Holden made some very bad mistakes, the Holden Commodore used to be a mid sized car back in the 80s with the VL Turbo. They could've easily reverted back & averted the crisis. It just seemed like more weight, more power, larger size & worse fuel economy was their goal instead of trying to pay attention to where the market shifted.
Tragic moment for the world, and bad economical decision getting rid of Holden. Just so China and others can flood there cars in our country n eventually run the place
@@brantleyfoster021 I think they were being slaughtered in the sales race against the Falcon as the Commodore was not perceived as not big enough . The VN couldn't come soon enough for them. As for later years yes the could have done something although I doubt it would have been enough to keep manufacturing here as GM left all RHD markets so there would be nothing to sell apart from whatever the commodore turned into
@@barnseysgarage1877 Tony Abbott & Joe Hockey chose not to support local manufacturing. All the manufacturing is oversea's now. The new imported Commodores sold incredibly bad, they left the market too. Think people wanted Corvette's & Camaro's instead of Commodores. But they left without even giving them a chance in Australia. Still importing GM's cars to Australia is much easier now.
Nice to see these old Commodores being saved from the junk yard. I bought a 2000 Calais non turbo 3.8 in NZ this year for $6000NZ (about $5,500 Aussie). Same blue too, 143,000 genuine on the clock. You have to love them. Scored it from a collector who was downsizing.
I'm glad RU-vid's algorithm suggested this video to me. These Eaton M90's were heat pumps even with a mild boost increase, but I hear these engines enjoy a turbo setup quite well. We had a 2000 VT II acclaim, which has only recently been gone a few years. This car of yours seems in really good nic for the price.
That VT has the same engine as my VR v6, it's a decent engine I mean my commy has done 500,000+ k's and it's still going strong and runs fine and I drive it to work.
The VR has the previous gen, VS has the VTs v6, Holden liked to introduced a new engine on last facelift same as the VZ and the 3.6. Ironing out the bugs before the new Model I would guess.
Nice car. Had a xu6 years ago. Did a pulley and high ratio roller rockers. And a tune. Very quick car. For what it was. This just needs some TLC. A big service and a size 10 pulley. Should get it going.
@@barnseysgarage1877 Yeah definitely get it fixed in stock condition, get motor and box running sweet then go from there. 10psi Pulley (Or 87mm) really wakes them up and because the blower is getting spun harder it has that beautiful supercharger whine from the Eaton M9O.💯👍👍
Interesting little side note they actually made a L67 SS Commodore as well. Maybe try plasti doing those plastic roof rails and a light wet sand / polish on that roof. Looks like a good buy mate👍🏻
Hey mate, For the price today it's a good buy, she looks good still and has potential for sure! , maybe see if you can code reader to scan for any possible codes? Maybe the supercharger is getting tired?, fluid change for engine/trans and radiator with new spark plugs would help? The L67 engine was available in HSV XU6 and stateman's back in the day and they were pretty quick when new... Peninsula Holden site still in Sydney! Good luck with the project
I bought a silver VX Calais in 2019 which was in very nice condition. I paid $2k for it with 220k on the clock but blew a head gasket two years later. Surprised they are pulling that much money now.
Good on ya mate, I did Have a small giggle as at the start of the video it was 227 thousand k's, then at half distance it was updated to 232 thousand k's yet dash reading is actually 234 thousand k's 😅
Barnsey thats another hot car you've got there, i'm not really much of a holden fan but i do have a soft spot for those supercharged commodores, especially with that sexy as supercharger whine :)
@@barnseysgarage1877 It will Fly when you get it sorted. I have a VS Commodore Executive and it's got a L67 Supercharged V6 3.8 but I'm running a T5 manual pushing 12 psi. I have a few other simple mods and I'm making 3O3rwhp and 63ONm torque. It's such a fun car to drive and my VS only weighs 131Okg so great fun. 💯👍👍
The windows/doors rattle cause the felt strip at the top of the doors drys out. Spray it with silicon spray and it will stop it for 1-2 months then reapply. Also check the connector on the dfi, they can crack and/or the outside pins burnout and cause misfiring and stalling.
They weren’t renowned for being power houses without a bit of work. Considering the stupid money people want for Bombadores thease days 5k is ok not fantastic but ok. You use to be able to get them for about 3k. 11 seconds HMMM! Needs some love. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃
0 to 100 in that car should be achieved in about 7.5 to 8 seconds max. A standard eco tech V6 can do it in 8 to 8.5 seconds. There is definitely something wrong.
back before covid a mate bought one of these, it was about a grand .. same sort of k's and condition.. but the car had an issue where if you accelerated it would go fine until it got to 40kph then would go into limp mode.. it wouldnt ever be able to rev right out... i think 1 time it went properly and was pretty quick... never got it sorted... ended up being sold on.. researched a lot online but i never found anyone mentioning a similar issue.. was a mystery..
Looks like the boost solenoid is not closing. To stop the engine hunting at idle and overrun the supercharger vents it's boost, but the solenoid fails and stays open all the time.
@@barnseysgarage1877 took mine out today, thinking it's been a bit slow lately (has trouble hanging a skid now where once it used to just happen, 285000km old cv6 monaro) and timed it at 7.5 seconds 0-100.
Yes, defiantly should go way better than That mate, my mates did same thing and he got supercharger rebuilt and fixed it and it went like a rocket. Nice car looks very original and good KS but I'd say it's been thrashed a bit maybe before old guy bought it.
you can pick them up for 3- 3.5 k here in nz ,,folks here seem to be dumping out these older holdens no one really wants them anything under year 2000 has to have 6 month wof done over 2000 12 months so that has a lot to do with it .Once they are all gone then everyone will want one again .
Yeah ? Where is the best place to find old cars in NZ trade me Marketplace? I’m looking for an older merc and I know you guys imported a lot from Japan back in the day
Hi , i had a 2002 WH Statesman ( VX Commodore ) - black on black leather with the 3.8 supercharged - almost from new It was a very fast and quiet car - quicker than my VP SS I did not trade it in and kept it as the spare car as i also was driving my 1999 VY SS Basically i drove the statesman 4 days a week then the SS, except in summer, the statesman had a much colder air con for some reason Although i preferred the SS, you had to be carefull as the staesman was much quieter and almost no exhaust noise you had to check the speedo Currently my daily driver is a Ford Territory, but i have a 207 VE ( WM V7 statesman )
Give her a full service, replace the supercharger coupling how ever you spell it, new charger oil, engine oil, trans fluid, plugs, leads, coils,fuel filter see if that helps
Change wheels to 18 inch with 245/40 series tyres. Also change MAF sensor(mass air flow sensor) and air filter with k&n upgrade. Fuel filter. Penrite fully synthetic oil and quality spark plugs. Also keep adding premium fuel. Old fuel may be part of the problem.
@@shanesmith9356 Yeah I reckon it's got stale/off fuel and needs to run on nothing but BP Ultimate 98. Also throw in a bottle of Nulon injector cleaner and also a bottle of Octane Booster as well. Also make changing the fuel filter your first priority. Definitely replace plugs, leads and coils. It's cheap to do and gives you piece of mind.(if you plan on keeping the car) which I think you should. It will just keep going up and up in value. You will be pleasantly surprised once you get her running mint.💯👍👍
Not used to seeing a 3.8SC sitting the long way around in an engine bay- though you could get a Camaro with one here. Had a '04 Grand Prix with a 3.8SC in it, engine was solid, but the trans was a POS.
A mate has S/C Calais and it goes like a r*aped ape,they are a way better motor than the 3.6 alloytech,i want to put one in a Hilux,that torque off down low is great offrd..
@@barnseysgarage1877 First you nick a vehicle then you thrash it, when you are finish you burn it to remove the evidence. I don't recommend it, It is not something I'd ever do but that place looks like a raceway where a lot of this stuff is done base on the wrecks and it's isolated location. That area is now christened Nick Thrashburn Raceway. Can someone please tell me where this place is in Queensland so I can add a pin in Google Maps.
@@barnseysgarage1877 Nice 👍 You should make an account on Just Commodores if you haven't already as there is some pretty knowledgeable people on there...
I own six L67 commys, about 4000 at the minute, low km s are about 5000. Book value puts vx as the worst for holding value, vt's are stronger and a little lighter.
@@ng3083vx series 2 was as good as it got. The SS was the prettiest of em all. Beautiful red cluster, smooth sexy lines, great leather trim, Coulthard(?) seats, gorgeous. Had one in Red, awesome car. Easily worth big bucks.
Australian car manufacturers had no idea about the importance of the smaller details like how a door sounds when it shuts. In America that is engineered into the car to give the owner a sense of satisfaction of ownership. They just didn't have a clue here. Just listen to the horrible cheap thud these make. The Falcon was way ahead there. GM truly hadc and still has contempt for the market.
@@d4dsvy850 such an Australian response. More discerning consumers in other markets plainly do. Australia's apathetic culture lets companies get away with second rate.
I'm going to subscribe to the channel for this comment alone. It's so sweet having Superman's on Fridays still after 2 years and tokyomotive letting us know the hardest Commodore engine can be rebuilt by anyone. Really like this purchase too. I bought another vx series 2 na for 3300 yesterday in Surfers.
