5ltr vt calais

[kniever]

hey all,

im looking at buying a 5ltr vt calais soon and wondering what i should look out for when looking at them and what probs they usually have.
any info would be great thnx

[calais_304]

hey all,

im looking at buying a 5ltr vt calais soon and wondering what i should look out for when looking at them and what probs they usually have.
any info would be great thnx

inner tire wear (in some, i was unlucky ) make sure the leathers in good nic, motor, body etc.
i paid 13,200 for mine about 8 months ago with 144K on it, from a car yard.
umm personally i'd go for the series 2 with the 5.7 i find the 5L in the calais just doesn't pull it weight like it should but thats just me.
anyway it still a sick car and surprisingly draws a bit of attention

[MikesVT]

I'd go for the series 2 as well... I only have the V6, but the series two is just a little more refined (just a little), plus I'd go a 5.7 over a 5.0 anyday, but thats up to personal preference.

Also, series 1 VT's (alot of them) had problems with lights, globes going out really quickly. This was fixed in the series 2. My dad's old VT 1 had that problem, so do alot of my friends with VT1s

[kniever]

yeh id love to go a 5.7ltr but just dont have the money for 1 as ive found a 5ltr vt calais for $8000 with 142,000km and 10 months reg so thats why i was thinkin going it and ive wanted to get something newer than what ive got for a while now.

also what kw are they?

[Julie]

179 kw stock, look out for inner tyre wear as previously mentioned.

[Lumps of cheese]

$8000 sounds good, i'd go the 5 litre over the 5.7.
I've had both and prefer the 5 litre but that's just me.

[kniever]

why do you prefer the 5 ltr?

[Lumps of cheese]

why do you prefer the 5 ltr?

I found the 5 litre cheaper and easier to work on for a start.
The gen 3 was good, no doubt about that but i'd prefer to spend money on a 5 ltr.
Then again mate, i wasn't after huge power either, my cars were both really just cruisers so i went for looks and that, plus the 5 litre had a heaps better note to it!

[JD]

the 5 litre had a heaps better note to it!

cant disagree with that the gen 3 just doesnt have that beasty note a 5.0 does

[MikesVT]

^ with a half decent exhaust I've seen the Gen3 make a few little kid cry on start-up

Little kid being one of my cousins... Jus wait till he turns 18/21 haha

Plus when you put the foot down a bit in a gen3 you get that beastyness

[kniever]

yeh the good thing about getting another 5ltr is i know how they go and what i can do to them to give that little extra go from owning the statto