F-Body Europe

Good news - I am looking for new vehicle you just can't keep a good man down.

I am pleased to hear there some f-body's for sale both on this web and in the UK. So lets keep fingers crossed.

I'm also going to have a look at a HSV (holden Specialist Vehicle). Its from doen under but has the good old LS1 rated at 340BHP and over 370lb feet talk.

BUT, its a saloon car not a sports coupe!!?!?!?!?!

This might be a good buy as my little boy is growing at a fast rate??? I don't know but I'm going for a demo.

Its fully loaded, MASSIVE leather seats, 6 speed manual T56 box, a 3.9 hydratak rear diff.

AND the big one here - its go IRS. What ever we do to our f-body's we still have that IRS.

Its a big car, 1,700kg, but figures of 0-60 are quoted at 5.1 secs with a 1/4 under 14 secs - this doesn't sound much different to a stock Z28.

The one I'm looking at is at

http://www.hsv.com.au/cars/classics/classics.html - click on clubsport and R8.

and has the premium package including those bits listed in the R8 extra section which includes enhanced suspension, 18" rims, 330mm front discs and 315mm rear discs.

And is got a true dual 56mm exhaust system. Might be a bit quite for me - lets get rid of those mufflers.

Saloon car or coupe??

Big thing is, I'll end up doing all the bits again to another Zee where as this has got them done. So O can always then concentrate on power enhancements....

Ths HSV is supposed to handle exceptionally well. The one I'm looking at is supposed to be able to kill an M£, where as the supercharged version is supposed to kill and M5. Well worth a demo I think.

the differance between an IRS car and the live axle, is basically HUGE.

I know none of you would be caught dead in a 99+ Cobra with one, so what you need to do is test drive a Vette. If you want a handling car, they're quite simply is no comparison

Just save some money, and buy MY car.

I was up there in England recently work related and visiting family around Manchester, London, Swindon/ Salisbury, Stratford on Avon, and north of Manchester.

My best advice is go with what you will be most happy and satisfied with in the long run.

Sorry Jagsy, it comes down to the same thing. I keep hearing people say the Holden is almost as good as an M5. It's a great word ... "almost".

Great, so if your aim is the ultimate saloon with all the handling sorted etc, buy an M5. It's a saloon, it's a fantastic car and it doesn't look like a taxi.

There was a gold HSV at Billing. I nearly died of boredom looking at it.

You could always do what my nmate has done, he's just swopped his '95 Trans Am plus cash for a 1972 Plymouth Roadrunner 340. Hmmm. Beautiful car but not for me...