I test drove the VXR before buying my 1.8 EX!
The VXR is impressively QUICK. In fact one of the deciding factors for me as I know I'd end up with points and posibly a ban. It is like when I go out on my bike: I go out with good intentions, get half mile down the road, the horns come out of my helmet and before you know it, warp factor three has been reached! Adrenaline is very addictive.
The other reason I didn't go for one was there have been a few local (Manchester area) owners that have had them took off them, by thieves, usually by extreme force. One local owner had his took after the thieves walked into his home, during the evening, threated him and his wife with knives, before taking the keys and the car off his drive.
My wife uses the car more than me and I know it would be a matter of time before they followed her into a supermarket car park, or to school etc, and it would be gone. Very sad world we live in today when that is what you have to think of before deciding what car to buy.
There have been mention of fingerprint recognition ignitions recently. I shudder to think of what the theiving t**ts will do then
