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Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« on: August 29, 2018, 10:58:56 am »
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2018, 11:22:08 am »
a really cool car for sure, but not the one you want

LHD and turbo, that is what you want - so the Opel Speedster 2.0T
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2018, 11:36:42 am »
Nice track toy!!  ;D
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2018, 01:43:13 pm »
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2018, 01:44:29 pm »
Couldn't one just buy one of those Saturn coupe things and get the same kind of experience and have the steering wheel on the proper side??
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2018, 03:31:42 pm »
Pretty cool it gives you litres remaining rather than an analogue gas gauge. I'd prefer that.
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2018, 07:53:03 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on August 29, 2018, 01:44:29 pm
Couldn't one just buy one of those Saturn coupe things and get the same kind of experience and have the steering wheel on the proper side??

Saturn coupe ? front wheel drive? Are you talking about the Sky convertible Pontiac Solstice?
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2018, 09:01:20 pm »
Quote from: Seafoam on August 29, 2018, 07:53:03 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on August 29, 2018, 01:44:29 pm
Couldn't one just buy one of those Saturn coupe things and get the same kind of experience and have the steering wheel on the proper side??

Saturn coupe ? front wheel drive? Are you talking about the Sky convertible Pontiac Solstice?

This is a totally different beast that the Saturn/Opel/Pontiac/Daewoo siblings (yes, it was sold in S. Korea as a Daewoo).  This shares its platform with the Lotus Elise 2.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2018, 09:05:24 pm by Scaerio »
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2018, 10:11:09 pm »
Quote from: Seafoam on August 29, 2018, 07:53:03 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on August 29, 2018, 01:44:29 pm
Couldn't one just buy one of those Saturn coupe things and get the same kind of experience and have the steering wheel on the proper side??

Saturn coupe ? front wheel drive? Are you talking about the Sky convertible Pontiac Solstice?
Sky roadster and Pontiac Solstice

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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2018, 11:10:15 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on August 29, 2018, 10:11:09 pm
Quote from: Seafoam on August 29, 2018, 07:53:03 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on August 29, 2018, 01:44:29 pm
Couldn't one just buy one of those Saturn coupe things and get the same kind of experience and have the steering wheel on the proper side??

Saturn coupe ? front wheel drive? Are you talking about the Sky convertible Pontiac Solstice?
Sky roadster and Pontiac Solstice

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See my cooment above - the VX220 and its Opel Speedster version (which has the steering wheel on the “proper” side, btw) are totally different cars than the Sky and Solstce and their Opel and Daewoo versions (which were both re-badged Skys - all four versions were built in the same US factory).

The VX220 and the Opel Speedster are very close to the Lotus Elise in concept and share the same platform.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/gms-roadster-goes-to-asia-meet-the-daewoo-g2x-464/
« Last Edit: August 30, 2018, 03:11:59 pm by Scaerio »
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2018, 11:22:38 pm »
yep, that is why I said the Opel Speedster Turbo is the one to get
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2018, 11:29:43 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on August 29, 2018, 11:22:38 pm
yep, that is why I said the Opel Speedster Turbo is the one to get

A British car by a German company owned by GM.

Sounds like the worst of all worlds....
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Re: Find of the Week: 2001 Vauxhall VX220
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2018, 09:13:35 am »
Aren't the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice front-engine RWD? This one is a mid-engined.
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