2002 HOLDEN COMMODORE VX II SS

Mav88 · 10-03-2008, 09:19 AM

Late model 2002 Series II VX SS with all options:-
Black Leather Interior,
Factory Fitted Sunroof,
Koni Adjustable Damper Suspension,
300kw as Tuned by C&V Performance in Caringbah, Sydney.
Complete Dual Exhaust system with Extractors,
19" Alloy Wheels with new low profile tyres,
Twin Plate Clutch,
Double-Din Variable Colour Kenwood CD/MP3 Player.
Car always maintained in prestige condition.

6 Speed Manual 5.7L Black 140K Perfect Condition.

IS IT WORTH 23k ? Should i keep looking?

Thanks alot

Rick.

vr_mad · 10-03-2008, 09:29 AM

hella nice, offer him 20k you could get a clubby for 23k

PrePressMan · 10-03-2008, 09:42 AM

thought you might be interested in this one.........

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=93936

BeastVS · 10-03-2008, 09:50 AM

^^^ Thats a nice one, I might tell my brother about that one.

jet_350vx_vy · 10-03-2008, 09:52 AM

its on ebay aswell

nedvtss · 10-03-2008, 09:52 AM

its nice but i wouldnt spend more than 16500

Mav88 · 10-03-2008, 10:55 AM

Thanks guys for ya advice.. I can't seem to find many manual V8's in black with all the options at this stage.. Clubys i can't find for under 25K and they always seem to be red no black ones. Thanks for the link above i'm after a manual tho..

Here are a couple of pics.

Cheers

Rick.

BeastVS · 10-03-2008, 10:56 AM

Not a huge fan of those rims but other than that it looks nice.

Yiddo · 10-03-2008, 11:05 AM

VX SS, Black, Red Leather, Manual, Low Kms

Have a go at something like this? For the same sort of value you've got something with almost 100,000kms less on the clock. Black, manual, leather & its in QLD.

You should be able to knock these guys down in price a bit because they're a tough car to sell on the market these days.

Keep it for a bit and then put the rims you want on it. 300kw does sound attractive but at the end of the day a tune doesn't cost all that much anymore, nor does an exhaust etc..

Quinny · 10-03-2008, 11:06 AM

Nice one. You can VX SS's cheaper, but that one has leather, sunroof, 19's, some engine work - the twin plate clutch is worth a few $ too. You would be hard pressed to buy a black manual VX SS with leather and sunroof, then add the 19s, clutch and engine work for under $23k. Try and negotiate, if you can get it for $20k, you would be laughing.

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Originally Posted by nedvtss

its nice but i wouldnt spend more than 16500

$16500 will get you a stock VX SS - good luck finding a decent manual for that price, let alone a manual with leather and sunroof.....

Mav88 · 10-03-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Yiddo

VX SS, Black, Red Leather, Manual, Low Kms

Have a go at something like this? For the same sort of value you've got something with almost 100,000kms less on the clock. Black, manual, leather & its in QLD.

You should be able to knock these guys down in price a bit because they're a tough car to sell on the market these days.

Keep it for a bit and then put the rims you want on it. 300kw does sound attractive but at the end of the day a tune doesn't cost all that much anymore, nor does an exhaust etc..

Yeah that's true mate!

The only reason the other one did appeal to me was because it had some money spent on it and would save some $$ by not having to do it myself. It also has every optional feature you can get including side airbags etc. The one you just showed me has really nothing and more money i might give them a ring see if there taking offers and stuff because 23K is my maximum at this stage.. Thanks for ya help and advice !

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Originally Posted by Quinny

Nice one. You can VX SS's cheaper, but that one has leather, sunroof, 19's, some engine work - the twin plate clutch is worth a few $ too. You would be hard pressed to buy a black manual VX SS with leather and sunroof, then add the 19s, clutch and engine work for under $23k. Try and negotiate, if you can get it for $20k, you would be laughing.

$16500 will get you a stock VX SS - good luck finding a decent manual for that price, let alone a manual with leather and sunroof.....

Thanks mate i rather be spending a little more right now and getting the full optioned one then getting a standard SS with no leather or sunroof etc and it having rims and a sub for instance.

I spoke to him about it and he said that the 300kw tune made 220 or around that at the tyres. How much would a nice lumpy cam installed set me back and tunned drive in drive out?

Thanks for ya help mate!

Rick.

PrePressMan · 10-03-2008, 11:42 AM

around $2500-3000 I reckon. Maybe cheaper pending on who ya get to do the work.

Mav88 · 10-03-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by PrePressMan

around $2500-3000 I reckon. Maybe cheaper pending on who ya get to do the work.

Oh ok cheers mate

I would have to get that at tax time for sure

Quinny · 10-03-2008, 12:21 PM

My cam install was $2850 all up for the cam, springs, underdrive pulley and touch up tune.

The cam is pretty cool, definitely grab a RipShifter too.

GEN3EXEC · 10-03-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mav88

Late model 2002 Series II VX SS with all options:-
Black Leather Interior,
Factory Fitted Sunroof,
Koni Adjustable Damper Suspension,
300kw as Tuned by C&V Performance in Caringbah, Sydney.
Complete Dual Exhaust system with Extractors,
19" Alloy Wheels with new low profile tyres,
Twin Plate Clutch,
Double-Din Variable Colour Kenwood CD/MP3 Player.
Car always maintained in prestige condition.

6 Speed Manual 5.7L Black 140K Perfect Condition.

IS IT WORTH 23k ? Should i keep looking?

Thanks alot

Rick.

Sounds like a good deal to me. Over here in WA that car would fetch in the high 20's. Hard to find em with all those options.

If its got everything you want then I'd say buy it, with a little negotiation of course. Remember you are also paying for the condition of the car, if its as good as you say. At least know that its been loved by the previous owner, and was less likely to have been a tight-arse with maintenance/servicing and the likes.

nevarre · 10-03-2008, 05:48 PM

sounds like its definently worth it but a vx clubby with extractors and twin exhaust would be even more s&&t hot for sure

nevarre · 10-03-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mav88

Thanks guys for ya advice.. I can't seem to find many manual V8's in black with all the options at this stage.. Clubys i can't find for under 25K and they always seem to be red no black ones. Thanks for the link above i'm after a manual tho..

Here are a couple of pics.

Cheers

Rick.

WOW!! thats an awesomely tough looking ss, definently buy it mate.

Yiddo · 10-03-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Quinny

My cam install was $2850 all up for the cam, springs, underdrive pulley and touch up tune.

The cam is pretty cool, definitely grab a RipShifter too.

Better still, if you know someone that has an idea, cams aren't that hard to put in really with a bit of guidance. You do the springs & the pulley while you're there. Get it to a tuner and you'll save yourself a lot of money.

BRI22A · 10-03-2008, 07:34 PM

offer him 21 and take it. a stocko will be like 16k plus, but sunroof and leather is a combo u dont always see, especially in black. sometimes paying a few grand extra for a car with a few mods is good as it saves u spending the money on basic obvious mods straight up. like i would figure, full exhaust, wheels, decent suspension, and a little engine work and tune theres prob an extra 8k spent on the car, so if u can get it for around the 21 mark. then its not a bad buy, it looks very well looked after

The_Plague · 10-03-2008, 07:59 PM

Nice
But remember, the VX R8 is arguably the best looking Clubby holden have produced thus far, and that includes the new ones.

denizengt · 10-03-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Plague

Nice
But remember, the VX R8 is arguably the best looking Clubby holden have produced thus far, and that includes the new ones.

Completely agree, sleekest clubby to date, almost coupe like.

I think that's not a bad price if a little to the high end of the scale. It is a beauty though! That paint makes me happy in the pants.

GEN3EXEC · 10-03-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Plague

Nice
But remember, the VX R8 is arguably the best looking Clubby holden have produced thus far, and that includes the new ones.

And don't forget the little ol' normal VX Clubby. The only difference on the outside between the R8 is the rims

nedvtss · 11-03-2008, 06:15 AM

QUINNY
u r only kidding yourself if u think $16500 will only get u a stock car look in tradingpost/ebay/ls1.com/carsguide.Dude i live in penrith there everywhere most have exhaust/tune/some have wheels. also if u buy a already tuned 1 how do u know that its a good/safe tune anyone could of done it...

PrePressMan · 11-03-2008, 06:28 AM

Yeah I gotta say.......my car may not be an SS but its a VX Berlina 5.7. Sure it has a few kays on it but when I got it it had full service history, and was for sale in the same holden dealers it came from new. I picked that up for 13k. Spent a bit on tune, cam, box and now its alot of fun. Total sleeper. I guess if your keeping it long term and it wouldnt be a daily then go the black SS.

Quinny · 11-03-2008, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by nedvtss

QUINNY
u r only kidding yourself if u think $16500 will only get u a stock car look in tradingpost/ebay/ls1.com/carsguide.Dude i live in penrith there everywhere most have exhaust/tune/some have wheels. also if u buy a already tuned 1 how do u know that its a good/safe tune anyone could of done it...

Show me a manual VX SS in good nick with decent kms for under $16000.... Especially a series 2 in black which has decent mods. I paid $16000 for mine (stock) and that is about the cheapest I have ever seen one. One with leather and sunroof, wheels, exhaust, tune, clutch for less than $20k....? I have never seen one...

nedvtss · 11-03-2008, 10:20 AM

^^^^ Dude i told u where 2 look..
was on ebay there is heaps not so many black ones but shitloads of red/white/silver.

Quinny · 11-03-2008, 10:53 AM

Fair enough, like I said, I haven't seen one, but I don't get on ebay that often. I haven't really looked at the prices since I got mine. I don't think that the car above is a bad buy considering what has been done to it, getting it for around the $20k mark would be good. Although, the car does have P plates which would concern me a bit.

charged_s · 11-03-2008, 02:04 PM

id buy that, its the perfect ss with stuff already done to it!

looks to be in great condition too

Mav88 · 11-03-2008, 07:58 PM

Well i was so close to putting a deposit on that other SS and then was doing random searches in google and found another forum and popped the same question and someone gave me a link to this bad boy!

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthre...ight=11+second

Love at first site i guess and put a deposit on it and fly to NSW and pick up Friday nite !!!

Can't wait!

What do you all think?

vlcalais2005 · 11-03-2008, 08:17 PM

looks like its been through alot ie driven hard but buy what u want if u like it buy it im not a fan of the tail lights but other than that looks good

Mav88 · 11-03-2008, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by vlcalais2005

looks like its been through alot ie driven hard but buy what u want if u like it buy it im not a fan of the tail lights but other than that looks good

Yeah that's what i thought also but his a old guy that dragged it a couple of times to see what it did and then did mainly cruises etc and has had all the work down at power tourqe i think in gold coast.

Cheers

Rick.

vlcalais2005 · 11-03-2008, 09:13 PM

good work mate tell us when u buy it u will be wrapped with the power

GEN3EXEC · 11-03-2008, 09:18 PM

Its definately got all the good stuff, looks clean. I don't think the rims really suit it, but thats only a small thing i spose.

charged_s · 11-03-2008, 10:00 PM

fk yeah chillys car is spot on! thats a good buy!!!!