RE: Driven: Vauxhall VXR8 Maloo

[LuS1fer]

iain1970 said:

Don't forget kids, if you're VAT registered, it's only 40k

Another point to note is that nobody has yet mentionned what kind of secondhand abused supercar one can buy for the same money. Pistonhead whingers must be having a day off.

No need at that price. A new 5.0 Mustang GT is less, maybe even stretch to a Boss though no VAT benefits (unless you class the 2 seater Laguna Seca as a "van"

[Blown2CV]

LuS1fer said:

iain1970 said:

Don't forget kids, if you're VAT registered, it's only 40k

Another point to note is that nobody has yet mentionned what kind of secondhand abused supercar one can buy for the same money. Pistonhead whingers must be having a day off.

No need at that price. A new 5.0 Mustang GT is less, maybe even stretch to a Boss though no VAT benefits (unless you class the 2 seater Laguna Seca as a "van"

are they some kind of tax loophole in oz, or are people just that practical that they are 'needed'

[Turn7]

WANT WANT WANT

For Sale - one left testicle.....

[mikey k]

Come on Vauxhall import some of these so we can buy them used

[predding]

'kin excellent...first job - get rid of the dopey Vauxhall badge and replace with Holden...

[325Ti]

100% pointless and stupid

ill take a red one with different wheels please

now just need to win the lotto and p*ss off all the rich boys down the golf course in their 7 series etc

[trunks82]

Isnt ute short for utilty vehicle?utterly bonkers and pointless but i love it all the same.

[Kong]

I'm not a fan of many Vauxhalls but I give them so much respect for having the balls to sell this over here. Ford have long refused to make even a fast Fiesta, yet meanwhile VX division have brought rebodied Lotus Elises and 400bhp+ V8 super saloons to your local dealer!

The Monaro and early VXR8s were bargains for the performance, shame the prices have started getting a bit silly now though.

[Scuffers]

Blown2CV said:

are they some kind of tax loophole in oz, or are people just that practical that they are 'needed'

Ute's are everywhere here, (in Aus) most are 'normal' stuff, (think toyota tray-backs etc), the car derived stuff is pretty common,

the HSV stuff is kind of like 'aspirational' cars from the range, the lesser 'cooking' models are everywhere here, people use them like we do everyday cars (there are some with 4 doors).

other point is that they are REALLY cheap here relative to anything considered 'interesting' in UK terms

for example, for the $50K they are here, compared to a boring BMW 530D at $115k start price...

[texasjohn]

WCZ said:

the perfect company car, IIRC it's taxed as a van.

Less BIK tax than a 320ED

[XitUp]

That's really ugly. I liked the previous one.
Agree with whoever it was said it looks a bit like a Renault Wind.

[951TSE]

WCZ said:

the perfect company car, IIRC it's taxed as a van.

So presumably also subject to the van speed limits?

[Dave Hedgehog]

so much desire indead

want one

it has to loose the chav badge thou

[redtwin]

Would much rather have one of these proper pick-ups for considerably less money.

[Egg Chaser]

Even though it's not that much different from the old one, I think it looks horrible in comparison. Those wheels especially, they're absolutely awful!

I love the old Maloo, but the styling on this is just vulgar. And not a good kind of vulgar. Perhaps I'll grow to like it over time.

[eliot]

Late friend of mine who was also a TVR driving PH'r was driven to his final resting place in the back of one of those. Lets just say the 6 mile journey was completed very quickly

[KM666]

Blown2CV said:

50-grand ladies and gents

FIFTY GRAND

http://vw.co.uk/s/123r Not much more than a nicely specced Golf R...

Oooh I dont like the back very much, (I dont have photoshop, so here an effort from Paint)



I know its a poor effort, but in 2 minutes just to get an idea of how I think it should be. More 'Pick-up' like.

[Jayfish]

951TSE said:

WCZ said:

the perfect company car, IIRC it's taxed as a van.

So presumably also subject to the van speed limits?

yup! which are the same as the car speed limits for vans under 2,000kg

[MartinF]

Wheels...wk. Exhausts...wk. All swappable though and, once done to your taste, I think you've got one of the coolest, most ridiculously unnecessary vehicles available

Thankfully, given Vauxhall's residual history, you'll be able to grab one for 25k in 12-18 months...

[thirsty]

Completely OTT. Just the way I like it.