Phix
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VUK said:
Was it created to be the succesor of the Pontiac GTO or did GM just say this as an easy way to get out of creating another seperate car?
[05x02] October 31st, 2004
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Was it created to be the succesor of the Pontiac GTO or did GM just say this as an easy way to get out of creating another seperate car?
Go Low
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Well when I read about it first they said originally they started with the body of a Vauxhall/Opel Omega and planted a Corvette engine inside, so it just comes back altered a little bit 
VUK
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Go Low said:Well when I read about it first they said originally they started with the body of a Vauxhall/Opel Omega and planted a Corvette engine inside, so it just comes back altered a little bit
cool i like it even more now. omega is very good car, all it needed is big engine and a slip diff
Go Low
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Yeah we had an Omega A. Only the 2 litre engine with 115 HP, but it still was fun drifting in the snow Plus it used less gas than expected, and lasted for 12 years
Plus it used less gas than expected, and lasted for 12 years
VUK
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Go Low said:Yeah we had an Omega A. Only the 2 litre engine with 115 HP, but it still was fun drifting in the snow
in UK vauxhall's built quality is bad, omega A was called "carlton", crap name and the car was not that good.
european opel omega A was good.
Overheat
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u know ur international cars pretty well VUK
Go Low
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Well not all Opel Omega A were that good, actually they said you can be lucky and get a good one, or you are unlucky and get a bad one. I guess we were just lucky with ours Shortly after ours was gone we tested another Omega A of the last production year (ours was from the first), low milage and usually parked in a parking lot (it was from the father of my uncle), and when I drove it around I noticed a sound from the rear that was unusual. In the end it was the rear differential that was broken, so we didn't take the car
Shortly after ours was gone we tested another Omega A of the last production year (ours was from the first), low milage and usually parked in a parking lot (it was from the father of my uncle), and when I drove it around I noticed a sound from the rear that was unusual. In the end it was the rear differential that was broken, so we didn't take the car
VUK
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Go Low said:Well not all Opel Omega A were that good, actually they said you can be lucky and get a good one, or you are unlucky and get a bad one. I guess we were just lucky with ours
such problems are not problems to me, a problem to me is when an engine dies, gerabox goes or something heavy like that.
used rear diff is ?15 :lol:
gotta love that car
Leppy
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Its based on a VT commodore platform which is australian designed.
gaemon82
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Does anybody know the song that plays at 3:13, where Hammond talks about the Astra's looks?
Overheat
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Haven't the foggiest
zenon
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Sorry, I don't have a clue either.gaemon82 said:
It's a really short clip too, so I can't even get a feel for who it could be.
Renesis
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zenon said:Sorry, I don't have a clue either.gaemon82 said:
I need you in the off topic section!
Go Low
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Leppy said:
Hm well... try to find a picture of the Omega B, then compare it to the VT Commodore... The Omega was basically the successor to the Opel Commodore, my father had a Opel Commodore 25 years ago.
Treza360
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The Holden VN commodore debuted in 1988/89 and was a mixture of an Omega (but bigger) and the previous commodore (both parts and styling) plus all new stuff. Prior to the VN the commodore was a much smaller car. The VN had Buik's new 3.8L V6. As models progressed the commodore slowly lost the components from the Omega.
The VT commodore debuted in 1998 and was a whole new evolution of the model. The VT series II debuted the LS1 (Corvette engine) in Australia. HSV (Holden Special Vehicles (performance arm)) later had a 300kw GTS tuned by Calloway in the US.
The Monaro debuted as a concept car at the Sydney Motorshow in 1998 and was totally unexpected. The production version came out in 2001. There are 2 models in the holden line up. A v6 and an LS1 model. HSV now have 3 models. A GTO (285kw), a GTS (300kw) and an AWD model which is more a luxury version. Also the current Commodore has a brand Aus built 3.6L alloytech V6. Australia's version of the alloytech has been chosen to be the version for all alloytechs and all are built in Aus.
Hope this clears a few things up.
Note: I'm pretty sure this is all pretty acurate. I follow the car seen quite closely here and the Holden Commodore is the highest selling car in Aus.
The VT commodore debuted in 1998 and was a whole new evolution of the model. The VT series II debuted the LS1 (Corvette engine) in Australia. HSV (Holden Special Vehicles (performance arm)) later had a 300kw GTS tuned by Calloway in the US.
The Monaro debuted as a concept car at the Sydney Motorshow in 1998 and was totally unexpected. The production version came out in 2001. There are 2 models in the holden line up. A v6 and an LS1 model. HSV now have 3 models. A GTO (285kw), a GTS (300kw) and an AWD model which is more a luxury version. Also the current Commodore has a brand Aus built 3.6L alloytech V6. Australia's version of the alloytech has been chosen to be the version for all alloytechs and all are built in Aus.
Hope this clears a few things up.
Note: I'm pretty sure this is all pretty acurate. I follow the car seen quite closely here and the Holden Commodore is the highest selling car in Aus.
allaboutme
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the song with the enzo
the song with the enzo
what's the classical sounding song near the beginning of the enzo segment after they pitch the man's book?
the song with the enzo
what's the classical sounding song near the beginning of the enzo segment after they pitch the man's book?
zenon
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Re: the song with the enzo
Re: the song with the enzo
Hopefully someone can help you out.
Re: the song with the enzo
Are you talking about the song played at 18:35? If so, I have no clue, but now anyone here who knows classical music knows the time atleast.allaboutme said:
Hopefully someone can help you out.
Renesis
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*Disclaimer: 'Official "What's that Song?" Guy' unless said song is European house music or sung in German.
you should add classic music and shitty techno to that
:lol:
you should add classic music and shitty techno to that
:lol:
zenon
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I'm going to be breaking the maximum sig height just with disclaimers!Renesis said:*Disclaimer: 'Official "What's that Song?" Guy' unless said song is European house music or sung in German.
you should add classic music and shitty techno to that
:lol: