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well he said he was looking for something abit newer, I figured he was trying to steer clear of the whole vn-vt range of cars and get something a bit newer, and if he was going to get a v8 the newest one for around the 6g mark he could probably find is the vx ss or maybe a auto vy with a 5.7 in it

If he was in the market for a v8 ive seen plenty of vx ss's for around the 5k mark these days, 5.7L>5L

Yeah so anyway youre all off track, In my opinion get a vy, theyre around 3000-6000 mark now, and since they have the ecotec engine its cheap and easy to get parts for (as opposed to a vz with an alloytec) or you could try find a ve, Ive seen a few ve omegas and stuff for around 8000ish, theyre...

I seen something on the old facebook the other day, it said "some people will never cheat on their partner no matter how bad the relation ship is, and some people will cheat no matter how good it is" its defiantly true, it just comes down to the individual

exactly, everyone would just start throwing fake plates on and driving like an idiot so they can get away from police, and if I really needed to get away from police (I dont know pretend I just robbed a bank) why would I stop when I know theyll probably just stop chasing me anyway? If I knew no...

These idiots run because they know police will call of pursuits now if they start driving to recklessly, plus theres plenty of police chases where I live and no one ever gets locked up for them, they would rather run the risk of trying to get away than just pull over, even though the car was...

Im sorry everyone, I have failed you all :(

And to assure you I am infact "an asset to this forum" here are some of the bt1 differnces as you asked for- FE2 Suspension, IRS, Sump protector plate and fuel tank protector plate, LSD, 80L fuel tank, police speedometer with individual km markings, and some even say the illusive police chip for...

you had already stated you only wanted it because "I want cruise as I will be doing a few miles in it and I want to keep my points" so what you are saying is you cant drive the speed limit without cruise control?

If youre going to be driving it so much that youre upset it doesnt have cruise control then I would not be buying a 5 litre petrol guzzler, and if you wanna keep your points why get a v8... by the way theres heaps of bt1's, sellers try and claim theyre rare and have more power, but theyre not...

was that "somebody" yourself? silly silly, anyways hooking the wrong terminals up can fry your ecu and/or blow fuses, Im surprised it even kicked over after that especially if was for long enough that it completly stuffed the battery lead, would be abit differnt if it was only for a few seconds...

always turns into a s**t fight on here, my mate was in the same boat as you, he was ment to lose the last 2 points on his red p's, got the fine in the mail and since he could go for his greens he went for the test the next day and with the extra points he got he didnt end up losing it, just go...

yeah thats what Im looking at doing, my cars manual but and I heard an auto y-peice wouldnt fit, turns it out that an auto one will fit manual but a manual one wont fit auto (so Ive heard)

really? Will definitely keep that in mind, the whole deal with the exhaust is its dumped at the diff, it looks like it just has straight pipes from each header that dump just before the diff, on one side it has a cat and the other side doesnt, it was like this when I brought it a few weeks back...

yeah all good thanks for that, my whole exhaust is stuffed I was just trying to take the cheap option out

so would it fit? In another thread I seen that it would fit it just needs to be cut a little

yeah thats what I always though but I thought only some vr calais came with irs (I may be confused with berlinas but) and I didnt notice it had been cut I havnt seen it in person, a mate brought it for his vs then the exhaust shop said it was for a vr and was pretty sure it was for a wagon so he...

Yeah so I was looking at throwing this exhaust on and the guy who had it swears in was on a vr calais (so a sedan) but someone else who worked at an exhaust shop is saying it could be off a wagon, anyone know for sure? From what ive heard theres a slight difference in length an they can be...

calculate what its all worth then find out how much its going to cost to get it all taken down there, if the cost of it getting taken down there is going to be way less then buying all new stuff then do that, as for selling it, dont expect much, if you go on gumtree people sell good stuff for...

yeah true I had a suspect problem a few months ago and didnt have the tools to diagnose it, I called up lube mobile I think it was, they came out and diagnosed it in 10 minutes and it cost $120, but as you said once it was diagnosed it only took me half hour to fix it myself

that could cost upto 100-200 just for them to come diagnose it, thats without paying for parts and labour to fix it, just check all the things on here that have been mentioned and use process of elimination, if you dont know how to check something use this forum, plenty of info on here about...

how new is the battery? Some people think just because there batterys a few months old that it wont be a problem, if the alternators stuffed it wont charge the battery and will die no matter how new it is, with the fuel pump just turn the key and if you hear it priming normally its okay, plus...

I just checked and I got a code 33, which is apparently the map sensor high voltage? Do I need to check the vacuum hoses and if theyre all good replace the sensor? cheers edit- just went and checked it all and it all seems fine, just gonna throw a new fuel pump in tomorrow since ive got the day...

Another quick question, I disconnected my battery the other day for like a minute, if I check the fault codes will they all still be there (if any)

Yeah still nothing but

Also could a faulty dfi be at fault?

Alright Ill give that a try this arvo, any other ideas to try aswell?

Also its been converted to manual, I know in the autos theres something that wont allow the car to be turned on if its in gear, could something have gone wrong there?

Yeah I replaced them on all my old cars but I just brought this one, is there anything else I should check before I go replacing the pump? Like anything that could be stopping it from getting power?

yeah wozza we gave the tank a few hard smacks, and as for the quater of a tank thing thats what happened with my old vr, but this time when the car cut out we threw a few jerry cans in just incase it was that problem and still nothing and brett its not priming at all, the nrma guy checked the...

Hey guys just brought a new vr, last night the car cut out, couldnt hear the fuel pump priming when I tryed to start it. Called nrma and they said the fuel pump had no power, the key is flat dead so could it be something to do with that? I know the key makes contact with the ignition barrel so...

Also the key has a flat battery, could this have something to do with it? I know the key makes contact on the barrel but maybe the bcm isnt getting the right signal, just another thought, cant see why it would have gone through 2 pumps this quick

nah, Ive read somewhere on here it could be something to do with the ecu security or something not allowing power to the pump, the fuel pump was getting no power at all and i cant hear it priming

Thread dig I know but didnt wanna make a new thread, my fuel pump in the vr went the other day, put a working one in from another car now its blowen to, is this just a case of bad luck, or is something blowing out the fuel pump? cheers

Just go for a walk around the main streets, most restraunts are close together, you can just walk past and they usually have menus out the front and people at the entrance that you can ask questions about their meals, that way you can just get whatever youre in the mood for that night...

Cylinder wear and tear will come down to how its been driven and serviced, if the cars been flogged most of its life or has been started/stopped alot it would have alot more wear (they say around 90% of engine wear and tear is from the first 30 odd seconds of startup due to components not being...

Yeah sorry just realised you have a vz not a vy, also I did a little search on the forum, Ive seen people say anywhere from 400-2000 mark for getting them done, so 6000 defiantly seems way over the top considering what 6 grand can buy (i.e another complete vz since theyre around that price mark...

What kind of engine is it? Im gonna assume its an ecotec, replacement engine would probs cost 400-800 for a decent running one, then theres labor, if he has to take it out of a donor car, then take your old engine out, then put the new one in then fill all the fluids up and get it running ect it...

I hate soccer, but ye'olde sports bet app was open last night and I peeped the odds for this game, put $100 on Brasil, result were a little annoying when I woke up haha, oh well win some lose some

Some cops will give you 24 hours to come to the station and show them (well thats how it use to be) and yeah they can check on the computer but its just more stuffing around for them and people give fake names or family members names when their license is suspended ect, like on that tv show the...