VZ SS RED UTE!..... yes... or no?

[Christina]

It's been a long 3 and a half weeks.... but...
My brother is going to give his answer on this red, vz 05 ss ute, 5.7L, hard cover on the back, lowered, 19's, sports shift kit(???), 33000kms.

It also has chevy badges...

We have got it down to 37.5k.

Are they conning us on price or is that OK?

Any comments appreciated, market value seemed to be... about the same, when we looked up other cars privately, stock were around the same price, even without hard cover.

Comments wanted!

[vy_storm]

Private sale or dealer? If private sounds a bit on the high side.

Being a V8 ute it's probably been given a bit of stick in its time.

[Christina]

its auto, from a car yard.
the private ones were the practically stock ones. for roughly the same price.

my brother said the auto actually drove ALOT better than the manual in the v8 ute.

[Troy711]

no offence to your brother... but the auto is a heap of crap. they are the biggest failure holden ever put into cars. they feel dodge as, and i honestly dont think mine will last 150,000 kays

[Christina]

no offence to your brother... but the auto is a heap of crap. they are the biggest failure holden ever put into cars. they feel dodge as, and i honestly dont think mine will last 150,000 kays

no offence taken, it's just what my brother had said after, he has driven manuals for years but as he claims, has become.. "lazy"

[Lumps of cheese]

If i were buying i'd go a manual definately in an ss, car or ute.

[Christina]

the red ute is auto
the black, 2004 is manual, they want the same price. (same dealer)

after driving the black ute my brother said he went over a bump and the suspension was crap
he said the red auto was painless to drive with the suspension, i think he said its all on king springs???

[JD]

i reckon he should get manual, much more fun and if he's been driving manuals for years he'll get tired of the auto pretty quick.

[sv9946]

no. don't buy either. wait until ve ute in august-semptember region, then watch these vz's tumble, and tumble hard. expect an ss like that to drop at least 10k by then. new models nock the **** out of cars like that.

also i have driven many manual and auto utes, gotta go the manual. only reason one would buy an auto is if his leg was blown of by stepping on a land mine in a foreign country. seriously he would be bored in all of about 2 minutes if he is used to a manual. plus manual has better fuel economy!

but yeah, just my opinion.
Clickity the scales in you like, i'd appreciate it

Matt

[minux]

LMAO 37.5k for a 5.7 VZ SS? Considering you can pick up 6.0 Z Series R8's for around 42-45 id say yes it is a rip off. The autos are perfect in these, shim them up and away you go.

[Christina]

i told my brother about the VE comment, not sure what he is thinking, how much are VZ utes when new? anyone?
i reckon it's a rip off too, but my brother is not considering private sale as a bank loan is 14.6% interest when he enquried on monday and finance is 9.65% i beleive.

he said to me he will be getting the car, i beleive it still has a year of new car warranty. i told him to keep haggling them.... i am awaiting to see what happens..

in regards to the manual debate, the red is auto and the black one which he didnt like was manual, not sure what's gonna happen with this though, i think he is gonna stay with auto.......

[vy_storm]

i told my brother about the VE comment, not sure what he is thinking, how much are VZ utes when new? anyone?

Seeing as they are still available, check the Holden website as a guide.

http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/...&modelid=15002

[Christina]

45k on the site with hard cover, not including all the hidden costs, so i guess my brother isn't too bad off, plus it has mods on this cars, 19's etc.

$3000 dollars insurance as he's only 21. WOOHOO, V8 in the family!
picking it up soon.

[MikesVT]

So he baught it!?

I'd ask the dealer if he could take the paint off the black SS ute and put it on the red one lol

VU-VY-VZ SS utes look awesome, especially lowered!, congrats to your brother!

[calais_304]

VU-VY-VZ SS utes look awesome, especially lowered

oh bloody oath, i absolutly love the VU on s.lows, 19's dark tint and gold in colour.

[Christina]

HEHEHEHEHE its home!!!!!!!!
its so beautiful...

the alarm is so farking loud, my brothers evolution got stolen (**** alarm), the beast is stunning, im going for my ride real soon!

[andyman]

HEHEHEHEHE its home!!!!!!!!
its so beautiful...

i guess there will now be a second jc member in your house

[NOT.BT1]

sweet tell him to join jc now no more rice for your bro big juicy T-bone would look better black but red is nice

[Christina]

i guess there will now be a second jc member in your house

maybe, but probbably not, my brother has high suspicions about forums and car theft/damage.
just glad to say...


2 HOLDENS in the driveway, and... a crappy ford owned by my dad

[Christina]

sweet tell him to join jc now no more rice for your bro big juicy T-bone would look better black but red is nice

lol T-Bone.

talk to ya on MSN soon Brendan!


tint, boot liner, sports shift etc etc, lol

[andyman]

maybe, but probbably not, my brother has high suspicions about forums and car theft/damage.
just glad to say...


2 HOLDENS in the driveway, and... a crappy ford owned by my dad

cant blame him after what he'd been through, atleast hes moved on and got something he likes

[Christina]

that 350 chev is super sweet, orrr 346 i'm told, lol

[younggun]

he got a real machine parked up the driveway now good to hear

[craigvk]

I have seen a pic and I will have to say it's one of the best if not the best looking SS ute I have seen! I can't think of any ute on this forum that looks that good. It's HOT!

[minux]

I still dont understand why he paid so much..i am sure its nice and all, but for 48k you can get a BRAND new Z series(6.0 litre) Maloo ...but whatever tickles your fancy i guess.

Hope he has better luck with this car