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Old 23-11-2015, 06:56 PM   #31
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All better.

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Old 23-11-2015, 11:09 PM   #32
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I don't like it, but I don't hate it either. They've done well in minimising the front overhang which helps the proportions, but the bonnet still looks too short to me in context of the car's overall length which looks quite long.
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Old 23-11-2015, 11:21 PM   #33
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Not a bad replacement and they could have done a lot worse. Holden will get to perform a few styling tweaks so it will end up better than this. Not to mention it's still 2 years away.
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Old 23-11-2015, 11:24 PM   #34
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I don't think it's it. The Next Commodore will be an Opel Insignia, it was part of German union negotiations about an increase in production in one of their Opel plants, also it's to come in wagon which this Buick does not
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Old 23-11-2015, 11:29 PM   #35
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I dont know hey... Its kinda sad we are losing Holden, Ford and Toyota manufacturing cars but i guess the people voted with their wallets. All i know is it will not have a V8 option, whatever the next Commodore is
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Old 23-11-2015, 11:31 PM   #36
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The family driveway of the future will have a 4wd Ford Ranger Dual Cab parked next to a Mazda3.
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Old 24-11-2015, 12:50 AM   #37
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:36 AM   #38
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they are already testing a twin turbo V6

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The family driveway of the future will have a 4wd Ford Ranger Dual Cab parked next to a Mazda3.
The future?

This is now.
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Old 01-12-2015, 09:28 PM   #42
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How is it hearing twin hairdryers at full force spyman?
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How is it hearing twin hairdryers at full force spyman?
Hey,Very sad this will be their answer to an SS sedan "but we'll stick AWD"on it


It's like the BMW i8 we have at work ATM $300,000 plus and it's plugged into a scocket most of the day


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So Commodore has come the full circle
introduced in 1978 using a 1972 Opel Commodore as a base car
even the 1980 Opels had the extra back window ala VK/VL
at that rate our new cars should be 3 or 4 or 5 years old
by the time we get them so they probably wont
even look like the samples shown
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Way of he future spyman .. Not. Uh we can say, I'll stick to the 6t & 8 me thinks, mind u first of my wor mates chats ordered the SSv wagons so I'll see that next mth.
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Way of he future spyman .. Not. Uh we can say, I'll stick to the 6t & 8 me thinks, mind u first of my wor mates chats ordered the SSv wagons so I'll see that next mth.
Yea,We get the VF2 this week but is it werth the extra dollars for the 6.2lt.
I see you got the new car and I picked up my new jeep (overland)two weeks ago
They have moved only 30 insigna's so far, so they think they'll sell it as a commodore


Ford have just employed an ex Holden guy (wolf) and they recon he's going to do something really hot for ford
So watch this space


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Old 01-12-2015, 10:23 PM   #47
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So Commodore has come the full circle
introduced in 1978 using a 1972 Opel Commodore as a base car
even the 1980 Opels had the extra back window ala VK/VL
at that rate our new cars should be 3 or 4 or 5 years old
by the time we get them so they probably wont
even look like the samples shown
just my thoughts John
Hey agreed but FWD will not sell
That La cross is just short of Stato in size so it will be a grey area


But I 😜 Still think they will bring two cars from each segment as insigna is an *** dragging FWD hatch back


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