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Title: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: twiglet on 03 October 2012, 18:48:51
http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/vauxhall/monaro/monaro-vxr500-supercharged-original-special-edition/754087 (http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/vauxhall/monaro/monaro-vxr500-supercharged-original-special-edition/754087)

In 5 years time, one of these will DEFINATELY* be sitting in my garage...  :y

*Well, either this or a Supercharged VXR8   ::)
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: waspy on 03 October 2012, 18:57:50
Go for it James. I love mine to bits. I wouldn't wana drive owt else :y :y

Permit me to send you some pix to stoke your fire ;D ;D :)
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Post by: grain.ben on 03 October 2012, 19:10:18
I love Monaro's, never gotton the chance to sit in one or being taken for a spin  :D
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Post by: waspy on 03 October 2012, 19:17:05
PM sent James :y
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: twiglet on 03 October 2012, 19:18:37
PM sent James :y

Received. Consider my fire well and truly stoked!!  ;D :y
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: waspy on 03 October 2012, 19:20:47
I love Monaro's, never gotton the chance to sit in one or being taken for a spin  :D

Oh bugger. You've just reminded me. I owe Guy a spin. He's been asking me for ages. She's sorned now for the winter.
I'd better PM him :-[ :-[
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Post by: waspy on 03 October 2012, 19:28:40
James. Did you get two PM's?

I thought I clicked the wrong button & I didn't send you owt :-\ :-\
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: twiglet on 03 October 2012, 19:56:41
James. Did you get two PM's?

I thought I clicked the wrong button & I didn't send you owt :-\ :-\

Yeah I did Pete.  No worries, I just assumed it was finger trouble!  ;D
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: albitz on 03 October 2012, 20:28:11
Why do you want one ? Theres no main roads in Naarfik to drive it on. ;D
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: twiglet on 03 October 2012, 20:52:02
Why do you want one ? Theres no main roads in Naarfik to drive it on. ;D

There may not be any motorways up here, but there are some cracking drivers roads - both for cars and bikes...  :y

Certainly a damned site better than that NCP car park they call the A12...  :D :P
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: waspy on 03 October 2012, 20:56:12
Why do you want one ? Theres no main roads in Naarfik to drive it on. ;D

There may not be any motorways up here, but there are some cracking drivers roads - both for cars and bikes...  :y

Certainly a damned site better than that NCP car park they call the A12...  :D :P

The Ro comes into its own when you're overtaking :y :y
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: twiglet on 03 October 2012, 20:58:38
Why do you want one ? Theres no main roads in Naarfik to drive it on. ;D

There may not be any motorways up here, but there are some cracking drivers roads - both for cars and bikes...  :y

Certainly a damned site better than that NCP car park they call the A12...  :D :P

The Ro comes into its own when you're overtaking :y :y

I have to do plenty of that around here... mainly tractors though!  ::)
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Post by: Stallion on 04 October 2012, 04:33:10
thats a cracking motor, specially that specific one seems it has been taken care of!  ;)
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Post by: doz on 04 October 2012, 06:40:40
Hmmmm. I wonder if he'll swap for my Lotus Carlton?
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 04 October 2012, 09:27:20
Why do you want one ? Theres no main roads in Naarfik to drive it on. ;D

There may not be any motorways up here, but there are some cracking drivers roads - both for cars and bikes...  :y

Certainly a damned site better than that NCP car park they call the A12...  :D :P
The Ro comes into its own when you're overtaking :y :y

They made the Acle straight especially for it :y

Two 2mile straights joined by a slight bend and a roundabout at each end 8) you only need to remember two things:

1. The bend halfway along, screw that up and you'll find yourself either in the Bure or the marshes.
2. Objects in the windscreen may be closer than they appear, alot closer, and travelling just as fast as you.

About the only thing they could do to slow vthat road down is to fit average speed cameras along it, if they haven't already ::), the other would be speed humps every 100yards >:(

Thinking about it, the road from Yarmouth to Cromer that passes Potter Heigham and North Walsham is fairly quick too, a former railway line iirc :y
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: omega3000 on 04 October 2012, 09:31:18
Hmmmm. I wonder if he'll swap for my Lotus Carlton?

Keep the lc , seems to be quite a few lc's for sale at the minute for some reason  :-\
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: waspy on 04 October 2012, 11:04:02
Hmmmm. I wonder if he'll swap for my Lotus Carlton?

Keep the lc , seems to be quite a few lc's for sale at the minute for some reason  :-\

I noticed that too. I clicked on ebay the other week & there was quite a few :o
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: omega3000 on 04 October 2012, 19:47:16
Wonder what the lc's mpg is  :-\
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: omega3000 on 04 October 2012, 20:03:37
Who cares about the picture quality just listen  :-*

Music to ears  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOqdKwn4d4w)  :y
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Post by: aaronjb on 04 October 2012, 20:09:56
Who cares about the picture quality just listen  :-*

Music to ears  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOqdKwn4d4w)  :y

And here's how a V8 should sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUS1-4kn6k0 ;)
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: tunnie on 04 October 2012, 20:33:52
Insurance is the biggest killer for me, every quote I've tried is insane!

Remember when I sat in one at the Motorshow years ago, sooo comfy.

Soon as insurance drops a bit, I plan to get on, the space to work on the engine is massive, could swing a dog let alone a cat in that engine bay.

Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: tunnie on 04 October 2012, 20:34:33
I'd love get one just to pish off Fatty, then I'd have a proper engine   :D
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: omega3000 on 04 October 2012, 22:18:33
Insurance is the biggest killer for me, every quote I've tried is insane!

Remember when I sat in one at the Motorshow years ago, sooo comfy.

Soon as insurance drops a bit, I plan to get on, the space to work on the engine is massive, could swing a dog let alone a cat in that engine bay.

Never mind tunnie , when all omega's have rusted away except twiglets mint black ones many of us will be old pensioners driving monaro's  ;D Hopefully the boot will be big enough for the zimma frame  ::) :y
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 04 October 2012, 23:29:20
 ;D might need a folding one if you buy a later Monaro :y some American muppet moved the petrol tank into the boot ::)
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: omega3000 on 05 October 2012, 15:32:39
;D might need a folding one if you buy a later Monaro :y some American muppet moved the petrol tank into the boot ::)

If it came to having a bundle of cash in hand there would be a choice , monaro or lc  ::) Could it be justified having both (http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh15/nbr3bagshotrow/Smilies/Thinking.gif)
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: twiglet on 05 October 2012, 15:34:37
;D might need a folding one if you buy a later Monaro :y some American muppet moved the petrol tank into the boot ::)

If it came to having a bundle of cash in hand there would be a choice , monaro or lc  ::) Could it be justified having both (http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh15/nbr3bagshotrow/Smilies/Thinking.gif)

Yep!  :y
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Post by: albitz on 05 October 2012, 16:33:19
Given the choice,I would have an LC. :)..............providing it was rust free. ::)
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: Webby the Bear on 05 October 2012, 18:29:41
I love Monaro's, never gotton the chance to sit in one or being taken for a spin  :D

Oh bugger. You've just reminded me. I owe Guy a spin. He's been asking me for ages. She's sorned now for the winter.
I'd better PM him :-[ :-[

Pete, you SORN the Monaro during the winter? How come? just out of interest? :)
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: omega3000 on 05 October 2012, 18:37:12
Take your pic  ;D

Which one is pete's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OICwZYxR9Jg)  :-\

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Post by: Webby the Bear on 05 October 2012, 18:46:34
thats awesome! i love the crappy pug 405 estate that got caught up in the middle  ;D
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: waspy on 05 October 2012, 18:55:29
I love Monaro's, never gotton the chance to sit in one or being taken for a spin  :D

Oh bugger. You've just reminded me. I owe Guy a spin. He's been asking me for ages. She's sorned now for the winter.
I'd better PM him :-[ :-[

Pete, you SORN the Monaro during the winter? How come? just out of interest? :)

As your probably aware she's from Australia. They don't have snow & ice. More importantly they don't spread salt around by the truck load.
She's totally rust free & I want her to stay that way. I plan on keeping her for many many years :y :y
Title: Re: I want, I want, I want!!!
Post by: twiglet on 06 October 2012, 16:21:18
Pete, are the Monaro's the same as the VXR8's, in that they are not undersealed from the factory?