Holden workers won't take pay cut.

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  1. wrcmad

    wrcmad Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    :p
     
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  2. Byron

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    How dare you knock the Ford eCONovan!!!
     
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  3. wrcmad

    wrcmad Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    My current place just got 6 of these.
    They are the biggest heap of [​IMG] I've ever driven.
     
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    Haven't you noticed :rolleyes:

    ALL our " performance vehicles " use redundant X USA
    HK/T/G were all Camaro performance parts
    GT Foulcans were Mustang leftovers ;)

    Bring back the days of Jack Brabham , you build them - you race them
    That's where the talent is born , not using leftover crap from head office :rolleyes:

    WTF was it with Chrysler Chargers using a 3 speed :rolleyes:
    Nobody was using 3 speeds by than :lol:
     
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  5. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    You mean MaZdA ;)
    At least it's Japanese ( I hope )
     
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    Right-o. So basically nearly every car make in world is substandard with pretty much every manufacturer doing major recalls every few years and the couple of ones that do make high quality vehicles are too damn expensive. It seems a bit like comparing political parties - they're all crap but some are more steaming and smelly than the others. So does anyone have a constructive comment about the small cars @$20-25k that are possibly the least worst at the moment?
     
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  7. spannermonkey

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    I'm sticking with VW GOLF / AUDI A3
    C class Benz
    Or a Camry can't go wrong there , just no character for my liking
    But cheap & reliable
     
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  8. wrcmad

    wrcmad Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Ha ha. Believe it or not... I have both a VW and a camry ATM for the above mentioned reasons.
    However, I'd take an M3 over the AMG me thinks.
     
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    The AMG just has a sweeter note ,
    AND
    I don't like BMW's :p ( German Ford's )
     
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    Ford Fiesta 'Ecoboost' is a top little car...New engine is only 1.0 ltr big, three cylinders and a turbo hanging off the side.....Economy is something like 5ltrs per 100!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t908YJRebw
     
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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVG6aT1TOZo[/youtube]. LOL :lol:
     
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    Fiesta is the reason I'd buy a ford over a holden.... because they can do this. :D :cool:

    [​IMG]
     
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    Our Mazda 3 (late 2011) has been excellent. :rolleyes:

    PS: We don't even wash it and it still goes.
     
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    I've noticed you don't support Australian mate...like I said...best you turtle-off back to Kitco with ya mates!


    H
     
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    Seriously consider a Chelfing.

    http://www.chelfing.com/index.htm
     
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    Next time you film it in a road car and dub over with computer game, think about the track

    Not sure if you would be accelerating through the esses and the dipper and half way through forest elbow?
     
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    Get a chery. Cheap as chips and very exclusive. You'll probably be the only person in Australia to own one. :p
     
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  18. wrcmad

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    Looks cool, until you see real drivers. :)

    Check this, especially at 1:25 for a lesson in how to take a corner.

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbcdUaFs7Ao[/youtube]

    Then check this, especially from 6:00, for a lesson in how real drivers do it. :cool:

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMLbn4PmGes[/youtube]
     
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  19. spannermonkey

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    :rolleyes:
    Really , why
    Because you've been banned there :lol:
     
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    It's a valid point, compounded by the fact that in the areas surrounding are probably 50% Holden suppliers (Futuris, etc), along with Defence. If Holden folds, most of their suppliers will also (lets be honest, the majority already have) - if the Government tapers Defence spending, that area will be quite the ghetto.

    Lizbef!! ;)
     
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