Greetings from Critical Jim.

[Critical Jim]

Cant seem to find the Newbie's or similar thread.

Anyways, greetings I'm a local of the Adelaide Hills, SA, and I own a Gold 1988 SL.

On a sadder note I'm thinking of selling it in the next few months and I need a few opinions on what its worth as I really have no idea.

Cheers.

[jatsvl]

$1000-$1500 unless it is something special e.g. low k's, good paint and panel, special mods, etc....

[Critical Jim]

It's pretty basic and original.

Paint is pretty good few shopping trolley dent/scratches, has no rust.
Its done 177'xxx which I was told is about average for this model.
Velour Interior is absoluty spotless
Has factory tinted windows.
All the electrics work, eg cruise, mirrors, antenna.
New lower springs shockers and tyre's.

Anybody have a rough price range???

Cheers.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

a little note mate
its actually a vl berlina with full options


and welcome to JC hope you enjoy the stay if it be somewhat short still

[Critical Jim]

a little note mate
its actually a vl berlina with full options


and welcome to JC hope you enjoy the stay if it be somewhat short still

Lol really??? thought it was an SL it has the SL badge on the boot.

Lol I'll be hanging around for a while yet, if I can manage to part with my VL I'll probably be looking at buying another commodore as I've had a great run with this one

[VL_5SPEED]

Its a berlina. Its got the blackouts around the windows and also has the berlina pin striping around the bumpers and moulds.

[Critical Jim]

Okay, somebody must have changed the badges over at some point then.

[detox_nath83]

judging from pic she is straight and a berlina :P
Average K's Straight Panels and bumpers all intact trims and providing the engine is good and trans i would suggest $1200 - $1700

[Critical Jim]

Cheers's for the info guy's, to tell you the tuth I probably would'nt sell it if all I was going to get is around the $1500 mark, had a look on ebasy and there is VL's with more klm and less features going for more, are these just overpriced???

[greenfoam]

I could have bought a Manual SL for $400 that's not to bad at all this week but I have no where to keep it :S. Pity. But yeah you can get some really nice VLs for under 2000. Even VS's can be had for under 2000 now fairly often

[harry3]

the gold paint would be a metallic and most metallic VLs had paint that didnt last well, going dull and muddy

VLs are a cult car amoungst teenage boys and you may get more if you advertise it privately, dont let it get stolen on a test drive.....

the later commodores are generally not as nice, the early V6 motors shake a lot

[Critical Jim]

the gold paint would be a metallic and most metallic VLs had paint that didnt last well, going dull and muddy

VLs are a cult car amoungst teenage boys and you may get more if you advertise it privately, dont let it get stolen on a test drive.....

the later commodores are generally not as nice, the early V6 motors shake a lot

It's had a respary at some point so the paint is still quite nice, and yes Im aware that it's a popular car with certainn groups, I have already had somebody try to steal it

[nasty1]

yeah id guess 1500-2000 but if you do a couple of simple things like find cheap lowerd springs and a cheap cat back exhaust and cop rims hey who knows you may get up around 3000 i see alot of them for around that much and i just laugh to myself lol.but if yours is clean etc should be no worrys.has it got a series 2 block?alot of people would look at this also so they can convert it to turbo

[Critical Jim]

Think it's a series 2 VL as it 1988 build date and it has the black plastic door handles.

Bought myself some new King lows and shockers for it a while ago just need to put them in

The exhaust already sounds quite nice, nothing like a stock VL, it is'nt the 2.5 inch that everybody seems to have but its not factory as it only has 1 tiny muffler about half way along the system.

[nasty1]

nice mate you should get a little bit for it then

[detox_nath83]

hotdog muffler?
series 2 block has a bung just behind the engine mount exhaust side above sump for oil return as well as a smaller one about 6" above it for Oil Feed and further back towards firewall for water feed

[jatsvl]

plastic door handles???
they are metal.

[Critical Jim]

plastic door handles???
they are metal.

Mine are black plastic.

And the muffler isnt hotdog style its normal just really small.

[jatsvl]

exterior door handles are metal vb-vl and beyond, interior are plastic.

only one tiny muffler, has it got the catylatic converter still?

[Critical Jim]

exterior door handles are metal vb-vl and beyond, interior are plastic.

only one tiny muffler, has it got the catylatic converter still?

Must be cheap aftermarket one's then because I have broken 2 of them and their plastic, same system to put the proper door handles on???

It still has the catalytic converter.

Also another question, I have a odd noise coming from one of the back wheels, when ever I accelerate or sometimes just driving along the car makes a noise similar to those clicker things people put on their pushbikes but more metallic sounding, I have pulled the wheels off and had a look but I cant find anything anybody else heard of this before???

[southy]

exterior door handles are metal vb-vl and beyond, interior are plastic.

only one tiny muffler, has it got the catylatic converter still?

Mine are black plastic aswell.

[jatsvl]

Must be cheap aftermarket one's then because I have broken 2 of them and their plastic, same system to put the proper door handles on???

It still has the catalytic converter.

Also another question, I have a odd noise coming from one of the back wheels, when ever I accelerate or sometimes just driving along the car makes a noise similar to those clicker things people put on their pushbikes but more metallic sounding, I have pulled the wheels off and had a look but I cant find anything anybody else heard of this before???

wow I've never seen plastic ones.

the noise maybe some thing in the tyre e.g. nail, tech screw, rock
or maybe something loose in the brake drums.

[Critical Jim]

Well I finally bought myself a newish car

Cue 2006 VZ Acclaim, Heron White, 65'000klm.

Still working out how everything works

Question, the car has an ESP switch located behind the power windows switches but infront of the centre console box, I thought ESP was only on higher spec models, does the Acclaim have ESP???.

Cheers.

[jatsvl]

acclaim is packed with safety features it is a family car.

[detox_nath83]

Nice man well done
Stability control can stay off :P