Comments on: Big hopes for VE Commodore in U.S.

By: jamison

jamison — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:58:23 +0000

hehe,

finally some are seeing the price differences in Australia.. heck even services and groceries… my average grocery here (states) at the momment is 35 bucks… thats about a weeks worth of goodies… in Oz?… 70~80 bucks. Im not in marketing, but you dont have to be to know one reason why..

simply, economy is tiny, to keep businesses profitable and jobs… they need to do it (rip everyone off) but in return, it keeps the economy and business-profit alive.

Another example, BBS wheels… Ive inquired about them here, wheels that cost $7000AUD, cost $4000 here…

but hey, Australia is a pretty darn country to live in, and thats due to the expensive stuff hehe, so stop complaining, life in Oz (with health care, education support, family allowances, benefits etc) is good… very good.

By: Juraj

Juraj — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:57:43 +0000

JW, I think it’s the 0-60mph time, equivalent to about 96 km/h. The V6 G8 they have there is the SV6 equivalent, with a higher output engine and 5-speed auto. I believe a 7.5-second 0-100kph time is more feasible, though it would really be funny if your regular Omega or Lumina will be outran by your neighbour’s Kluger.

By: Juraj

Juraj — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:54:09 +0000

I have to say the G8 version drew a different aura for the Commodore. I never appreciated this car until the Yankee variant came out. The VE has all been a handsome piece of crap ever since, with unexcusable quality glitches, plus parts that come from Korea and even China according to recent reports, but what the Americans enjoy changed my perception somehow. The visual differences are only the front end and the steering wheel position, but there’s that great deal of difference in design that cannot be put into words.

By: JW

JW — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:41:23 +0000

How on Earth can they manage 7 seconds for the 0-100 km/h sprint when over here for the V6, no one can manage that over here, and it’s no big secret the Commodore is slowest out of the 4 locally made 6s. (well 3 now, but the 380 was still faster)

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:46:32 +0000

Troy,
Presumably your into some of the classic holdens then, because Holden is the Commodore Car Company that imports Daewoos. They have virtually nothing else.

Agree on the camry though, you either need to be wet behind the ears or wet in your incontinence undies.

By: troy

troy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:32:18 +0000

im not anti holden, but i am anti commodore.

BUT if the yanks wanna take them from us… good job!!

can only help our economy… maybe not our reputation LOL..

SELL HEAPS OF THEM HOLDEN!!

By: troy

troy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:30:16 +0000

HEY!! camrys look fantastic!

as soon as i lose all idea on how to drive, and hit… say 65 years old…. ill get one.

seriously now…. does anyone else see how camrys ( and avalons ) are allways the ones holding up lines of traffic, ALLWAYS the ones who cut you off by not looking??

last week an avalon with its grey pilot was coming at me in MY lane….. on the WRONG SIDE of the traffic island.

If i pull up at the lights behind a 50cc scooter and a camry who are side by side… ill get behind the scooter, i guarantee itll take off faster!!!

i im prepared every time i see one.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:40:08 +0000

The G8 GT is based on the SS-V as it gets the same colour coded interior [seats and dash]

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:20:59 +0000

TP you are an idiot!
Yes I have seen the Falcon, and I think it looks great.
Just because I happen to believe that your beloved Camry is Fugly (and it IS – theres no escaping that) you have to reply with a pea brained tit-for-tat. Typical, that you actually have NOTHING to contribute, either to this site or society in general. Come back and talk when the testes drop – child!

By: TP

TP — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:12:49 +0000

Butt ugly Camry pfft obviously you havent seen the Falcon