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MikeDundee

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Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« on: 21 October 2020, 13:20:34 »
Done a few miles and trip up to Scotland and back, great car to drive :y











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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #1 on: 21 October 2020, 13:29:24 »
looks good, like that 1st pic!
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #2 on: 21 October 2020, 13:31:06 »
Lovely car , never late in a V8.
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #3 on: 21 October 2020, 14:48:14 »
Quote from: Rangie on 21 October 2020, 13:31:06
Lovely car , never late in a V8.
Unless you have to stop for petrol ;D
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #4 on: 21 October 2020, 16:00:23 »
With that number plate, you have to nickname it The Beast.  :y :D
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #5 on: 21 October 2020, 16:56:44 »
Very, very nice car. I wish you a lot of fun with it. I never understood why this didn't come as Opel in continental Europe.
Is there any similarities in driving dynamics with Omega?
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #6 on: 21 October 2020, 17:17:35 »
Quote from: speedy_ns on 21 October 2020, 16:56:44
Very, very nice car. I wish you a lot of fun with it. I never understood why this didn't come as Opel in continental Europe.
Is there any similarities in driving dynamics with Omega?
You Continentalists got the Pontiac version, the G8, although probably as a dealer special* order ;)

*ie full price up front plus shipping and import taxes...
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #7 on: 21 October 2020, 17:58:14 »
Like that a lot!! :-* :-* :-* :y

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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #8 on: 21 October 2020, 18:38:02 »
Hideous. Awful. You should do the world a favour and put it on my drive with the keys* so noone has to look at it.

*And a full tank of super.

Only kidding, theyre stunning cars, MrsGK drove one when she worked at VX and she came home grinning from ear to ear. Just our aort of thing :y :D
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #9 on: 21 October 2020, 19:08:31 »
More photos needed :)
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #10 on: 22 October 2020, 15:04:15 »
Very beautiful car !! For Omega fans in Brazil, Pontiac G8 and Chevy SS are american sporty versions of Omegas imported from Australia until 2012. Unfortunately, GM imported 99% of cars with V6 engines and V8s are very rare here.  :y :y :y
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #11 on: 23 October 2020, 12:23:02 »
Thinking of getting rid of mine......I did 88 miles this past year...not much point in keeping it. :-\
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #12 on: 23 October 2020, 13:58:34 »
It really annous the neighbours when you start it up though... That alone is worth having it around  :D
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #13 on: 23 October 2020, 14:23:52 »
V8 engine produces music!!  :D ;D :y
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Re: Not an Omega but the replacement VXR8
« Reply #14 on: 23 October 2020, 15:44:42 »
To be honest,I'm a little wary about starting the car up 'out of hours' as it doesn't have the Bi Modal exhaust cut out,and this is one noisy car.Also being supercharged,the car likes a a couple of minutes to settle down from  a cold start, as it's a bit of a handful trying to drive it cold without the warm up......Don't get me wrong,it's  650 horses of scary fun,but with the Batflu affecting the shows and meets,there's not much fun driving it to nowhere at 15 MPG on Nitro+...so I'm thinking to keep it on the road this winter,with the option of taking it out on a dry day perhaps once every couple of weeks,and wait and see to wether Boris and his mates can get a handle on the Batflu.Still going to keep the three Amigos,as they aren't the problem as they all get a couple runs a week on a rotation basis at 6 a.m,and that's where I'd like to use the V8....but it's going to pee the neighbours off..bigtime, guaranteed! ::) ;)
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