Vauxhall Vectra VXR
Specifications, pictures and description:
Sale price: £4,075.00
Car location: United Kingdom
Vauxhall Vectra for sale
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Item Features Vauxhall Vectra:
Used : An item that has been previously used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. |
“Fair condition, a couple of age related marks but nothing overly significant.” |
Reg. Mark: | V*** *** Get the Vehicle Status Report | Manufacturer: | VAUXHALL |
Previous Owners: | 2 | Model: | VECTRA VXR |
Metallic Paint: | Yes | Type: | Standard Car |
Mileage: | 113,000 | Doors: | 5 |
MOT Expiry: | 02/2016 | Colour: | SILVER |
Power: | 280 | Year: | 2007 |
Drive Side: | Right-hand drive | Reg. Date: | 06/09/2007 |
Safety Features: | Adaptive Headlights, Cornering Lights, Bi-Xenon Headlights, Auto Headlights, Auto Wipers, Alarm, Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS), Driver Airbag, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Immobiliser, Passenger Airbag, Rear seat belts, Safety Belt Pretensioners | Engine Size: | 2792 cc |
Exterior: | VXR Body Styling, Alloy Wheels, Tuning | Transmission: | 6 SPEED MANUAL PETROL |
Interior/Comfort Options: | Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Electric heated seats, Leather Seats, Power-assisted Steering (PAS), Power Locks, Power Seats, Power Windows, Tilt Steering Wheel | Fuel: | PETROL |
In-Car Audio: | AM/FM Stereo, CD Player, Navigation System |
vehicle description:
I"ve owned this car since October 2011. I am a big fan of these
cars, and advertising it for
sale was not what I was expecting to have to do anytime soon; but unfortunately
for me, a recent job change means I am getting less overtime pay and the need
to increase my efforts at saving for a house deposit make the sale of this now unavoidable
- unless I win something decent on a scratchcard any time soon....
The Vectra VXR was the flagship performance model of the facelift VectraC range, featuring a 2.8 litre V6 Turbo (the Z28NET) engine with a Remus
exhaust system, and using the strong F40 6-Spd Manual front wheel drive
transmission. The VXR was fitted with factory uprated suspension featuring
Continuous Damping Control (CDC), slight lowering and larger VXR specific
Brakes. Outside it had large wheels, deeper bumpers and skirts and a large rear
lip spoiler, and inside it was similar to any other Vectra, but with the
addition of Recaro seats, the chunky VXR steering wheel and gear lever
combination, and VXR specific dials. A total of 1001 Vectra VXRs were built for
the UK market between 2005 - 2009. Earlier models up to ~2007 were 255PS,
and those built after then were 280PS - seeing primarily some engine and
suspension revisions over the earlier 255 models.
This is a 2007 (57 Reg) model, one of the factory 280PS
models, a 5dr hatchback and finished in metallic Star Silver - one of
80 VXRs built in this variant/colour combination.
In terms of spec, it was fitted with the following from the factory;
- Heated, Electric Recaro leather interior
- CD70 Navi system
- Cruise control
- IDS2+ Suspension system
- Electric, heated mirrors
- 4x electric windows
- Automatic air conditioning
- Xenon headlights
- 19 Alloys option
During ownership, I have retrofitted/converted to the following OEM
parts;
- Adaptive Forwards Lighting (AFL) Bi-Xenon headlights - these "bend"
relative to steering input (which is especially good on rural roads such as the
area I am based), and also have low speed corning lamps relative to steering
input/indicator action. These were an expensive factory option!
- Auto lights - I made the most of a cracked standard windscreen, and
paid for a new windscreen with the sensor mounting etc built in, allowing me to
then get the sensor and switchgear to enable the Auto Lights/Wipers
- Auto wipers
- Auto-dimming rear view mirror - a plug & play upgrade from an
earlier model Vectra, why these didn"t come as standard is beyond me!
I have also carried out the following modifications to the car;
- JZW Tuning Map - Stage 1 "Soft"
- K&N panel filter
- EDS/Regal 3 downpipe (pre-cat removal section)
- Custom main cat removal section
- Centre silencer removal
- DAP-R lowering springs
- Quaife ATB limited slip differential (P/No QDF21B)
- Courtenay Sport 345mm grooved front brake discs
- CRN 292mm grooved rear brake discs
- EBC Yellowstuff brake pads (both F&R)
- 19 BBS CH replica alloy wheels - finished in a custom Sparkle
Silver, with 235/35/19 tyres
- Tinted front foglights
- Prosport boost gauge - mounted to the A-Pillar
- Insignia VXR pedal trims
- Illuminated "VXR" dial logo (there from the factory but not normally
illuminated...)
- LED interior lights
- LED side and reg plate lights
I have found the Quaife ATB to be the best thing I have done with the
car - it made a large difference to the handling and stability of the car, and
makes for good standing starts and grip. There are not many of these cars with
uprated Differentials out there, as it is quite a large outlay. It was one of
the first things that I did with the car, less than 6 months into ownership.
I understand that some people have preference over who they use for Mapping - I
used JZW tuning, a US based outfit who have decent experience of the Z28NEx
2.8V6T Engines that are also used in Saab models sold in North America. The map
has provided the car with improved power delivery, with a noticeably broad
power band over the more peaky standard map. If a buyer is not sure that they
would like to keep this map on the car, I can easily remove it and return it to
the standard GM 280PS map.
The car will come with an unfitted, low mileage OEM Main Cat section
that can be installed for MOTs, or if you prefer, for it to be put back on
permanently. The car will also come with some bypass pipes for the rear
silencers, (which removes the gas path to the sound deadening
material), which with the decat in place, makes the car run a straight
through exhaust system - it is very loud in this form, sounds pretty angry and
sometimes a bit much, sometimes not, again personal preference.
I changed the wheels from the OEM 19 wheels to aftermarket items
as the OEM items are renowned for cracking - mine hadn"t cracked, but it would
have been inevitable, so I decided to just go ahead with a replacement.
I also have a full set of Team Heko wind deflectors that I had fitted for
a while, but removed as I wasn"t personally a fan - these can also be included
in the sale if they are wanted, otherwise I will likely just end up
scrapping them.
In May, I fitted a full new set of 6x Denso IKH24 uprated spark plugs
gapped at 0.8mm (suitable for standard and mapped cars), and early in July I
carried out an Oil/Filter change using GM Oil.
It has covered some mileage, and this will go up a little more whilst it
is for sale unfortunately - it is currently around 113,000. I have presently
put on around 26,000 miles since purchase with next to no trouble.
The MOT expiry is 8th February 2016.
One downside to the car being a later model is that it is the
high-band Tax model, which is a shame - Band L - but luckily, monthly payments
make it less offensive/painful/laughable....
Earlier this year, the front bumper was shunted, splitting it near the
centre along the top edge - I have had this split repaired and the whole bumper
(& Grille) resprayed to also remove a couple of chips.The small chrome
strip around the grille is cracked, as the replacement pattern part I bought
was frankly crap and wouldn"t fit properly - a genuine one was hard to come by
so for the meantime I have reused the original (as the cracked chrome piece is
a very clean break, and only noticed up close)
NOTE - The car has just had a private plate removed, and the original
reg (shown) reissued - it may not show up on any searches, and due to DVLA
guidelines, my MOT cert with the private reg remains valid and they don"t
replace that simple piece of A4 paper. (Yes, I know!)
The car is advertised elsewhere, so this listing will be removed if it
sells via another channel.
The car is available for viewing, working around my own availability. I
will allow test drives, but only with viewers having valid insurance to do so
and allowing me to take contact details from their driving licence prior to
test in case of any mishaps. I will not allow unsupervised test drives – I will
stay with the car. In my view, any genuinely interested parties will not be
fussed by these requests, they are only sensible!
I"m not interested in letting this go to any overseas buyer/s, I"m not
interested in hearing from any so-called "Agents" looking to buy the car for a
Nigerian prince for "much monies" for a Vauxhall Vectra, and I"m not taken
by the idea of any swap/part-ex offers atall.
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