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Should I or Shouldn't I

Started by Born2xlr8 · 21 Jan 2011 · 23 replies

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Born2xlr8Archived member
Buy this? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-COMMODORE-...item336457d347 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-COMMODORE-/220726809415?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item336457d347) it looks nice but im not sure if it is,, does anyone know anything about this car? it was on ebay b4 and got no bids, i offered a price but they wont go below 1k Hmm,,
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88 ChaserArchived member
I spewed a little looking at those pics. You could clean it up, but it would be a lot of work to make it something id been seen in public in. And people who know me know I dont have very high standards
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freEze_dKArchived member
only way you can clean that car up is with a full jerry can and a match
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SHIZNTArchived member
My feelings are the same from the other eBay VL thread... Buy it, stick a cometic headgasket on it, ebay top mount manifold with a stock T3 turbo, dose pipe and a 15" Rampage subwoofer from Supercheap... Drive it down to your local HJ's on a friday night, grab a bacon deluxe burger & onion rings and let all the 14yr old locals take photos for their Facebook...
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Duke57TTArchived member
Its pretty tasteless...
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WeLLsYArchived member
You shouldnt...
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aus880Archived member
she (1576Cheryl) should stick to selling the horse related stuff she normally deals in Brett, no you shouldn't buy it, it's an abortion of a car
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YetiArchived member
You should buy it and have it crushed to put the poor car out of it's misery.
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westyvl89Archived member
shockin car wtf is goin on with interior and not even a battrey in the thing
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mkdArchived member
you should NEVER buy a car without viewing it in person EVER, go and have a look at it first. btw if thats your taste in vls there's something wrong with you i seriously wouldnt drive that even if he was the one paying me 1000. but each to there own.
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MarzellaArchived member
that thing is worth 9c a kilo.... if scrap prices are good MOTOR GOOD SET UP FOR TURBO - Is that becuase it has a blue intake?
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3ltr VLArchived member
look at it in person. loose the body kit and get rtid of that horrid blue interior paint. What a waiste of calais trim
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Born2xlr8Archived member
oh yeah by no means would it be a easy feat. there is much to be done b4 it would be allowed out in pupblic, i just hink with a white leather interior and dark blue paint maybe,, i think ill pass on it tho,, Thanks for the feedback all, Still looking for a VL to fix up tho, PM me
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FLY-03LArchived member
Oh my... why? Hmmm... it could clean up. Youd have to weigh up youre options.. if you got it cheap it could be worth it. It does have s2 calais seats. Id put some stocker bumpers and door bars on it sprayed silver. If youre handy with a spray can you could do it yourself for cheap. Replace or respray the interior. Itll need new door trims... could spray the all plastics a grey to match the seats or even black... its all about your taste... lets hope it better then the previous owners! It says it comes with stockers.. if theyre chasers just spray them up silver with some center caps and itll be a neat cruiser.
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mkdArchived member
what it needs, complete new/repainted interior = $1000 new parts on the engine to remove the aqua = $300 major service = $600 new bumpers all round to replace that **** bodykit = $500 new bonnet to get rid of that scoop = $500 proper paintjob including engine bay in its origional colour = $12000 A BLOODY BATTERY AND A BATTERY TRAY = $300 props an engine/gearbox/diff/brake rebuild = $8000 alarm/immobiliser = $5000 rims/tyres = $2000 so yeah all up around $30,000 for a decent 25 year old vl sl go for it dude (LOL fcuk im bored) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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marcgArchived member
lol @ that price list. it would definitely not cost $30,000 to turn it into something decent. $5000 alarm? you may as well hire chuck norris to stand guard. $5000 could buy you a much better cruiser than this car would ever be for alot less hassles... in short, don't buy it.
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EvilPetArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by marcg [View Post] lol @ that price list. it would definitely not cost $30,000 to turn it into something decent. $5000 alarm? you may as well hire chuck norris to stand guard. $5000 could buy you a much better cruiser than this car would ever be for alot less hassles... in short, don't buy it. $5000 will only get you Chuck Norris's picture on the car...that's enough deterrent.....
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aus880Archived member
$1000 is way too much for this vl
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Born2xlr8Archived member
well i offered 500 for it (pending inspection) hopefully i can save it,
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mkdArchived member
i meant 500 for the alarm my bad
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