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Discussion in 'VF Holden Commodore (2013 - 2017)' started by vzlumina, Aug 12, 2013.

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  1. Aug 12, 2013 #1
    vzlumina

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    Hi guys,

    So when the VF was released I really likes fantale, but having seen it in real life its rather matte and boring. Did anyone else notice that the fantale show car was a brilliant glossy, metallic orange, meanwhile production cars are nowhere near as glossy or metallic ?

    just a thought, I'd be getting Karma or Redhot anyways, this time around Redhot seems much classier then in the past.

    cheers.
     
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    be careful red cars always fade faster than any other colour, the fantale ones i have seen here in Adelaide looks pretty nice and shinny maybe just the ones u have seen, the only thing i dont like is all the crome around the whindows and on the handles and stuff just looks cheap.
     
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    TinSnips

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    Current holden reds are cleared, so won't fade like they used to (pre- VY2). Most whites and reds are cleared now, except for commercial vehicles.

    I agree about the fantale. I saw the promo car at Top Gear festival while I was there. Was definitely custom painted and fairly well finished. Totally different colour to what was released. VFs are full of peel and dust nibs. Worst paint holden has done in a while. I've still ordered one though... Hope it's thick enough to sand...
     
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    What are model are you getting Tinny?
     
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    TinSnips

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    Time for a new ute. SSV. Just waiting on confirmation of the delivery date.
     
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    Nice tinny! I stuck. My head in one today while the ute was getting serviced. I'm now regretting that lol.
     
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    The first display SS was a candy orange. The production colour in orange is a completely different colour.

    Not sure if that's what you were asking
     
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    vzlumina

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    Well I wont be getting one anytime soon, was thinking about trading up the other day. They offered me 14k for my SS-V its a manual 09 with 60k on the clock. I politely told them where they could stick their Commodore and was on my way.
     
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    Private sale should give you mid 20's to sub 30's I reckon, dealer trade-ins are very rarely competitive to a private sale.
     
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    This is true, Although i traded in my 2007 VE Lumina for a new VF SS-V Redline and was offered 10k for it with 104k on the clock.. Just depends who you get & which dealership you go to
     
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  11. Sep 9, 2013 #11
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    On the subject of Fantale, I snapped this yesterday at the Peter Brock Memorial Cruise.

    [​IMG]

    It was shiny but just seemed to be lacking something.
     
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    ducker85

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    Clearly fantale orange isn't the same colour as there 'show' car

    [​IMG]

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    fantale looks good wet...
     
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    Looks good to me.

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    Looks like Holden used the same Colour for the VF Show Car that GM used for the G8 GXP Show Car

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    ^^ Holden used that colour (or very close to it) as their "hero colour" in the VX SS days!
     
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    Yeah the show color looks closer to Tiga Mica whereas Fantale is more of an Orange.
     
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    VE_BerLina

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    Yep the show car was more Candy Orange but the Production version is more flat or dull

    Couple more pics of the Show Car ...


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    End of the day 'fantale' is the nickname Holden gave the colour. For whatever reason they changed the production colour from the early sample (the demo car above) they do this a lot. I've seen a pale version of ignition orange before and there was very very limited number of kapow blue series 1s and I've even seen hazard yellow series ones just before the series 2 cars were released
     
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