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Old 16-01-2021, 11:52 PM   #61
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Man, what were they thinking. Ugly on every level. Best part of it are the 2 SU carby's.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1982-Aus...YAAOSwZQpgAPrs

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Looks like a rover SD1 crossed with an alfa romeo Alfetta.

You can see where they were going and where they grabbed ideas from - but clearly didn't use a decent car designer
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Old 17-01-2021, 07:55 AM   #62
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Looks like a rover SD1 crossed with an alfa romeo Alfetta.
and a XD Falcon front on it for Aussie kerb appeal.
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Usually cars in same category are competitively priced. Many exactly same. If you buy a new car and $500 was the difference to buy one or the other, maybe they shouldn't be buying a new car to start with if they can't afford it

What's your 1985 car with low km.. I'm a buyer
Hope you've got a kidney or a couple of kids to sell
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Old 23-01-2021, 06:52 PM   #65
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Hi Guys,
Another car i wouldn't buy you can't now anyway was a Holden Camira remember them?

They had heaps of problems, one was rust underneath the windscreen and in nearly all the models.
Models equipped with a manual transmission had a firewall cracking problem because the clutch mount tore the firewall mounting structure.

Engine mount breakages were known to occur especially when the car was driven roughly.
There's more problems but i haven't got all day to write them.
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Hi Guys,
Another car i wouldn't buy you can't now anyway was a Holden Camira remember them?

They had heaps of problems, one was rust underneath the windscreen and in nearly all the models.
Models equipped with a manual transmission had a firewall cracking problem because the clutch mount tore the firewall mounting structure.

Engine mount breakages were known to occur especially when the car was driven roughly.
There's more problems but i haven't got all day to write them.
Actually the JE with the 2 litre eng etc had most of the problems sorted but unfortunately too late
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Old 23-01-2021, 07:57 PM   #67
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The J-Car export program saved Holden. Enough cash till GM injection of funds. No engine export program... vk end of the line.
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5 reasons why I wouldn't buy it? I'll let the photos do the talking...
what the f


Also, note the surfboard on the roof. Looks like a 1990s thruster, the 'potato chip' with no volume in it that made paddling in a struggle for a generation of recreational surfers. If you bolt your surfboard to the roof like this, the nice white foam will go as yellow/brown as this one. So take care of your boards and make sure they have enough foam to float you.
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