hybridkore
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- current: Nissan Sivia S13 Q-Series
Hey everyone, name's Jake, I currently own a Nissan S13 Silvia but i'm selling it very soon and have had my eye on a few VK & VL Commodores over the past few days, and I am wondering what the costs are like to maintain say, for example, a 1984 VK SL with a straight 6 3.3L Auto. As in, how are these cars priced parts wised?
My mate got me into these babys shortly after I got my Silvia as he used to own a VK with heaps of power (Wouldn't know the specs, but it threw you back when he planted it) and I thought man these cars are true muscle machines, but I was stuck with my Silvia and no cash, and being on my P's I have to kind of take what I can get for now. But as I found out, my Sil was a p.o.s and thus i'm selling it haha, and hopefully I can fund a VK or VL. Only reason i'm asking a question about the pricing is i've never owned a Holden (My last car before the s13 was a Honda Accord) and everyone tells me Holden parts are cheap, being in Australia and all, but is it the same for VK's or do you really have to put in the sweat and tears to make a VK or VL of over 20 years driveable? I don't need to make anything show worthy at this stage, would just love to be able to buy one knowing if (insert part here) dies, I can buy a replacement for cheaper than maybe a newer commodore part or a 2001 model (Hate the look of the new ones anyway).
It's just that I own a 1983 Mazda b2000 ute as a project which i'm going to sell soon too, and that thing is ridiculously hard to find parts for being so old and all.
Sorry if I seem a noob or whatever, but I want to get away from the import scene and get into my true passion which is for muscle, and what better way than a good ol' aussie muscle car!
Cheers peeps
My mate got me into these babys shortly after I got my Silvia as he used to own a VK with heaps of power (Wouldn't know the specs, but it threw you back when he planted it) and I thought man these cars are true muscle machines, but I was stuck with my Silvia and no cash, and being on my P's I have to kind of take what I can get for now. But as I found out, my Sil was a p.o.s and thus i'm selling it haha, and hopefully I can fund a VK or VL. Only reason i'm asking a question about the pricing is i've never owned a Holden (My last car before the s13 was a Honda Accord) and everyone tells me Holden parts are cheap, being in Australia and all, but is it the same for VK's or do you really have to put in the sweat and tears to make a VK or VL of over 20 years driveable? I don't need to make anything show worthy at this stage, would just love to be able to buy one knowing if (insert part here) dies, I can buy a replacement for cheaper than maybe a newer commodore part or a 2001 model (Hate the look of the new ones anyway).
It's just that I own a 1983 Mazda b2000 ute as a project which i'm going to sell soon too, and that thing is ridiculously hard to find parts for being so old and all.
Sorry if I seem a noob or whatever, but I want to get away from the import scene and get into my true passion which is for muscle, and what better way than a good ol' aussie muscle car!
Cheers peeps