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12-01-2008, 10:19 PM
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buickman
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Have the VE Holden wagons been released for sale to the public?
A white one pulled up alongside me at the cnr of Burwood H/way & Ferntree gully Rds this afternoon with rego plates on it. It looked quiet neat and could be a good seller for Holden. |
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12-01-2008, 10:20 PM
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how much smaller did it look?
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12-01-2008, 10:50 PM
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they havent been released, release date is april. They will be cars just used for testing purposes, there no need for them to be disguised as everyone knows what it looks like
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12-01-2008, 10:59 PM
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buickman
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12-01-2008, 11:04 PM
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 so it doesnt really look much shorter then? |
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15-01-2008, 09:38 PM
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Lurvin' my Ute!!!
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The pic didn't work out how I wanted it, but..... who cares...
I got sent these from a mate, yesterday. I'm sure that person won't mind if I post them.... Looks very bland to me? And very short-a$$ed?
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15-01-2008, 10:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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apparently holden are gonna race one in the 12hr at bathurst later in the year....i think they better than sedan.....
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15-01-2008, 10:11 PM
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buickman
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The car looks bigger in real life than the pic shows its a wide sucker. Looks like the one that pulled up alongside me
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15-01-2008, 10:18 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I like them, a V8 wagon like that would be sweet.
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15-01-2008, 10:44 PM
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that Suits the shape better then the sedan or ute.
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15-01-2008, 10:53 PM
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i think it looks worse than a pitbull with its head beaten in
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15-01-2008, 10:56 PM
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I love it. Once of the best wagons ive ever seen.
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15-01-2008, 10:58 PM
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its actually quite a nice car (spoken by a ford owner who works at holden). It is wider than the vz the side pic doesn't really do it justice
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15-01-2008, 10:58 PM
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What wheelbase was it built on?
Looks too short for my liking.
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15-01-2008, 11:07 PM
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same as the VE commodores wheelbase, because its shorter i think its a bit more of a sportier look
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15-01-2008, 11:24 PM
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why talk holdens on a ford forum?????????????????
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16-01-2008, 01:04 AM
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16-01-2008, 01:11 AM
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Looks good I think
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16-01-2008, 01:15 AM
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16-01-2008, 01:46 AM
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thats hot ^^^^
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16-01-2008, 06:44 AM
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Me AU's cheap and clean.
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Looks very american, i wonder y that is???
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16-01-2008, 07:32 AM
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Just cruizin' around.....
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another shot of it..........
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16-01-2008, 08:23 AM
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I don't mind the front of the Wagon, but I still think the rear was finished in a hurry. More of a VS Wagon rear would have been better I think. Thats looks like it was kind of square right back then pinched with large thumbs to squash it.
Also a body kit skirt to sit on the rear bar kind of like the BA XRs, putting something like that on, and raising the roof so it's more flat straight through will look much better I think.
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16-01-2008, 08:37 AM
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the sportswagons look awesome, the standard ones just look.. standard
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16-01-2008, 09:18 AM
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They look a lot shorter and lower in the cargo area but could be an optical illusion tho. If it is that alone could cost them a lot of fleet sales.
But they look very modern a bit like the Chrysler 300C wagon
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16-01-2008, 09:44 AM
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Looks 100 times better in comparison to the VZ.... Dont know about interior space though... The sports version looks HOT!
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16-01-2008, 09:46 AM
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16-01-2008, 09:57 AM
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16-01-2008, 07:16 PM
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I dont know that I really like them..... they kinda look like a stretched 4wd. I will have to see one in the flesh to make up my mind....
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16-01-2008, 09:13 PM
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Hmmm. You buy a wagon for practical use - this one doesn't appear to have all too much cargo space at the back. Looks like a 'hatch-backed' sedan.
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