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May not mean much to a lot of people, but after years of wanting one, I finally picked up my first V8 ute! For those of you not familiar, Its a 2005 Holden Commodore - the US saw the coupe as a Pontiac GTO, and Europe had it in a sedan as the Vauxhall VXR.
But I digress, this one's the Aussie built NZ version, she's a 5.7 RWD V8, and most importantly, it's MINE!
GetUted
Nice
shimmernshine
Enjoy it and take care of it, it's one of the last of it's breed.
uponstrangeshores
Meanwhile, South Africans just think you have weird-looking bakkies.
HarrisTrout
Look at the rack on that thing!
CatShitTacos
is that a surfboard holder?
Poopbike
I've always thought those were badass. I'd rather have the car version but I certainly wouldn't turn the ute down
WaldoFishington
Nice Ute!
hoxanator
Is that a pull-up bar in the front?
cruizin67coupe2
congrats! Wife's got the wagon version, good solid aussie built car and their arent gonna be anymore!
Labracadabradorable
Sick cunt
SnowpersonHitInTheFaceWithALackOfCreativity
Just don't go and break it OP
Roguishpotato
@OP Didn't those also come AWD?
donegoneandbrokeit
Yeah, there is a double cab AWD and a wagon version too
Roguishpotato
Cool, how did you get one Stateside?
donegoneandbrokeit
I didn't - I'm in New Zealand...
mambypambyland
Why are there poles on the front?
fitlex
Probably belongs/ed to a tradesman that used long lengths of wood or pipe or whatever
mambypambyland
Wouldn’t that block his vision tho
Hemoglobejoe
I wish these would have made it to the US. I would have gladly purchased one. Buddy had a GTO with 6.0l another has a G8 GT in Stryker blue
shimmernshine
GM could have rebadged this as a Chevrolet El Camino. They considered it. I have no idea who axed the plan but I hope they were fired.
fitlex
I don't know why they were never sold there, I'm sure they would have been popular. Practical without being as big as the F series etc
shimmernshine
It would have cost less than the Silverado and hurt the bottom line. Same reason they killed the small pickup in the US.
Hemoglobejoe
There have been so many rumors of them reviving the nameplate also. Except they aren't making the zeta platform anymore are they?
donegoneandbrokeit
It's a fail by GM - they could have done a LHD version and used it to revive the El Camino name, instead they released it as a Pontiac 1/2
Hemoglobejoe
Yeah we got the GTO which was the coupe commodore if I'm thinking of the right Holden. The G8 was the sedan commodore right?
donegoneandbrokeit
GTO in a coupe version only.
ComehereAreyouticklish
Looks half mustang and half truck at first glance. Definitely unique. What's up with that front guard? Enjoy the torque!
BishopBerkeley
We don't have pickup trucks down here. We have utes. They're cars with a tray. Well, they were. Now they're all being replaced with Hilux.
donegoneandbrokeit
Last car was a 4 cyl 2.0 Toyota... The torque is AMAZING! Not sure what you mean about the guard tho... style? colour? or the racks?
Hemoglobejoe
I'm guessing they are asking about what I think are lumber racks behind the bull bar in the front?
munkiegoestotownonabanana
Think he/she/apacheheliproter means the rack.
DerpNerpem
The racks..get that bullshit off there
donegoneandbrokeit
Front and rear racks lift off and the nudge bar can unbolt too, but it's damn hand for lengths of steel - can carry 6 meters
DerpNerpem
Rebar?
donegoneandbrokeit
I'm a trailer fabricator BTW, needed the ute to carry all the odd crap I need during the day
DerpNerpem
Nice. The motor an LS1?