RE: Vauxhall Monaro | The Brave Pill
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stickleback123 said:
How are these holding up for rust now they are 10+ years old? Mechanically I'd say no brave pills are required, but if you're fighting rust you'll always loose.
Had mine undersealed and it now lives in a warm garage. No rust at all. However many are a 15 year old car and they do rust underneath if not cared for. 
I had this 6.0 VXR for a while. It was already debadged when I bought it; every so often you'd see bemused people at petrol stations trying to figure out what it was. Mine was completely standard. I did test drive one with Wortec exhaust, Pedders suspension, quickrack and AP Racing brakes which I should have bought in hindsight. The standard exhaust was too quiet, particularly so as I'd come from a TVR. It was an event though, driving something with a Corvette engine and Dodge Viper gearbox that looked like it should be going down Conrod Straight at Bathurst.
Although it went like stink in a straight line, the steering was quite slow, with the wheel from a London bus and very marginal brakes. I was occasionally paranoid about parking it at Tesco; the HSV bodykit parts are absolutely eye-wateringly expensive. I think the 3-part rear spoiler alone was something like £1500 unpainted. I only sold it to get something I could use on track without needing to own a tyre warehouse. Wish I'd kept it in retrospect and just bought a trackday MX5 for a few grand but hey ho. They're great cars. I've only ever seen one other on the road in the last few years, a standard CV8 filling-up in Lincolnshire recently which the new owner had just bought.
stickleback123 said:
How are these holding up for rust now they are 10+ years old? Mechanically I'd say no brave pills are required, but if you're fighting rust you'll always loose.
I have a 20 year old HSV 4 door. Its on 133000 mile now ,and has been in the UK since new. Its had 2 small rust patches now, one on the firewall where it meets the back of the front arch n/s , and one on the o/s strut tower. Both caused by the seam sealer failing. The chassis legs and sills are fine. Ive done 25k in it now, The lsd went duff, and ive done an alternator. Even chucked a cam and headers on it.
Edited by fred bloggs on Tuesday 27th August 11:27
I had a 2007 Silver VXR previously owned by a Vauxhall GM of sorts. It was a nearly new, manual which was fantastic. Brakes were questionable but did work, clutch and gear change was at best a novelty whilst commuting in and out of Putney - only thing that made it bearable was the V8 rumble and the thumbs up and waves from admirers!
Only mod was an upgraded the stereo so I had Nav and Bluetooth and under body greasing so it was more salt proof that it was designed to be.
Only real costs were tyres, fuel (16 mpg average!) and it did eat a car battery early on which lead to some rather amusing antics pushing it around so I could jump it from a mates car - those V8's take some cranking!
The poor thing ended in an insurance write off due to the hectic cost of acquiring official parts from Australia. The accident was mild but shipping parts over from Aus wasn't! Now I live in Aus they're seen everywhere and not as special IMHO.
Only mod was an upgraded the stereo so I had Nav and Bluetooth and under body greasing so it was more salt proof that it was designed to be.
Only real costs were tyres, fuel (16 mpg average!) and it did eat a car battery early on which lead to some rather amusing antics pushing it around so I could jump it from a mates car - those V8's take some cranking!
The poor thing ended in an insurance write off due to the hectic cost of acquiring official parts from Australia. The accident was mild but shipping parts over from Aus wasn't! Now I live in Aus they're seen everywhere and not as special IMHO.
Hi all. The advert has been removed by myself, the owner, as whilst on holiday I decided I liked it too much and wish to carry out a few further mods. It’s been great owning this car, great fun, head turner and something different, which is what I like about cars; the unusual. I agree with the comment made that they seem to be selling way too cheap but even at the price advertised, there was little interest. So, I’m going to keep it and have lots more fun.
Great article and it’s made my day that my car featured in it.
Great article and it’s made my day that my car featured in it.
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