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18-12-2008, 10:46 PM | #91 | ||
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If Holden produce another hi po version won't it just end up watering down the collectability of the WD40. I wonder how many WD owners crack the sts in 2 years time when HSV shove a 400kw motor into a 100k model. Seems they never learn their lesson. A lot of HSV club members are starting to turn on them because they continually bring out upgraded models that all over their resale values. Their was a recent letter in AMC magazine from possibly the President of one of the HSV owners clubs voicing the clubs opinion about the huge price increase of the WD after the initial costings pointed to around 120k, then HSV jacked up the price to profiteer on it, which probably came back to bite them cause they now are struggling to sell 200. If they didn't get so greedy they probably could have sold 427 of them for 120k. When will the sheep wake up and see how much they are being milked for all their worth.
I reckon within a few years there will be Clubsports making 370 kw and the WD's will be worth 30k. |
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19-12-2008, 03:12 AM | #92 | |||
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19-12-2008, 09:35 AM | #93 | |||
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19-12-2008, 11:49 AM | #94 | ||
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He said within the next "10 Years" - this is an eternity in engine design given current pressures.
Knowing the way HSV are keen to announce - I would think that If they thought they would have one in 3-4 years he would have said "next year or so" - I expect that HSVs next announcement will be that they are definately making a car that runs on discarded mobile phones, and produces 600kw and does 2000km per phone. |
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19-12-2008, 03:55 PM | #95 | ||||
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Back to the topic, this reminds me of the VN Group A, which was allowed by Cams to be homologated with only 302 built after they could not sell 500 during the 1990 recession. They originally were priced at $70-75k from memory too. |
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19-12-2008, 04:12 PM | #96 | |||
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19-12-2008, 06:14 PM | #97 | |||
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19-12-2008, 06:39 PM | #98 | |||
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19-12-2008, 06:53 PM | #99 | ||
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4vman, your good at twisting words. i like it.
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19-12-2008, 06:57 PM | #100 | |||
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19-12-2008, 07:28 PM | #101 | ||
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Back on topic on I will start banning people for 30 days!
This argument is as old as these forums, I find more interest in rubbing chillies into my eyes. |
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19-12-2008, 10:53 PM | #102 | ||
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Id say a combination of the final price,( More than 2 F6's for one of these ... when they are only what 2-3 car lengths slower than the 427 to the speed limit and actually enjoyable on the road, If you want a race car buy a race car), And the timing didnt help with the economy (I know people who were ready to retire comfortably and now have to work on another 5 years + for that same luxury in retirement, Not saying people who are wealthy dont have the money but when that money you have in super/shares/property/business profit etc falls by 10% and in many cases more people have other priorities than spending 160k on a local car.
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19-12-2008, 11:32 PM | #103 | |||
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I can imagine a typical scenario, whereby weathy middle-class "self-made" men had planned to get 50 grand added onto each of their three investment properties to get a W427. With the turn in credit access, this option has come to an end for the majority. Even if there was only 10 people like that in every state (on average), there is 80 units alone. Then you look at the slump in super and you could imagine that number again as retiree's look to consolidate and rebuild. I said it before and i'll say it again, great car in theory, but 50K overpriced........ especially in Panoramic silver. Daniel |
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