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Old 11-05-2024, 07:35 PM   #2341
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I have a customer with a Laser in similar condition, likewise original plates.

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However I don't think those are original wheels?
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Two decent “spots” yesterday.

A red non-Calais VL sedan near Baulkham Hills, by the way its trim fitted I think an original in great condition - not a restoration. Personalised plates, bonus points for not being a poxy survivor on club rego.

In the back blocks of Castle Hill’s industrial area, an XP hardtop with the front end on a dolly.
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Old 13-05-2024, 11:59 PM   #2343
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Remember all the 90's imports of the day, dont see any of them anymore, like the Toyota Sera, I remember a yard that was importing heaps of these, Delica's Corollas and RX7's in Fremantle in the 90's

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Don't see these anymore, much less racing them.





(to new) but have never seen one of these in person.

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ZB Commodore. Can't remember when I saw one last.
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roK these are recent pics ? you at the track yesterday ?
Damn marvellous seeing them thats for sure, the coupes AU and XY ?

yer the yanky modern day vette, nothing like of the early era ones but not a bad modern day version.
Seen them heaps when over there, massive bang for buck compared to euros.
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ZB Commodore. Can't remember when I saw one last.
saw one the other day amazingly, a wagon.
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The owner of that AU previously raced an XB coupe in the same series. That XB won the chanpionship 4 yrs in row by memory.
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roK these are recent pics ? you at the track yesterday ?
Damn marvellous seeing them thats for sure, the coupes AU and XY ?

yer the yanky modern day vette, nothing like of the early era ones but not a bad modern day version.
Seen them heaps when over there, massive bang for buck compared to euros.
Yep, Saturday round 1 Supertrucks the car racing is always a bonus.
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saw one the other day amazingly, a wagon.
Other way around for me.
Always see the wagons, rarely spot a sedan.
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ole bushy shearer in town doing some fishing and this is his transport 430,000K 1 owner, running a bit rough and poor bugga cant work out why but its serviced every 5K by a country workshop.

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Old 16-05-2024, 08:43 AM   #2352
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ole bushy shearer in town doing some fishing and this is his transport 430,000K 1 owner, running a bit rough and poor bugga cant work out why but its serviced every 5K by a country workshop.

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Look at that gorgeous body shape from the late 90's, err early 90's, err 80's err 70's.
At least there's a long time span of parts around.
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Old 17-05-2024, 07:09 AM   #2353
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Look at that gorgeous body shape from the late 90's, err early 90's, err 80's err 70's.
At least there's a long time span of parts around.
Running rough? Serviced every 5k? My go would be fuel.

My X-Trail started to run a little rough, especially on cold starts. Even when filling with 98 at non BP (independent) stations. A tank full of BP 98 fixed it. Won't look back.
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Old 18-05-2024, 04:59 PM   #2354
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Parked near a previously seen Alfasud this morning at the local shops. Owner showed up and we briefly chatted. Its still on original rego, owner said it was 44 years old and a one owner car, which looked about right if he'd bought it as a young man.

It looks like a well loved survivor car. Next time I'll grab a snap.

He did say getting parts was becoming a real problem.
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Saw a Commodore panel van in Artarmon the other week. Red, no Sandman graphics.
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Saw an extended FG Falcon ute with a lazy axle transporting a large electrical switchboard on the M80 last week, unfortunately couldn't snap a photo of it.
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Mint original series 1 Discovery driven by older gent in Geelong late last week, dark green in colour, original steelies with the silver spray rather than the white, I think that was the 'S' pack? Anyway very nice in that colour.
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Saw an extended FG Falcon ute with a lazy axle transporting a large electrical switchboard on the M80 last week, unfortunately couldn't snap a photo of it.
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Saw this Pug 404 at Fernvale yesterday...

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Looks brand new!
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AR Telstar TX5 Ghia alloys, some found there way onto early TX3's too from memory.
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Nice little Mitsu Cordia.

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Magnas are the ones i always laugh about. You still see a fair few early-90's Falcons, Commodores, and Camrys, but when was the last time you saw one of these bad boys

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Magnas are the ones i always laugh about. You still see a fair few early-90's Falcons, Commodores, and Camrys, but when was the last time you saw one of these bad boys

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Still see them in SA.
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Still see them in SA.
Saw an 84 Magna in traffic the other day
The Mitsubishi factory was in SA, wasn't it? Maybe a few more of them around to begin with down there, I wonder? Because honestly since it occured to me that you don't see many of them, it's almost like a game i play while i'm driving now.

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we have 3 in the street where I live, going from ... how the ell is that allowed on the roads to when did that come out of storage container
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And let me guess, all of them burn oil?
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actually never seen them moving.
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A Hyundai Veloster.

It looked contemporary. Why were these discontinued? Run over by the SUV freight train?
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It looked contemporary. Why were these discontinued? Run over by the SUV freight train?
The original was very keenly priced, only slightly above the hatchback it was based on, and sold well to its target audience. The second gen was priced above and beyond its target audience and sales bombed.
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It looked contemporary. Why were these discontinued? Run over by the SUV freight train?
I do but dont get what Hyundai did with the veloster, the drivers door and 2 passengers door thing. I had fun with that when they 1st came out. Pass one in traffic and point out to the apprentice its a 2 door Hyundai. Move to the left lane to turn and when it passed the apprenti would say 'its a 4 door'. No, technically a 4 door as its a hatch, but 3 passenger doors.
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