Are 5 litre manuals in VS executive rare

[Hkmonaroman]

Yes I didn’t think the seat would have been original some one has put them in for sure
The car looks clean and it’s what I’m after and he seems like a nice person and sometimes you just have to go on your gut feeling .. thanks for the thread

 

[blackve76]

rare?... not really imo
I know of 2 guys who have them
daily drivers around Melbourne, done in excess on 200k

Exec Manual V8s are a bit rare more rare the later the model, I've seen a few VX exec Gen3s manuals but never a vy(think cop only exec v8s I. By vz were auto only).

To OP if you want it and happy with price go for it.

 

[EYY]

Didn’t many of the bt1’s have the ss interior but no exterior ss kit? The ss is an executive base after all

 

[vs-lover]

The ss is an executive base after all

Yes it really was only an Exec with a V8 fitted and not much else. That's why I felt it was such a rip off at the time when they were issued. Not even a Sports Dash, how average they were, thus why not that many were actually sold. They certainly weren't good value for the money.

 

[VS 5.0]

Didn’t many of the bt1’s have the ss interior but no exterior ss kit? The ss is an executive base after all

Correct.

 

[blackve76]

Didn’t many of the bt1’s have the ss interior but no exterior ss kit? The ss is an executive base after all

I remember in late 90s look at 2 VS SS's(ended up buying a statesman)
SS Green Botanic auto 96 twin airbags full power windows
95 SS white manual no airbags??? thought that was really odd

 

[vs-lover]

They originally came out with no air bag fitted in early 1995 (Series 1), but as production went on air bags became far more common and as such they and power windows were being pushed quite heavily by the dealership network, thus many later variants had quite a few optional extras fitted as in standard equipment they were rather plain and boring, just a V8 with some extra bits of body work added along with different cloth trim inside and a set of 5 spoke alloy wheels. Steering wheel was standard Executive along with the instrument cluster being just a Level 2 dash. This topic of Level 2 SS Instrument clusters has been discussed and debated many times over on this forum so I won't go into it again.

 

[tml678]

this one is immaculate and asking 12K

For that sort of money you can get into a decent VE SV6 or even SS

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/de...-5789107?pageSource=details&id=SSE-AD-5789107

I know where my money would be going...and it wouldn't be on the VS..

 

[VS 5.0]

Is this the one you are talking about @Hkmonaroman

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/car...n-commodore-vs-executive-v8-manual/1204941964

Paint looks tidy enough.

Carpets look pretty grotty.

Sellers says unmodified yet that has been lowered and has pacies.

Coupled with previous claim of factory SS seats, makes me wonder about sellers knowledge / integrity.

Seems over priced to me.

 

[tml678]

Sellers says unmodified yet that has been lowered and has pacies.

Coupled with previous claim of factory SS seats, makes me wonder about sellers knowledge / integrity.

Agreed, something doesn't feel quite right about it. Can't pinpoint it but it just feels 'off'.

Lack of detailed pics raises flags too, particularly when he's trying to unload it for a (relatively) sky high price.