My 1996 VSII Berlina

[KrisG]

Model: 1996 VS Berlina Series II
Colour: Rubens Mica
Odo: 138,000 kms
Engine: Standard 3.8L Ecotec V6
Transmission: Standard 4-speed Auto
Diff: Standard
Suspension: Standard
Wheels: Standard 15" Berlina Alloys
Interior: Standard Berlina (Full electrics, cruise control, climate control, dual airbags)
Stereo: Panasonic head unit and standard speakers

It's my first car and she's completely stock and in immaculate condition, apart from a few scratches. Interior looks like it hasn’t been sat on. Picked it up for $7000, yes, it’s a fair bit for a VS, but it drives like it just came out of the factory, has low kms and it came with a full 12 months rego at the time. Came with log books, service history and even the original purchase invoice.

As for future mods, I plan on keeping it as stock as possible, might just get a nice sound system, clear side indicators, CAI and maybe some lows or fe2's all around

[luke23]

pretty much the exact the same as my car but 5 times cleaner, but of course you would expect that from a $7000 vs
did you get it from a dealership or something?

[KrisG]

pretty much the exact the same as my car but 5 times cleaner, but of course you would expect that from a $7000 vs
did you get it from a dealership or something?

Haha, nah it was private. Advertised for $7900, got it down to 7 but it was still a bit pricey, oh well.

[EDGE3]

Looks very neat and not one blemish on the paint it looks like it was well looked after and always garaged

[KrisG]

Looks very neat and not one blemish on the paint it looks like it was well looked after and always garaged

Thanks mate, there's a few little dents and scratches the camera doesn't show, repairing them is first on my list

[SWE11L]

Looks sweet bud, i like that ur keeping it as stock as u can. I got mine nearly 9 yrs ago for 9900, mint condition, 120000 k's... biggest mistake i made was giving it to my 17yr old bro while i lived in london for 2 years... im still trying ti fix things he f**ked up on it!!

[Mbro]

wow 7000, my missus got a vz with 140 000 for that price.

[KrisG]

Looks sweet bud, i like that ur keeping it as stock as u can. I got mine nearly 9 yrs ago for 9900, mint condition, 120000 k's... biggest mistake i made was giving it to my 17yr old bro while i lived in london for 2 years... im still trying ti fix things he f**ked up on it!!

Thanks man, I like the stock look. Good luck with yours mate.

wow 7000, my missus got a vz with 140 000 for that price.

Yeah I could have gotten something newer too, it's just that I like vs's more and this one's in good nick. At the end of the day, I'm happy with it.

[VS 5.0]

That looks very nice...even your passenger side airbag cover isn't curling up...lucky f*#@er!!!

Great find. Is $7k really that expensive for a car in that condition ? I would prefer it to mattstatesman's missus VZ that's for sure. Esp with that colour. 138,000 kms over 15 years or 140,000 over 6-7 years...hmmmm.

Make sure you look after her....she's a keeper.

[VS_Pete_1]

That looks very nice
Make sure you look after her....she's a keeper.

Have to agree a keeper see if you can get agreed value on it.
For mine it`s about $7200 I think.
Enjoy driving it.
Cheers Pete

[KrisG]

That looks very nice...even your passenger side airbag cover isn't curling up...lucky f*#@er!!!

Great find. Is $7k really that expensive for a car in that condition ? I would prefer it to mattstatesman's missus VZ that's for sure. Esp with that colour. 138,000 kms over 15 years or 140,000 over 6-7 years...hmmmm.

Make sure you look after her....she's a keeper.

Cheers mate, and to think they were 38k when they were new, you really get a lot of car for just 7k. As for the airbag, first thing I did was buy a dash mat, hopefully try to prevent it from curling.

Have to agree a keeper see if you can get agreed value on it.
For mine it`s about $7200 I think.
Enjoy driving it.
Cheers Pete

Thanks mate

[KrisG]

Not much of an update, but the CAS has been replaced a few months ago and unfortunately it got some hail damage

Some recent pics

[VS-S]

Looks really nice man! I hate that colour, but this one looks beautiful!

[KrisG]

Looks really nice man! I hate that colour, but this one looks beautiful!

Thanks mate, I used to hate the colour myself when I got it cause there was barely any sun light at the time so it looked more brown.

Nice s-pack you got there, looks clean as.

[VS-S]

Thanks mate, I used to hate the colour myself when I got it cause there was barely any sun light at the time so it looked more brown.

Nice s-pack you got there, looks clean as.

Yeah the sun makes cars look at their best.
Yeah I was lucky to find this S-pack. I've only seen about 3 around Adelaide. Including mine ;P

[KrisG]

Took a stab at cleaning the engine bay, also fitted a CAI and a high flow panel filter recently, probably a waste of time though.

[UW1SH]

:O wow that would almost haft to be the cleanest VS i have ever seen.. Well worth keeping and looking after aint no better model commodore then the VS haha IMO anyway… Not a fan of million sensors and wires going to trillion different places just to get it running.. haha anyway nice ride man look after her shes got lots of years left in her thats for sure

[KrisG]

:O wow that would almost haft to be the cleanest VS i have ever seen.. Well worth keeping and looking after aint no better model commodore then the VS haha IMO anyway… Not a fan of million sensors and wires going to trillion different places just to get it running.. haha anyway nice ride man look after her shes got lots of years left in her thats for sure

Thanks mate, haha I gotta agree the vs series is one of the best

[VS-S]

Hey mate it's been a while done anything to it?

[KrisG]

Hey mate it's been a while done anything to it?

Nah not much mate. I resprayed the engine cover as it had some scratches, got a close colour to the original silver. I'm also in the process of respraying the grille inserts, as one of them has started to peel.

I'm basically just cleaning it up rather than modding it.

[VS-S]

Nah not much mate. I resprayed the engine cover as it had some scratches, got a close colour to the original silver. I'm also in the process of respraying the grille inserts, as one of them has started to peel.

I'm basically just cleaning it up rather than modding it.

Good work! Haha that's how it starts

[KrisG]

Good work! Haha that's how it starts

Haha, yeah, it gets addictive respraying things, i wanna do the whole car now lol.

I'm hanging to just lower it on sl's. It'll look killer, but i'm not sure if i should, i kinda like the smoothness.

End up lowering your s-pack yet?

[VS-S]

Haha, yeah, it gets addictive respraying things, i wanna do the whole car now lol.

I'm hanging to just lower it on sl's. It'll look killer, but i'm not sure if i should, i kinda like the smoothness.

End up lowering your s-pack yet?

Don't respray it man! The paints in great condish! Definitely lower it. I haven't yet. It just so practicable how it is at the moment haha

[KrisG]

Don't respray it man! The paints in great condish! Definitely lower it. I haven't yet. It just so practicable how it is at the moment haha

It looks good from far, get a bit closer and you'll see all these little dents and scratches. I'll see what happens after tafe. As much as I park it away from everyone, I still end up with a new dent when I come back. Careless people I guess.