the worst VX you can buy.. if you compare that with a elise of the same age, with general use the elise most times will come out as the worst in terms of its condition.

if you look at the best of both, the VXR220 and the Exige S. they are about the same. one has a turbo the other supercharged..

dont get me wrong tho, 147bhp from a 2.2 engine is very bad.

but why pay £3000 to £5000 more for a car that is almost the same in every respect??

you tell me what it is that lotus have got that deserve you to pay and extra 3k?

im going to try it to my cat.. when she turns up..

ill post my findings.

Quote from Kalev EST :

Am I the only one to who the license plate reminds a naughty word?

*cough*ARSE*cough*

Nice car.

funny you should say that, becuase the new plates ive just had delivered.. read

Y71 2RSE

:P

Quote from Ian.H :

Does it come with a pink tutu and a tub of brylcreem in the glove box?



Regards,

Ian

of cause, why has you lost your tu tu? do u want mine?

lol, dustin.. not everyone is from canadialand

Quote from [RCG]Boosted :

did u do the photos?
the third pic is pretty kewl and looks aboslutely professional

not really a fan of that car tho

yea i took the pics, im getting some profesional ones done in a week, here are some that he did for me when i just got it.

becky, wat are you on about..

i have been in an S2 and the boot was shite for example, the vx has boot lining, the vx doesnt fall to bits likie the S1 or even the S2.!. in my opinion the vx is alot better made than the elise also alot rarer. Even some elise drivers (that are not stuck up their own ass) have commented on the build quality of the VX compared to the Elise.

ill say it again tho, i have been in both and maybe it wasnt a well kept car but there was parts of the dash hanging loose and the door lining was falling apart, this was a 2005 elise, and mine is a 2001 and its still in alot better condition..

if you buy an elise you are not buying better build quality, ride comfort etc, you are buying a name, a reputation.. to me thats not everything, id rather have something rarer that works how it should.

and chris, its my mate driving.

no its not a VXR, it is indeed a 2.2 n/a, i got this one for a reason, its my first propper rwd car, and i didnt want to buy the turbo / vxr and write it off after a day. so got this to get me used to it..

alot of members have said that it is better round a track than the turbo anyway, but not quite as good as the VXR.

its got 150bhp atm, but looking to get that upped to about 170ish..

it will do 0-60 in 5.5 atm, and top speed of about 140, but its not all about that.. if you was to drive one of these on the twisties.. oh my you will just fall in love!

and i got this over the elise because i didnt want a car to fall to pieces on me, the VX is better made than the elise and its actually more rare aswell! plus i think they look nicer.

i know some of you was interested, so here is it, finished.

Quote from balistc :

Thanks mate Believe it or not, she's taken a back seat to LFS since I bought the S2 license and a Logitech MOMO wheel...I spend most of my time trying to master this rather than driving the real thing

Is that a VX220 I see there? Very nice...we don't get those here in Australia.

tis indeed

thats a nice scooby you got mate.. its lovley!

i done some changes on mine so i thought i would post another pic.... will this car ever be finished! probably not !

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2592/finished1.jpg

i have no idea what the camera is ... just my dads.. lol

here are some shots.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2373/kitkatbw.jpg

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2373/dscf5406.jpg

since the RA to me if alot like the VX220.. (apart form the ra's handling is crap lol)

i made this.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/ca ... R_race_front_copyedit.jpg

now i know its Orions work, i hope he doesnt mind i butchered his work.. but i also did this too..

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2592/FZ50R_copy.jpg

hope you dont mind orion.

new picture

new car

well i just tried it with the setup that is on inferno..

i managed a ... wait for it.... 1:29xx

and i thought i was going pretty fast..

but i top out at 200 down the main straight.

the WR is like 1:22 aswell lol

im gunna give this a bash now, ive never really raced with the BF1. so this will be a challenge for me.

+1

it will also let people use a slower car and still be competetive..

kiss_me - id hope not coz you live in belgium lol