Interesting thread about damaged VXR - Long read ! :-)

I dont know if this is a repost or people remember it? but i have just randomly come across this thread, which is a interesting read, i havnt even read it all yet lol

Vxr No 16 For Sale - VX220 Discussion - VX220 Owners Club

Good on them to investigate!!!

haha wow I got to page 5!! what's the result in the end ??

just finished reading lol, last 20 odd pages are just different clubs posting up saying they love the thread, and some people have made some hilarious videos

But essentially guy has blatantly tried to pass off a previously damaged VX220 on thier forum as not damaged when its pritty likely he knew it was and he has been caught out!

Fair play to them, looking out for any unsuspecting buyers that might not have know

Scott, just seen ya missed call, bell ya tomorrow, but got meeting in Torquay so might be in afternoon, Rich.

Just wasted a good hour of my life!! Just as i though i must be nearing the end of the Saga i found there was a good 30 pages to go!

Soooo, does Imran actually admit it was damaged in the end?

God, reading this was funny. Couldn't get through the 64 pages though!

wannabemk1owner said

Just wasted a good hour of my life!!

Me too   8O

Got to page 15 before i had to go to the last page to see if there was a final outcome.

abfmk1 said

Got to page 15 before i had to go to the last page to see if there was a final outcome.

thats what i did to then find the saga carried on  

lol i did warn it was a long read ha ha

first 20 or so pages are really funny , last 20 or so not that relevant and the middle bits have got some funny videos on them

Read this years ago, was a viral lol

Really him caught out, my view on it was that the pics of it  damaged showed a private plate, so the only way it could of been identified was due to it being car 16, no way for them to of linked the 2 together otherwise.

Another reminder of the good forums and owners clubs do.

That was a good laugh

heh, a good read and heres a post from the previous owner.  :mrgreen:



Hi, I owned VXR220 Number 16 registration GK54 ZZL (I changed the registration to J9 VXR)and had a rather catastrophic roll on the A26 Tonbridge bypass. The car was assessed by my insurance company and they valued the repairs at around 25K, the car was worth 25.5K at the time and so they wrote the car off. As far as I was concerned this was a catagory D write off. I bought a replacement VXR220 and put the J9 VXR plate on it, I still have the car now.

I have read the full story and can only laugh at the statements that are being made by the seller concerning its history. It was in a very bad way when I last saw it as it hit a kerb side on very hard (hence the missing rear wheel which was shattered) and then proceeded to hit a tree after that. Significant damamge was also done when the recovery company put it back on its wheels. I must say though that I got out without a scratch, a very strong car! So if anyone sees this car for sale at any time avoid it at all costs, which I'm sure you all will after reading the 1000's of posts on this subject.

One thing I didn't see was the latest registration number on the car, I'd be interested to know if it retained the original one from when I bought it, anyone have any photos of the original post as they have now been removed.