I want a Commodore SS ute

[rachprice]

hahahaha and I get to drive it first!

[Crasherfromwayback]

No wheelies either!

[Smifffy]

Like modern motorcycles...they're all good. Just comes down to personal preference.

Yeah, in my limited experience the people that have a hate on either Holden or Ford, own neither.

Or else they own a clapped out 20 year old model of one or the other and wank on about how it is better than the latest model of the other.

I've had both over the years from old shitters to brand spankers and they've all been pretty good.

[steve_t]

hahahaha and I get to drive it first!

350hp and no weight over the back wheels plus no traction control = be careful in the wet. Cops are everywhere

[heavyduty]

hi guys,
i had a 5.7 2001 ss aussie import ute,tigger gold with bars on back, went real nice,drove great!
thurst round town, once i put headers on her she used a 1/3d less gass
and pulled 500rpms harder on 96.sold it for 16 k to dealer with 80kms was tidy with new 245s
was good stilling on 200 clicks with crf450 x2 on back! get your eye in for a moto lol!
and i never got passed bu jap cars on open road!
come to think of it,dont think and bikes passed me ether.
i had a 96 statesman 304 v8 too, wat a great grunter that was, the pull in the 5 ltr was better than the 5.7.
nick nack

[rachprice]

350hp and no weight over the back wheels plus no traction control = be careful in the wet. Cops are everywhere

Contrary to popular belief I'm not a hoon on the road! And I have driven worse utes!

But thanks for your concern!

[steve_t]

hi guys,
i had a 5.7 2001 ss aussie import ute,tigger gold with bars on back, went real nice,drove great!
thurst round town, once i put headers on her she used a 1/3d less gass
and pulled 500rpms harder on 96.sold it for 16 k to dealer with 80kms was tidy with new 245s
was good stilling on 200 clicks with crf450 x2 on back! get your eye in for a moto lol!
and i never got passed bu jap cars on open road!
come to think of it,dont think and bikes passed me ether.
i had a 96 statesman 304 v8 too, wat a great grunter that was, the pull in the 5 ltr was better than the 5.7.
nick nack

I wouldn't expect you'd be passed often sitting at 200 clicks

[Sims]

But holden utes are big, heavy, gutless pieces of shit... that on top burn a stupendous amount of fuel.

Not so with a Gsxr1000 vs gn250

I have never heard anyone call a 5.7L V8 gutless before. Usually that's reserved for 1.5L shopping carts. I'd like to know what your drive when you can't take the bike?

[Crasherfromwayback]

I have never heard anyone call a 5.7L V8 gutless before. Usually that's reserved for 1.5L shopping carts. I'd like to know what your drive when you can't take the bike?

Aye. The LS1 can very easily be remapped to do 400hp. Not too shabby for a stinky old ute.

[racefactory]

I have never heard anyone call a 5.7L V8 gutless before. Usually that's reserved for 1.5L shopping carts. I'd like to know what your drive when you can't take the bike?

It's the weight that makes them gutless... put a 1000hp engine in a tank and all of a sudden it's pretty gutless isn't it?

All that fuel $ flying out the exhaust and what... 0- 100 in 8? Not impressive.

Sorry but the world starts and ends with $1.50 jap imports.

[Buyasta]

It's the weight that makes them gutless... put a 1000hp engine in a tank and all of a sudden it's pretty gutless isn't it?

All that fuel $ flying out the exhaust and what... 0- 100 in 8? Not impressive.

Sorry but the world starts and ends with $1.50 jap imports.

I gotta agree with racefactory here, clearly what you really want to use to cart around your bikes is a skyline.. you can fit a flatbed to those, right?

[steve_t]

I gotta agree with racefactory here, clearly what you really want to use to cart around your bikes is a skyline.. you can fit a flatbed to those, right?

Skyline? Now you're just being ridiculous. It's that Ariel Atom that you want to fit a rear tray to

[AllanB]

Have you noticed that almost every Skyline in Christchurch is driven by a pencil headed kid whose arms are obviously too weak to control the wheel and the car is generally a smacked up bucket.

A shame to see these crappers sliding around round-a-bouts bouncing off stupidly lowered suspension as they once had a great racing heritage. The only thing most of these cars can lay claim to now is using the back seats to getting a few scrubbers up the-the-duff and on the state benefit for the next 15 years.

Ford Holden, XR6 V6. When I was looking around 7 months ago I did not have a brand preference and would happily have taken a mint example of either. Just happened to end up with a XR6 as the cars price, condition etc ticked all the boxes. When replacement time comes I'd definitely get another XR6 though!

[Camshaft]

Probably because Holden doesn't see the need for one.

There is no practical advantage of a Turbo 6 over a V8. Any power advantage that the turbo gives is well above any practical (or legal) road speeds. Under normal driving conditions the V8 will always be out front.

just like litre sports bikes, there capabilities arent meant for the bounds of the legal realm, my father has owned both an xr8 and an xr6 turbo and infact said for the road the 6 was much quicker and more fun to drive whereas the 8 had top end power.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Probably because Holden doesn't see the need for one.

There is no practical advantage of a Turbo 6 over a V8. Any power advantage that the turbo gives is well above any practical (or legal) road speeds. Under normal driving conditions the V8 will always be out front.

I'm simply a sucker for the sound of an 8 anyway!