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07-06-2021, 02:45 PM
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07-06-2021, 08:38 PM
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Holden Commodore VC 1981...(what was I thinking ) Had about 60,000 on it when I bought it in 1984 from memory . Engine (blue 202) went bang without warning at 118,000 driving home from work one Friday afternoon. Had to put a Repco long engine in it as it was too damaged to repair and the gearbox mountings collapsed soon after . Rust under the sills by 1986ish as discovered while washing it one day , Radiator failed , speedo failed and radio cassette was junk .. Problem solved by trading it for a 1984 XE GL 4 speed manual ...No issues to speak of if 5 years ownership .That Commodore was a true lemon of a car if ever there was .
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07-06-2021, 09:11 PM
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Mine was the infamous EFI 202 VK Commodore bought second hand back in the 90's
1st warning sign. It broke down on the way home after purchasing it. More often than not if you went shopping it would come home on the tow truck. Replaced the ECU several times, Fuel Pumps, and assorted Electrical Gremlins. It broke down on Holidays up the coast, in general it just like to brake down. Come to think of it in all these years it is the only Car that I have owned that has broken down on me, so that has to say something.......touch wood. The really stupid thing is that I interupted a car thief trying to steal it off my driveway one night. I should have tossed him the keys instead of chasing the %^&&^%.
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07-06-2021, 10:23 PM
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07-06-2021, 11:10 PM
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It ran really well downhill with the handbrake off.
Come to think of it, it was the catalyst for purchasing my 1st mobile phone - NEC Sportz, as it made it easy to ring the NRMA, instead of trying to find a phone box.  When it ran it was Ok i guess for the time, but it was always a hastily put together solution by Holden who quickly dropped it for the Nissan Engine in the VL
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09-06-2021, 01:02 AM
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Never owned but the Mustang.
What a shocking, cheap made car. I used to love them until driving one. |
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09-06-2021, 12:00 PM
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Peter Car
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But that's not even what this thread is about. |
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09-06-2021, 01:00 PM
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XF Fairmont Ghia, was my first car so it copped a fair amount of abuse.. look back on it fondly now but was always fixing something on it
Would like another tidy one again but couldn't handle the (lack of) power of the efi 6
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09-06-2021, 02:01 PM
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When in doubt, GAS IT!!
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Worst car I've ever owned mechanically was my first Sportsman. Mint, 91K, all driven ,as a directors wifes' car, around Sydney. Never been over 80kph except once it went 100
 , I was told.It didn't enjoy being driven like a country car and I had to spend money on it every month. Leaks, rattles, aerial, window switches, everything under the bonnet except the engine proper, failed one at a time, including steering rack and ABS module. All as the bushes in the suspension progressively failed, all in under 3 years. The replacement car was a hard worker that pulled a boat I'm told. It goes harder and has needed minimal work to date and has taken me 200k effortlessly for the last 5 yrs, I love it.
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09-06-2021, 11:28 PM
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Drove another Mustang today.
They are complete garbage. Look and sound ok.....it all ends there. Typical USA crap. |
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10-06-2021, 01:26 PM
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Peter Car
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09-06-2021, 11:32 PM
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Give me a local Falcon (also poorly built) over a Mustang any day.
The latter is worse built than new KIA and Hyundais. |
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10-06-2021, 01:59 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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He keeps driving them , must be something he likes...lol I thought this thread was for cars you owned. I suspect he's just trolling for an argument tell him to go to the mustang section and make those statements i am sure he will find on there, better still just ignore him.
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