Make no mistake, the
FALCON IS STILL A SAFER CAR THAN COMMODORE!
(And both are a safer car than a Corolla or Yaris)

BTW, compare the figures recorded in the ANCrAP tests, FG and VE were near identical in the majority of all forces recorded: VE won some, FG won some.

Make NO mistake about it: if you are in a severe enough crash to kill you in a VE, you’d be dead in an FG too. Fact.

And if you’re going to quote what I wrote, then quote the whole in context:
“..in Adelaide its’ all fleet and govt plated VE wagons, amost no private ones seem to be around”
Even someone as dull as you should be able to understand colloquial language and grasp the true meaning of that statement.

Loaf Says:
December 4th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
“I don’t recall saying at any point that VE Wagon was more private than fleet.”

Now let’s quote you:
“MOST of the Sportwagons I have seen are SS/SSv and those bought by people I know are private buyers..”

Now who’s looking silly.

Thank you for confirming that VE wagons are predominately fleet.

I don’t recall saying at any point that VE Wagon was more private than fleet. In an earlier post you say that “in Adelaide is is ALL fleet” and I was just saying that (regardless of whether Adelaide is representative of the entire Australian new car market) they are selling privately in good numbers and I know that for a “FACT.”

And you expect me and others to accept that over the real world FACTS that most VE wagons sold are FLEET. Whateva’

60th anniv. models not sold to fleets? A certain medical courier company has a whole fleet of them, the SA Govt has quite a few as well. You’d better tell them to give them all back then, because Loaf says fleets can’t own them.

Your assertions that more private buyers are buying VE wagons than fletts is just pure fantasy. It’s the truth and Everybody knows it but you?

Could it be that your little mind just blocks out the Omegas that blend into the crowd of Korean hatches?

FG makes 5 stars because it has the structural integrity (and the gizmos required) to achieve that.

VE Omega (only) now has 5 stars because they made some STRUCTURAL ADDITIONS as well as adding a little warning light.

All my comments have done is to correct the misguided assertions of the story. The fact remains that the majority of VE wagons are NOT private and are mainly FLEET.
Families are not really buying the VE wagon in the numbers Holden had hoped – end of story.

Might hike up the price, but would make it a worthwhile option in a way (And would also give the Holden Wagon something other rival wagons don’t have.).

btw, for $500, I hope it is not one of those Chinese made cylindrical cameras. Even then, it should be cheaper (Especially for models with the Full Color screen.)

Yet the image from the top camera appears to be distorted because of the downward angle whereas if the camera was looking directly behind the car there wouldn’t be any paralex error and you’d get a better perception of size etc
and when combined with rear proximity sensors you would get a more accurate guide as to distance

Although I’m hoping that Holden take the initiative and release a VE [Sandman/Nomad] Delivery/Panelvan – it would be a hit with tradies [particularly those who are sick of driving a Hiace or Transit] not to mention Surfers