Ferals' car of choice

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http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24307088-911,00.html

No surprises there. The ratio of bogans to Commodores in SA would be waaaay scarier I'd wager. Should be banned for P platers and anyone who wears a baseball cap backwards IMHO.

[CENTURION]

Maybe the amount of Commodores that are seen at the footy at Elizabeth has something to do with the fact that GMH has been our Number 1 sponsor for about 20 years now! A HUGE achievement!

[smac]

Yes, how surprising that a car that outsells just about any other is statistically high in any category!

I drive a commodore and I corner on all 4 wheels. Most of the time.

[lesthemechanic]

And I service & repair them. An excelllent source of income....as long as it is welfare week around there.

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Maybe the amount of Commodores that are seen at the footy at Elizabeth has something to do with the fact that GMH has been our Number 1 sponsor for about 20 years now! A HUGE achievement!

They know their key demographic that's for sure

(I think Sturt were sponsored by Volvo for a little while! )

[Psyber]

It appears my reputation is saved by the fact that my last Holden was a 1969 HK 327 cube Monaro.
It was capable of 125 mph [200 kph] as they claimed for those Bathurst models - I just had to check, officer...

[Dutchy]

Ive got a VE Commodore and love it, when in Qld recently I hired a Ford XR6 and there is no comparison...

[lesthemechanic]

Speaking of cars & the Elizabeth area, I travelled through there today & the roads were busy with 1989 Camrys & Magnas with Mum & four kids . Must have been visiting all the fathers today. Must be busy getting all those kids to all those houses.

[Wedgie]

Ive got a VE Commodore and love it, when in Qld recently I hired a Ford XR6 and there is no comparison...

Noone will disagree with ya there Dutchy, almost bought a SV6 but after driving an XR6 there was no comparison. Had to buy the XR6, that 6 speed auto is unbeatable and lets face it, who would buy a car built in Elizabeth when you could buy one built in Geelong, no comparison as you say!

PS Well done to Punk Rooster who was previously a Holden man who purchased an XR6 last week, I too used to be a Holden man but when you want a quality big machine there is no choice.

PPS Congratulations to Ford for building the Falcon that was rated the only 5 star rated safety car ever. No comparison.

[lesthemechanic]

I always have a laugh at the Falcon v Commodore thing. They both have their faults.
Good luck with your door lock & window actuators, and Wedgie, go easy on that trans , they are not so bullet proof.
P.S. I know the easy fix when the tiptronic stops working on the Falcons too. Takes 10 mins to fix so if any of you get that one - PM me so that you don't get ripped off somewhere.

[Wedgie]

I always have a laugh at the Falcon v Commodore thing. They both have their faults.
Good luck with your door lock & window actuators, and Wedgie, go easy on that trans , they are not so bullet proof.
P.S. I know the easy fix when the tiptronic stops working on the Falcons too. Takes 10 mins to fix so if any of you get that one - PM me so that you don't get ripped off somewhere.

Christ mate, I know how to open the door and turn the key, everything after that is double dutch to me.

[smac]

Speaking of cars & the Elizabeth area, I travelled through there today & the roads were busy with 1989 Camrys & Magnas with Mum & four kids . Must have been visiting all the fathers today. Must be busy getting all those kids to all those houses.

Hardy har har. Were you heading home waiting for them to stop by with a new pair of ugg boots?

[lesthemechanic]

Speaking of cars & the Elizabeth area, I travelled through there today & the roads were busy with 1989 Camrys & Magnas with Mum & four kids . Must have been visiting all the fathers today. Must be busy getting all those kids to all those houses.

Hardy har har. Were you heading home waiting for them to stop by with a new pair of ugg boots?

No mate, I went to a family Fathers Day lunch in the big smoke.
I assume these mums other kids were still at home because they didn't know who their fathers were

[smac]

Speaking of cars & the Elizabeth area, I travelled through there today & the roads were busy with 1989 Camrys & Magnas with Mum & four kids . Must have been visiting all the fathers today. Must be busy getting all those kids to all those houses.

Hardy har har. Were you heading home waiting for them to stop by with a new pair of ugg boots?

No mate, I went to a family Fathers Day lunch in the big smoke.
I assume these mums other kids were still at home because they didn't know who their fathers were

Yes, and it isn't funny either time you said it.

[Dogwatcher]

Ha ha - love a man who bags an area that he virtually lives in. Like Gawler East is a shining beacon of upper class society.

[Punk Rooster]

I'm not a Ford or Holden man- just a man who needs a car.
I had no excessive problems with my VN Calais- age went against it in the end, & it got the DCM.
Really happy with my purchase, believe I did business at a reasonable price- certainly had quite a few comments from friends on facebook.

As for Holdens v Fords?
Same as Hungry Jacks v McDonalds....

[Dogwatcher]

Which one has the onion rings Punky?

[Wedgie]

The burgers are better at Hungry Jacks.

[Dogwatcher]

So you're saying Ford is Hungry Jacks?

[Psyber]

I owned three Holdens through my youth, but never a Ford. I'd driven a few belonging to friends but felt they steered like barges by comparision.

All my experience with "Old'ns, Flaweds, and Violents", ended in the mid 1970s though, when I moved on to Japanese cars, then European ones.
I vaguely remember driving someone's HQ Holden station wagon, about then, and that steered poorly like a Ford of the era.