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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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Angry Damn Holden Drivers...

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This is what's left of a new VY HSV Clubsport at the Watson Holden
in Bundoora dealers after a 19 year old test drove it last week. He was driving it back and was going WAY too fast around the corner, up the gutter, travelled the 10 metres to the gates, mounted some cars and landed as you see.
Enjoy !!!
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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And the rest...
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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Hahaha....that's not far from me. I didn't hear about that one, note to self, must watch more TV...
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
Hahaha....that's not far from me. I didn't hear about that one, note to self, must watch more TV...
In fact, isn't that you running from the camera's ??
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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19 year old kamikaze pilot with no instructions on how to corner

Coming from Bundoora its to be expected after all they are related to Tasmanians .J/K

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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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The big bloke at the back of your third pic in your 1st post with the BMW wearing a black T-shirt with hand on rail has an eerry resemblense to you

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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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Speaking of young blokes in cars, I saw a guy lose his Falcon yesterday. He was behind me at the lights and we were both turning right onto a four lane road (two each way). He had pulled up very close to the rear of the 8 and I thought I'll put some distance between us when the light goes green. This turn is very off camber and I've had the tail of my XR8 loose there often in the wet, but never in the dry as it was yesterday.

I accelerate away at half throttle whilst keeping an eye on him in the mirror, I probably got to 5 grand in first ( I had just left home and the car was still cold). As I select second and pull away, I see him lose the rear and start to correct. For some stupid reason known only to him, he must have kept the boot in 'cos as it came back the thing turned 90 degrees to the road, mounted the gutter, and face planted into the armco. EF Falcons are taily, but mine has never gotten that out of shape in the dry :D . Expensive lesson to learn, RX-8's handle, 94 Falcon Gli's dont....

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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
Hahaha....that's not far from me. I didn't hear about that one, note to self, must watch more TV...
We must almost be neighbours Gomez. My car has'nt even fully warmed up as I drive past that Holden dealer on my way up Grimshaw street heading off to work every morning.

I would love to have been a fly on the wall of the dealer priciples office that day.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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Very interesting :p

.....after a 19 year old test drove it last week...
But the question on everyone's lips is......

Has he been invited to buy the car??????????
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 01:41 AM
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all i can say is.... poor insurance company :p
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Zephyr
all i can say is.... poor insurance company :p
Nah - Insurance companies are not poor.

... poor under 25's who have to pay the high premiums 'cause DH's like this give them enough reason to.

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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Lock & Load
Hymee

The big bloke at the back of your third pic in your 1st post with the BMW wearing a black T-shirt with hand on rail has an eerry resemblense to you

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Nah - I'm pretty sure that is Mario Fenech.

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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 07:37 AM
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That's the car used for the Pontiac GTO in the US, right? Do they get the same engines the GTO's get?
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Gambit
That's the car used for the Pontiac GTO in the US, right? Do they get the same engines the GTO's get?
Yep. Although this car (the "Commodore") is the original 4 door platform on which the coupe was derived. The same drive train, suspension, running grear etc. The Pontiac GTO is originally a Monaro here. Yep - the same LS1 5.6L Chev. They are introducing the 6.0L LS6 around now.

The "HSV" (Holden Special Vehicles) in the picture is the sports/premium brand, sort of like MazdaSpeed I guess.

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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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Thanks...Monaro...I couldn't remember what it was called, the only thing that was coming to mind was mondeo, but that's a ford. I don't believe they let a 19 year old kid test that...they gave me a hard time when I wanted to test an Evo at the Mitsubishi dealership, and when I was 19 and my friends and I went to dealers to play with cars, they never let us try anything fun because they knew we weren't going to buy it.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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From what I can gather from other forums it was actually a 23 year old, his car but insured in his mum's name. So basically he'll be paying the bill for the rest of his life.
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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i think these's photos have been up on every car forum out there.......
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Yeah... they have... the guy was actually 23, owned the car, but it was insured under his mum's name... apparently, an off duty copper had been following him because of erratic driving (up to 160km/h in urban area)... he just lost it and landed in the car yard, just a cooincidence... the best bit... the plates on the car are "YBY FPV" hahaha... why? well, maybe they don't tend to get as airborne as HSVs...
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