Model: 1996 VS Berlina Series II Colour: Rubens Mica Odo when purchased: 138,000 kms (02-02-2011) Odo current: 168,800 kms (21-10-2014) Engine: Standard 3.8L Ecotec V6 Transmission: Standard 4-speed Auto Diff: Standard live axle Suspension: Standard, live rear end Wheels: Standard 15" Berlina Alloys Interior: Standard VSII Berlina, full electrics, cruise control, climate control, dual airbags Stereo: JVC KD-R536 head unit It's my first car and she's completely stock and in immaculate condition, apart from a few scratches. Interior looks like it hasn’t been sat on. Picked it up for $7000 back in Feb 2011, yes, it was a fair bit for a VS, but it drove like it just came out of the factory, had low kms and it came with a full 12 months rego at the time. Came with log books, service history and even the original '96 purchase invoice. As for future mods, I plan on keeping it looking like a tidy daily/cruiser - SL springs all around - Short travel shocks to suit ride height - Adjustable pan-hard bar - 15" white wall tyre inserts on stock rims - VR/VS 'S' boot lip spoiler - Slimline number plate re-issues - 80L Long-range fuel tank in 2k silver - Twin tip exhaust - Window tint - Electric 2-way glass sunroof - Chrome interior door handles - 2500k yellow euro-style fog light bulbs
pretty much the exact the same as my car but 5 times cleaner, but of course you would expect that from a $7000 vs did you get it from a dealership or something?
Haha, nah it was private. Advertised for $7900, got it down to 7 but it was still a bit pricey, oh well.
Looks very neat and not one blemish on the paint it looks like it was well looked after and always garaged
Thanks mate, there's a few little dents and scratches the camera doesn't show, repairing them is first on my list
Looks sweet bud, i like that ur keeping it as stock as u can. I got mine nearly 9 yrs ago for 9900, mint condition, 120000 k's... biggest mistake i made was giving it to my 17yr old bro while i lived in london for 2 years... im still trying ti fix things he f**ked up on it!!
Thanks man, I like the stock look. Good luck with yours mate. Yeah I could have gotten something newer too, it's just that I like vs's more and this one's in good nick. At the end of the day, I'm happy with it.
That looks very nice...even your passenger side airbag cover isn't curling up...lucky f*#@er!!! Great find. Is $7k really that expensive for a car in that condition ? I would prefer it to mattstatesman's missus VZ that's for sure. Esp with that colour. 138,000 kms over 15 years or 140,000 over 6-7 years...hmmmm. Make sure you look after her....she's a keeper.
Have to agree a keeper see if you can get agreed value on it. For mine it`s about $7200 I think. Enjoy driving it. Cheers Pete :beer chug:
Cheers mate, and to think they were 38k when they were new, you really get a lot of car for just 7k. As for the airbag, first thing I did was buy a dash mat, hopefully try to prevent it from curling. Thanks mate
Not much of an update, but the CAS has been replaced a few months ago and unfortunately it got some hail damage Some recent pics
Thanks mate, I used to hate the colour myself when I got it cause there was barely any sun light at the time so it looked more brown. Nice s-pack you got there, looks clean as.
Yeah the sun makes cars look at their best. Yeah I was lucky to find this S-pack. I've only seen about 3 around Adelaide. Including mine ;P
Took a stab at cleaning the engine bay, also fitted a CAI and a high flow panel filter recently, probably a waste of time though.
:O wow that would almost haft to be the cleanest VS i have ever seen.. Well worth keeping and looking after aint no better model commodore then the VS haha IMO anyway… Not a fan of million sensors and wires going to trillion different places just to get it running.. haha anyway nice ride man look after her shes got lots of years left in her thats for sure
Nah not much mate. I resprayed the engine cover as it had some scratches, got a close colour to the original silver. I'm also in the process of respraying the grille inserts, as one of them has started to peel. I'm basically just cleaning it up rather than modding it.
