Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JiMbOb789 on 19 May 2008, 21:27:18
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Hello, as some of you know, i am emigrating to New Zealand and my 1st choise is to ship over my Omega i got now but as some of you have said it will be very expensive, i am going to buy a 5.7 litre 2000 Holden Commodore.
'106Rallye' gave me the idea of shipping over some facelift omega parts (lights, front and back wings, boot, etc) and fit them to a commodore.
This is an example of the commodere:
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/jimbob789/xu6_1.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/jimbob789/xu6_2.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/jimbob789/xu6_3.jpg)
If you look at the body panels, they are just the same as Omega panels.
As it is, i am not to keen on it and is a bit too expensive so i was hoping to buy a cheap, boring one with no spoiler and fit omega parts onto it.
Do you get what i mean?
Anyway, how easy do you think it will be?
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errr... what pics? can't see any. Ive got relations in Hamilton near Auckland. Very very nice place. Green with envy here. Wish i had emigrated years ago. :(
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Ah ha... can see the pics now. :y
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I seem to remember that although similar, Holden has a wider floorpan...
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I see from the OOF map we have a member in Queensland Australia. Maybe wort giving him a PM with your question. Just a thought.
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I see from the OOF map we have a member in Queensland Australia. Maybe wort giving him a PM with your question. Just a thought.
just had a look now but couldnt find him, what was his name?
Lucky aswell because i am moving right by queenstown which is christchurch :y
If the floor pan is wider, i might have a problem with boot and bonnet but wouldnt the wings fill up the gap? :-/
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According to the map its a member called ME. Takes a few seconds to load, but he is there.
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I have a sister in law who lives near there. Greenpark overlooking Lake Ellesmere. Sadly my brother passed away 3 months after emigrating there so didn't really get to enjoy it.
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I have a sister in law who lives near there. Greenpark overlooking Lake Ellesmere. Sadly my brother passed away 3 months after emigrating there so didn't really get to enjoy it.
im sorry to hear that mate :(
I cant wait to move out there though, this country is way too expensive and i dont mean to offend anyone but too many immigrants.
I know i will be one but i will be working with english scaffolders and english people so i wont feel so bad :y
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i got the specs for both cars and it looks like i have a problem.
Look at the width + length
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=74811
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=77990
The commodore is wider and longer, looks like this might not work :(
What do you think?
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Know what you mean mate. Ironic really, my brother spent about 7 months trying to get enough points to be able to emigrate. Sold his house in Tackley near Oxford, his wife got a job in Christchurch, and as he was ex RAF (retired) and they had bought a big bungalow with 13 acres cash, he thought i would be a doddle. No way. Took ages. They seem to just walk in over here! >:(
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Ok. Looked at both specs. Looks like you may have the first short wheelbase holden over there if you go ahead. ;D ;D ;D
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Ok. Looked at both specs. Looks like you may have the first short wheelbase holden over there if you go ahead. ;D ;D ;D
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From the title I thought you were talking about old computers..... ::) ::) ::) ::)
;D ;D ;D ;D
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having driven and had a good look at a commodore i have relatives in NSW its alot wider and longer than an omega!!!!! i think they have the same chassis but they are definatly much much wider and a tad longer the commodore is about the same size as the Ford Taurus
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having driven and had a good look at a commodore i have relatives in NSW its alot wider and longer than an omega!!!!! i think they have the same chassis but they are definatly much much wider and a tad longer the commodore is about the same size as the Ford Taurus
Dimensions:
Commadore supercharged V6 Omega MV6
Length: 4964mm Length: 4788
Width: 1842mm Width: 1786
Track front: 1569mm Track F: 1514
Track rear: 1587mm Track R: 1526
Height: 1450mm Height: 1455
Wheelbase: 2788mm Wheelbase, mm : 2730
Kerb weight: 1603kg Mass equipped : 1575
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having driven and had a good look at a commodore i have relatives in NSW its alot wider and longer than an omega!!!!! i think they have the same chassis but they are definatly much much wider and a tad longer the commodore is about the same size as the Ford Taurus
Dimensions:
Commadore supercharged V6 Omega MV6
Length: 4964mm Length: 4788
Width: 1842mm Width: 1786
Track front: 1569mm Track F: 1514
Track rear: 1587mm Track R: 1526
Height: 1450mm Height: 1455
Wheelbase: 2788mm Wheelbase, mm : 2730
Kerb weight: 1603kg Mass equipped : 1575
thats quite a difference, looks like this might not work :'(