LOL - what a hilarious thread! Especially how its become ANOTHER "diesel is the be all and end all thread" - like we haven't seen enough of them
As for the Commo, Dad is getting his VE Calais on Friday so am hanging out to see what it is like. Have already driven my mates VE GTS and it was brilliant.
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Originally Posted by Vectracious
LOL - what a hilarious thread! Especially how its become ANOTHER "diesel is the be all and end all thread" - like we haven't seen enough of them
As for the Commo, Dad is getting his VE Calais on Friday so am hanging out to see what it is like. Have already driven my mates VE GTS and it was brilliant.
GTS would be heaps better than the calais right?
it depends what you want in a car mate...
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power, comfort, looks..which the HSV would have more than a calais...nevertheless, the calais is still a nice car.
ok, i have a LOT of experience with this..
i've been waterskiing for many many years now.. originally the car that put the boat in the water was a nissan pulsar, it's only been the last 5 years that a falcon has been doing it..
and trust me, i know which i prefer doing it in, and it aint the little pulsar.....
amen to thatThis is more my type...
Ford Mondeo... can people go and research how much one of those things weighs. I think you will be surprised. And not in a good way
The top range model isn't all that much lighter than the old VZ commodore.
This was raised as something front wheel drive cars can't do. It's not true. Also was raised as a reason to own a big dumb bus. Problem is on the way to work today I counted 48 commodores, 5 had tow bars.
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Petrol is for the weak
Towing is not only dependent on the drivetrain configuration but also vehicle mass.
Some cars simply do not have the towing capacity no matter the power/torque output of the engine.
For instance. No Astra model can tow more than 1300kg. And thats with a trailer with brakes. It dips to 600kg for an unbraked trailer.
Whereas a Commodore pushes this to 2100kg. That leaves you with a much larger safety margin when towing.
I've more or less grown up with a Commodore in my family. My parents had a VR, VT, VY then VZ. All suited the purpose of being big enough for a family of five including three boys and comfortably towing a 17ft caravan. They were fairly safe, fairly reliable and parts weren't that expensive. Like most families, it suited our purpose at the time. Got to say though, the Commodore phase is over as we now have a 3.0L Liberty Spec B and I have the Astra Turbo. Mum has commented on the fact that she just couldn't back to a Commodore now...
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