VX advice

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:31 pm

for a friend...

who has asked me whether to buy a 2.2 and supercharge it or go for the turbo. He has £10-11k to spend, and is looking to buy at the end of the year.

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:50 pm

Some people prefer the 2.2 but I would go for the turbo.
His budget will not reach a turbo though which go for about £15K+

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:53 pm

Wot's NA?

*girl

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:58 pm

Sassy wrote:Wot's NA?

*girl

Normally Aspirated

It means the intake is not Turbo or Supercharged - just breathes normally.

*boy

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:07 pm

Now I'm not just saying this in a price-preservation manner, but he will need to be prepared to travel to pick up a good 2.2 for that mondo. Mind you, come winter the prices are generally weaker on cars like these.

As G says, Turbos are minimum £15k so probably out of your mate's budget. They're also a bit heavier and a wee bit softer to compensate. It depends on what your friend is after. The surge when the Turbo kicks in can be addictive, but the very same surge mid-corner has caused a good few of them to be written off.

A 2.2 would be a corking option and is so rewarding "out of the box." But then, driving any VX/Elise variant after coming from snoozemobile territory will prove immensely satisfying.

The Supercharger delivers near straight power/torque lines (as opposed to curves), I will try dig them out from somewhere. But it's not cheap. Add on another £4k-ish. That might be better spent on Speedlines and Nitrons!

By the way I own a 2.2 and am in no way biased!

Post by **simon** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:08 pm

11 grand would get a very good S1 Elise........
I know where my money would go

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:56 pm

I do at least know what normally aspirated means, I'm not *that* much of a girl!! Just didn't click with the NA initials.

He doesn't like the look of the Elise (

) so that's out. His other option is an Impreza or Evo. I've told him they're totally different propositions from a VX, but TBH I think he mostly just wants a fast head-turning car over being concerned with handling.

I'll tell him to look for 2.2s and see what comes up.

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:47 pm

Sassy if your friend wants a look round a vx id be happy to help

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:56 pm

Thanks for the offer but now I've told him he doesn't have enough for a turbo he's rethinking his options!

Looks like he's heading down the scooby/evo road...

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:00 pm

Sassy wrote:Thanks for the offer but now I've told him he doesn't have enough for a turbo he's rethinking his options!

Looks like he's heading down the scooby/evo road...

Westfield?

Post by **simon** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:59 pm

Sassy wrote:I do at least know what normally aspirated means, I'm not *that* much of a girl!! Just didn't click with the NA initials.

He doesn't like the look of the Elise ( ) so that's out. His other option is an Impreza or Evo. I've told him they're totally different propositions from a VX, but TBH I think he mostly just wants a fast head-turning car over being concerned with handling.

I'll tell him to look for 2.2s and see what comes up.

Tell him to stick with a scooby. He'll just crash a VX if he's not interested in handling.

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:01 pm

shooomer wrote:
Sassy wrote:
Looks like he's heading down the scooby/evo road...

Paul

total filth

Mr Momo · Post by **Mr Momo** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:03 pm

shooomer wrote:
Sassy wrote:
Looks like he's heading down the scooby/evo road...

Paul

I know Integrale's were not renowned for their aerodynamics, but that roof is something else - must slow it down....

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:27 pm

D'ya think the turbo is a KKK?

Digital · Post by **Digital** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:49 pm

As said before, you'd need around 16K for a VXT, early 2.2s are starting to approach the 10K mark, but still few and far between. The turbo is a fair bit quicker for road driving due to the extra torque, but not as big a difference on track as the NA is lighter and has better handling.

I'd be very wary if anyone chooses a VX for its head-turning ability, the VX forum is full of tales of owners who have been bitten... Evo/Impreza will do more of the work for a driver, so probably a better bet, but I hope he's aware of the running costs