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Richard Johnson
TryHard
Florida, USA
SC300 1JZ-GTE Swap
Posts: 190
Reg: 06-2006
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It looks like in the very very near future the Commodore and the Ute will be sold under the Pontiac brand. Yay!
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Richard Johnson
TryHard
Florida, USA
SC300 1JZ-GTE Swap
Posts: 191
Reg: 06-2006
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Do they suck or something? |
James Johnson
DieHard
Victoria
JZZ30
Posts: 567
Reg: 07-2005
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useless thread without pics!
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Richard Johnson
TryHard
Florida, USA
SC300 1JZ-GTE Swap
Posts: 192
Reg: 06-2006
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they ruined the front bumper |
James Johnson
DieHard
Victoria
JZZ30
Posts: 568
Reg: 07-2005
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we are just over them because every tom dick and harry has one!
but you guys will love it! much better than those FWD v8 sedans you guys have! |
Richard Johnson
TryHard
Florida, USA
SC300 1JZ-GTE Swap
Posts: 193
Reg: 06-2006
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Yeah well, hopefully someone imports the front bumper and hood, the Pontiac unit looks disgusting. |
Dan McColl
Goo Roo
Victoria
Active V8 and a Factory Manual XF.
Posts: 1929
Reg: 07-2005
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Tim Eacott wrote on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 09:18 am:lol, why are you excited?
Because compared to the type of cars they get over there, this is VERY exciting |
Richard Johnson
TryHard
Florida, USA
SC300 1JZ-GTE Swap
Posts: 194
Reg: 06-2006
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Since the Fbodys dissapeared, Camaro and Trans am, america had nothing exciting to offer.
We have the GTO (monaro), but the bland bumpers Pontiac installed really killed sales. They finally upgaded the looks in 2006 and it's starting to get more popular. |
Daniel Czechowski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Soarer GT-T
Posts: 2277
Reg: 07-2005
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Aren't the local unions gonna get pissed off about it?? There was a thing with the Monaro, they could only export a limited number to US because of the union's strong influence. I presume same thing will be for Commodore... |
Adam Peterson
DieHard
Western Australia
V8
Posts: 514
Reg: 04-2006
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Richard, this is what you should have got..
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Miles Baker
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31, 66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 68 Mustang Coupe
Posts: 437
Reg: 08-2005
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Dan McColl wrote on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 09:51 am:Because compared to the type of cars they get over there, this is VERY exciting
Are you high? America as an automotive backwater.. now I've heard it all. |
Benny Gammelmark
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 UZZ31
Posts: 1839
Reg: 07-2005
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They ARE looking better but still .... WHEELS COTY 2006 ??? and the winner of BFYB ???
What are these WHEELS guys on? Do they get a kick-back? |
Miles Baker
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31, 66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 68 Mustang Coupe
Posts: 438
Reg: 08-2005
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Benny Gammelmark wrote on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 11:57 am:Do they get a kick-back?
Short answer? Yes. |
Dan McColl
Goo Roo
Victoria
Active V8 and a Factory Manual XF.
Posts: 1931
Reg: 07-2005
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Miles Baker wrote on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 11:37 am:Are you high?
No. I'm talking about current production cars excluding exotics. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 2053
Reg: 10-2005
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Moral of the story, Australians can't build good cars - but Americans REALLY can't build good cars. |
Miles Baker
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31, 66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 68 Mustang Coupe
Posts: 440
Reg: 08-2005
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Yeah OK.. some American cars:
Chrysler 300C. Won Car and Driver's best Full Size Sedan 3 years in a row.
Cadillac CTS - 300hp in the next one.
Ford Mustang - you can buy it for the equivalent of 28k Aussie with a V8. Not to mention the Shelby and Saleen cars.
Dodge Charger and Challenger.
Chevrolet Corvette - Car and Driver's best Performance Car 6 years in a row (and 6 more times in the past).
A range of all sorts of other cars we don't see.. Lincolns, Mercurys, Cadillacs, Pontiacs, Buicks, Hummers, Saturns. Sedans, compacts, convertibles, 4WDs, trucks, you name it.
And what do we have? 2 taxis that get crap crammed in them and plastered onto them and called sports cars. And they cost 50 to 70 grand for that.
Now check out Commodore's safety recall history. Power steering, doors, tyres, brakes, wheels, the VE has already been recalled for seat belts and fuel leaks. THE BLOODY ONE BRIGHT BRAKE LIGHT THAT THEY WERE PLAGUED WITH FOR OVER A DECADE.
Don't get me started on the Ford Capri. |
Cihan Aday
Goo Roo
" 238.7rwkw + 2JZ cams = ? "
JZZ30
Posts: 1700
Reg: 07-2005
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Matthew Sharpe wrote on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 02:18 pm:Moral of the story, Australians can't build good cars - but Americans REALLY can't build good cars.
LOL |
Adam Parisi
Tinkerer
SA
UZZ30
Posts: 47
Reg: 07-2005
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Even though I really don't like the commonwhores that are coming out these days, I read about a tt bolt on kit for the LS1's (read here : http://www.ls1turbo.com.au/ )that can produce some amazing figures (well, they are from the company that makes them) for a fairly reasonable price (around 12k plus labour for 550 rwkw). Now if only it was cheap to put an LS1 in a soarer...... |
Miles Baker
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31, 66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 68 Mustang Coupe
Posts: 441
Reg: 08-2005
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But what's the point when it's just wedged in a taxi? Or is it a family sedan? Or a station wagon? No hang on it's a coupe. No a limo. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 2056
Reg: 10-2005
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Miles Baker wrote on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 03:03 pm:Yeah OK.. some American cars:
There are always exceptions of course  |
Luke Nieuwhof
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1869
Reg: 07-2005
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Daniel Czechowski wrote on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 10:27 am:Aren't the local unions gonna get pissed off about it?? There was a thing with the Monaro, they could only export a limited number to US because of the union's strong influence. I presume same thing will be for Commodore...
Free trade's a wonderful thing ain't it? |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 2058
Reg: 10-2005
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Free trade + America is an unbalanced equation, unless you are American and an exporter - actually, even then as you're probably being subsidised. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 2560
Reg: 09-2005
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Wow how many grills do Pontiac want on that thing?
Its always interesting when you go on American based forums with some Aussie members (some with utes). The yanks' jaw-drop over the utes!
...not that thats a bad thing! ;) |
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