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    Value and selling of a VF 2014 Redline with W kit

    My son was updating his 2019 Mini through BMW/Mini in Brisbane just before the middle of last year. That’s where he bought it new, had it serviced etc. It only had 25k on it, always garaged, peak condition inside and out. Mini offered him $15k for a trade whereas it was probably worth low $20k...
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    Approximate value

    We have a MY14 VF CalaisV (V6) handed down from my parents who bought it new in Dec 2013. It has just ticked over the 70k. insurance company automatically put $24830 on it when I took it over 12 months ago today. This year‘s renewal just paid was for a value of $24300…so no arguments from me.
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    VF Series 2 V8 Fuel Consumption

    No, not for over 10 years. The Bligh ALP govt scrapped it years ago....understandably there was uproar when this was first proposed. Bligh said trust us (haha) and promised that they wouldn’t sit back and watch Qld get ripped off due to large state/remote areas and we wouldn’t return to the...
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    VF Random chat thread

    AAMI have to pay for their almost constant barrage of tv advertising somehow.
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    Upgrade from VZ to VF

    MY13 VF1 CalaisV came with DVD player (as probably did SSV??)
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    Weird insurance business

    Well it will cost them to tell you how to vote in the referendum…but don’t expect your rates to go down again next year.
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    Bumper protectors

    Pazzu, you no doubt noticed that with the trunk mat pics on the OPG link you’ve provided, that only one of the pics shows the mat in the back of a vehicle but it’s a wagon not a sedan even though the ad is for a sedan mat? Due to the wagon not having a lip, along with the regular shape of the...
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    VF Evoke Paddle Shifters?

    I optioned my VF2 SV6 ute with the flat bottom steering wheel and it incorporates paddle shifters…but yeah not standard as far as I know on 6 cylinder or SS for that matter (had to option same for it). Not sure if it’s been done with Evoke though.
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    Cylinder failure (lost compression) no warranty VF SSV Redline

    My first and last experience was with Midas some 30-35yrs ago. It was a late Friday afternoon and there was two of their guys sitting having a chat when I asked about pricing on a couple of new tyres. After a quick look one of them tells me I need 4 tyres at some ridiculous price (which I can’t...
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    VF Random chat thread

    ’Edition’ I would suspect. Seems like a fair price all considering?
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    Heads up display stays black

    You probably mean head unit not HUD??…if so, can you edit your title?
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    Disable Alarm

    Well of course…aren’t they all related down there? (just something I’ve heard more than once ;))
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    Submerged Evoke

    Well who would have thought….story on Drive site today….”We were skeptical when people tried this with a waterlogged phone, but now a YouTube star claims to have dried-out a water-damaged Audi by immersing it in rice.”
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    VF commodore motorsport edition

    Not all V8s have FE3…VF2 SS is FE2
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    interior commodore series 2 sv6 2017

    Yes, also standard in 2016 black ed.
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    interior commodore series 2 sv6 2017

    Sounds like standard fare from your description. The standard 2017 SV6 is basically the 2016 VF2 SV6 black edition…including rims but without the black edition badging of course.
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    Reversing lines on camera

    In which case for option 2 we should add ‘now see option 1‘. Even if buried in the menu what happened to good old fashioned service where a dealer (which I assume sold Holdens until 5 years ago) would go to the trouble to do something what should be simple to them other than putting their hand...
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    VF Hard Top/Lid

    A further thing I have been impressed with when it comes to the original hardlids, as fitted pre-delivery, is how water tight they are. The fine print stipulated that they are not expected to be so, and no doubt after many years the seals will deteriorate but at 6yo our vf tray still stays dry...
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    VF Hard Top/Lid

    We had a VE2 with three piece twin hump hardlid. We absolutely loved the poison ivy colour and everything else about it but quickly found ourselves fitting the small, round blind spot mirrors to both external mirrors. The night I drove it home from the Dealers I found left shoulder checks on the...
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    14,000 holden commodores to be recalled for brake issues?

    Yeah probably….along with the Mutant Mustang that we never got to see in our showrooms either.
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    Remote way to open the sportwagon hatch

    I’m happy for people to think I’m being good mannered but in reality I’m not willing to risk someone scratching the top of the bumper/hatch ingress nor do I want them slamming the hatch shut :mad:
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    Will a VfSS Steering wheel fit a Vf SV6

    I optioned the flat bottom/paddle shift wheel on both our vf2 sv6 ute & vf2 ss wagon ie not standard on either but a welcome addition to both.
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    Wish I'd stayed in Aus...

    I recall for a couple of years at least before its eventuation there was this hype about the coming Masters warehouses. Multiple news stories and lots of questions as to why it was taking so long considering Bunnings continued to be a run away success. The answer was always that we’re taking...
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    Tailgate Not Locking

    Re remote start…what I was trying to say is that if the tailgate (or any door) had a fault that stopped it from locking when the locked button on the fob was pressed then the remote start would not work?
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    Tailgate Not Locking

    This is my thinking also. I don’t think I’ve ever tested it the way Forg has described…just always assumed it has locked with the doors…must give it a go tomorrow. Edit: Furthermore should not remote start fail to work if the tailgate was detected as unlocked? I know remote start works on...
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    Mystery item in boot

    Here you go…take your pick https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/can-anyone-identify-this-thing-fitted-in-the-boot.269155/
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    What's wrong with VF V8 Calais V's?

    Just as well then that we’re all here for you bro!
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    Supercheap Holden car cover

    Yes, if it has a microfibre lining it should be ok...again, I’m not expecting it to be totally dustproof but could be useful for use in the shed. Probably worth me checking out first hand. Cheers!
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    Supercheap Holden car cover

    True...I wouldn’t think of covering a wet vehicle with it...with our humidity it would be a sure way of quickly ruining/stenching the inner surface of the cover also I would imagine.
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    Supercheap Holden car cover

    Cheers for the replies so far peoples. Yes, I am only thinking of indoor use....until 2yrs ago my cars were always garaged in a sealed (gyprock lined) urban garage. Now they are garaged in Titan type sheds where more dust, insects/geckos etc are more prevalent. Each of the Commodores may sit...
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    Supercheap Holden car cover

    Anyone had any experience with these? Not expecting them to be top quality nor totally dust proof but any good to throw over a clean Commodore...
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    Days of the week to get your vehicle service done.

    Haven’t got a screen shot but the VF1 CalaisV which I’ve driven from time to time has, from memory, a couple of blue lightning flash symbols with vehicle outline depicted in the HUD when the collision alert goes off...that’s when I forget to turn the alert off when I get into it. Like most...
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    2014 VF V6 Calais, is it worth it?

    CalaisV had heated seats from the beginning of VF…there’s a MY13 CalaisV sedan with them in our family
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    2014 VF V6 Calais, is it worth it?

    True Forg….I’m referring to current online ads..sometimes they are deliberately misleading but others will be most likely unintentionally incorrect. eg a mate who bought a MY16 SV6 a couple of years back was disappointed it didn’t have HUD (yes, he could have checked more carefully but he also...
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    2014 VF V6 Calais, is it worth it?

    Yes, this is what I have been trying to recall…I remember thinking at the time that the non-V Calais held nothing special… just the impression of some luxury for those who didn’t want the sportier look nor the FE2 ride. Word of warning to anyone buying any model VF1/2…don’t assume any specs nor...
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    Are VF II's getting the asking price?

    ‘Plum’??or Alchemy? - ‘metallic dark purple’ - used on the VF1
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    Hard tonneau cover

    Yes that doesn’t surprise me...with the hardlid being made by a third party there’s no way Holden would have sought to source a new design to accomodate the slimmer shaped bar...even if they had tried no one would have forecast enough sales to make manufacture financially viable with Holden...
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    Hard tonneau cover

    I can’t say I’ve ever seen the slimmer, black sports bar combined with a hard tonneau. I’m thinking the sales guy may have meant “good news, we can fit the hard lid” but unfortunately didn’t explain that they would have to change the sports bar to the thicker chrome bar to do it??...in other...
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    Hard tonneau cover

    Just found this on the Holden Product Information statement announcing MY17. Apologies for the formatting but check out the last NEW item for the SSVR ute..so yes, the black sports bar was standard. Extract: SS V Redline highlights over SS and SV6:  Rear Brembo and front front Brembo brakes ...
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    Will VF commodores (non V8 models) go up or down in price next year?

    What about this trio? https://www.drive.com.au/news/set-of-three-delivery-mile-xu3-yellah-hsv-gtsr-models-expected-to-break-records-at-auction/
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