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07-06-2008, 06:19 AM
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3.8 Liter Supercharged V6
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne Australia
Drives: Holden VY Berlina
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Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
My neighbour bleeds blue - he is a Ford man. He has had company Holdens before but previously given the choice between the two, he would choose the Ford.
So a couple of nights ago he traded his second car, a 2 year old Kia Rio (yeah I know) for ... a phantom mica 60th anniversary Holden Commodore ! This is a very nice car - leather, reverse sensors, bluetooth, 18 inch wheels, plus mudflaps, tow pack and floor mats. Mind you, the dealer worked hard for the sale - $15K trade on a 2 year old Kia that cost $17K is a pretty big carrot. It looks like this: 
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2003 Holden Berlina Wagon (his) Factory dual fuel 17" VZ SV8 alloys SS Leather steering wheel Satin chrome gear & handbrake levers 1600kg towbar Calais fog lights FE2 suspension Mudflaps Holden rubber floormats (don't buy 'em, they wear through in 6 months) 2002 Holden Berlina Sedan (hers) Aftermarket dual fuel 17" International alloys Satin chrome gear & handbrake levers Mudflaps VY Series II rear bumper |
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07-06-2008, 09:00 AM
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3.9 Liter V6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Dundee, Oregon
Drives: 2006 HHR 2LT
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Re: Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
Nice. What does a Holden like that run approx? Are they in the same range as the Pontiacs here ($30-$34k)?
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07-06-2008, 06:22 PM
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3.8 Liter Supercharged V6
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne Australia
Drives: Holden VY Berlina
Posts: 509
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Re: Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
Sadly, the pricing is not like the US pricing. This car is the base model with some nice special edition features (wheels, leather etc) and this will cost around $AUD34K (about $USD33K). The equivalent to a G8 V6 will cost you about $40K and the G8GT will cost about $50K.
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2003 Holden Berlina Wagon (his) Factory dual fuel 17" VZ SV8 alloys SS Leather steering wheel Satin chrome gear & handbrake levers 1600kg towbar Calais fog lights FE2 suspension Mudflaps Holden rubber floormats (don't buy 'em, they wear through in 6 months) 2002 Holden Berlina Sedan (hers) Aftermarket dual fuel 17" International alloys Satin chrome gear & handbrake levers Mudflaps VY Series II rear bumper |
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07-07-2008, 02:13 AM
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia
Drives: VZ Wagon and JSII sedan
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Re: Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
So about USD22k. I'm surprised he up-sized. Has he had kids recently?
Nice car though. I like the 60th alloys.
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07-07-2008, 04:40 AM
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3.8 Liter Supercharged V6
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne Australia
Drives: Holden VY Berlina
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Re: Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
No, but has 2 teenage boys so the Kia was getting a bit cramped. His business car is a Prado diesel and this gets most of the work - they decided that the small number of km the do each year would not cost much more than the Kia.
Funnily enough, he and I went to a focus session a couple of years ago and we were presented with the now FG Falcon - we both said it looked like a big Subaru and this was one of the reasons they didn't buy one - looks like Ford did not hit their target audience very well.
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2003 Holden Berlina Wagon (his) Factory dual fuel 17" VZ SV8 alloys SS Leather steering wheel Satin chrome gear & handbrake levers 1600kg towbar Calais fog lights FE2 suspension Mudflaps Holden rubber floormats (don't buy 'em, they wear through in 6 months) 2002 Holden Berlina Sedan (hers) Aftermarket dual fuel 17" International alloys Satin chrome gear & handbrake levers Mudflaps VY Series II rear bumper |
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07-13-2008, 07:57 AM
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5.3 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Rosemeadow, NSW Australia
Drives: 1984 Holden VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8
2006 A
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Re: Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
Parked next to a Red Passion 60th Ann at the shops. Very nice car! and the wheels look pretty good.
Looks to be a great value package.
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07-22-2008, 07:38 AM
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia
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Re: Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
Unrelated to Holdens, but related to driving a hard bargain, my father in law is playing off dealers against each other for his new Prado Grande (to tow a van on his retirement trip around oz next year). So far he has taken off....$11K! Same vehicle, different dealers. It's actually pretty funny because it is nearly back to what he paid for his last Prado about 4 years ago.
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07-22-2008, 09:51 PM
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5.3 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Rosemeadow, NSW Australia
Drives: 1984 Holden VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8
2006 A
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Re: Score One for the Good Guys (Holden)
Mate at work has been offered about $7k off on a new Kluger AWD, down to $43 now from $50.
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RedVee8 Current Holdens. VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8; AH Astra CDX 1.8; CG Captiva LX 3.2V6 (work). Previous Holdens. 1969 HT Kingswood 186; 1975 HJ Premier 202; 1977 TC Gemini; 1985 JD Camira SL/E 1.8i Keep Holden On. |
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