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Agreed. I had the front and rear bars resprayed on my Nitrate Silver Clubsport (at HSV's expense) and the painter matched them even though Holden was telling us it wasn't possible for the reason you've outlined. I think that front lip is a crap effort and wouldn't want it fitted to my car...

I'll just start driving my old Kingswood, and they can plug into its OBD as much as they like. .

So true, I'd been riding almost since I could walk and it's the reason I don't ride anymore. I no longer feel I'm immortal. .

Where I come from in far north west NSW, anywhere without clouds of dust and extreme heat is wonderful, in fact, anywhere with a tree is enticing. .

Not this trip, about a year ago I was at Lismore. .

The VF2 Redline is probably the more desirable of the VF Redlines and the dealer then will want to make a substantial profit over your offered price. .

I drive it most days and admittedly not far, and occasionally it'll get a rest for a month or so while I drive the Merc. It's getting used a lot more lately as I'm house hunting and I drove it up to the Gold Coast a couple of weeks ago to see if it was comfortable living up there. It's my...

I'm a homebody, I'm retired, I live 5 minutes from the shops and 25 minutes from everything industrial and the big retail outlets, I usually fly when I holiday and rent a car when I arrive, it gets taken on one or two trips a year that may add a couple of thousand K's and it's not my only car...

2016 VF2 Reline Ute used as my daily with around 25k on the clock. .

I also have a guard dog, but I'm constantly worrying he may turn on one of our visitors. .

The rats are attracted to fertiliser stored in a shed about 50 metres away. They chewed through a blind grommet in the firewall to gain entry. That was about 15 years ago, the car now sits with its doors and boot open, all the seats, carpet, door cards, headlining and rear parcel shelf were...

Yep. I could go on, like opening the door to find the headlining on the seats, that rats have eaten a hole into the seats to built a nest inside and only a can of petrol and a match can get rid of the vomit inducing smell, the wiring has so many gremlins you end up opting for a new harness and...

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Anyone who stores a car outside uncovered in Australia is throwing away the investment value of their vehicle. Not only are the exposed rubber and plastics at risk of damage from UV light, so is the painted bodywork, leave it too long, and that car you were going to enjoy later in life becomes...

Where you store a vehicle can have a major impact on how they hold up over a long period of time. Many of my cars are stored out in the dry heat of western NSW and they reacted very differently to the ones that live with me near the beach. .

If it was my car I'd definitely have a go at trying to restore it myself, but if you don't have the equipment or experience then you'll need to pay a detailer to do the job. If that's the case, then it may be cost effective to get a bodyshop to do a respray. If I couldn't do it myself, I'd...

I had a small run at the bottom of the driver's door of my Ute on delivery. The service manager was not impressed that I'd picked it up. Long story short (that's a first for me), the dealer had bumped another car into in when moving them off the truck, and they sent it out for a quick repair...

I'd rather rub a Porcupine over the bodywork before I'd let a dealer detail any of my cars, and there is no way I'd let them try and fix that. The mouldings may be resurrected by using a product like 'Black Wow' (there are other brands on the market as well) then some protectant. If the roof...

This is a very likely scenario, I have a mate who had the roof of his sedan sprayed black before picking it up and it was arrange by the dealer. I can't remember the cost but I do remember thinking at the time, I would have preferred to arrange that myself as it would most likely have been...

Being a red car, there's no doubt the body will start to fade, crowsfoot & peel soon, as unloved red cars always do. The black trims and moulds should be able to be restored. I'd have a good detailer take a look at the car and give you their opinion and retore and add protection to the bits...

I like the way you think, or get the misses to start it then blame her. I've been starting cars that sit around for long periods of time for most of my life, and as far as I'm concerned, getting the oil to pump up quickly can be the least of your problems, just make sure she warm before you're...

If the fluid has gone gluggy from the car not being driven for a few years, I find some of the vacuum and pressure bleeders don't work so well, and not at all if you buy a cheapie. This is a photo of the milk bottle I've been using for the last 3 or 4 years, I upgrade to a newer bottle every...

I use the old milk bottle method, I keep the milk bottle and tubing in the shed with my other tools. I can do a complete flush on some of my old girls in under an hour. .

I did mean buy a vehicle with a manual gearbox. .

Buy a manual .

I don't want you gone, I feel the warmth you bring to the forum. I think I just dosed off, I hope I didn't miss anything. .

I don't know who's right or wrong in this disagreement as I don't even know what a 'B Code' is, but I have found it interesting and I also know from previous good info who I'd trust to ask if I needed help. It has highlight one thing for me, my lack of skill when it comes to modern day...

For those of us who live in the warmer parts of Australia, seat warmers are not needed, I can live without them. Anyway, after a while, the seat warmers in my cars just make me wanna pee. .

Hoping into an M4 or an SV6 Wagon for a spirited cruise, now that's a hard decision. I'd definitely have to toss a coin. ,

I find it easier to look at my car while I'm not driving it. .

I think us old fellas who remember the Valiants (I still struggle to call them Chryslers) have wondered why Holden used their model letters, it not like they needed too. Telling your mates, your misses has a VD Redline would have made for a lasting memory. .

It's time to talk old Holdens. .

Everyone knows HSV's smell. .

Take it to your closes car dealership and ask them to give you a buy from you price. You'll quickly learn what it's low ball price is. .

$15,000 .

Even my 2020 C63 has 4matic, although it doesn't have a badge saying so like some models do. When the salesman mentioned it to me during a test drive, I also thought he was talking about the transmission until he explained it was Mercedes AWD system. .

The old HQ 253 Holdens couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding but when mated with a pair of hotdogs and the 3 speed column manual, that long, long, long second gear held their note for an eternity, I used to love it. I'd drive my old man's HQ when I was on my P's and loved letting the...

I didn't know that, from the ones I saw, they were all on the floor. But back in the day it was common to change a 3 speed column shift to the floor, at least with the Holdens, Speco Shifts were all the rage at one point and so cheap and easy to do. .

I'm sure the dealer won't want to do it for free and will work hard to get out of it, but by rights it's a known issue, and I'd be pushing hard for a no-charge job. Vaso may not be enough, it might be a good idea if you practice with a watermelon before you drop it off. .

The early R/T Chargers were 3 speed on the floor manuals as were the Hemi Pacers. It wasn't until the E49 was released that they came equipped with a 4 speed manual. The 3 speed was both a good thing and a bad thing, it allowed them to do very quick quarters but was a downfall on a circuit...