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Reply #15 - 07. Apr 2011 at 19:58  
Martin Imber wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 19:55:
Kevin Wood wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 17:02:
Martin Imber wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 16:43:
I want an LPG VXR8 Auto with tow bar!


The VXR8 is not type-approved for towing so it can't legally be fitted with a tow bar.

There's also precious little space for an LPG tank. Sad

.. and <splutter> Auto? Shocked

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Not type Approved yet front drive crap is allowed to tow
Why is the boot so small?
Auto - why you have one as well Tongue



Aussies sell towbars so they must be capable.
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Re: monaro
Reply #16 - 07. Apr 2011 at 20:00  
Looks like I will have to go Bavarian or off roader next then Angry Angry Cry Cry
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Re: monaro
Reply #17 - 07. Apr 2011 at 21:52  
Martin Imber wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 19:55:
Not type Approved yet front drive crap is allowed to tow


Guess they decided they wouldn't sell enough towbars to do the paperwork.

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Why is the boot so small?


Petrol tank is behind the back seat.

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Auto - why you have one as well Tongue


Correct - but the Monaro is a bit less of a mobile armchair, so I wouldn't touch an auto one (did they even make one with a porridge pump)?

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Reply #18 - 07. Apr 2011 at 22:05  
Some great scenery here (not the baldy bloke) and mouth-watering sounds.

Paint it matt black and I'll gladly take one. Kiss Kiss Kiss
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Reply #19 - 07. Apr 2011 at 22:13  
No matter how much fuel is a litre that sound will always win  Grin

Dont get that from a diesel  Lips Sealed
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Reply #20 - 07. Apr 2011 at 22:43  
Insignia VXR for me please  Smiley Remapped, new intercooler, air filter, so that's 400bhp, it'll do me.

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Reply #21 - 07. Apr 2011 at 22:46  
Del Boy wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 22:43:
Insignia VXR for me please  Smiley Remapped, new intercooler, air filter, so that's 400bhp, it'll do me.

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Reply #22 - 07. Apr 2011 at 23:43  
Plod have insmegmas all over the place round here. Not noticed an unmarked yet.  Undecided
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Reply #23 - 08. Apr 2011 at 03:14  
Kevin Wood wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 17:02:
Martin Imber wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 16:43:
I want an LPG VXR8 Auto with tow bar!


The VXR8 is not type-approved for towing so it can't legally be fitted with a tow bar.

There's also precious little space for an LPG tank. Sad

.. and <splutter> Auto? Shocked

Kevin


The VXR8's boot is around 500 litres so not far off the Omega. The small booth with the petrol tank behind the seat is an 05+ model monaro. But no, you cant fit a tow bar - nor should you Smiley
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Re: monaro
Reply #24 - 08. Apr 2011 at 09:53  
Sipey wrote on 08. Apr 2011 at 03:14:
Kevin Wood wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 17:02:
Martin Imber wrote on 07. Apr 2011 at 16:43:
I want an LPG VXR8 Auto with tow bar!


The VXR8 is not type-approved for towing so it can't legally be fitted with a tow bar.

There's also precious little space for an LPG tank. Sad

.. and <splutter> Auto? Shocked

Kevin


The VXR8's boot is around 500 litres so not far off the Omega. The small booth with the petrol tank behind the seat is an 05+ model monaro. But no, you cant fit a tow bar - nor should you Smiley


Ohh, OK.. So an earlier one might be better in that respect?

There didn't seem to be many options for LPG tank fitting. Right behind the seat would have been great...

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Reply #25 - 08. Apr 2011 at 09:59  
would plod take any notice of a VXR8 pulling a burger van pikey box on the motorway?  Undecided
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Do you break V6's as often as TheBoy? Then you need tunnie's towing services, recovery costs are just the humiliation of being towed by 2/3's of an engine
 
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Reply #26 - 08. Apr 2011 at 10:22  
tunnie wrote on 08. Apr 2011 at 09:59:
would plod take any notice of a VXR8 pulling a burger van pikey box on the motorway?  Undecided


Probably not.. but then if anything happened (accident etc, even not your fault) you can guarantee your insurance company would wash their hands of you.. then the police would probably take notice..
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Re: monaro
Reply #27 - 08. Apr 2011 at 10:27  
tunnie wrote on 08. Apr 2011 at 09:59:
would plod take any notice of a VXR8 pulling a burger van pikey box on the motorway?  Undecided

Manufacturing without type approval is a big no no, so would have to manufacture a pikey hook from scratch.

Plus the bumpers look fairly low on the back. Omega was designed with pikeys in mind, as the drill holes are pre marked and holes already present in cross members etc. Certainly won't be straightforward, as all the geometry and ride hights are worked out in advance on omega.
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Reply #28 - 08. Apr 2011 at 11:48  
tunnie wrote on 08. Apr 2011 at 09:59:
would plod take any notice of a VXR8 pulling a burger van pikey box on the motorway?  Undecided


It wouldn't get an MOT these days for a start. Wink

And, as said, you would be in a world of grief if you had an accident (which is not unknown, towing a great big windbreak behind you). Wink

Besides... why?

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Re: monaro
Reply #29 - 08. Apr 2011 at 13:30  
Kevin Wood wrote on 08. Apr 2011 at 11:48:
tunnie wrote on 08. Apr 2011 at 09:59:
would plod take any notice of a VXR8 pulling a burger van pikey box on the motorway?  Undecided


It wouldn't get an MOT these days for a start. Wink

And, as said, you would be in a world of grief if you had an accident (which is not unknown, towing a great big windbreak behind you). Wink

Besides... why?

Kevin



1) Don't want front dirve crap
2) Don't want off roader
3) Don't want Stuttgart/Bavarian over priced stuff
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