Recent content by DanielSS-V

Very early VF SS-V Redlines had upgraded foam and extra bolstering on the seat base over the rest of the SS range. Only lasted a few months at best until Holden cost cut it out of the car. At a glance the seats still looked the same, but they weren't. The giveaway to the cost cutting is the...

Well, each to their own, but you just took a low mileage collectors car that can only go up in value in factory stock trim, spent a fortune on parts and made a low mileage car that will probably depreciate faster than it goes.

In series one on early models: Titanium trim with red stitching Better foam used in seats with additional bolstering on front seat bases (early production only) Forged alloy wheels with wider rears Dual horns Cup holders that slide out of rear seat base CD/DVD player with BOSE audio as standard...

You really won't like my orange MY14 Redline then. lol The black interior is fine, but then again, almost everything sold in Australia is black with highlights of dark grey finished in black. I figured I would get one of the few Australian cars post 2000's that actually broke that unwritten law...

I own a Redline, but in the right colour combo the Calais-V is a very sharp looking car. I can completely understand why some people chose them over the Redlines.

The girls might like the black roof guy, but they settle down with the beige roof man.

Don't forget dual horns. You need those to get the LS3 Redlines out of your way.

Colour LCD display for the instruments.

VEs are much superior to VFs. Discuss. No.

If that's your best response, then you frankly don't have one.

No please. Keep digging.

Ssshhhh. The guy paid a lot of money for the HSV badge, just play along.

This. I wish/hope there as some way GM could give back to our government the Holden brand. Not to be used again commercially, but in a way to protect its historical significance to Australia. For GM to at least say "We know this means something to your nation and we respect that."

In a nutshell the powers that be in Detroit, didn't understand the market in Australia. I think they were genuinely shocked at the fallout from the end of local production.

Why am I thinking UN black helicopters and moon landing conspiracies right now?