Bye bye Holden?

**Woodman** · 24th March 2012, 21:00

Originally Posted by avgas

My words of advice would be to avoid the following then:
Ford Telstar
Ford Lazer
Anything with the word morris in it
Mitsubishi Mirage of any year
Toyota Starlet of any year
Ford Focus Manual

and probably countless more I have forgotten to mention. Never said the Viva was high on the list......but the holden one seemed the best of the 3 countries. Mate has also mentioned that the Holden Monaro drove better than the GTO.

The Buick equivelent of the Viva was quite horrible though. So probably should be in that list somewhere. But then again what do you expect in China. Even the Euro's over there are shit.

While we are on the note of RWD cars. Anyone else pissed off that Hyundai don't sell any of there RWD cars here? Because all the FWD cars are shit. Here is hoping Toyota/Subaru and Kia get their RWD cars here soon. Sucks not having any sub-3.5L RWD cars.

I done about 350.000kms in a couple of the first gen manual focusses and they were ok, if you are the driver. Rear passengers especially do it very hard, uncomfy as all hell and very very road noisy. The road noise in the front wasn't much chop either but not as bad as the rear. very good handling car though and a lot of fun on twisty roads. The Topgear guys reckon they are a good drivers car too.
But the viva omg

**ellipsis** · 24th March 2012, 21:01

...i've been driving japanese holdens for years now..just after i gave up on the real thing...fairly safe sticking with them and riding a Honda...there probably wont be a call for disappointment i'd say...

**scumdog** · 24th March 2012, 21:02

Originally Posted by CAMSec

...i've been driving japanese holdens for years now..just after i gave up on the real thing...fairly safe sticking with them and riding a Honda...there probably wont be a call for disappointment i'd say...

Of course dying of boredom is always a possibilty...

**ellipsis** · 24th March 2012, 21:32

Originally Posted by scumdog

Of course dying of boredom is always a possibilty...

...my boredom threshold is yet to be tested...towing my bikes to a race meeting behind a '57 Customline gives my want buttons a tickle, too far to the left for me...getting to the race track is far more important...four wheels=work/tool...and our old Leadwing still gives me the boredom elixir when the boxes are draggin on the tarmac..she seems to want to ride her own bike thesedays...I've had a swag of HJ, HG,HQ and HR's ...they were vehicles of note..post that the rest is history and bullshit...