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[TheBoy]

Warning to everyone DO NOT TRY AND RACE A MONARO it is a beast.

I beat one down the A43 from Brackley towards the M40 a few months ago....

....but I was on the Kawasaki

That V8 did sound nice at full throttle though as it appraoched the rev limiter....

A replacement for your MV6?  

No, too impractical....

[tunnie]

Warning to everyone DO NOT TRY AND RACE A MONARO it is a beast.

I beat one down the A43 from Brackley towards the M40 a few months ago....

....but I was on the Kawasaki

That V8 did sound nice at full throttle though as it appraoched the rev limiter....

A replacement for your MV6?  

No, too impractical....

Boooo  

Get yourself a Monaro so i can have a go  

IIC the boot was fairly big on them

[Jay w]

My god a 500 bhp Monaro  

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/vauxhall/vauxhall-mig-news/288439-vauxhall-monaro-vxr-500-a.html

Relatively speaking, of course, that is seriously cheap!!

seriously good value for money as well, how many other cars do you know of that will do 190mph and still give you change of 40K?

[omegaV6CD]

My god a 500 bhp Monaro  

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/vauxhall/vauxhall-mig-news/288439-vauxhall-monaro-vxr-500-a.html

Relatively speaking, of course, that is seriously cheap!!

seriously good value for money as well, how many other cars do you know of that will do 190mph and still give you change of 40K?

The problem is that while i appreciate the smallblock v8, i still don't like the idea of pushrod technology on a performance car in year 2006.

[Phil]

seriously good value for money as well, how many other cars do you know of that will do 190mph and still give you change of 40K?

All number of TVRs

Holden HSV Commodore, same engine same performance plus practicality of 4 doors, 2nd hand can be bought for similar price to a TVR Ceberra of the same age, i feel a difficult choice coming on towards the end of next year  

[Jay w]

fair point about the TVR's, but wuld you want the constant smell of fiberglass and the slightly unpredictable reliability of a TVR?

With something like the monaro joe public still really doesnt know what it is or want it is capible of doing

The HSV commodore sounds interesting though........i take it they were personal imports if they are in the UK?

[Phil]

fair point about the TVR's, but wuld you want the constant smell of fiberglass and the slightly unpredictable reliability of a TVR?

Having been for a ride in a Tuscan S - the smile factor far out weighs any smell of glue, and as for dodgey reliability, in some cases i bet its no worse than Omega ownership!!

With something like the monaro joe public still really doesnt know what it is or want it is capible of doing

The HSV commodore sounds interesting though........i take it they were personal imports if they are in the UK?

They are 'grey' imports, Linden Special Vehicles have imported them in the past, they will also do the super charger conversion on the LS1 and LS2 V8 engines, they are much more of a 'Q' car than the Monaro, 90% of people would think its a slightly spoilerd up Omega (which in essence it is, just a bit longer and a bit wider) HAVE A LOOK

[supermop]

If you take all the sleek looking bumpers and side skirtings off, that car looks exactly like an omega.

[Phil]

If you take all the sleek looking bumpers and side skirtings off, that car looks exactly like an omega.

Thats because (as i said above) its an Omega floor pan that has been lengthened and widened slightly.

Aparently none of the panels will fit a UK Omega, but some of the interior bits from older versions do

Basically Holden have been using Vauxhall/ Opel for years (as they are the same family), recognise where this Holden from 92 may have come from?? :-

[supermop]

I wonder if that was based around a Carlton then

[Phil]

I wonder if that was based around a Carlton then

But notice the Cavalier headlights and grill  

[Markie]

Monaro / Type R was never going to be an even fight  

[Martin_1962]

No Monaros at Bicknells today, best car would be a tossup between a stolen recovered GSi3000 and my 2.6CD.

I asked the sales if they had any nice ones to drool over and they said they didn't do Monaros.

Let them know Omegas are better than what they do now

[CaptainZok]

Let them know Omegas are better than what they do now

You little tinker you.

[STMO123]

No Monaros at Bicknells today, best car would be a tossup between a stolen recovered GSi3000 and my 2.6CD.

I asked the sales if they had any nice ones to drool over and they said they didn't do Monaros.

Let them know Omegas are better than what they do now

And exactly how loud did they laugh?