Holden's lil headache!

flavze · 24-11-2005, 12:55 PM

How would ya feel, the Chinese government ordered 10,000 black v6 statesmans awhile back from holdens so Holdens went an wacked em up ready to go, the Chinese got the first 2000 an for some reason decided to cancel the order for the rest!

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So now holden's have 8000 odd black v6 left hand drive statie's without a home!!

XplosiveR6 · 24-11-2005, 01:05 PM

where did you hear that from?

zetec · 24-11-2005, 01:07 PM

Maybe those 2000 got to their first service and the Chinese government realised what they were getting into with ownership and Dealing with Holden service, decided to cut their losses...

Smoked · 24-11-2005, 01:13 PM

Holden would have been paid out by the Chinese government if they had built all the cars and the Chinese dicded not to take delivery.

**Polyal** · 24-11-2005, 01:21 PM

proof?

24-11-2005, 01:31 PM

And then there's the 5% cancellation fee.....

flavze · 24-11-2005, 02:11 PM

Go look in Holdens holding yard if ya want proof.......

**Polyal** · 24-11-2005, 02:25 PM

lol..yeah no worries ill go get my car keys now :/

So you are saying this because a bunch of statesmans are in a pen?

Pilch · 24-11-2005, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

So you are saying this because a bunch of statesmans are in a pen?

8000 black V6's to be precise!!! So is this a joke or what?

Josh_XC · 24-11-2005, 02:51 PM

yeh is this legit? were did u hear that from

2IC · 24-11-2005, 03:38 PM

If it is true, I can't wait for the Holden PR and Marketing team to get a hold of this one... "Don't be the last in your street to own a special 'limited edition' black V6 Statesman celebrating Australia-China relations etc etc" then in size 1 font at the botton of the screen, "All vehicles are left hand drive and have instrumentation in both English and Mandarin"

flavze · 24-11-2005, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh_XC

yeh is this legit? were did u hear that from

One of the Heads of division in Holden production.

Jamie XR6 · 24-11-2005, 03:59 PM

If it's true, it won't be a problem for Holden. They will flog them off to the Middle East where Ford flogs all their V6 Mustangs. They will already be badged as Buicks so they wouldn't even have to bother with that.

Even then, the Chinese would have paid out the order anyway.

flavze · 24-11-2005, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamie XR6

If it's true, it won't be a problem for Holden. They will flog them off to the Middle East where Ford flogs all their V6 Mustangs. They will already be badged as Buicks so they wouldn't even have to bother with that.

Even then, the Chinese would have paid out the order anyway.

Not sure on what they are badged, i thought he said they are badged as Chevy's. Only problem is the middle east only wants V8's an these are all V6's.
I'm pretty sure they haven't been paid for.

Jamie XR6 · 24-11-2005, 05:53 PM

I've spent alot of time in various countries around the Middle East, trust me, there is more V6 cars getting around there than V8s. That's why I don't think they would have a great deal of trouble off loading them especially in the UAE and Kuwait.

Bossxr8 · 24-11-2005, 06:29 PM

Isn't it a Buick Royuam. They have 2.8 litre V6's, good luck trying to flog them off to other countries with a small engine in a huge body.

vztrt · 24-11-2005, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Isn't it a Buick Royuam. They have 2.8 litre V6's, good luck trying to flog them off to other countries with a small engine in a huge body.

Koera? Holden is gonna buy enough of there crap.

Smoke Pursuit · 24-11-2005, 06:47 PM

It would be very unlikely that Holden have 8000 Statesmens sitting there waiting to go, as they would build them in progressive amounts then ship them, so they wouldnt build the entire order in a single period, therefore I find this hard to believe.... 800 maybe, but not 8000.

fauxpas · 24-11-2005, 06:49 PM

They should give them to paris hilton's boyfriend to smash up... a fitting end to the worst made cars on the planet.

flavze · 24-11-2005, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Isn't it a Buick Royuam. They have 2.8 litre V6's, good luck trying to flog them off to other countries with a small engine in a huge body.

Thats it, thats the name. My apoligies to to jamie xr6 for doubting you. :voldar02:
They have a mix of the 2.8 and the 3.2? in them.

flavze · 24-11-2005, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ShockWaveXR6na

It would be very unlikely that Holden have 8000 Statesmens sitting there waiting to go, as they would build them in progressive amounts then ship them, so they wouldnt build the entire order in a single period, therefore I find this hard to believe.... 800 maybe, but not 8000.

Actually it's somewhere between 6000-8000 but hey don't believe it if ya don't want to....

Jamie XR6 · 24-11-2005, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by flavze

Thats it, thats the name. My apoligies to to jamie xr6 for doubting you. :voldar02:
They have a mix of the 2.8 and the 3.2? in them.

LOL no worries,

Everybody has this idea of rich oil Sheiks driving whopping big V8s and to some extant that is the case. The sad thing is, the Toyota Camry is one of the most popular cars sold there. It's quite an eye opener to see these things driven flat out on the freeways passing Porches and the like.

Psycho Chicken · 24-11-2005, 07:21 PM

There's a photo of my mate in Iraq from last year, VR Commo in the background. Looks a little scary having armed troops and aussie cars in the same photo!

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Originally Posted by ShockWaveXR6na

It would be very unlikely that Holden have 8000 Statesmens sitting there waiting to go, as they would build them in progressive amounts then ship them, so they wouldnt build the entire order in a single period, therefore I find this hard to believe.... 800 maybe, but not 8000.

Exactly. 8000 is a little less than a month's worth of Commos, there's no way they would of pumped these out.

Smoke Pursuit · 24-11-2005, 09:45 PM

Yes and where would they park them? Id hate to try and work out how much room you would need to park 8000 luxury barges and keep records on them along with keys. Im not disputing it, just finding it hard to beleive that a company would be so stupid.

Thunder · 25-11-2005, 02:04 PM

Funeral directors cars? Or they may just give them to the police. If red monaro's are ok for Queensland then black sedans for Vic should be ok.

gozza · 25-11-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamie XR6

LOL no worries,

Everybody has this idea of rich oil Sheiks driving whopping big V8s and to some extant that is the case. The sad thing is, the Toyota Camry is one of the most popular cars sold there. It's quite an eye opener to see these things driven flat out on the freeways passing Porches and the like.

have you seen that sheik dude that has an audi made out of silver?

Thunder · 25-11-2005, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by gozza

have you seen that sheik dude that has an audi made out of silver?

Is that the same sheik who has a toilet made of gold?

Jamie XR6 · 25-11-2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by gozza

have you seen that sheik dude that has an audi made out of silver?

I have actually, it would be a pain having it driving towards you in bright sunlight. It's not made of silver but has had the paint removed and highly polished.

This is it here

Polished Audi

MrAUII · 25-11-2005, 04:16 PM

might have to get on to my mate about this and see whats going on. Everyday I drive past Holdens factory there are more and more cars sitting in the grounds. Even where the employees used to park is now filled with new cars. At outer harbour where mitsubishi ship their cars is a whole load of statemans with buick and chevy badges which i noticed when i was fishing right next door which i hadnt seen before. I know Holdens are offering very large discounts on new cars too employees. More discount than usual.

LTDHO · 25-11-2005, 04:40 PM

For Holden to make 8000 Statesmans would take years.

Can someone take a pick at the holden yard?

Where is this yard?