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So true but some were nice alternatives to the Falcon. The HQ looked pretty good in some models. My boss back then had a HQ V8 wagon with mags only a Belmont from memory, loved driving it looked and sounded great with the twin exhaust he got fitted. HX HJ Monaros, Sandman’s as above. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Seen a few older Mitzi's getting around lately including a 70's Sigma wagon.
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The 2.6 litre Astron engine was known to use oil,they had quite a big bore.I use to own one.Quite often I had to top the oil up.
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So nice that Belmont panelly! My first car was an HJ Belmont sedan. Pretty bare bones stuff inside, drum brakes all round, no power assistance, 173 and column shift manual. As simple as it could be.
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Datsun 240K's. Boy, I wish we'd kept it in the family ownership.
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But i remember one dude that bought a new Sigma and it started to use oil and had just bought another new Sigma and they claimed the problem solved with his new 1984 one ! it was all BS thou. I believe in getting up a new engine is a must do, run it in hard if you don't want it to use oil. People who pussy foot a new engine is the worst thing you can do, as they can use oil. But i think all Sigma engines used oil regardless from maybe 80,000 km or more say. The size of the bore in 2,6L was the same as a 2.0L and even V8's with 4 in pistons plus do not use oil. |
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I had a HQ 173 3 on the tree Kingswood sedan, then i moved up to the big HQ 202 3 sp on the tree Kingswood and the power was a big improvement and it had disc brakes as well. that's when i got bitten by the power bug. and twisted an axle off with that sheer power once i may add.
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Clean XR6 Turbos that haven't been modded to the hilt.
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I use to ‘own’ about…ah, forget it.
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Seen a few times now.
F150 SVT Lightning.
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Yesterday in my travels i saw a yellow convertible c4 corvette, then not long after a person rolling (pretty sure thats the correct term) in a blacked out cadillac escalade with chrome 24s on it.
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They are cheaper than the Ford/Tickford Mustangs and the C4 looks way more bad ***.
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Saw a Hyundai Veloster 1st gen, it's really not too long ago they were on sale but they seem like unicorns to see, seems like an age has passed.
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Kia Pregio van in front of someone's house, looking very unused and unloved.
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Try before you buy. C5 is an order of magnitude better. |
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I bought one of those vans new mid 2004. Blew a head gasket or cracked the head at about 400,000 kms,nursed it along on chemiweld etc until it finally died at 420,000.Very reliable,rebuilt alternator twice,starter solenoid contacts once because it got started and stopped up to 40+times every day
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Had a fair bit to do with the old Bongo/Pregio Both the 2.5l and 2.7l … They bloody go forever!… The punishment, combined with lack of maintenance, in really hostile environments that I’ve witnessed with many of these Bongos and still just tick tick tick away.. Amazing!
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