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Old 09-12-2009, 10:08 AM   #31
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Cover it in 24 carrot gold, make the rims from some out of this world alien metal alloy that weighs 2 grams per rim, go back to the future, hit a button so it runs on lawn mower clippings and dog ! It's still a STUPID OVERRATED COMMODORE.
Carrot gold must be from another planet too...
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Old 09-12-2009, 10:13 AM   #32
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Like it or hate it its good value for money
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Old 09-12-2009, 10:38 AM   #33
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I saw a VE commodore with the Pontiac G8 front end displayed at Westfield in South Morang a couple of days ago. Must have been this new model, did not impress me at all. I'd take a Series one VE R8 any day over that!
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Old 09-12-2009, 10:42 AM   #34
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Old 09-12-2009, 12:58 PM   #35
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Looks great. I'd quite happily own one.
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Old 09-12-2009, 01:06 PM   #36
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Old 09-12-2009, 01:09 PM   #37
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These things ( V2's ) look TUFF in white!
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Old 09-12-2009, 02:05 PM   #38
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Can you believe that most crappodores have chevrolet badges because Holden has excess stock of them from their former GTO contract that went balls up?
Err no.
The GTO was a Pontiac, not a Chevrolet.
The Chevy badges are not excess stock, they are from the cars Holden sell to the Middle East
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it is! it's an orange gold
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When your blood runs blue you DON'T want a commodore no matter how good it looks or goes.

Sheesh.
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When your blood runs blue you DON'T want a commodore no matter how good it looks or goes.

Sheesh.
You must be so dissapointed every time you cut yourself, I would say it could make you suicidal, however slitting ones wrists, and seeing all that Red would just make you feel worse....
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I saw a VE commodore with the Pontiac G8 front end displayed at Westfield in South Morang a couple of days ago. Must have been this new model, did not impress me at all. I'd take a Series one VE R8 any day over that!
I saw a couple of SSs today at a local Holden dealership with the G8 front, and I thought they looked pretty good.

Even the E2. I wasn't a fan of it at all, but I saw a white E2 Maloo the other week. The pictures never really done them any justice I reckon.
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GET REAL ...it looks so plastic, like sosmething ud find in a hotwheels packet. It looks no different to any on the other hundreds of holden quik sale special models over the years.PAH
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I woudln't say no to one but at $60K I certainly think people are over-reacting when they say its a bargain...

I'd rather save $20K and buy an XR6T or WRX.
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Way overdone both front and back.

Not to mention the ridiculous runnings lights - way too bright. Audi do it much better...
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So G6ET or XR6T anyone? Much more interesting that a cheap E2
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So G6ET or XR6T anyone? Much more interesting that a cheap E2
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Yeah actually. I'm not a fan at all, even in the flesh they just don't look "right" to me.
The VE I was a tough looking ride, this just doesn't do it for me even with the price tag.
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looks alright to me, seen a few and they've really grown on me
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Out of curiosity can anyone confirm what rear spoiler it has? it looks like the Senator lip spoiler..



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I think it may have the Calais V one...
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I think it may have the Calais V one...
Ok.. so cheaper, same engine, and probably looks more classy than an R8 now, 3 ticks in my book.



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Doesn't the normal E2 have 225KW? And this GXP have the VE I's 317KW? I'm sure thats what I read.
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Doesn't the normal E2 have 225KW? And this GXP have the VE I's 317KW? I'm sure thats what I read.
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Lots of people think the design is great, myself I don't mind it, took a while, had to see a black one on the road LOL.

Carsales says this isn't a reposnse to the GS as it was penned in before Ford announced the GS.
HSV would have been well aware that FPV were releasing a budget model. It was probably one of the worst keep secrets going around.

Typical Holden/HSV BS.
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Don't forget had the Pontiac program not been canned, HSV probably wouldn't have bothered down this line.

They had alot of excess LS3's & Brembo brakes which they don't normally use to offload.
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