Is anyone considering the NG commodore after their VF?

[crew_man]

i blame the aust goverment and gm for what there done to holden and we need someone like trump to say australia first

If the last Holden that you purchased was a VZ then that would have had something to do with it too....

Back on track, I take it that you won't be buying the NG Commodore?

 

[Cruzer]

No thank you, however if a V8 something does arrive i may find myself crawling back to a showroom.

 

[zero_tolerance]

Thanks for all the replies everyone! Seems like the general consensus is that very few will be considering the NG.

On another thread most people (including myself) have said that they intend to keep their VF indefinitely. However, thinking about it further, one of my benchmarks of when to update a car is when you see the same model (in various states of repair) being driven by P-platers.

Look at how many shitbox VT-VX (and even some later) commodores there are getting around.

Do we still want to be driving VF's when the inevitable happens and kids are picking them up for peanuts and they become synonymous with P-platers?

Just a thought...

Yeah I know what you mean about p plater cars, I cringe whenever I see an older Commodore in appalling condition, with tasteless mods or being driven recklessly.
I usually update my car every 5-10 years or so, but as this is a unique situation where there will be no replacement, I plan to keep my VF as a daily driver for as long as possible, after which it will probably receive a resto and become a weekend car.
I guess the best way to disassociate myself from the p plater crowd is to keep the car in mint condition and drive sensibly.

 

[Forg]

Do we still want to be driving VF's when the inevitable happens and kids are picking them up for peanuts and they become synonymous with P-platers?

I'm old enough not to care ... given luck & some effort, hopefully I can keeps ours & push through the other side, to when P-platers won't bother with them any more ... sorta like if I ever get around to starting on the Mk1 Escort. When my mate & I started looking at those we weren't sure we wanted to 'cos they were such a p-plater car, now they're old & rare & a little weird.

 

[Smashfist]

It will be faster, more economical

Economical maybe, but faster, you gotta be on drugs mate.

 

[Comfal]

huh???? you driven one?.... or work for Holden Marketing?

9 Speed Auto - Fact
230 KW - Fact
All Wheel Drive - Fact
Faster - Fact (Will be at least 1 second faster to 100kms than current V6 VF)
More economical - Fact
Handle Better - 200 kg lighter with AWD. Should handle better unless they really stuff it up.

Don't need to drive it. Just look at the facts.

 

[Comfal]

Economical maybe, but faster, you gotta be on drugs mate.

If you read my post you would realise I am only talking about the V6.

 

[Maloo37]

Fact 9 speed automatic never know what gear it wants to be in they work well in places like Europe where you car drive at high speeds but very bad in Australia with low speed highways.

 

[Forg]

The new V6 should be faster than an SV6.
I believe there are to be OPC cars in Europe, which will be AWD turbo 4's ... those, if they exist & are coming here, will also be faster than an SV6 Commodore.

Handling ... it depends. It'll be FWD biased, though, that seems to be difficult to work with when trying to make something with any feeling of involvement & balance.

It's unlikely they'll be as quick as a V8 VF though.

I doubt the 9spd will be any sort of problem. Drive a car fitted with the ZF 8spd, it's absolutely brilliant. Doesn't hunt, isn't confused, doesn't seem to be changing all the time; but it's just always in the right gear at the right time.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

No way

If i decide to go for mid sized fwd or awd it will not be made by Holden.

Would go with Mazda or Subaru