Discussion
havent posted any pics and since i have started to stray of the HSV forum and into the whole PH world i thought i might as well put up a few.
standard(bar slightly uprated back box)333 cv8.
owned for 14months and am absolutly smitten with. was a choice between this and an e46 m3. the RO is probably slightly less capable but after driven a few m3s they definatly lacked the character of the aussie oil rig. plus you cant put a price on how raw these LS lumps sound.
questions or opinions welcomed.
standard(bar slightly uprated back box)333 cv8.
owned for 14months and am absolutly smitten with. was a choice between this and an e46 m3. the RO is probably slightly less capable but after driven a few m3s they definatly lacked the character of the aussie oil rig. plus you cant put a price on how raw these LS lumps sound.
questions or opinions welcomed.
thanks all
few things to note my monaro(early 333's) have a big boot. later speced ones had the fuel tank relocated and made the boot roughly half the size, also a year on and you get stung for over £400 tax. my model is in the £25o bracket.
im starting to think the prices are reaching a plateau, so you may as well buy now as wait. i paid £8250 for mine 14months ago, to be honest i quite confidently put it up for sale at that price now.
Baffled Spoon said:
Looks great! What are the maintenance costs like if you don't mind me asking? The prices are getting oh so tempting, and petrol ain't gonna get any cheaper...
hard to say mate as i havent had one thing go wrong with it, i had a full service which was the best part of £400. apart from that the insurance seemed fair enough at just under 600 with 6points and still in my 20s(just!). Body parts are incredibly hard to get in the UK, vaux do not deal with them in the most part and can be a 6month wait for anything from AUS. check out the monkfish performance website. they specialise in the whole RO and vxr8 range and have prices of everthihng you could ever want from them.few things to note my monaro(early 333's) have a big boot. later speced ones had the fuel tank relocated and made the boot roughly half the size, also a year on and you get stung for over £400 tax. my model is in the £25o bracket.
im starting to think the prices are reaching a plateau, so you may as well buy now as wait. i paid £8250 for mine 14months ago, to be honest i quite confidently put it up for sale at that price now.
007 VXR said:
at Monkfish, Service cost will be 150-300 depending on which service it is 
wish i lived anywhere near the fish to be honest, then having them fettle with it would be viable
thanks for the other comments. the car really is a pleasure to own. not sure whos idea it was at vaux HQ to team up with the Holden brand and bring a few 100 of these over here but it took balls as it was never going to be a big seller due to the obscene 5.7+ engine range but i still salute them!
i would guess this might push for position as one of the worlds most minor updates but i was happy with the result so i thought id share...
stone chips, peeling door handles and large scratch removed, strut braced sprayed red. juts a decent tidy up on the Ro in general.
then two pics taken with a cheap camera phone just to make the end results impossible to see
stone chips, peeling door handles and large scratch removed, strut braced sprayed red. juts a decent tidy up on the Ro in general.
then two pics taken with a cheap camera phone just to make the end results impossible to see
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