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So driving round Tassie we were getting video from GoPros. On the exhaust, it seems my car is whistling when the valves open up at 4k. Sidebar: I'm staggered how quiet it is from the back until the valve opens! I've heard it before from the cabin and figured as it's a stock 340 it may be the...

Hey guys, I'm heading across the bass on the Spirit. I've been advised to deactivate the car alarm. Nothing in the manual, can't see anything here for the VF. Any ideas, or will it be ok? Some comments in a ZB thread suggested that system won't go off for motion?

Saw this story. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/the-ford-fiesta-will-soon-be-dead/ Current Fiesta is going in 2023, with no replacement announced. Been around for ever. No longer in top ten sold lists. Everyone has driven one (I learned in one) Reminded me of the end of the Falcadore. I'm...

Had a long weekend in Adelaide so went back to Birdwood for first time since 2012. Great new Holden display with lots of the cool concepts that I'd buy tomorrow. Gimme that Coupe 60 o_O Full set here

Not to sound too much like a wheel thief.... But.. Can anybody share where the locking wheelnut lives on the VF? Got my tyres fitted today and they left it in the cabin, but can't for the life of me find where it goes in the spare wheel well. There doesn't seem to be a neat hole for it to sit.

Massively underrated voice.

A really interesting post over on the SS forums about what you might see in a Series 3 VF. Thought it was worth cross-linking. https://www.ssforums.com/threads/hypothetical-2018-2020-chevrolet-ss-refresh-feature-wishlist.197147/ I'd buy one of these. Good photoshop skills too!

I'm well behind on this, but finally watched this series over the last few weeks. It's a great series, creative episodes, magnificently shot and with a cracking score. It weaves really well into the original comic, but tells its own story. I'm not sure you'd enjoy it that much without some...

Randomly came across this. Sounds immense at the end of the vid. Not crazy money either. Do you reckon you could squeeze it under a slightly modded bonnet? Sticks well out of the corvette one... Love a good intake noise, the carbon one on the E46 M3 CSL was also a very nice sound...

Some nice looking stuff, over priced though. Probably going to make the most money in some years! https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/tenterfield-holden-dealer-auction

Cool website. https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/ T-minus 9hrs 30minutes...

I was reading a magazine article about the Rocketeer V6 MX5 conversion. Great kits, using an aluminium Jag V6 which is lighter than the original cast iron 4pot so weight distribution is unaffected. One of their latest developments is a bespoke air intake to fit under the normal Mk1/2 bonnet. I...

Going through some old magazines and came across this article from 2000 in UK CAR. I recall reading it fondly as a near learner driver. I was besotted by the E39 M5, but the HSV had an allure even then. Got a great write up against stiff completion. Not sure about the red leather though...

Opel/Vauxhall Insignia was so popular it finished 23rd, behind the Peugeot 405 retooling in India!! Plucky ZB Commodore in there for the last time, at 30th. Beat a couple of cars, but outsold by two hydrogen fuel cell cars.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/07/new-zealand-man-threatened-with-prosecution-over-penis-pothole-drawings :cool:

Good to prevent the idiots who go 70 in 50s, but bad for those who can drive to the prevailing conditions. It's coming... https://www.evo.co.uk/news/22326/mandatory-speed-limiters-to-be-fitted-to-all-new-uk-cars-after-2022

Interesting piece from a four year owner. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/5-things-ive-learned-running-vauxhall-monaro-for-four-years/

I popped along to a Holden celebration at the Patterson Cheney former dealer on Vermont on Sunday. There was quite the collection of interesting cars, with loads of others being parked nearby or doing drivebys Even the sun came out

New CT4 and CT5 V specs revealed. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/the-cadillac-ct4-v-and-ct5-v-blackwing-super-saloons-are-here-with-v6-and-v8-power/ Twin turbo V6 or supercharged V8 power, manual gearboxes. I'd imagine the Chevy SS forum is getting excited. We can only imagine if we got that...

Some glum reading here https://www.caradvice.com.au/913114/vfacts-2020-holden-over-and-out-with-28-sales-in-december/ Lowest sales since 1949.. One commodore sold in December.. Some nice historical photos though

No airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners, ABS in the African market Great Wall Steed https://www.carthrottle.com/post/this-pick-up-trucks-0-star-crash-test-is-downright-horrifying-to-watch/ Aus version gets that stuff, but still crashed badly (two star ANCAP) Cheap ute, but worth saving the money??

Got to get your moneys worth out of a scrapper. https://drivetribe.com/p/holden-v6-used-to-power-water-pump-K_j9YiArQredC1YXLB1F1g?iid=ChZooTs-TSqH1wMSCySGoQ

Interesting option being considered to encourage uptake of electric vehicles in the UK by taxing buyers of new ICE cars... UK EV buyers already gets a government subsidy, but has dropped and is presumably getting expensive...

There seem to be more HSV related (LSA etc) threads popping up. I wonder if the apparent demise of hsvforum a few months ago is good news for increased users here? If its gone forever its a shame as there was loads of great info on there

https://www.miragenews.com/police-arrest-two-after-border-breach/ What is in SA that all these Melburnians want to get at!

Spotted this today. Hyundai have launched a model in India with a manual gear lever, but no clutch pedal. Seems to be similar technology to older Porsche and VW designs. A great idea to increase involvement for the driver, or pointless technology...

Saw this trailer last night, seems to have come out last week on streaming to little news... Will have to check it out

Some discussions today on here got me thinking I should post some pictures. I moved to Australia last March from the UK, and fancied a car that made some noise. A bit of hunting around Redlines almost had me set on one, but then randomly spotted a low mileage 2014 HSV. I'm not a fan of forced...

I'm fed up of the binocular vision my drivers side mirror gives me. Quite why you need to be able to read the numberplate of a car behind you at 100yds, but not see beside you, is beyond me. A bit of googling shows a few options (flat, convex. Via ebay/glass sellers) Anybody done a switch...

Hi all, I did a search but couldn't seem to find anything on this topic. Its been foggy the past couple of days here and I was looking for the rear fog light switch in my new (to me) gen-f R8. I've had a proper look round the cabin and even consulted the handbook, it's not mentioned anywhere...