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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: omega3000 on 28 April 2012, 21:57:28
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That would look nice on the drive wouldn't it missus(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f351/charonn0/poke.gif)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Monaro-VXR-55-Plate-6-0L-V8-420-BHP-Wortec-Extras-/251045040778?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a7373528a
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One day in the not too distant future, one of these will be sitting in my garage!! 8)
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One day in the not too distant future, one of these will be sitting in my garage!! 8)
Can I be your personal driver then ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Sting Red
Even the name of the paint is cool 8)
Not sure about those pedals though , a bit boy racerish :-\
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Sting Red
Even the name of the paint is cool 8)
Not sure about those pedals though , a bit boy racerish :-\
Who cares? I'd have a grin a mile wide driving that machine ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Sting Red
Even the name of the paint is cool 8)
Not sure about those pedals though , a bit boy racerish :-\
Who cares? I'd have a grin a mile wide driving that machine ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hmm good point ;D
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One day in the not too distant future, one of these will be converted to a 1.7 diesel to run on chip fat and sitting in my garage!! 8)
Each to his own. :-\ ::)
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I agree, lovely things
However I'm always suprised how much the rear looks like an s-reg mondeo!!!
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One day in the not too distant future, one of these will be converted to a 1.7 diesel to run on chip fat and sitting in my garage!! 8)
Each to his own. :-\ ::)
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Either one of these or looking more likely a VXR8 one day, could prob only afford it for one day with fuel costs these days ;D
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Im sure it would be used once a month on sundays , not when its raining though :)
can still return 40mpg with sensible driving.
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Im sure it would be used once a month on sundays , not when its raining though :)
can still return 40mpg with sensible driving.
:o
Yes, you might get 40mpg coasting downhill with a strong tailwind!!! ;D
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Im sure it would be used once a month on sundays , not when its raining though :)
can still return 40mpg with sensible driving.
:o
Yes, you might get 40mpg coasting downhill with a strong tailwind!!! ;D
Would that be with or without the supercharger :D
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One like this has been my "next car" since i sold the Beastie...for me no other Mig could replace her. I could go out tomorrow, pay a deposit & finance one but within a year or two i can buy one outright. This one seems to be a baby & if the history & mileage all checked out i'd start with a low offer of 8k but be prepared to go up to £9500...£9000 would be better. Much as we love 'em they are pitched at a limited market. I can handle the fuel/ins. costs but does anyone know any places that can be trusted to service & repair them when needed?
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There's very little servicing involved afaict. Oil, filters and plugs(50k?). That's it. And plugs are pess easy to get to.
Cam chain is as short as it's possible to be, so very little can go wrong with it.
The main question seems to be where to tune it. Monkfish have all those answers amd more it seems.
They appear to be as bullet proof as an engine ever gets. There was a discussion on pistonheads re reliability. Only one guy had an issue, where it hand grenaded messing about on a runway. It was later suggested, as it was an auto, that while doing 150mph, reverse may have accidentally been selected. (http://www.audi-tt.ru/forum/phpBB2/images/smiles/facepalm.gif)
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There's very little servicing involved afaict. Oil, filters and plugs(50k?). That's it. And plugs are pess easy to get to.
Cam chain is as short as it's possible to be, so very little can go wrong with it.
The main question seems to be where to tune it. Monkfish have all those answers amd more it seems.
They appear to be as bullet proof as an engine ever gets. There was a discussion on pistonheads re reliability. Only one guy had an issue, where it hand grenaded messing about on a runway. It was later suggested, as it was an auto, that while doing 150mph, reverse may have accidentally been selected. (http://www.audi-tt.ru/forum/phpBB2/images/smiles/facepalm.gif)
(http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr258/rareplan/omg.gif)
Bullet proof is what you need to hear , its on my list of wanted cars but will still keep the elite as a runaround ;D
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Monaro's are getting cheaper all the time....less that 10k if you shop around...wonder if it's got anything to do with the price of fuel ?
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Undoubtedly, although there's no shortage of demand for any car with an Ls engine. They do depreciate too.
Thing is, the ls1 seems to be worth 4k all day long to car enthusiasts. Add on gear box and relevant drive train and aux parts. The car will never fall below the value of those parts. Even if crash damaged/cat b written off.
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Cheaper still
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3712131.htm
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3823397.htm
Not monaro obviously, but HSV GTS VT
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Both very nice cars to consider :y Very omega ish styling which i like ...considerable less cash for those last 2 and well worth the money .
Like the blue one , very similar to the colour of the elite .
(http://cdn.images.pistonheads.com/aimg/3712/3712131-1.jpg)
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Having been in 2woodys with ap brakes, the engine and braking performance completely ignore the weight of the car. Impressive. Handling ain't bad either. ;D
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3823397.htm
Not monaro obviously, but HSV GTS VT
you're not going to beat that price, and a nice colour, too.
plus it's got the proper brakes, which is good as the standard ones are probably the only brakes I've tried which are worse than Omega
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Didn't get any bids!
Starting price too high perhaps. :y
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Didn't get any bids!
Starting price too high perhaps. :y
It's on Autotrader at the same price. Methinks the seller doesn't quite get the idea of an auction! ::)
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On the silver one he quotes
these cars can rust badly, but this one is OK
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Something to look out for , i guess just the run of the mill rusting for a car of that age underneath similar to the omegas :-\