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11-11-2020, 09:13 PM | #121 | ||
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If the Ex Dub is a wagon and is teal/aqua in colour, then yeah, I see it almost weekly As for B-series, I rep that big time haha |
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12-11-2020, 11:58 AM | #123 | ||
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Here what sort of cars should we be looking at in preserving.
A mate is the 2ed owner of a HZ SL Kingswood 202 auto on the tree bucket seats original paint, but he has now gone and restored it all, I think it was worth more as it was. There are so many cars that should be restored but is it truly worth it. A mate is looking at a 1957 VW Beetle for $26.000 I would not spend such $ regardless. |
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12-11-2020, 12:44 PM | #124 | |||
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12-11-2020, 08:25 PM | #125 | ||
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Hey Trek, outside town not far from the coast. The XW I was thinking of was a ute, and at a guess was from Anglesea or Aireys. I could be wrong on that. I've seen the wagon in G town, nice to know it's still going.
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13-11-2020, 11:41 AM | #126 | ||
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Spotted an early Magna yesterday. And is customary, it was blowing oil smoke out the exhaust. Every time.
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13-11-2020, 11:52 AM | #127 | |||
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That is not an unreasonable price for one depending on the condition. A really good one can be around 45-50K! prices have gone up a lot. If you want to gulp then look at something like a 1967 Porsche 911S. A mint one is around 300K! |
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13-11-2020, 12:06 PM | #128 | ||
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My ex wifes dad has a 76 kingswood wagon. He bought it new. Its immaculate. Hasnt seen outside of the garage for years. Its the very base model. So 202, 3 speed column shift manual, bench seat, no power steering, no aircon, the tailgate window is manual wind down. In the 19 years ive known my ex mrs, ive never seen the thing drive, yet its still on normal rego. Its not worth more then scrap value.
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13-11-2020, 12:15 PM | #129 | |||
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13-11-2020, 12:24 PM | #130 | |||
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You might be telling the Old Boy That.. BUT. If It's as described? I reckon It'd pull Mid to High $20'K every day of the Week.. Personal opinion only.. |
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13-11-2020, 02:28 PM | #131 | |||
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A few years back a bloke a few doors down from the inlaws was selling his hq belmont ute for 5k. It had genuine gts wheels on it. He got multiple offers for what he was asking, but that was just for the wheels not the car. So the old bloke took the car off the market as any interested parties would scrap the car and keep the wheels. |
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13-11-2020, 04:25 PM | #132 | ||
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A bog stock unmolested HX Holden wag vs a $6000 BF ghia.I know which I would rather have as an appreciating asset sitting the the shed and it isn’t a Ford.As soon as you start messing with the Holden its value will drop.It is at its most valuable just as it is now.The LAST thing one would do would be to change the motor and trans
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13-11-2020, 04:30 PM | #133 | |||
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And how about this base as, HQ worth a 1000% more than it Rrp in 1971. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...SSE-AD-6637278
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14-11-2020, 07:56 AM | #135 | ||
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So true ...I had a 1989 magna wagon for a few years as a work bus and to cart the muttleys ..She certainly did use some oil and smoke a bit and had about 220K on her when I took her off the road in 2017 ..Drove really nice though and main reason I finished with it was rust all over the place . It was a coastal owned car for most of it's life. That and costly brake issue that I couldn't justify spending much on . A good mate of mine trained as a mechanic at Mitsubishi and he told me that most Mitsy's used a bit of oil even from new but it usually didn't cause too much trouble over a lifetime of the vehicle ..
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14-11-2020, 11:56 AM | #136 | |||
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16-11-2020, 06:13 AM | #137 | ||
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I haven't seen a Fiesta Econetic for a while.
(I was forgetting what it was called and then I found a road test newspaper cutting from Dec 2009.) |
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16-11-2020, 06:28 AM | #138 | |||
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It doesn't make sense compared to the WZ Fiesta Sport with its 1L 3 cyl Ecoboost that makes nearly 30KW more power and only 30nm less torque (at an earlier 1400 RPM and maintaining to 4500 RPM) without the diesel issues. Diesel hatches suck these days, they had this short period of being a good buy when the option was a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine or turbo diesel, but now there's turbo unleaded engines on offer, pass on the diesel engine. Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 16-11-2020 at 06:39 AM. |
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16-11-2020, 09:27 AM | #139 | ||
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The old VN.
Only ones I see is when deros are trying to offload their cut spring welded diff **** box on FB market place. Back when Holdens were assembled in NZ, Holden did a type of sticker pack to get rid of remaining stock before the VP came out. They came up with the unfortunate name GTS. 500 or so made. This was before the proper HSV GTS which first came out in the VP. The kiwi assembled one were V6 executives with colour matched bumpers, SS seats, alloys and fe2 suspension. Nothing special. These days the bogans who have them think they’re sitting on a gold mine. |
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16-11-2020, 10:59 AM | #140 | ||
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I saw an 81-83 Corolla this morning and also a Tercel, 4WD I guess. The Corolla looked like it could be a one-owner (older driver and wife). My brother had same model Corolla from new. It still exists but body has rust, upholstery shot etc.
(Fiesta econetic: in about 2008-2009 some manufacturers released super-efficient small diesels: the econetic, Audi A3 1.9 TDIe, Volvo C30 DRIVe. Low-friction tyres, lowered suspension, aerodynamic wheel trims etc.) |
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16-11-2020, 08:44 PM | #141 | ||
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Pottering around town I've been seeing heaps of VR-VS utes; standard 6, V8 S pack. They seem to have been kept (not all are immaculate) as the tradey's small runaround with a bit of tray - much more than a dual cab ute though! At around today's Corolla size but RWD with a simple motor, it's nice to see they are still with us. Wouldn't say no to a mint S Pack with the common garden variety 3.8 auto in a dark colour... Oh yeah you can also get 3 seater versions, nice and practical (with no safety)
Where are all the XH utes? Or did they do all the work and died ;)
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17-11-2020, 07:01 AM | #142 | ||
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Don't worry they're all safe and sound up this way and still working.
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17-11-2020, 12:49 PM | #143 | ||
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That's good. Always liked the XH and XG.
Oh yeah, saw 2 Magnas today. Our thread has summoned them...
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17-11-2020, 01:07 PM | #144 | ||
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17-11-2020, 06:32 PM | #145 | ||
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17-11-2020, 07:05 PM | #146 | ||
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Today I saw an XF ute - yes, XF utes are still getting around - but this one was ex-Army and looked like it was still being used as an all-purpose daily run-around.
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17-11-2020, 07:40 PM | #147 | ||
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Hmmmm
cars with S.A. numberplates too soon ? <<<<----- my border may be closed again
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18-11-2020, 06:44 AM | #148 | |||
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Also a nicely kept Toyota Surf, these used to be everywhere one.
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18-11-2020, 07:58 AM | #149 | ||
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I recently saw a car & caravan with Vic plates get blocked at a roadside stop by locals, the altercation was not pleasant and if I was them wouldnt bother coming back to SA. Mind you living over here we hate the guts of Adelaidians.
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18-11-2020, 10:17 AM | #150 | ||
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I saw one in our garage this morning! Awaiting wash and polish with recently acquired lustre products.
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