My Old Astra VXR Nurburgring #353

**Paullie** · 22nd June 2011

This was my last car, featured in the VXR edtion of Total Vauxhall magazine last year.

Thanks for looking!

**Oranoco** · 27th June 2011

Quick and reasonably capable yes. Cool I think is stretching things (based on standard car as puctures don't display at work).

But it's a personal thing......

**Paullie** · 27th June 2011

Yes, you're right Buddy, it's very much a personal thing. My car was a wee bit different from a standard VXR, not everyone would consider it cool, but a lot of die hard Vauxhall fans do to this day, as did the photographer on the day of the magazine shoot, who usually works for Classic Ford mag. It was my baby and I loved it to bits.

Paula x

Factory Options -

Climate control
Cruise control
Sight & Light (automatic lights, wipers and auto dimming rear view mirror)
Heated power folding mirrors.

Exterior -

Carbon fibre rear diffuser
Carbon fibre tailgate handle
Carbon fibre spoiler
Carbon fibre front splitter
Carbon fibre mirror covers
Carbon fibre fog light surrounds
One off carbon dipped bump strips
Gloss black roof
Corsa VXR side indicator surrounds
Custom VXR Badges
Debadged rear
Carbon wrapped strips under windows
Rare Steinmetz front radiator grille
XP2 lower grille
Hella BiXenon Headlights
Philips Diamond Vision 5000K
PIAA LED sidelights
LED fog light bulbs
VX Insignia washer jets
Rear parking sensors
Honda S2000 shorter antenna

Interior -

Leather armrest
VXR floor mats
Upgraded colour info display (CID)
Full blue SMD Conversion (interior lights and dash lights)
Illuminated 'Nurburgring 353' and 'VXR' logos on dash dials
Carbon fibre interior handles
Carbon fibre vent surrounds
Leather VXR seatbelt clip covers
VXR harness pads.

ICE -

Pioneer AVIC HD3II 7" Sat Nav/CD/DVD headunit (with full UK & European maps) incorporating
Bluetooth
Rear view reversing camera incorporated into rear number plate light
30GB HDD
Voice control

Wheels -

* BBS CK001 19" Alloys finished in Anthracite
* Ultrac Vredestein Sessanta 235/19/35 tyres.

Brakes -

* ALCON Advantage Extreme Big Brake Kit with
* 343mm x 32mm ventilated 2 piece floating discs
* Monobloc 4 piston calipers (silver with black Alcon logo)
* Hel braided 'Carbon-look' brake lines
* DOT 5.1 brake fluid.

Suspension -

DAP Road lowering springs (30mm),
Whiteline Adjustable Rear Anti Roll Bar (4 settings)
Koni FSD (Frequency Selective Dampening)

Engine -

Scorpion full turbo back 3" non resonated exhaust system with 200 cell sports cat and lifetime guarantee (the standard 2.75" Remus system was replaced due to the further tuning capabilities of a full 3" system)
Forge Motorsport front mount intercooler with 60mm hardpipes from throttle body to intercooler
Enlarged throttle body
NGK Iridium spark plugs
Forge Motorsport uprated recirculation valve
Turbo oil restrictor bolt
Red anodised adjustable fuel pressure regulator
Courtenay Sport direct route CDTi Airbox kit with red silicone hoses
K&N uprated panel filter
Dbilas enlarged air intake
Regal inlet cam.

Transmission -

M32 6 Speed manual gearbox
Quaife ATB Limited Slip Differential
Uprated gearbox bearings.

Engine Bay -

Glacier White painted engine cover
Stainless steel engine cover bolts
Forge Motorsport alloy coolant tank
Carbon fibre spark plug cover
Custom stainless steel airbox cover
Custom stainless steel battery cover
Custom stainless steel fusebox cover
Custom stainless steel relay box cover
Custom stainless steel cambelt cover
Custom stainless steel brake fluid reservoir cover
Custom stainless steel oil breather box cover
Custom stainless steel fuel rail cover
Custom stainless steel exhaust manifold heatshield
Custom aluminium MAF sensor sleeve cover
Custom aluminium washer bottle cap
Custom CNC billet oil cap
Custom CNC billet brake reservoir cap
Custom CNC billet fuel filler cap
Custom CNC billet coolant tank cap
Custom CNC billet power steering fluid cap (all billet caps with Nurburgring logo).