Hi all,

I must have hit my head of some thing. I sold my Hilux last week end, and today I went a got my self a 1982 VH commodore. The good thing is it a baby V8 a good old 253 with a trimatic , I even got the receipts to say it got less then 30000k's on the running gear and I am only the second owner. The old dude that owned it spent around $10k on it and then passed away.. I only paid $1000 for it the guy wanted $1990 .. The thing goes better then my wifes VP commodore. ( I think she wants to swap) . theres something weird going on ATM , My best mate sold is little car to get a falcon, my wife sold her little car to buy a commdore and I sold my hilux to get my commodore, maybe everybody is turning full bogan.. Now I just need to get a VB tee-shirt...

did you get the 87kw or the 96kw version? sweeeeet power per litre!!

Haha sweet.

 

Considering a 253 is 4.2L, and k motors are 1.3L, they are quite relative in aspects of power per litre...

hey nothing wrong with commodores ;) ive owned about 20 of them including a vb,vcv8,vhsle,vk,vl berlina,vl calais series 2,and a worked 93 vr berlina v6 with 185 kw dynoed 17'' vt ss rims,big stereo,amps etc ,stage 2 turbo 700 trans with shift kit hi stall convertor corvette piston,5lt irs lsd diff,slotted disc rotors,lowered,full electrics including climate control cruise etc,extractors,21/2 inch mandrel bend exaust, i spent around 12k on it only for it to get stolen about 4 months ago (no insurance) and not recovered i don't expect it to be found it will be cut up by now bloody scum carthieves :) but at the same time i had the commodore i also had a ke50

 

 

 

:lol: The spelling and punctuation fairy would like you to fix this post before you get in trouble!

"Hey, nothing wrong with commodores :lol: I've owned about 20 of them, including a VB, VC V8, VH SL/E, VK, VL Berlina, VL Calais series 2 and a worked '93 VR Berlina with dyno proven 185kw, 17" VT SS rims, big sereo with amps etc, stage 2 turbo 700 trans with shift kit, hi stall convertor, corvette piston, 5L, IRS LSD diff, slotted disc rotors, full electrics including climate control, cruise control etc, extractors, 2 1/2" mandrel bent exhaust... I spent around 12k on it, only for it to get stolen about 4 months ago (no insurance) and not recovered. I don't expect it to be found, it will be cut up by now, bloody scum cartheives ;). But at the same time as I had the Commodore I also had a KE50"

 

Fixxered

Last commodore I owned was a povo-pack VL wagon I picked up off some smelly backpackers on their way to the airport to leave the country. Cost me $200 and a couple of beers in the departure lounge.

 

Flogged it around for 8 months til the rego ran out and the head gasket blew and left the bucket of shit on the side of the road where it spluttered to a halt.

 

A fitting end for a backwards-engineered mildly-polished turd hastily assembled by ham fisted rednecks.

 

In case anyone missed the very subtle vitriolic undercurrent in this post, I don't' hold our beloved local car industry in very high regard.

Yeah, but thats a VL, and VLs can suck my dick...

 

Did you keep in mind that your skyline had a very similar base motor as the VL?

well in my opinion i think all holdens are gay and fords and corollas all the way but thats just me

fords you can't stop the bloody things from squeaking and rattling they say thats just what fords do i say theyre crap ive owned both fords and holdens, the holdens were far superior for build quality in my opinion but give me a rolla anyday over the both

Lol, I'm guessing you've owned an XD-F Falcon or two? Pretty much any X-series Falc is prone to rattling and squeaking, purely because they've seen alot of use and the rubber suspension bushes perish.

 

My EA, although boat like, and probably the slowest Falc that I've ever driven, didn't have any rattles or squeaks and didn't develop them after alot of bush track pounding....

 

I wish I could say the same of the 3.9L boat anchor they called a motor.

The reason I got the commodore was so I could fix it cheaply. It may use more fuel then my ke20 but its a damn sight cheaper to fix.. It snowed and rained here in canberra today and it old commodore is a bitch to drive in the wet, I can not keep the rear end in check LOL... taking off from the lights is hard enough but once it grabs second gear... OUT she goes , and since its a wagon its as funny as all hell, at least its controlable. my work van is inpossible to drive in the wet with out weight in the back, you can not turn and hit the gas at the same time.. I think I might try and get an LSD for the commodore..

Lol, I'm guessing you've owned an XD-F Falcon or two? Pretty much any X-series Falc is prone to rattling and squeaking, purely because they've seen alot of use and the rubber suspension bushes perish.

 

My EA, although boat like, and probably the slowest Falc that I've ever driven, didn't have any rattles or squeaks and didn't develop them after alot of bush track pounding....

 

I wish I could say the same of the 3.9L boat anchor they called a motor.

you would be spot on there i owned an xf bloody thing did nothing but squeak and rattle and on the way home from buying it was already thinking about selling it it was sooo slow :hmm: instead i converted it to a t5 manual which made it alot better but still the noises drove me nuts so i sold it ,this was the first and last ford ill ever own

Yeah, XD-Fs haven't fared well with age, thats for sure.

 

They're still reliable as f@$k though, and if you thought it was slow wait until you get behind the wheel of one on LPG - the dizzy isn't the best design for LPG and won't let you get optimum performance out of it.

 

My one, in the dirt, you'd have to throw it around like mad to do fishies, and the only reason why it would do them is because of basic physics lol, not power.... body roll ftw

this was the first and last ford ill ever own

 

I love how people make broad sweeping comments about an entire car company simply by their experience in one car. Of late, it's tended to be the Commodore with the worse build quality (the BA generally regarded as being quite a solid, high quality car compared to the VX-VZzzzzzz). Most Fords you buy aren't even made in Australia, so local build quality can't be used as a generalising factor.

 

In short, don't treat a whole company purely on one car (especially if its an old one). Hell, our KE55 has got it's fair share of squeaks and rattles, thats just one of the things about owning an older car.

 

I'm not even going to consider that your car was a lemon. If you thought the noise in a X-Falcon is bad, there is probably one model in just about every car manufacturer's back catalogue that suffers just as much from poor build quality/NVH issues. If you drive each of them, would you say that you'd never buy a car from those companies again?

 

If so, I'd invest in a good bicycle and pair of walking shoes, because based on those principles you'd never buy a car again.

i agree the ba and up fords are top cars :hmm: maybe i should have said i wouldnt touch an x series ford again