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Old 23-08-2006, 04:17 PM   #1
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Default VE Spotted today....OMG....
Whilst out and about today was driving past Pedders in Moorabbin and seen this car sitting out the front. Wonder if this is Holdens stripe package they are offering, do I need to say any more........what about the legs of the rear spoiler as well. This was actually being lowered for Booran Holden

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Old 23-08-2006, 04:18 PM   #2
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look on the holden website, that is the factory stripe package.
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Old 23-08-2006, 04:18 PM   #3
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Someones already getting the 4wd suspension lowered huh....



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Old 23-08-2006, 04:19 PM   #4
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Wow, it another VE and it still looks like a toy to me.
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Old 23-08-2006, 04:21 PM   #5
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Someones already getting the 4wd suspension lowered huh....
i know it's obviously for safety/pederstrian impact regulations etc, but still can't stand how high that thing is.. even when lowered, the distance from the bumper skirt to the headlight level.... not to mention the window sills and the 10 foot high boot lid. It's made worse by the sideways rectangular cutouts for the driving lights. Hey, goes like stink though, and the stripes don't look too bad.
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Old 23-08-2006, 04:28 PM   #7
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Has anyone sat in an SS? what's the rear view visibility like with the "bum up" stance and rear wing??



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Old 23-08-2006, 04:31 PM   #8
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Well if you cant beat them you may as well join them - but was thinking along the same lines when I posted it
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Old 23-08-2006, 05:32 PM   #9
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holden have really started the new trend for **** CARS. Persoanlly i think it look like a FOCUS XR5 just bigger. No aero dynamic deign. It looks like its made from fibre glass.
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Old 23-08-2006, 05:36 PM   #11
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sadly, i have just founf out, my dad has just ordered a new red ve ss-v manual black leather and all, well if i wasnt gonna have an xr8, this would be he car, i love it
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Old 23-08-2006, 05:37 PM   #12
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holden have really started the new trend for **** CARS. Persoanlly i think it look like a FOCUS XR5 just bigger. No aero dynamic deign. It looks like its made from fibre glass.
Yep a good call was a Astra on steroids and by the way my mate works at holden and the first recall is in for the Ve apparantly they have seat belt issues!
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Old 23-08-2006, 05:38 PM   #13
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by the way my mate works at holden and the first recall is in for the Ve apparantly they have seat belt issues!
Forget to make room for them in the design like the battery?



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Old 23-08-2006, 05:48 PM   #14
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Old 23-08-2006, 05:49 PM   #15
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there junk. GGRR IM AN ASTRA ON STEROIDS. Well if you want to kill your children fast in a car Accident buy a VE Commodore. If you dont. Buy an XY Falcon
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Old 23-08-2006, 06:01 PM   #17
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Oh my...that stripe package is shocking...it needs something somewhere else to balance it up.

Atleats the FPV stripes are on the bulge aswell, evens it out IMO.
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just the stripe package?
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That rules out a half decent stripe option on future FPV products then........

That's all the GT needed IMO, proper over-the-top stripes- something menacing and in-your face.
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Old 23-08-2006, 06:41 PM   #20
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Can you please correct all the spelling/grammar mistakes in this so I can work out what you're saying?
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i think he means if he wasnt getting an xr8 then he would be getting a ve ss-v
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Old 23-08-2006, 06:47 PM   #22
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Agreed, its easier to find a VE discussion here, than it is at LS1.com !!!!! :
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Old 23-08-2006, 06:49 PM   #23
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Old 23-08-2006, 06:51 PM   #24
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Has anyone sat in an SS? what's the rear view visibility like with the "bum up" stance and rear wing??
The car inside is very coupe like. Rear view was fine but maybe a touch smaller in width then normal, The rear wing i didn't see it.
If noone is talking about it then large cars are doomed:(
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Old 23-08-2006, 06:57 PM   #25
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I think they look very BA from the number plate up, & very Holden Vectra below the number plate..IMO
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I think the HSV range looks more like the BA FPV range.

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring...v-e-series.htm

the second pic reminds me of one of the typhoon press pics
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Old 23-08-2006, 07:15 PM   #27
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Well if you cant get UG(LY), then why not settle for UGC !
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Agreed, its easier to find a VE discussion here, than it is at LS1.com !!!!! :
Maybe they don't have many positive things to say...? Being facetious as I'd imagine they would be raving about it...dreaming about it...replacing their porn collection with VE pictures...

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Old 23-08-2006, 08:27 PM   #29
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Last time I checked this was the general section. "For General Automotive Related Talk". Given the current hot topic is the VE what else should people be discussing.

And if you don't like it, don't click on the thread. Its actually really easy to skip over the ones you don't like/care about/have time to read.

The rest of the site is dedicated to Fords feel free to look around, you may find something more to your tastes.

For me, I find it good to see opinions put up and discussed, it would be very boring just talking about what station my Ford ICC picked up today.
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Old 23-08-2006, 08:29 PM   #30
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OMG OMG OMG OMG...........I see about three truck loads a week of these things
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