wez_sti

mate of mine is considering getting one in the new year,

any thoughts???

tmo

Drove one again at Palmer sport the other weekend, very very quick, well sorted car. much better than the Elise. If i was in the market for a 2 seater then i would not hesitate to buy one.

MattW

Dave T-S had one till recently, he may see this and post, otherwise do a search, there were a load of threads about it when Dave bought his.

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

The car the elise should have been

tmo

True, very true

andym172

Cracking car

I've had mine tuned to 240bhp 250lb/ft by AmD - now feels much swifter (in the 10's to hit 100).

Very reliable, cheap to run and great fun to drive.

Negatives:

- the ABS is seriously dodgy - hit a pot hole or bump mid-braking and you're in for a brown trouser moment. Many owners simply turn it off.
- if you change the air filter the Air Mass Meter is likely to blow. Most people stay with the OE.
- some dealers can give extermely poor service.

Even so, without a shadow of doubt the pro's outweigh the con's

Check out: www.vx220.org.uk

phok

driven them on road and track and i think they're superb. hopefully looking to get one next year.

scoobyjimbo

Also drove one along with various other cars on a palmer motorspoirt date and i loved it.. have also driven the standard non turbo version and was impressed with that but the turbo version is a cracker.. def worth the cash... as mentioned earlier this is def. the car the elise should have been.
J

Cupramax

Yep, also done the Palmersport experience. VX220T was the highlight of a great day.

Chris L

That'll be the 111R then

Good car the VX220 - just can't get my head around the looks.

Midmotorsteve

i like em

Type R

I have an Elise, and the VX220T is fantastic, but it does look like a brick, and interior was definetly styled by Vauxhall, it is awful, I find on track there aint much between them either, std VXT seems to have more wallow, and feels heavy.

I still reckon its a bargin much better VFM than the Elise, and so much better engine, shave a few pounds off it, fit some 340-R seats, and Nitrons, job done.

tmo

Good day isn't it ! Been four times now and it just gets better and better.
Got the quickest time on last years trip in the VX220, lovely trophy

automodellistagt

id have bought the a vx220 if i didnt want the extra seating of the four door sti. also stopped me getting the 350z as well.

cracking fast little cars though

tuscan57

nearly got one too but decided on a little more bhp!

Brother_Will

Rare too, there are less of those built than elises. The production run for the VX didnt break 1000 last year i believe.