Another Car....?

[Apoc]

Hey peoples i will be getting my tax refund soon and am looking at getting another commo so i can have the VN garaged and be able to do some serious work to it without worrying about bein of the road for more than a weekend at a time.

I dont want to spend heaps of cash and am NOT interested in the fastest newer model commo i can buy, this ones a cruiser if i want to flog something ill flog the VN.

I have had a look on redbook.com.au for something that would be an acceptable price/km reading so im looking at

VTII Exec Sedan Man 5sp (or auto but prefer man) 3.8 $6K-$8K or
VX Exec Sedan Man 5sp 3.8 $7,6K - $9,7K

Both with between 90-150,000K's on the clock. Does anyone know of any reason why i should fork out extra dough for a VX over the VTII with the same sort of k's on the clock.

The VX has slightly better fuel consumption and a tad more power according to the sites specs on each car 10.5 vs 11.5 L/100k's and 152Kw vs 147Kw.

Which drives better? bearing in mind i dont want to have to spend more money on the car other than the fuel i put in (and the usual service shit...)

Cheers,
Apoc out.

[Emackulation]

Why dont you buy a little zip zip car and save the money for doing your Vn up?

[Apoc]

Its stupid i know, but i fckn HATE zip zips, despite the fact they run off a sniff of petrol and are prolly cheap as piss im not really interested. This car will become my main car for goin to work etc for the next few years, i dont want something that cant drive up hills at full pace cause the aircon is on...

I figure if i buy a decent 6 and drive it steady it will be a hassle free work car with all the comforts a person needs driving to work at 10 to 6 in tha morning needs (commfy seating, decent aircon/heater, takes bumps in the road , gets up and goes if need be but just cruises quietly).

Lets face it at the moment my VN with lowered suspension, big exhaust etc, makes a hell of a racket, and aint the gentlest of rides thanks to our crappy roads (newcastle NSW). In the morning now im not in the mood so much i dont want to do the pothole slalom cause ill go crunch, crunch. And i dont need my car to be bellowing out IM GOING 60...... (GOD HELP ME! im turning into an old codger )

Anyways opinions on the affore mentioned cars please...

No Rice.. Rice is bad mmkay...

[Emackulation]

VX is the 2nd model of the same style group, so I wouda said that they ironed out some bugs and made the design beter. But other then that I don't really know the differences between them so Ill shut up now

[greenfoam]

The VX is very good on fuel, fair bit better than the VT for some reason, plus it looks better , But the best/cheapest big car to get around for cheap is probably an AU Falcon on lpg

[defa]

after pulling a head off a falcon 6 on thursday i wouldn't buy one. they are a pain in the arse.

[JD]

what about a kingsy or a vb-vh commodore they go pretty cheap and most now are on gas too.

[Apoc]

I must confess i havent looked at the ford side of the fence, id prefer a holden but i guess that automatically wipes half the cars i could buy. As for a pain in the arse to work on, i was hoping i wouldnt have to... but this could be alot of wishful thinking. As for the kingsy etc nah. i want a car thats less than 16 years old (the vn). Sounds like i should do some more research theres not that greater rush, its not like the vns going to need a rebuild tommorrow i hope...

Cheers all,
Apoc out.

[38VNIT]

id have to vote ur money on a camry, there big still and only 4 cylinder, i know it sounds dumb but u cam pick up a sportivo now for 6000-10 000 if you look around...

[Emackulation]

Yer I don't mind the look of the Sportivo. Pretty nice car.

[fu2]

why not something like a vs calais, they have all the options and being a calais they are very comfy, also they are cheaper on petrol then a vt

[Mr_Slim]

Mate even better get yourself a VS S-Pac 5spd. You want a manual by the looks of it, and apart from the basic exec, thats the only 6 that came in 5spd, right through to the VY when they fazed it out.

VS would be significantly better on fuel than the VT/VX. But if you want that shape (and it is a nice looking car btw) i'd go the VX S-Pac 5spd, probably get it around $9K, but itd come standard with Fe2, wheels and some other go fast bits

And the manual DEFINATELY helps with fuel.

[PaRaDoX]

buy a toyota corrolla, and be STUCK WITH IT for the rest of your life, they NEVER BREAK!!!!! seriously, then take the other 4k and bang it straight back into the vn or buy another vn on lpg

[SweetWagon]

how much do the old VN,VG 5spd utes go for these days??

[Apoc]

To all those who suggested the S-Pac etc. I am tempted to go down this road but i tend to think that these cars would have had a harder life than the standard exec models.

People like you or me have already had this car and probably used the ability to get to 100km/h in 8.0 - 8.5 odd seconds. Where i have more chance of finding an exec, who was driven by someone like ya grandpa getting to 100km/h in 2-3mins

But the S-Pac 's definately look significantly better.


"buy a toyota corrolla, and be STUCK WITH IT for the rest of your life, they NEVER BREAK!!!!! " - PaRaDoX616
Ha ha a rolla, id never live that up at work One dude there has a rolla station wagon (with SC14 charger, which is a saving grace) everyone takes the piss out of him for it (he cant be all bad he also has a VL 8 thats pretty fat )

"how much do the old VN,VG 5spd utes go for these days??" - vn6pwr
have a look here ... http://www.redbookasiapacific.com

Cheers all, Nxt weekend ill be cruisin the car yards see whats what.

Apoc out.

[Shanoqueeb]

buy a scooter so you can save money for upgrades!

[holden007]

I reckon you should go for the 2.4ltr Camry, there pretty zipping, good on fuel and will not breakdown. Some reason Toyota's last long and need alot of thrashing before they dead.

[Shanoqueeb]

if u want a zippy car buy an older mazda 323 turbo, 4 cylinder. my mates got one and it goes like a shower of you know what!

[Apoc]

"buy a scooter so you can save money for upgrades!" - Shanoqueeb

Hehe go the scooter Unforntunatley it takes me 30 mins to get to work at 60-100 km/h. It'd kinda suck doing it at 30-50km/h.

"I reckon you should go for the 2.4ltr Camry" - holden007

The prob i have is that from what i can see if u want a camry you get an older model carmry for the same price as a newer commo... as such commo wins the vote but i still have to cruise the yards...

Apoc out.