Has the VL Calais / berlina / commodore passion finally ended in 2013 ?

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Lol hope not cause I bout a vl 86 model

 

[*uwishn*]

i still got my vl,don't think i will sell it until i find something i really like,
i'm to busy doing 4x4 mods now anyway lol, but the less vls you see the better,you watch the value come up in years.

 

[Straya!]

All cars have their ups and downs, I"ll be holding onto mine for just about ever unless someone makes an offer I can't refuse.

 

[Sabbath']

All cars have their ups and downs, I"ll be holding onto mine for just about ever unless someone makes an offer I can't refuse.

$50. And i'll take you for a drive around the block in it one last time.

 

[Straya!]

$50. And i'll take you for a drive around the block in it one last time.

Not sure I'd want you near me at all, might spontaneously combust.

 

[Sabbath']

Not sure I'd want you near me at all, might spontaneously combust.

Could melt down the VL, double my investment

 

[Straya!]

Could melt down the VL, double my investment

Worth 80k+, unless you've got some swanky insurance ready to go I don't think so.

 

[GRPAVL]

I hope not .... just bought a project Walkinshaw replica and a donor v8 for the engine.

I still see heaps of them in south auckland, guess it just depends on where you live.

Q

 

[stockies]

I think the reasons may be that, they are too old now, most P platers want something newer, They are a pain to fault find a missing/idle issue, the electrical problems (since new) and most have been played with at some point by a young guy/girl wanting to learn how cars work/fix. Most have been scrapped due to some silly mistake that has made it unroadworthy. (holes in doors/parcels shelfs etc)
Because you can still find em cheap, no one puts any effort into fixing them.

And the big reason: Cos you can't drive a turbo car on your P plates, they have lost their "heckicness"

 

[iChris]

I have a work colleague that drives a VL as a daily and she loves it to bits and she's my age (early 20's). it's also getting hard to find a decent stock one in wa or in perth. most p platers here want fast and new and as such borrow stupid amounts of money to get what they want. we also don't have the ridiculous p plate restrictions here so they can drive what they want.

but who cares if it's old, aslong as you like it because that's all that matters. I've got mates who drive cars less than 10 years old that are so much more beaten up and flogged than my (almost) 20 year old statesman and they are always commenting on how clean and nice my car is.

personally I believe that the VL-VN/P and VQ/VR/S was the golden age of the commodore. if I found a VL in good nick and if the price was right, I would purchase it.