Owning a Monaro. Is it worth it?

murpheous81

Been looking at Autotrader(UK version) and see you can pick up a Monaro for about £15kster. Besides the necessaries like VRT, tax and insurance etc. is it worth it. Opinions from owners or friends of owners would be worth it.

As you can guess I won't be caring about its environmental effects and nit wits who'll go on about carbon emmissions etc as I did not sign up to Kyoto Agreement:)

Dartz

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Did I mention you should do it?

For the money, you'll get nothing with more power, and something very rare. And it's not a bloody Ford.

Johnboy Mac

By all accounts a cracking car. If do go for it see if you can order Opel badges or better still get the Holden ones!

stealthyspeeder

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Saab Ed

stealthyspeeder wrote: »

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unkel

A modern day muscle car. V8 V8 V8 V8 V8 V8 Vroom Vroom

mike65

Stone age!

Fishtits

Bedford engine technology with silicon implants IMHO.

But whatever floats your boat.

Hal1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ALySsPXt0

galwaytt

Fishtits wrote: »

Bedford engine technology with silicon implants IMHO.

But whatever floats your boat.

....I know 'frick all about Bedfords' - although my first car was a Viva HC ! - but what's wrong with implants ?

On the right chassis - - they do encourage........handling.........

I'll get my coat......:P

x in the city

not very up on technology i don't think, its pretty much a lump block from a truck ****ed under the bonnet


but by all account by it....!

Donnelly117

thats a bargain for the sound of that v8!

bladebrew

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sorry i couldnt resist it!,

i didnt realise they were that cheap,not common in ireland,i have only ever seen a picture of one,
how many of these are in ireland i wonder

Big Nasty

I disagree!

For that sort of money plus the VRT you can buy a really serious motor! Personally I would be going with an S8 or a 740 and still come home with change!

robtri

dude.... just do it....
it is a cracking car....
had one for a test drive in the Uk a couple of year ago....
feck me I needed a new pair of pants after driving one....
serious serious fun, looks great... rare motor, very rare over here...
and the engine is amazing to listen to ........

DO IT....

Slidey

There is 2 of them in Sligo.

A black one on northern plates that I saw weekend before last and a red one that is on sothern plates and was originally over in Louth/Meath direction.

I know the owner of the red one, it is his 2nd.

stealthyspeeder

bladebrew wrote: »

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sorry i couldnt resist it!,

i didnt realise they were that cheap,not common in ireland,i have only ever seen a picture of one,
how many of these are in ireland i wonder

I know of two in the north, A red one I see occasionally around Belfast, a silver one I saw at a vauxhaul show, with an owner from Ballymena.

Slidey wrote: »

There is 2 of them in Sligo.

A black one on northern plates that I saw weekend before last

Was the black northern one a Monaro or a VXR8? (my flatmates nextdooor neighbour in his home town of Newcastle (County Down) has one)

Slidey

Could have been. I have the horrible feeling it was an automatic so that would point more towards being an Aussie import I would think

This is yer mans red one

callig

It's a nice car but it's only worth it IF you can afford it.

Matt Simis

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I disagree!

For that sort of money plus the VRT you can buy a really serious motor! Personally I would be going with an S8 or a 740 and still come home with change!

Theyre a class size bigger. The Monaro should be compared to S6s and 540i's. I like the Monaro but think Id hold out till the VXR8 (its 4door successor) comes down in price.
Great engines in both cars by all accounts, dont get the slating of them here?

Slidey

If I was to spend that kind of money on petrol and tax I would get a 6l Commodore SS



Link to example


Not that dear to get one shipped over either.

vectra

x in the city wrote: »

its pretty much a lump block from a truck ****ed under the bonnet

Same as a Dodge viper

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