Finally got my dream first car

[Sam_holden]

Hey guys, (sorry this is a long one)
I don't think anyone will really be interested, but I'm so excited i wanted to share with you guys.
I've been working after school and on the weekends for many years now and have finally turned 18. I had saved up quite alot as I rarely ever spent my money.
I started looking around carsales and other marketplaces for a commodore (my father drives one and i fell inlove with it during my Ls driving and knew i wanted a commodore). Anyway I am proud to say with the money i had saved I recently purchased my VE Sv6 2012 series 2 commodore.
I am absolutely in love with it, especially the amazing chlorophyll colour which changes from blue to more green in the sunlight.
I have blacked out all the badging on the car along with the chrome strip that runs along the back, i feel it really improves the look of the car, especially the rear, i have attached before and after photos so please feel free to give any feedback. Please keep inmind that i never use the towbar however I want to keep it on just incase someone rear ends me to reduce the damage to my car, and i also dont mind how it looks (alot of my mates have told me to take it off).
I am planning to replace the stock tail lights with the SSV ones, the stock red ones on the blue looks pretty bad in my opinion.
Thank you for reading

 

[VS 5.0]

Congrats and welcome to the forum.

Things are appreciated so much more when one works hard to attain them.

Chlorophyll is a great colour (although I may be a little biased ).

Here's a vid of the colour shift on mine.....

Can also get tinges of purple down the sides in the right light.

 

[Sam_holden]

Congrats and welcome to the forum.

Things are appreciated so much more when one works hard to attain them.

Chlorophyll is a great colour (although I may be a little biased ).

Here's a vid of the colour shift on mine.....

Can also get tinges of purple down the sides in the right light.

Thanks for the welcome man!

Amazing how u managed to get the colour variations on camera. The only gripe i have with the colour is that it's very hard to see how great it is on camera!!

 

[hademall]

Hey Sam, well done mate, your new car looks fantastic!
I remember my first car was a 1967 Singer Gazelle. I bought it for £45 (about $65) back in 1975 when I was 17 years old. It was full of rust and basically a death trap, but I was so proud to have my first car! I’ll tell you now, it was a far cry from what you have now. Enjoy it mate, and take care.
PS. keep the tow bar mate, coz you never know the day you might need it.

 

[VS 5.0]

very hard to see how great it is on camera!!

Indeed.

Very difficult with pics.

If you look at my ride thread in my sig below, it looks like a different colour in most pics depending on the light.

 

[VS_Pete]

Congrats and welcome to the forum.
Great to see a young man save for his car well done mate.

 

[mpower]

amazing first car, congrats man.

 

[MrBags]

That’s a great first car mate, enjoy and welcome!

 

[Fu Manchu]

What method did you use to black out the badges?

 

[Sam_holden]

Congrats and welcome to the forum.
Great to see a young man save for his car well done mate.

Thanks Pete