Anyone work for a Holden dealership?

**onearmedbandit** · 31st January 2008, 08:00

Originally Posted by Finn

I've never been able to understand the staunch NZ (& Aus) Holden vs Ford rivalry. They are both shit cars. Perhaps its a colonial thing... Hop in the Holden, pick up some piss, go home watch the rugby then beat up the misses.

Actually, up until 1983 that was Ford's advertising campaign. Holden's was similar, but they used a small child instead of the wife.

**vifferman** · 31st January 2008, 09:07

Originally Posted by Finn

I've never been able to understand the staunch NZ (& Aus) Holden vs Ford rivalry. They are both shit cars. Perhaps its a colonial thing...

Yeah, me too.
I've driven a few, and they all felt 'not quite sorted'. The last one I drove ("Moby Dick") was a Falcoon station wagon. Not what I wanted, but I booked it two days beforehand, and all the Toyota 4WDs were gone. The first one (brand new rental) wouldn't even start! They were going to make us wait and change the battery, and I said, "What about that one? Is that being used?" so they swapped out luggage over.
The first set of highway curves I came to, I was astounded at how CRAP the handling was - it was so wallowy, in its Big White Whale way, that I thought we were going to crash. However, the wallowiness made some sense when we were late for a jetboat ride, and were carooming along at erm... licence-losing speeds on newly repaired gravel roads. The thing just glided over the potholes as if they weren't there.

Still a piece of shit though.

**Swoop** · 31st January 2008, 09:17

Originally Posted by vifferman

The last one I drove was a Falcoon station wagon.
The first set of highway curves I came to, I was astounded at how CRAP the handling was - it was so wallowy, in its Big White Whale way, that I thought we were going to crash. However, the wallowiness made some sense when we were late for a jetboat ride, and were carooming along at erm... licence-losing speeds on newly repaired gravel roads. The thing just glided over the potholes as if they weren't there.

Still a piece of shit though.

Good thing you picked one of the better fords. Wouldn't have wanted to get a crappy one.

**Mental Trousers** · 31st January 2008, 09:35

Originally Posted by Finn

I've never been able to understand the staunch NZ (& Aus) Holden vs Ford rivalry.

Exactly the same as the Honda is gay, Suzuki's crash etc thing. It's brand loyalty for the moronic

**cowpoos** · 31st January 2008, 09:58

Oh for godness sake!!! no I don't wanna buy other cars people...stop fricken PMing me... I actually want to talk to someone to get a couple of answers to something.

and for the record...I'm looking at the v8 SS-V UTE...and I'm not a holden loyalist. or ford... the only true high performance cars in the world come from europe!! and tey don't do ute's!!

**jrandom** · 31st January 2008, 10:00

Originally Posted by cowpoos

anyone working for a holden dealership??

I think that HDTboy sometimes wishes he does.

**Coldrider** · 31st January 2008, 12:55

VE SS utes are sports car handling, (the utes's are better than the sedans) long wheel base and power to hold the back out, apparently they need lowering abit, really thirsty though.

**Finn** · 31st January 2008, 12:59

Originally Posted by Coldrider

VE SS utes are sports car handling.

I think you're pushing the envelope a bit there. Saying a Holden VE SS ute handles like a sports car is like saying the Burgman handles like a Gixxer.

**ManDownUnder** · 31st January 2008, 13:04

Originally Posted by Finn

I really don't fit in here.

Try this...

**Coldrider** · 31st January 2008, 13:05

Originally Posted by Finn

I think you're pushing the envelope a bit there. Saying a Holden VE SS ute handles like a sports car is like saying the Burgman handles like a Gixxer.

It is a light truck and they go like stink for $50K.
The europeans can't do anything like that for that price.
They can't even get the concept.

**Coldrider** · 31st January 2008, 13:06

And gravel roads, yee harrr......

**DEATH_INC.** · 31st January 2008, 13:10

Gimme a holler Poos, we don't sell 'em but the holden shop up the road is prolly our biggest customer, pretty sure I can get ya a deal.....

**Fireyphil** · 31st January 2008, 19:46

I would rather be seen pushing a FORD than driving a HOLDEN

**bane** · 31st January 2008, 19:54

in this colour?

http://www.autospeed.co.nz/cms/A_109718/article.html

quote "Maybe don’t think of it as a Holden ute... instead think of it as a sports car. Before you choke on your cornflakes, consider the way the Ute handles, brakes and goes. "