Astonishing car, no doubt. Sadly, about 16 years ago. Subaru did better later. Mitsubishi did even better... Nissan transcended them both..Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJon
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Astonishing car, no doubt. Sadly, about 16 years ago. Subaru did better later. Mitsubishi did even better... Nissan transcended them both..Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJon
I totally agree that leaves are old hat, but they are still the mainstay of the very popular dual cab market, so for holden to have them 15 years ago isnt quite such a bad criminal act.Quote:
Originally Posted by justinc
Its way more criminal that so many are still doing it.
30yo Holden Commodore fetches $340,000 at auction
Holden Commodores and other models fetch up to $340,000 at auction - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Leaf springs as a general rule have a much better load carrying capability that coils and given we are talking about utes (ATM) it does sort of make sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by rammypluge
Agree but in a so called performance car???Quote:
Originally Posted by pop058
No surely it was a Toyota...had the badge to prove it 🤣Quote:
Originally Posted by garrycol
Hey Mick,..See my prior "D'Alberto Auction" thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
Pickles.
Agree with the performance car thing but my post was meant to refer to the twincab utes. [wink11]Quote:
Originally Posted by justinc
It is a really nice car, but I can't for the life of me imagine why it was released in the state of tune that it was. It has a big hole in power delivery between the first and second turbo operation. Fixable with a tune, but I don't want to spend the cash. Also needs 98 fuel or it pings badly.Quote:
Originally Posted by johntins
It's not that they are old hat, it's more that they have different characteristics to coil springs. By mixing both on one vehicle, the suspension can't be easily tuned to behave in a consistent manner under different loads.Quote:
Originally Posted by rammypluge