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Its only been a couple of months since I last had it serviced. The suspension issues I had were sorted, along with new brakes and rotors. It cost me a small fortune to fix. Everything else mechanically on the car was fine. It's just frustrating that just as I'm about to get it ready to sell, the...

Life gets in the way. I had actually had the suspension issue I had with it sorted out a couple of months ago as it was the most pressing issue it had, along with the front brakes. It cost me a small fortune. The fuel flap, seat and ariel I had planned to get sorted in the next month or so. The...

Evening all, So I'm after a general consensus of what I should do with my 25th Anniversary VY. I recently bought a VE Calais with the intention of fixing a few bits and bobs on the VY before selling it. That was until the alternator died the day I picked up the VE. I think she's jealous! Is...

Great looking VF mate, I do love the wagon in Prussian Steel. I'd settle for that if I couldn't get my hands on one in Regal Peacock Green.

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I picked her up on Monday. Only 136,000km on the clock and very well looked after. No mods, no plans to do any either. I'm very happy with the way it drives. It is is definitely a step up from the VY. Speaking of which, after I picked the Calais up, I went back to collect the VY and the...

Interesting considering how much of a dire situation the Russian economy is in.

Hey mate, been a while since I've been on the forums! I still have it, but I'm in the process of sorting out a few issues so I can sell it. Going to upgrade to a VE Calais.

Been a while since I've checked out this thread, the car is looking great! Will have to turn up to a meet again one day so I can check it out!

Not a huge fan of chrome rims but she sure is a sweet looking ride! Good find mate!

Tell me about it! Felt like I had dropped a cylinder, which is essentially what happens when it clogs up like that.

Noticed problems about 3000kms after my last service and they were new plugs! The Holden guys took a little while to figure out what the actual problem was. They initially thought it was a leaking fuel injector.

This is what happens to your spark plugs when you the valve stem seals are leaking: As you would imagine, the fuel consumption wasn't great, it was covered in oily fuel. All fixed now though!

ME! Although I'm a 1st year apprentice

You shouldn't have any problems with interchanging the VY tail lights with VZ tail lights. The headlights are a different story, you'll need a new bumper at least and I think you'll need to change the mount fittings. Try Holmart: (New Genuine) Holden Commodore VZ SS WAGON / UTE TAIL LIGHT LH...

If anything, I'll probably do an audio upgrade, speakers first then head-unit. I've recently had have the stem valve seals in the engine fixed, all paid for under the extra-car warranty, so I'm not too keen on doing any mechanical modification just yet, if ever. Thanks for the kudos guys :)

I was thinking the same thing. The quality of our roads are poor compared to those of Europe (I'm talking Freeways, Highways, etc). Maybe if councils actually got off their butts and maintained roads all year round instead of waiting till the end of financial year we'd have semi-decent roads.

Robbers caught using 'the worst disguise ever' You just have to laugh at some people's stupidity...

I've tried the Buttered Popcorn, Kebab and Caesar Salad flavors. They were all pretty horrible if you ask me.

On my way home from work the other night, I was heading down the Eastern Freeway sitting on 100 and got stuck behind someone doing 90 in the right hand lane. I couldn't move over either as there were a couple of cars in the next lane going about the same speed. It just infuriates me! It happens...

I'm sure you've said something like that before and couldn't agree more. My old man is ex-army and has mentioned several times that some of the stuff that he and his mates got up to when he joined up, you wouldn't be able to get away with anymore. That said, he was an officer and trained at...

Because it over saturates the subject in light and distorts the colour. You're better off getting a couple of free standing halogen lamps (the whiter the light the better) and positioning them so you don't have any dark shadows.

That all sounds fantastic! You've got the right idea with lighting, the worst thing you can do is use the flash. If you have an SLR, use the manual settings and play around with aperture and shutter speed. You can get some fantastic results. The best way to learn is to experiment, that applies...

Nice photos there Bax. Are you also the one doing the cooking?

Oh boo-freaking-hoo! It's Top Gear, they do things like that! Besides, its not like they blatantly destroy multitudes of them. It's not like it was a rare one off vehicle!

Once they got rid of Charlie Cox and brought in James Morrison it was good. Bit like comparing apples and oranges though when putting it up against the English version. It'll take a few seasons to really get going, just like the English one did. Remember they ditched that fat guy and brought in...

Posted these up a few years back, but it still makes me laugh and wonder why oh why...

Stuck in the 80's. They can keep them, sorry...

I'm mighty impressed Hakhawk, looks like such a beast! How long have you been working on it for now?

Hey All, Picked up my VY a couple weeks ago. She's a 2003 model with 132,000kms on the clock and in damn good condition. A few little stone chips and scratches here and there but nothing major. I couldn't be happier! Andy :D

I've seen those as well, promptly closed and member banned.

The arguments were always petty and got personal. I realise there are always going to be idiots on forums, the the normal-to-idiot ratio was leaning on the idiot side resulting in a lot of head-banging-against-desk. Anyway, its nice to be back! :D

You're not wrong! I've been going through some sections and keep seeing the same questions over and over again. The search function is your friend!

Cheers Troy!

Another example of poor quality Chinese cars... YouTube - Crash Test Chinese Car - Euro NCAP - Brilliance car crash

It's in French, but the footage speaks for itself. It's a Chinese ripoff of a Frontera. YouTube - Chinese 4WD crash test

Such as..? I stopped coming on here because of all the fighting between members and the amount of idiots that had joined the forum. I'm hoping things have gotten better.

That's the one! Yeah, that was aaaages ago! Cheers Bax!