living with an exec

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ok... well i have been looking for a WHITE vz berlina with low kms now for about a month and have not really been successful. So i think i am going to have to compromise and get an exec.
What kinds of things could i do to the exec to make it a more luxury car (on the inside)..?
Any ideas would be helpful
cheers

[policehoon]

What do you mean, if you want a VZ exec with all the fruit then buy a VZ with all the fruit, ie buy a Berlina or a Calais.

I went down the same route your going, I started looking at VZ exec's then I wanted more than just the standard, so I looked further into it.

I end up purchasing a VZ Equipe, has all the things I was looking for, electric windows all round, cruise control, Side Air Bags, Traction Control, Leather Steering wheel, Six Stacker CD player etc etc

[boofis]

I've got a VZ Exec, which has power windows all round, cruise, side air bags, traction control, fe2 suspension and LSD. I'm going to get some factory alloys I think (maybe), perhaps sv6 if they'll fit (no idea if they will), and getting it tinted this weekend.

Then I'll take the exec badge off and no one will know It has 48k up on it and I love it

[ashbox]

^^that would of been a police car or gov car.

i'd try and get a equipe or an svz, either that or just go for your berlina.

[boofis]

^^that would of been a police car or gov car.

Ex unmarked police

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[QUOTE=policehoon;967435]What do you mean, if you want a VZ exec with all the fruit then buy a VZ with all the fruit, ie buy a Berlina or a Calais.

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Yea i would just buy a berlina or calais...but i am after white and they are fairly rare (for my price range and low kms)

Also do all execs come standard with cruise??

[SAV_117]

get a lumina my VY lumina sorry i know diff model but still pretty much the same has everything

[naf33n]

if you want a berlina, wait for one, it will be the cheapest car that comes with proper luxury stuff, ie climate control.


its clear you want all the luxuries on the inside, so why is white so important???

[SAV_117]

white is da bomb

[naf33n]

my first car was white and i loved it,
but when choosing a second hand car, colour has to take a back seat to quality and price.
surely if a perfect silver berlina popped up with low k's you couldnt say no if the colour was the only problem.

[Berlinarator]

I waited almost a year to find a pearl white mazda 6. i'm thinking of getting a white calais, but unfortunately the combination of white with cream leather is extremely rare. Because i'll be looking at the interior more, the cream leather takes preference. I think if you wait it out, the right car will turn up (as it did in my case). White looks pretty classy - when it's clean.

Re. the Berlina, i personally wouldn't buy an executive. There are a few creature comforts that you'll miss out on, and in my opinion, it's not worth adding in climate control etc. to an executive (if that's what you want).

[Torquative]

I dunno I had my heart set on an SV6 after mum had them as company cars and I refused to take anything else.

BUT I ended up with an acclaim. Being EX police it sat and drove nice, and I likes the wheels the sales had put on it, and Im glad I brought it. Its hardly boring with things like 6 stacker, Ipod mod, RCA mod, SS dash going in tomorrow, HBD SS steering wheel, SS alloy pedals, SS echaust, Calais handbrake and shifter leavers etc and is cheaper on insurance.

Theres alot that can be done

[naf33n]

there is alot that can be done, but by the time you add all that stuff your back up to the price of the berlina with a car that is still worth the same as every other acclaim, if not less

just wait for a berlina to pop up, there a **** load out there,

[arrow]

thanks for the comments guys,
It pretty much sounds like i should wait for the right berlina to pop up!
damn i just want it now!! lol

[VZMAX]

Hi mate

As ashbox said above look for svz...I have a 06 model svz in oddessey...its got everything...sports leather seats( anthracite with leather inserts), leather steering wheel, satin gear knob, steering inserts, handbrake, 17" wheels, berlina style front bumper bar and fog lamps, six cd stacker. I was lucky I got It with just 6080 k's on it. You might be lucky 2 find a white with around 35-45 k's somewhere around 17-20k.

[danja]

I've owned and modded an Exec, it's not worth it purely from a financial perspective.

The amount you'd spend to put the extra suspension, interior parts, body kits, wheels etc costs far more than just buying the spec you really want.

When it comes sale time, it gets valued as whatever the original spec was, so it it's an Exec, it's valued as an Exec, even if you've made it into a Calais.

Colour means **** all really, you hardly see it when you're driving.

[boofis]

Personally, I don't like white cars!

[arrow]

I've owned and modded an Exec, it's not worth it purely from a financial perspective.

The amount you'd spend to put the extra suspension, interior parts, body kits, wheels etc costs far more than just buying the spec you really want.

When it comes sale time, it gets valued as whatever the original spec was, so it it's an Exec, it's valued as an Exec, even if you've made it into a Calais.

This is a very good point! i didnt really think about that.
i can only spend about 14g as well. and the svz seems to be a little out of that range.
life's tough! lol

[Ewok]

If you spend the time looking around you would be able to find an SV6 in white, and have things like the FE2 suspension, 5spd box or 6spd manual, bodykit (thinking about taking the wing off mine ... not sure...) LSD diff (provided its after first 1/4 05') srs airbags etc etc. And insurance? Damn I think some people are either young or getting ripped off I'm paying $650 a year for full comprehensive through Western QBE insurance.

I managed to pick my SV6 up as an ex corporate car from Woodside, only had 65k on the clock and set me back $19k. FULL logbook history and NEVER missed a service. At the time every single other car I looked at of the same model (different yards of course) were around 25-27k. (this was in July this year, and I had been looking for about 5 months).

My point being that if you want something and dont want to fork out the money making it into something else just to enjoy it, put aside a little more cash and get what you ACTUALLY want as a car instead of shellin gout for it all later. Resell value will thank you for it and you won't have the headache of downtime when you are getting work done to it. Sometimes it's better to have patience and just live with what we have until we can afford what we want

[hingo1983]

The Calais looks **** hot in white. When I was looking for a Calais, it had to be in blue, white or silver. The chrome bits make the white stand out. The first VZ Calais I found was silver with cream leather and I was instantly sold on it. As said above, cream leather is hard to come by but looks a lot better than the black leather (IMO).

Rather than get an exec, I would look a bit further up the range. Equipes are good for the money.

[vzlumina]

I have a VZ lumina, if i could have done it all over again it would be a VZ Calais in Silver with a Spoiler

[Commydoor]

Do the rounds of the car auctions. You may be surprised what you will find. If you already have the $14G cash then you should be able to get yourself a good low klm bargain.

[Travy]

I have a white VZ berlina i bought recently

no its not for sale..

Dont settle for an exec!!

[danja]

For me, a VZ Calais should be that champaign colour, or silver as a second choice

[greenacc]

Agree, don't get a povo exec. Get an acclaim or better. . . ... somthing will catch your eye and you'll be sold.