SpaceYam
somewhat awesome
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2004
- Messages
- 976
- Reaction score
- 22
- Points
- 18
- Age
- 39
- Location
- Central Coast, NSW
- Members Ride
- 2014 Ford Focus ST
It has finally come time to bid farewell to my VX wagon. I've spent the last couple of years debating about what to get to replace it, needing something with plenty of cargo room, diesel, manual, and 4x4. The wagon has been an interesting journey - extremely reliable, I learned basically everything I know mechanically from working on it, and even with 300,000 on the clock it still keeps chugging along, and with a little TLC still performs as good as ever and gets just as good fuel economy as a new one would have.
After deciding the X-trail was too small and the BT-50 too expensive (I only buy second-hand and they hold their value extremely well), I actually ended up settling on a 2012 Mitsubishi Challenger LS. It's no V8 diesel, but it'll serve the main purpose I have for a car and I still have the SV650S if I want to have some real fun!
I should be picking it up and trading in the wagon in the next couple of days... So I'm looking forward to it! I took the Challenger for a test drive and inspected it today and it's actually a very nice car - having been a passenger in the Triton before (which is what it's based on) I had a pretty good idea what to expect.
I fully accept the shame that comes with owning a Mitsubishi. Out of all my research it seemed to be the most appropriate and most capable vehicle I could get for my needs! Also, I didn't want to spend a fortune on a Patrol or something of that calibre.
But with all that said, now's my time to rant about Holden! It's such a shame that the new Commodore is no longer going to be what makes the Commodore exactly what it is - big, rear wheel drive, big powerful engine. I'm sure the Insignia is a nice enough car, but it's not a Commodore. Unfortunately I see this change as being the death-knell for the Holden brand, there will be nothing left of Holden legacy and they may as well just stick Daewoo, Opel and Chevrolet badges on everything.
With that all said, I'll probably keep lurking like I do... sticking my nose in other peoples' business, etc.
After deciding the X-trail was too small and the BT-50 too expensive (I only buy second-hand and they hold their value extremely well), I actually ended up settling on a 2012 Mitsubishi Challenger LS. It's no V8 diesel, but it'll serve the main purpose I have for a car and I still have the SV650S if I want to have some real fun!
I should be picking it up and trading in the wagon in the next couple of days... So I'm looking forward to it! I took the Challenger for a test drive and inspected it today and it's actually a very nice car - having been a passenger in the Triton before (which is what it's based on) I had a pretty good idea what to expect.
I fully accept the shame that comes with owning a Mitsubishi. Out of all my research it seemed to be the most appropriate and most capable vehicle I could get for my needs! Also, I didn't want to spend a fortune on a Patrol or something of that calibre.
But with all that said, now's my time to rant about Holden! It's such a shame that the new Commodore is no longer going to be what makes the Commodore exactly what it is - big, rear wheel drive, big powerful engine. I'm sure the Insignia is a nice enough car, but it's not a Commodore. Unfortunately I see this change as being the death-knell for the Holden brand, there will be nothing left of Holden legacy and they may as well just stick Daewoo, Opel and Chevrolet badges on everything.
With that all said, I'll probably keep lurking like I do... sticking my nose in other peoples' business, etc.