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Re: cars
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:45 pm
by Wattie
Strika wrote:Philbo....... Great Wall are "Great Mate"......haven't you seen the ad???
I think Great Wall can be hit and miss, with lots never having an issue and others going through extreme difficulty with them. One in my family's fleet is a diesel ute. The guys who drive it reckon it's one of the best utes they have ever had on the fleet. Pulls more weight, drive well and is comfy????? Then again, other have lots of niggly problems, so perhaps they are were the Koreans were ten years ago.
If looking at Vitara, go a V6 if you can manage one in your price range. They drive smoother than the 4, It's a really nice motor. Silky smooth and has a nice peaky top end to play with......
Is that the model with the aspestos in the bonnet lining?
Among other issues.
Re: cars
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:49 pm
by fireyrob
Asbestos brake pads, bonnet lining, engine gasket seals... all banned in 2003 supposedly
Re: cars
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:19 pm
by philbo
Strika wrote:Philbo....... Great Wall are "Great Mate"......haven't you seen the ad???
I think Great Wall can be hit and miss, with lots never having an issue and others going through extreme difficulty with them. One in my family's fleet is a diesel ute. The guys who drive it reckon it's one of the best utes they have ever had on the fleet. Pulls more weight, drive well and is comfy????? Then again, other have lots of niggly problems, so perhaps they are were the Koreans were ten years ago.
If looking at Vitara, go a V6 if you can manage one in your price range. They drive smoother than the 4, It's a really nice motor. Silky smooth and has a nice peaky top end to play with......
cheers strika muchly appreciated. well id never touch a great wall to be hon
est, they may come good one day but not prepared to find out first hand.
what ever 4/6 cylinder will take what's available, the 4 i took out i was impressed with so not really too fused about which motor i end up with
Re: cars
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:47 pm
by philbo
so the trade in on my vehicle is $500 but am thinking of throwing it up on carsales to see if there are any bites, the clutch pedal or similar has shagged itself so dont have a working clutch atm and not thinking of fixing it. any thoughts?
Re: cars
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:52 pm
by Smitty
fireyrob wrote:.............
............, current Commodore V8's can seize the drivetrains,
rubbish....
have had 3 of them myself, have 30+ guys in the car club with them
HSVs Caprices, SSs, SSv's, ex police cars...
problems with drivetrains? = zilch zero nada none on any of them
the only problem that seems to rear its head on current V8 Commodores
is front strut bearings only last 50-60,000km
and rear tyre wear...well a good rate is 40,000 km
Re: cars
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:01 pm
by MAXUMIS
Hi mate,i rekon a xr6 turbo for value ,the ba is worth not to much at the moment.With a few mods you can get the best out of this car with not to much money spent!!
Re: cars
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:18 pm
by fireyrob
Early VE's did it and the G8 yank version had a few issues. Along the lines of 'misaligned center support bearing assembly or the prop shaft mounting to the differential yoke.'
Re: cars
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:19 pm
by Blurr
MAXUMIS wrote:Hi mate,i rekon a xr6 turbo for value ,the ba is worth not to much at the moment.With a few mods you can get the best out of this car with not to much money spent!!
Hope you like changing the diff bushings ALOT .
Great car, lots of add on and nice interior but the one reason I steered away from them is the diff bushes and seals destroy themselves to quickly and you need to drop the diff to change them.
Otherwise your right they would be my pick
Re: cars
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:29 pm
by philbo
who needs a sports car/ute when you have a sports bike
Re: cars
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:42 pm
by Kwakked Up
Re: cars
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:42 pm
by philbo
sooooo this is what i bought.....
hair dressers car yes but more useful than most other cars are
picked it up this arvo
Re: cars
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:42 am
by smithy5
Nice pick up. Looks pretty clean.
You will have hairdressers chasing you now
and you can be sure they aren't looking to give you a haircut
Re: cars
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:33 pm
by fireyrob
Looks v cool Philbo! Silver SUV's are the new Aston Martin DB5's
