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A bit different to the "piss-off" anf "gobsmacked" threads. Just things that confuse and bewilder you without ruining your day.

My Cross6 taillights are full of red dust and the chrome internal rings have fallen off. Is it possible to get these apart with a heat gun and then glue them back together, or splash on a new set ...

Changed the engine oil on the Cross6 today, that is 4,400km and 14 months since last change, and including a 1,500 return trip to QLD during the last few weeks. At 152Km, the engine still is quiet, no rattles or clicks, and the old oil, although black in the drain pan, still had a goldy tinge to...

My Crewman has just ticked over 150Km, and I am concerned about mechanical preventative maintenance, rather than the usual oil and fluid maintenance. By the book, should have done the plugs ages ago, but my regular mechanic asked if the fuel consumption was still good, started easily, ran well...

Getting my usual daily dose of the latest motoring news this morning ............ Ford ........... https://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/news/an-auto-ceo-came-very-close-to-saying-the-right-thing-about-heavy-ev-batteries/ar-AA1bxE6f?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f1d3aa2677bd4518adc7abc1171f862d&ei=11 GM...

Anyone watching it ? If so, post up a review in a weeks time when it is all over..

ITEM: As discussed in this thread ...... https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/crewman-mudflaps.299362/ https://www.genuineedge.com.au/genuine-holden-front-mudflap-set-vy-vz-ss-commodor and https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3736248...rdzx3ovS8u&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY LOCATION...

Sorry ............ that went straight over my peanut. :( Took a while to twig you were just stuffing about. I was confused as to why you had put @losh on your ignore list .................... did I miss some sort of past atrocity ? Today's 'what happened there' :eek:..................... some...

Last weekend, I took the Crewman for a 700km return trip to the NSW South Coast. And saw a lot of Teslas around the place. I have been thinking (yep …. dangerous) about how economical these EVs are, or are not. When I read a review of an EV, figures such as battery capacity and range are...

I have only bought one car that I did not like. In 1974, my HK Kingswood had seen better days, and my choice was the new upcoming LH Torana. The LC / LJs were Bathurst heroes with Peter Brock, a mate had a purple 4 door LJ XU1 (somehow, probably built from XU1 bits) that went and handled as...

Not my car, but ‘my pick’ daughter’s car …….. Mazda CX-30 FWD 2.5L She took us out for a drive to have lunch ( which I paid for ) on its first run since getting it from the dealer. I doubt very much if it will ever be used to get within 500km of Dead Dingo Creek, but she wanted a nice car for...

ITEM: 6 of 17"x8'' VY Calais Rims. LOCATION: Port Stephens area (just north of Newcastle) CONDITION: Used ........... 5 with Bridgestone 225/50x17 RE001 tyres with 5mm tread. (1 no tyre). All with centre caps, as per stock photo below. PRICE: $100 each. Can sell separately, but not 3. 27...

The Hyundai Santa Cruz ute is getting reviews in the US, being a bit of a novelty ‘small’ pick-up that does not fit ‘ginormous’ style of Chevs and Fords there. Compared to a VE Commodore ute, or VZ Crwman, it is not that small. Length is 300mm shorter than a Crewman, 100mm less to a VE ute...

“ Holden Launches rewinding Roads campaign, a social media campaign to remind Australians that Holden is still here – for parts and servicing “ One of the publicity photos shows a young Peter Robinson and Italian motoring journalist Filippo Moscarini standing beside a Papaya Orange Torana V8...

I did not write the below comments on Australia Day. With so many posts on this forum regarding the political situation in the USA, none of which has any impact on the daily life of an Australian living in Australia, nor can we do anything about their current ‘mess’, I thought that, as an...

This thread could evolve into old farts reminiscing about their old cars, so here is my contribution. My first car in 1965 was a 1957 Mk2 Zephyr sedan, which I spent way too much money on, with a motor that had just about everything fit-able at the time to go fast. Never mind the brakes and...

I have just bought a SAAS twin gauge pod for the CV8. Been think about putting in oil pressure and voltmeter gauges, and have looked at various threads on here about it. First problem is the pod is clearly labelled ‘not suitable for climate control’, but I had to find out why for myself. Seems...

May ’05 VZ Cross6 Crewman, ( the RRP of these when new was $45K +ORC ) bought January 2013, $15,000, 81Km, unmolested country ute that was full of red dust. During 2012, I thought about buying a double cab ute, but not a 4x4, soot blowing, evil handling, over-priced relic, to explore our...

More than enough here on the forum, but can’t find any relevant threads about what I am after. I have bought a couple of second-hand CV8R / VZ Thunder ute rims ( 5 ‘chrome’ spokes on black background ) which are very second-hand, with rash and filiform corrosion. Thought that the spokes were...

Don’t know if anyone looks here, but I’ll post my question anyway. My son rang today, and is looking at a 2016 era diesel AWD Captiva, Mitsi Outlander or Territory to replace his 2015 Kia Sportage which is now too small for his family needs. He is looking for something with less than 100Km, and...

So the last tourists have climbed Uluru. I’ve been there 4 times. First was about 1990, with the intention of making the climb, but I chickened out at Chicken Rock. It is a lot steeper and dangerous than it appears in photos. Since then I have been content with walking around it, just taking...

OK, @gopher, you wanted a bit more 'stuff' in the pub. I watched 'Dancing with the Stars' (well, the cricket is over) because missus wanted to see what it was all about.. Anyhow, I reckon that for a 37 year old bloke, Courtney Act is a pretty good sort. (and I am not gay)

Bought this today $12.95. 147 pages. Recommended reading for Commodore tragics. It has reprinted road tests from the VBs on, design stories, and a comparison of a VF2 to a then unreleased ZB. All stuff that I read years ago, forgot, chucked out, in one magazine. (Try not to cry.) ·

OK, I have ripped off a thread title from the Ford Forums, which I participate in occasionally, but not this particular one, which developed in a personal s***fight amongst contributors who tend to be insulted very easily. My rants start here …………….. The street to our house is wide...

My space saver spare (bicycle) wheel/tyre is 15 years old, and today I enquired about its ‘use by date’, and if I could get a real tyre fitted to the 15x4 steel rim. Short answers are, its condition is OK as it is not steel belted, so no need to replace it, and there is no current real tyre in a...

The ‘Motorsport’ thread seems deserted, so I’ll put this here. Peter Champion’s Brock collection is up for auction on Saturday 6 Oct at Bathurst. As it doesn’t seem to have been well publicised, I’m hoping that there may not be many bidders, and I may be able to pick up a bargain. :) Anyone...

I have recently put new tyres all round on the Monaro, (standard wheels and suspension), and the rear camber just doesn’t ‘look right’, it appears to be too negative. I haven’t done enough kms yet to check for tyre wear. I don’t have the results for my last wheel alignment, they were “not...

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/claim-ctp-green-slip-refund The NSW Govt made a lot of noise about this when they announced cheaper Green Slips. I thought the refunds were going to be sent out to eligible car owners, but it seems that you have to claim it via the website above. Has...

So, me and other half are off to the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony on the Gold Coast …. got our accommodation in Southport and tickets organised. Public transport is the only way to get there, and the website is full of generic information, telling us how it will be free transport, how...

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/holden--no-more-excuses-65349.html?trackLink=articleResults6 GM has pulled Holden's pants down, then pulled the rug out from underneath them, and now want Holden to lift their game by selling sushi to customers wanting to buy meat pies from what used to be a...

I have a set of VY Calais alloys on my blue Crewman. These have a 110mm ‘hubcap’ with a 60mm centre hole, and a replacement hubcap is now impossible to source, which is probably why somebody now has one of mine. After much searching for Holden centre caps to fit the centre hole, (no luck) I...

Just been looking at the NSW RMS site about L drivers. Plenty of info about what P1s and P2s can do / drive ....... like 130Kw per ton. Can a L driver (legally) drive a V8 ? Not that it is going to happen here, nobody but me and missus drives mine, but I'm curious as I can't find an answer in...

If anyone is interested, I would like members opinions regarding the ergonomics and aesthetics of them. Forget acceleration, top speed ...... both are unable to legally, or practically use their potential in normal traffic. After they were released, I saw one in the local Ford showroom, and...

Just got back from a trip to NZ, where I saw a black VE Commodore with "GTR" badges (in Tauranga, I think) which looked factory fit, not aftermarket. Any Kiwis who can explain ?

How ironic and sad that the Kingswood driving fanatic should die the same day as the Falcon ceases production. “Kingswood Country” is very much a part of Australian history and humour that is no more. RIP Ross Higgins.

New hardcover book, released today (30 Aug ) by Will and Toby Hagon . About $45 - $ 60 depending where you get it.

Does anyone out there with a Monaro Series3 still have the original wheels on it ? When I bought mine I had Calais wheels put on, which are 17x8 (48P) fitted with 225/50 tyres. The clearance between the tyre sidewall and tread, and the strut, would be about less than 10mm as I can’t get a...

I’m going to win a squillion in Lotto within a few weeks ( yes..really ), and have been thinking about what Holdens to put in my eight car garage that will adjoin my waterfront mansion. Eight?....one for each day of the week, and two on Sundays.. FJ sedan.......more iconic than a FX, and the...

My VZ Cross 6 alloytech ( 90,800km ) has started displaying a “Service engine oil” with a dripping oil-can icon, for a few seconds when I turn the ignition on, then it goes through the service checks and comes up with “OK”. This display comes up again when I switch it off. I have not found any...