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| November 3, 2006, 11:23pm |
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I had a 2 door Rambler Matador wasn't a bad car but a tank to drive of all the cars i had that was the most enjoyable to zip around in had to be the Ford ( yes I know) RS2000 with a cosworth 2.0 |
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| Mal Function |
| November 4, 2006, 12:54am |
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A Matador (+ fuel) ...well, that explains everything. rather a rebel ( just ) or javelin myself if power too weight comes into it LMOA. RS 2000 , yep did'nt go bad at all for what they were, quite popular in fact ! - size was/ is my only issue actually & ( & bod' style) , but yeah, they went pretty good too . power to weight will win everytime  ( refuses to mention the word - Mazda or rotary ) in this subject  RS 2000 extremely bloody small for a family sedan though ...but i know what ya mean . |
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| ALLEYCAT |
| November 10, 2006, 2:53pm |
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I tossed it in here cause its not really news worthy and will only get a cpl of responses anyway.
Seatbelt fears spark car recall
As you have probably heard Holden recalled the VE commodore due to faults detected in the seat belt harness. This on a 1 billion dollar investment in a new model but here is the point .
This news artical was listed intodays news events, however and here is the secret
- On the day the VE was released I was at the Holden dealer in Townsville on the first arrival of the new VE as i was personally invited to attend and take out the VE SS for a test drive , so I can lay claim to the first drive of it ( Townsville anyway)!
On my return, I over heard and was looking at the fax that just arrived to say that they will be recalling them! - this on the first day of the arrival!
So its interesting it has taken over a month for this to now be public knowledge - guess Holden didn't want the launch to go bad, and here is the big news and you probably wont find any info on it ( too my knowledge anyway) the Development manager in regard to the issue directly ( seat belts) was sacked immediatley on its discovery.
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| SBro |
| November 10, 2006, 4:30pm |
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Wow
They really are copying Ford (recall). Not only does it look like a Falcon, it has recall issues just like every new Ford. Are they now being produced at the same factory or what. |
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You can't blow up the world, that's where I keep my stuff (The Tic) |
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| ALLEYCAT |
| November 10, 2006, 4:33pm |
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Looks like a falcon -- you have to be kidding it looks like a BMW hence why they now advertising that it handles better than a BMW  Everyone and that includes me have made comment in LS1 forums about the design of the VE - it will not make car of the year it will end up as the BA of ford or the P76 ! a dinosaur. The chassis design is unique but it will be another 2 years before that potential will be reached |
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