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hi,
sorry if this has been asked before, looked around a bit and didn't see anything similar.
i'm thinking about buying a monaro later this year and have a few questions for owners.
pro's and cons, usual stuff.
as i see it, pro's are mighty engine and rwd.
cons; mpg, rear tyres and road tax.
is there anything i should look out for? mech/elec problems, reliability, servicing etc.
sorry if this has been asked before, looked around a bit and didn't see anything similar.
i'm thinking about buying a monaro later this year and have a few questions for owners.
pro's and cons, usual stuff.
as i see it, pro's are mighty engine and rwd.
cons; mpg, rear tyres and road tax.
is there anything i should look out for? mech/elec problems, reliability, servicing etc.
There great, just buy one 
Heres a thread from the other day www.hsv.org.uk/topic.asp?t=819746&f=69&h=27
Edited, Sorry but forgot to say welcome
Heres a thread from the other day www.hsv.org.uk/topic.asp?t=819746&f=69&h=27
Edited, Sorry but forgot to say welcome
Edited by ferb on Saturday 6th March 02:09
If you buy an early car the tax is £215.00 (The later ones do attract the higher class) Just look at the disc of the car you are looing at and see how much was paid.
Tyres are generally good for 10000 miles+ unless you drive hard, then you only have yourself to blame
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Insurance is relatively cheap as there arn't enough of them to be assessed high risk by the insurers.
Got one with as many mods as you can afford as they all make the ownership that little more special.
Mpg wise unless you drive it hard you should see mid 20's with high 20's on a run, around town a bit less. There are plenty of smaller engined cars that have worse economy.
Good luck.
Tyres are generally good for 10000 miles+ unless you drive hard, then you only have yourself to blame
. Insurance is relatively cheap as there arn't enough of them to be assessed high risk by the insurers.
Got one with as many mods as you can afford as they all make the ownership that little more special.
Mpg wise unless you drive it hard you should see mid 20's with high 20's on a run, around town a bit less. There are plenty of smaller engined cars that have worse economy.
Good luck.
Edited by crisisjez on Saturday 6th March 09:36
brilliant cars little go wrong with them. Common issues are the rear radiator hose being sawn through by engine block = easy fix or the power steering lines disappearing into thin air. Slight cost but not a major fix.
Best community back up there is, great mechanical back up, simple cars simple owners. MPG is actually good. OK crap around town but no worse than many smaller engined high power cars. On the run the economy is actually better than say m3/rs4 because we are doing less rpm to cover same speed
Best community back up there is, great mechanical back up, simple cars simple owners. MPG is actually good. OK crap around town but no worse than many smaller engined high power cars. On the run the economy is actually better than say m3/rs4 because we are doing less rpm to cover same speed
the best of of all is that special feeling when you go out in it that never seems to go even after years of ownership
things to look for in my book
ap big brake convertion if you can get one well worth it stops better and standard disks and pads cost a fortune so will save money in the long run
wortek or similar exhaust as standard ones are a little quiet
not alot underseal so look at that ,some owners have had theirs rustproofed
powersteering pipes can corrode too not too bad to fix tho
seat runners can be a bit clunky
the diff can be generally a bit clunky thats normal but a bit of monkfish magic keeps them in check
engines are rock solid but just do the usual checks oil water
main dealers can be hit and miss depending on where you live but theres a few good non-main dealers out there rapid and monkfish to name but a few
and theres here where theres a wealth of knowledge and loads of peeps willing to share so
get one and enjoy
things to look for in my book
ap big brake convertion if you can get one well worth it stops better and standard disks and pads cost a fortune so will save money in the long run
wortek or similar exhaust as standard ones are a little quiet
not alot underseal so look at that ,some owners have had theirs rustproofed
powersteering pipes can corrode too not too bad to fix tho
seat runners can be a bit clunky
the diff can be generally a bit clunky thats normal but a bit of monkfish magic keeps them in check
engines are rock solid but just do the usual checks oil water
main dealers can be hit and miss depending on where you live but theres a few good non-main dealers out there rapid and monkfish to name but a few
and theres here where theres a wealth of knowledge and loads of peeps willing to share so
get one and enjoy
MyM8V8 said:
stigmundfreud said:
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Best community back up there is, great mechanical back up,......................
Too right. Did you know that people actually buy these cars just so they can join our wonderful forum?! Best community back up there is, great mechanical back up,......................
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