chaos386 said:
rom1n said:
This Lumina SS is nothing to get excited about, as written above we've seen this in Gulf in the starting of year 2006. One my friends own one.
They've been in the Gulf since before 2006, even. I see VX (they could even be VTs, but I can't tell the round-bodied Commodores apart) Lumina SSs around here all the time. I think the important thing about seeing one in the US with manufacturer plates (we've seen some camoflaged VEs testing in the US before) is that it could mean they plan to start selling them in the US as well.
There are two main exterior differences which you can distinguish between VT's and VX's. The bit between the taillights is body coloured on the VX, and the same colour as the taillights on the VT, and the VX headlights have a little teardrop impression into the bumper towards the middle of the front, whilst the VT headlights don't.
Mainly noticable with standard Executives, though, the Berlina/Calais use a different front in the VX, and the HSVs a different one yet again.
It's pretty sad that I know this, especially since I prefer the Fords. I guess it's common that anyone with an interest in cars here in Australia can identify at least a few models of Commodores or Falcons.
kaBOOMn said:
Just hope they put a decent rear end on them, unlike all VT's - VZ's The new VE's rear should fix all the problems tho.....
Apparently the rear end in the VX2 onwards was much better. Then again, I still see plenty of VT's with the rear wheels pointing in, and it's worse if they're lowered.
kaBOOMn said:
I'll just take solice in the fact that the VL had a better motor
Which was also installed in the R31 Skyline, without all the head issues (apparently caused by poor radiator placement).
R31's were good cars, I owned a Pintara for a fair while, slow but kept going. Go the CA20's