$10,000

[too]

hey jc

looking at getting a new car got around about ten k to spend i wawnt something as powerfull as i can get in that budget

ive a few people tell me to get a gen 3 vt ss vx ss

but then ive had a few people tell me ther really slugish n not zippy at all

what would everyone heer get?

[minux]

pick up a series 2 vt ss for 6k in good nick, drop some 3.9 gears in, tune and headers, will be pretty quick for 10k

[coolvxss]

Depending where your from minux. there is no way you would get a good vt gen 3 in canberra for 6k

[too]

hrmm wat to get!

can u get gen3s sounding nice n tough

[Macca86]

Yeah I wish I new where to get a S2 VT SS in decent condition for $8-9K! Let alone $6k!
If you want an SS mate you'll either get a VT S2 (so 5.7L gen3) with no change from $10K, or a VT S1 (5.0L engine) with MAYBE a few grand for some mods. Count a VX out for <$10K. Me and my gf are currently searching for a S2 VT SS for her, and honestly we havnt even found 1 so far for under $10K that we would buy. So good luck

[pjdm1980]

There you go-
1997 HOLDEN Cars For Sale - carsales.com.au - carsales.com.au
I know that WH 5.7Ltrs aren't worth much anymore but have heaps of room and options with some reasonable grunt!

[danja]

Plenty of LS1 V8's to be had for that money:
HOLDEN Cars For Sale - carsales.com.au - carsales.com.au

Possibly if you were in Canberra you'd have to take a trip to Sydney, but it's not too far

[Junny]

1999 HOLDEN COMMODORE SS VT II Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au

[ari666]

89' model R32 GTR. plenty of zip. itll be a POS though for 10k

[Macca86]

Yeah actually you prob would pick one up (like in the above links) for <$10 depending on how picky you want to be (i.e if your happy with a calais or a statesman etc instead of SS, or if you can deal with some dents etc). We are looking for a S2 VT SS, auto, with between 120-170,000kms, with clean paintwork with no dents etc, and NO aesthetic mods other then possibly rims, and yeah so far we havnt found any for under $10k. They always have something wrong, like a dented panel, high kms, shitty interior, other side of the country, tryhard bodykit installed etc. But if your willing to deal with that sort of stuff and/or spend the money later to fix it then you'll prob pick something up relatively cheap (depending where you are and how far you want to travel)

[soop]

I wouldnt touch a VT honestly.
VS SS - about 300kg lighter then the VT and with the same motor. The Gen3 VT's aren't worth writing home about.

[TI3VOM]

I thought the VS's had the 5L not the 5.7L the later VT's had

[NVMYVT]

the series one vt ss and some of the calais had the 5.0l G.C, it was the series 2 that got the 5.7, as for them being dodgey the vast majority of them were called back and the motors were rebuilt by holden, if you find the engine number on the block most will be followed by an "X" stating that is was infact rebuilt, with alot of the problems righted

[sweefu]

Depending where your from minux. there is no way you would get a good vt gen 3 in canberra for 6k

Beg to differ mate, most people in Canberra just seem to think their cars are made of gold, though if you hunt around you will eventually get a person willing to negotiate.
Alternatively,
head to pickles, here in Canberra 5.7litre VT SS go for $2000 - $4000

[too]

K sweet I'm pretty sure the vs ss were just the five litre not the gen three it's so complicated what does everyone rekon I shud get or advice for me

[illusionalvr]

get a vs ss and turbo it then!