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    Australia in my showroom



    Its a MONARO....Holden make it. It's from Aus.

    Vauxhalls main man is Australian, and I think he's boredof his VX220Turbo. So we will officially have these in the UK next year

    Can you say "5.7 litres and 328 bhp with 347 lb/ft of torque" ?

    I can't....I can only dribble

    £28,500.....

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    not a bad price tbh

    can I put twin turbos on it ?
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    I can see the Petrol station grinning and drooling at that car from here!

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    Nice!

    What's the spec on that engine Zak, sounds identical to the 5.7 liter LT1 V8 used in the Chevy Camaro/Z28. HP and torque #'s are identical.
    Vauxhall ought to bring in some Chevy V8's for you guys, rebadged whatever. Heck, put 'em into Fords and make REAL cars outta of em
    Those Aussies like there V8's as much as we do I think.

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    It is the same engine....

    You Yanks drive on the wrong side of the road tho so were more likely to get Oz cars

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    mmmm...sweeeet /wipes dribble from chin
    that engine wud fit nicely into my Mk1 Fiesta, haha. or maybe it'd just take off, i aint sure

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    wont sell over here i'd imagine - fuel costs would simply be silly
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    not as silly as you'd think really, can get a decent mpg cos of all the tourques and the 6 speed i imagine

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    Actually a lot of the new V8's get decent milaege (compared to a few years back). My Z28 gets around 25 MPG, not too bad for a car that will do 170 MPH

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    its a full 4 seater but its a Coupe.

    They wont bring many over, just a few. 300 is the estimate.

    I'm sure I wont get one, but I'm sure I can snag one for a smoke for an hour or two.

    It looks like a mean mutha

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    If u get one call me

    Yeah they reckon 300 a year, starting at about £28k, not bad for a Vauxhall that'll eat M3's for breakfast

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    Choppin the Cav/Calibra/whatever you're breaking atm in for one then Trig??

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    NONONONONO!

    THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THOSE S**T CARS HERE AND THEY SUCK!

    Overweight inneffecient engines.

    What's worse is the "utes". 5.7 litre v8 engine in a pickup. People drive em here like they are coupes and they do really REALLY suck.

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    Originally posted by Tumble
    Choppin the Cav/Calibra/whatever you're breaking atm in for one then Trig??
    Nah, the Monaro's outta my price and usage range m8..
    I'll stick with me 2 Cav GSi's for now

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