Looking to buy my first commodore

[Blakieo]

Gday,
I have been driving around my landcruiser FJ61 for over 10 years now. It's getting a bit long in the tooth so i am thinking of buying a commodore since i am a big boy i need room in a car to fit me. I am fresh in the Gold Coast but dont know 2 much about comma's since i have never owned one. i think ill have about 7500 to spend. what can i get? i would prefer V8 but v6 should be ok! sedan or ute would be the go for me!! any suggestions?? sorry for being such a noob!

any general info would be great!

[VYMAD]

I'd be looking at a nice VY sedan with low klm's (80,000-120,000, approx) for that price. But I am biased towards VY! You may get a VZ with low k's for that price, too. Make sure it has a service history and take it for a real good test drive. VT's are going for $2,000-$4,000 nowadays, so you should be looking at 02-03 models onwards. Personally, I wouldn't buy from a caryard, warranties from them are usually crap, but that's up to you. Try having a read around different sections on this forum and you'll get an idea of the go with any known common issues, etc.
For peace of mind if you do find a car you like, get it checked over by a mechanic before you buy it, costs little at $50-$100.
So many people buy the first car they see and end up with a lemon.

[Blakieo]

thanks for the advice mate!

[Jonno]

yep mate, gotta aggree with vymad

vy/vz are the way to go!
try find a private sale from someone who looks like they havnt flogged it,
low ks and a good service history,
just had a look on car sales for u, seems everyone is overpricing their vts. dont spend more that 5 on a vt man! but here is some good looking v8 statesmans i would seriously consider

2000 HOLDEN STATESMAN Base WH Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au 1246 1247 1252 1282 4294965857 246 900&SearchAction=N&silo=1011&__No=15&seot=1&tsrc=a llcarhome&__Nne=15&trecs=1393&__sid=12F262D3627A

2001 HOLDEN STATESMAN Base WH II Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au 1246 1247 1252 1282 4294965857 246 900&SearchAction=N&silo=1011&__No=45&seot=1&tsrc=a llcarhome&__Nne=15&trecs=1393&__sid=12F262D3627A

2nd one has a few more ks tho

[Jonno]

low ks but only a 6
2002 HOLDEN COMMODORE EXECUTIVE VY Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au 1246 1247 1252 1282 4294965857 900 245 4294965745 4294965734&silo=1011

look yer man theirs heaps out their in the 6's

[Blakieo]

how long of a life do u reckon a v8 has? 500,00km?

[Jonesy484]

thats a good starting point
2001 HOLDEN COMMODORE EQUIPE VX Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au

[Jonesy484]

and these a v8 and a few v6's
1998 HOLDEN COMMODORE SS VT Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au

2001 HOLDEN COMMODORE ACCLAIM VX Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au

2001 HOLDEN COMMODORE S VX Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au

[Blakieo]

thanks for all the feedback people. i am looking to buy in like 3 weeks. love your work. i am veru excited to get my 1st comma and i hate to say it thrash the #### out of it!!!
thanks for helping out a noob!!

[Drawnnite]

get a vs ute and join the rest of us =P and a v8 one at that isnt hard to find.
best thing about a commodore though is that there have been so many of them that you can find spare parts easily.