New VXR8
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It would be a cracking car for £30k.
It's about £43k in Aus. Problem is the Aussie dollar is very strong now - it used to be $2-2.5 to £1, and as a result the VXR8 was just over £35k when it first came out over here. But now its less than $1.60 to £1
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It is pretty much a direct Aus $ to GBP £ conversions along the exchange rate
But the issue is that in Aus other cars are more expensive afaik, which makes the Holden still be good value.
In UK the competitors are cheaper
I think Vauxhall have misinterpreted "its a cheap alternative to an M5" as "we can charge M5 money for it"
Plus, its hardly in keeping with the hippy EU car hating image is it, so I expect Vauxhall dont really want to sell that many over here.
Plus, its hardly in keeping with the hippy EU car hating image is it, so I expect Vauxhall dont really want to sell that many over here.
I think they are largely victims of the exchange rate.
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that red one is jsut a commodore, the first yellow one is the HSV, the new ones are different things
you say that like its a bad thing.
The fact that its made in Oz and doesnt suffer from Euro namby pamby interfering and poor Euro build quality is the best thing about it.
LS3 6.2 V8 straight out of the corvette.
Yummy !
Well no, its actually a HSV, so the car is built in Australia on the Holden Production line, before being shipped off to HSV (a company founded by Tom Walkinshaw of TWR fame - RIP) for the final part of the build. Its then exported to the UK. The only thing thats vauxhall is the badge. As even Holden, the GM part of the equation, only partly build the car. They build a basic shell and send it to HSV's facility for completion.
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Actually it seems it IS less than it costs in Australia - it's now based on a higher spec HSV not the R8 Clubsport.
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GTS manual retails for $82,900 AU
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/50825/hsv-e-series-3-e3-range-launched-in-australia
Aus Dollar at the minute is about 1.57 so thats £52,802 direct conversion.
And we're getting it for £49,500.
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First thought was it looks like a transformer. But I kinda like it 
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[TW]Fox;18012108 said:
you're priceless, dont have an opinion or you'll come steaming in with pictures and post after post. I dont like G8's get over it, you going to **** in the wind when someone says they dont like a blobeye scoob but love an hawkeye? lol