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Once in SA, however... it was thick with VYs more than any other older car. This time counted more VYs > VEs > VF's s
VF's seemed thin on the road, at 10 years old. think where you were.. Yalata, Ceduna, says a lot about the local inhabitants
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DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Sydney, more than not. I hate it.
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…While you’re here. Which of that trio is likely to cause a stumble or faltering upon acceleration at city speeds? VY or VZ (can’t remember).
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AU Falcon day in Wangaratta today, must of counted at least 5 on full rego and including what looked like an abandoned XR6 red (pink) ute.
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Little seen, least on my drives. Little wonder we didn't need dual cabs back yonder, these just appear humungous on the road esp when sitting lower than standard. Daily commute Northern Connector ADL...good nic but passes the 'straight panel' test when passing.
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But in this case I noticed the VYs once you get within about 300 of Port Augusta, and continuing down past Keith and across the border. We chose the Western Hwy this time as quicker but by Odin the poor driving with high beam usage! Enough to anger Thor it was! Quote:
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Family VY is still going and perfect and buttery smooth on city and town acceleration - so I'll guess VZ? Drove those new but can't remember if they did that.
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If only they made those, or Barra, or AUII new now. Sigh. I'm still stumped for a real replacement. If I want to drive ultra long distance highway miles and want full time AWD. The Toyota's are choice de rigueur currently and it's 100K to get a 300 series, or more. Prados in the 80s or 90s and for that you get that 2.8D... no petrols on them, if you want a petrol cruiser it's the 160K+ Lexus twin turbo 3.5. For low 40's it's a Mazda with fwd, for mid 60's you can get their new AWD inline 6 with RWD bias... hmmm. Dual cab based wagons exist I guess too but while the mind considers the flesh is hardly vertical.
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We took the VY back over some weeks ago, returning it and the sleeping with foam mattress on the back was awesome - flat bed, sooo long, really comfortable after a day at the wheel. Plenty of space in rear footwell for toolkit/parts etc. What a perfect car for touring/sleeping in. Coming back in the Terry, it was pretty good, but not as good. The mattress was a little more squished as of shorter wheelbase, the gap between middle seats and rear seat footwell tended to sag the mattress at about waist height. Nothing that couldn't be improved with a bit of carpentry. Waking up overlooking SA ocean cliffs, priceless. And yes a caravan is more comfortable to sleep in, but then you have to tow the damn thing. Been there, done that in my 20's for work. Not quite yet ready to grey nomad the things. Probably the most awesome setup would be like an old HJ panelvan with the sleeping area in the back, just climb down into the front, with better headspace. Failing that, the VY is pretty good. I guess you could #vanlyfe but then you would be #vanlyfing.
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WRX Wagon doesn't come in manual so forget it. |
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If it's a VZ then the fix is send it to Sims metal because it's the 3.6L boat anchor. |
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I've read they aren't as reliable a gearbox as one might expect from Suby, too.
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RTS HZ-WB, IMO still the best touring car made.
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Low and behold there's one I spotted today around the corner from where I'm staying wasting away in their front yard.
Wonder if they'll sell it.
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do you actually work? or just drive around Victoia country towns looking at cafes, small trucks and old cars
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Another day, another Commodore wagon, this one a VN or VP, white, standard condition, Tas plates, in Melbourne CBD.
And an air-cooled 911 Targa. |
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haha! Rokwiz has a unique skill set, so he gets to look for these things.
Girlfriend had 253 WB ute when we were younger, it was pretty fun. My 245 VG Valiant coupe would beat it in a straight line however.
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No I just bum around all day enjoying old crap.
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On the Gc
On the back of a tow truck a Fiat 130 3200 notation on rear Havent seen one of those since last century |
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On the Prince's Highway somewhere between Morwell and Berwick, a VW Jetta ute. As I was driving and on my own, no chance for a pic.
Never seen one of them before at all. Were they even on sale here or was this an imported model? I couldn't find any reference to the ute on aussie websites.
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Good to see the Massey Man in his F350 still running around fixing machinery.
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Falcon taxi, yellow, yesterday and a Holden Nova sedan.
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I got a soft spot for 80's vehicles, tidy Nissan Pintara
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Nissan NX
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The unicorn itself - the only GTHO Phase 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SdSletB318
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