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Is my VE the earliest one made here?

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Hi all I have a July 06 Omega and would like to pick the brains of those that know. Just how early is my car off the line and is there anything I should know about such an early VE? Its original engine and so on still. Last numbers in the VIN are L851339.
 

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The best way to find out more is obtain a build sheet for it from a Holden dealer.

You’ll need proof of ownership. Some dealers may not print it out for you. Some might ask for a fee, which is fair enough.

That will have dates and times of various stages of production.
It’s not a formal form. More a print out of the screenshot.
 

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Ok thanks I've owned it a while and have all the papers i think you mean. Is there something online? Do what used to be holden dealers still have such printouts?
 

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What exactly are you wanting to know? If it's 06 it is a very early VE so yes first model I'd expect.
You're lucky you must have got a good engine, or it's had more oil changes than the service schedule suggested.
My uncle's 06 Omega went bang in about 2015. My 07 is still strong.
 

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According to Whichcar (text is the link): Following dozens of mules, hand-built prototypes and hundreds of unsellable manufacturing validation units, the first VE proper came off the line on 5 July 2006, five days before the last VZ sedan.

So your car was made within the first month of VE production, though as @Fu Manchu said, you'll need to go to the dealer which will probably have this information, though it may be hard to obtain... That being said, the "earliest" VE doesn't command any price premium over later VE's...
 

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I’d take a 6 pack of cold beers (have in the car in case) and have a fifty in your pocket to slide over the counter if some persuading is required.
 

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What exactly are you wanting to know? If it's 06 it is a very early VE so yes first model I'd expect.
You're lucky you must have got a good engine, or it's had more oil changes than the service schedule suggested.
My uncle's 06 Omega went bang in about 2015. My 07 is still strong.
Thank you again I am just curious about just how early it might be, but unless its some engineering sample or ex cop car(highly unlikely) I know its still largely worthless unless its reliable. I was hoping there was some kind of register in the wild. There is a former holden dealer here so I will ask them.

In my case its never had the chains done though has had the startup rattle(phasers?) for 150000ks now in my ownership. Got it over 5 years ago with 95K on the clock and did the right things mostly since - oil changes. Water inlet gaskets and non platinum plugs in it were the worst things we found - they'd obviously never figured out the gasket and it took me a while to find someone that did . Transmission needs a rebuild or replace too at this point - just holding first too long then jolting into 2nd sometimes so not done for yet.

Motor is throwing misfire codes 2/4/6 so I'm about to investigate that properly but I know it has a partially seized throttle body unit. It will run smooth after a reset but quickly throws codes so the engine is not kaput. Just wondering if its worth keeping but I've got parts and now a damaged 2007 also a Leo with good motor and trans so its mostly how much work i want to do and/or pay for I think - i'm no mechanic and I'm not near any of the cheaper and better commodore specialists I see on here. We'll get the manifold off and clean up or replace what needs it.

Transmission and misfire codes started after i got a swapover std exhaust last year at a local so called holden wrecker/expert. I think they 'italian tuned' it too hard after an oxy sensor/engine clean kit honestly.
 

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, but unless its some engineering sample or ex cop car(highly unlikely)
They wouldn't have sold an engineering sample to the public and you can tell if it's an ex cop car if you have two batteries, and some mode that can switch off all of the lights and only available on cop cars (I've forgotten what it was called lol)...

If this VE is going to cost more than the car is worth, you might as well just sell it and buy something else...
 

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Ex cop cars are worthless because they have been thrashed chasing bad guys. Don't waste your money chasing a build sheet on a car that's already falling apart. :(
 
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