What i'm driving now

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · Apr 11, 2014

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thought i may as well post up what i'm currently driving... these are employee lease cars so no modifying, just fill up with petrol and drive, but thought some of you guys might like to see some slightly different variants to the SS.

Just gave back the VE SV6 Z-Series. Absolutely one of my favourite variants of the VE model. The leather/fabric combo seats were the best mix of comfort, durability and butt-hugging. Extra chrome exterior highlights and machined face/charcoal painted 19" wheels really matched the white paint. Almost was sad to see this one go.

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · #2 · Apr 11, 2014 (Edited)

And now... The VF SV6 Sportwagon. Drives like a completely different car. Only had this one just a few days and it is already noticeably smoother, quieter and more refined than the VE.

I'm not a huge fan of the 18" wheels, if i ever purchased one i'd have to upgrade to 19's instantly. Other than that i can't fault the exterior. I kinda wish they changed the rear end a little from the VE, but as with other generational upgrades in the Commodore range, Ute and wagon generally remain untouched.

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GXPaycheck

· #3 · Apr 11, 2014

Nice!

SpectroBR

· #4 · Apr 11, 2014

My father has a BR-spec VE Commodore (a mix between Berlina and Calais) and man, do I hate that steering wheel. After the VT and the VZ, I just couldn't find where to rest the thumbs comfortably. Thankfully, the VF one is nice and bolstered, plenty of spots for a comfortable grip.

Commodoreman2000

· #5 · Apr 12, 2014

I'm not sold on those SV6 rims either to be honest. They give the appearance of being heavy in my view.
I do like the 20's that they put on the Jungle Fever sedan I looked at a while back

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 12, 2014

SpectroBR said:
My father has a BR-spec VE Commodore (a mix between Berlina and Calais) and man, do I hate that steering wheel. After the VT and the VZ, I just couldn't find where to rest the thumbs comfortably. Thankfully, the VF one is nice and bolstered, plenty of spots for a comfortable grip.

Yeah I found the VE wheel a bit large and cumbersome, especially when things get a bit tight and twisty, the VF wheel is a massive improvement.

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 12, 2014

Commodoreman2000 said:
I'm not sold on those SV6 rims either to be honest. They give the appearance of being heavy in my view.
I do like the 20's that they put on the Jungle Fever sedan I looked at a while back

What dealership was that? I noticed Steinborner Gawler have sold theirs now. It's a shame none of those Jungle Fever cars were built as SSV or Redline, would have loved to see one with the black wheels.

Asylum

Discussion Starter · #8 · Apr 12, 2014

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Impressed with how much the wagon can carry with the seat split-fold still managed to remain a 3 seater and easily swallow an Ikea double bed flat-pack. Used the trailer to move my old spare queen size bed, while fully loaded still averaged around 10L/100km (24mpg)

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isszy

· #9 · Apr 12, 2014

Hopefully my next car, sometime in the next 12 months or so. I am with you on the wheels though - they look like something aftermarket you would see on a Mitsubishi Magna.

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topo444

· #10 · Apr 12, 2014

Colors

I have to say Holden has the Baddest colors ever. That's my only real complaint about the SS. I really wanted the Blue like the original Nascar pace cars. iN THE g8gxp I'm told that the most sought after color. Only slightly under 200 ever produced in for the US. Hope Chevy adds some variety in the next couple years

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 14, 2014

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isszy said:
Hopefully my next car, sometime in the next 12 months or so. I am with you on the wheels though - they look like something aftermarket you would see on a Mitsubishi Magna.

hey hey hey, nothing wrong with the Mitsubishi Magna (Diamante to the locals here) :wink: still got mine in the garage

h34r:

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hdt176

· #12 · Apr 14, 2014

Asylum said:

They are such a great car - shame more Australians didn't think so as well.

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · #13 · Apr 19, 2014

Ok, now I'm really impressed. That's up to 35mpg!

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HSV GTS LSA

· #14 · Apr 19, 2014

Asylum said:
Ok, now I'm really impressed. That's up to 35mpg!

Hmmmmm, to get numbers like that from the LSA I would need photoshop!

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isszy

· #15 · Apr 19, 2014

Asylum said:
hey hey hey, nothing wrong with the Mitsubishi Magna (Diamante to the locals here) :wink: still got mine in the garage h34r:

Worked it out - they look like the 380 VRX wheels ...

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · #16 · Apr 20, 2014

isszy said:
Worked it out - they look like the 380 VRX wheels ...

Yeah they were horrible flat looking things. Especially after the masterpiece the TJ VRX wheels were.

The VF 18" wheels remind me of some BMW wheels but lose a lot of appeal with the shallow offset.

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Commodoreman2000

· #17 · Apr 20, 2014

Asylum said:
What dealership was that? I noticed Steinborner Gawler have sold theirs now. It's a shame none of those Jungle Fever cars were built as SSV or Redline, would have loved to see one with the black wheels.

That was Metro's on Port Road. It didn't last very long and would have gone quicker had it even been just a plain SS. I've heard about a test colour that came through recently that was supposed to be reminicent of Sizzle but more orangey only got a code number no name but it sounded pretty decent

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Commodoreman2000

· #18 · Apr 20, 2014

Asylum said:
hey hey hey, nothing wrong with the Mitsubishi Magna (Diamante to the locals here) :wink: still got mine in the garage h34r:

My brother would likely drool over that Magna, he has a Sports model and is longing for the Ralliart model they built.

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Asylum

Discussion Starter · #19 · Apr 20, 2014

Commodoreman2000 said:
That was Metro's on Port Road. It didn't last very long and would have gone quicker had it even been just a plain SS. I've heard about a test colour that came through recently that was supposed to be reminicent of Sizzle but more orangey only got a code number no name but it sounded pretty decent

that evoke actually looks **** nice with the redline wheels on it!

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Mad Max

· #20 · Apr 20, 2014

Flickr test

DSCF0997 by Codeggs, on Flickr

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