10 years since the last nail in the coffin for Australian vehicle production

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by ToryMikey

Of course, GM USA were still reeling from the decisions made in the 1980s by Roger Smith, that tanked the company. Over reliance on badge engineering, ill-timed downsizing and poor quality half baked products all resulting from good old fashioned Yankee style hubris.

Totally agree.

Dr Terry

[mick taylor]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

The Port Melbourne engine plant used to build the 2.8L V6 turbo engine for SAAB as well.

It's the same as the Commodore V6 but 2.8L and single turbo, would have been a great competitor for the XR6 Turbo if someone over at GMH had two brain cells to rub together, they were already building that engine locally

No ! you just bought a 5.7L v8 to eat the XR6 Turbo.

Thing is Australia imported the Alloytec V6 Engine blocks, we tried to cast them here but failed badly and gave it up. the cost was astounding !

USA made a turbo V6 3.6L I think. but why do that in a Holden when the 5.7L V8 was here. I think the cost of a Turbo would not be worth it.

You know i asked for a new VS V6 Supercharged ute and the new car dealer went right of his rocker at me ! he claimed they do not go any better ? and the real issue he claimed was that second hand you could never sell such a thing.

I said BS ! But i know what he was on about, was from a resale issue, in not making them. He could of been more chilled out tho, i only ran it past him as an idea. to save on fuel ! but they need 95 octane but that was only 2c a L more back then.
I am sure he was driving Supercharged V6 on 91 octane as i knew of morons who only ran 91 octane in their XR 6 Turbo's, fools !

[fatgas]

Originally Posted by mick taylor

No ! you just bought a 5.7L v8 to eat the XR6 Turbo.

Thing is Australia imported the Alloytec V6 Engine blocks, we tried to cast them here but failed badly and gave it up. the cost was astounding !

USA made a turbo V6 3.6L I think. but why do that in a Holden when the 5.7L V8 was here. I think the cost of a Turbo would not be worth it.

You know i asked for a new VS V6 Supercharged ute and the new car dealer went right of his rocker at me ! he claimed they do not go any better ? and the real issue he claimed was that second hand you could never sell such a thing.

I said BS ! But i know what he was on about, was from a resale issue, in not making them. He could of been more chilled out tho, i only ran it past him as an idea. to save on fuel ! but they need 95 octane but that was only 2c a L more back then.
I am sure he was driving Supercharged V6 on 91 octane as i knew of morons who only ran 91 octane in their XR 6 Turbo's, fools !

I'm not so sure about the blocks being imported...

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by fatgas

I'm not so sure about the blocks being imported...

Yes they were imported. The cast inlet manifold was made in South Australia and it was continual problems.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-03-...-staff/1541634

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthre...-plant-closure