So I am looking at a VF now, my SV6 is dying... If you had around $30k

[jbray1984]

So my VE2 SV6 that I literally just bought a month ago is having so many issues that I'm literally just done with it.

I'm going to get rid of it and finance a VF.
I had a VF SSV S1 a couple cars ago and loved it, wished I never traded it in!

But I can't decide now if I spend around the 30k mark on a normal SS VF or opt to spend around $35-38k on a SSV.

Are there anything I should be looking out for with these cars? Now that they've been out for a while.
If I had done my research prior to this SV6 purchase I would have found the sludge being a common problem etc and not bought it... But now I'm set back a bit lol.

In short, if you had $30-$35k to spend on a car, which way would you go?

 

[SnowDoggyDogg]

Just the usual business of being well serviced and on time should do it. You've got more than a few for sale in SEQLD at the moment so happy hunting!

 

[commodore665]

So my VE2 SV6 that I literally just bought a month ago is having so many issues that I'm literally just done with it.

I'm going to get rid of it and finance a VF.
I had a VF SSV S1 a couple cars ago and loved it, wished I never traded it in!

But I can't decide now if I spend around the 30k mark on a normal SS VF or opt to spend around $35-38k on a SSV.

Are there anything I should be looking out for with these cars? Now that they've been out for a while.
If I had done my research prior to this SV6 purchase I would have found the sludge being a common problem etc and not bought it... But now I'm set back a bit lol.

In short, if you had $30-$35k to spend on a car, which way would you go?

I'd look at something from the Germans .

 

[Brettly-2008]

You traded a VF SS-V on a VE SV6?

 

[jbray1984]

You traded a VF SS-V on a VE SV6?

Nah, traded on a new Colorado. Was a good idea at the time. Lol. The after that had to sell it due to business going broke and now have the busted arse SV6

 

[MarcoVFRedline]

35k how about a HSV E series?

 

[redvxr8clubby]

So my VE2 SV6 that I literally just bought a month ago is having so many issues that I'm literally just done with it.

I'm going to get rid of it and finance a VF.
I had a VF SSV S1 a couple cars ago and loved it, wished I never traded it in!

But I can't decide now if I spend around the 30k mark on a normal SS VF or opt to spend around $35-38k on a SSV.

Are there anything I should be looking out for with these cars? Now that they've been out for a while.
If I had done my research prior to this SV6 purchase I would have found the sludge being a common problem etc and not bought it... But now I'm set back a bit lol.

In short, if you had $30-$35k to spend on a car, which way would you go?

Myself, I'm no particular fan of leather, so I would go for an SS, if looking up to $38K what about a Clubsport, I guess you could get a decent E3 R8, just a quick look on Carsales it looks like for that money in an E3 would probably have about 80,000Km on it, depends on how low you want the Kms on the car.

 

[arronm]

better off with a VF than VE. Cars are chalk and cheese.

 

[redvxr8clubby]

better off with a VF than VE. Cars are chalk and cheese.

Yeah I was just looking at Carsales with something like a $38K budget it looks like you should be able to get say a 2014 VF SSV with something like about 20,000 Km - I like a HSV, but the temptation of something not very old with nice low Kms I don't think I could resist. Although I'm not that keen on leather, an SSV with 20,000Km would be a great choice.

 

[Forg]

^ Doesn't that depend on personal taste/preference?
VE & VF bare-bones are the same, after all; a VF does feel more 'premium', but a VE is maybe better built (eg. underbody aero).
Suspension & powertrain differences seem to be more about tweaks & fiddles than massive leaps?

In case this helps ... apparently SSV's have the same seats as a Redline, and early VF Redlines had more bolstery/spoty seats than now. Now the main difference between an SS & SSV is the leather; but an early SSV front seat is probably more supportive/comfy too.