Dylans HSV VE Maloo R8 #39 now with more EL :-(

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 11th, 2010, 6:04 pm

well ladies and gents, as some already know i got myself a car.my xr8 ute sold about 4-5 weeks ago and i was getting desperate to find a car.
Originally i was looking at VZ maloo's only.(mainly due to it having 6 litre). but i called up about 7 vz's. all but 1 sold on me and wasnt that crash hot on it anyway.
so by now i was getting pretty shitty not having a car and gave up looking.

was on ebay one night almost 2weeks ago and saw this. im pretty bad with impulse buys as some would know

. when i found it it had 55 minutes left on ebay, my girlfriend saw it and said "go for it!"
i bidded with a few minute to go and won it. so then ended my vz maloo hunting

i was nervous as hell once i bought it but when i went to pick it up i knew i did the right thing. love it so far and havnt looked back. best 'E' series ive driven

details will come later once i got more time. all feedback welcome, good or bad!

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » July 11th, 2010, 6:05 pm

Thats sick!

travs ea-xr6 · Post by **travs ea-xr6** » July 11th, 2010, 6:13 pm

i liked the orange ba turbo better

private9 · Post by **private9** » July 11th, 2010, 6:14 pm

Nice mate! Have fun making piss easy power!

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » July 11th, 2010, 6:18 pm

looks tough already lol, good score

dylby1 · Post by **dylby1** » July 11th, 2010, 6:21 pm

definately one of the better looking commonwhores mate good buy. Front looks so tough

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » July 11th, 2010, 6:22 pm

Post by **Commando** » July 11th, 2010, 6:51 pm

Love it!

DEVLXR · Post by **DEVLXR** » July 11th, 2010, 6:53 pm

Yeah man nice ute, can't wait to see what you do to it, we all know it'll be awesome, then you'll probably sell it lol. Have to do another mountain run soon too!

Michael (HYPOEB) · Post by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » July 11th, 2010, 7:07 pm

haha i read all of that befor looking at the photo and i didnt expect to see that car in the photo

Looks nice though!

Kenaz · Post by **Kenaz** » July 11th, 2010, 7:43 pm

**** yes!

Post by **needfordspeed** » July 11th, 2010, 7:48 pm

Very nice! I'll have to come check it out soon, can't wait till it's charged

EF ECTIV · Post by **EF ECTIV** » July 11th, 2010, 7:53 pm

nice pickup the old 'stormtrooper'... love the front of these, and the power they make, but the rear end of these
is terrible.... Glad you didnt get that horrible crunch colour...

private9 · Post by **private9** » July 11th, 2010, 8:10 pm

Rollin wrote:

One eyed much?

[Sterling] · Post by **[Sterling]** » July 11th, 2010, 8:12 pm

Love it dylan!

[Sterling] · Post by **[Sterling]** » July 11th, 2010, 8:12 pm

private9 wrote:
Rollin wrote:
One eyed much?

He works at Holden..lol

private9 · Post by **private9** » July 11th, 2010, 8:14 pm

[Sterling] wrote:
private9 wrote:
Rollin wrote:
One eyed much?
He works at Holden..lol

At least he'd be busy!

Michael (HYPOEB) · Post by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » July 11th, 2010, 8:26 pm

Is it manaul or auto?

Post by **needfordspeed** » July 11th, 2010, 8:28 pm

Manual of course

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » July 11th, 2010, 9:04 pm

Better look at the tailgate. Holden is recalling VE utes.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010 ... 950274.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **fre4k** » July 11th, 2010, 9:18 pm

what did it set you back?

Post by **Commando** » July 11th, 2010, 9:28 pm

private9 wrote:
Rollin wrote:
SOHCed much?

Fixed <3

SLY5LT · Post by **SLY5LT** » July 11th, 2010, 10:24 pm

congrat's on the new ride.... an awesome e-series

stevo · Post by **stevo** » July 11th, 2010, 10:25 pm

Super upgrade from the au xr8!

Post by **EFFalcon** » July 12th, 2010, 8:50 am

lol @ tailgate recall... don't you have a tailgate fault already dylan? with the lock?

t1MMy · Post by **t1MMy** » July 12th, 2010, 10:11 am

Just use cable ties, it's a E series.

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:23 pm

Dansedgli wrote:Thats sick!

cheers dude.

travs ea-xr6 wrote:i liked the orange ba turbo better

yeah the ba went good, but was very bright and out there. this sorta blends in abit. and its nicer to drive than the ba.

private9 wrote:Nice mate! Have fun making piss easy power!

haha yeah i heard they easy too get good power from.

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:26 pm

nstg8a wrote:looks tough already lol, good score

haha cheers man. i wont be touching this one much.

dylby1 wrote:definately one of the better looking commonwhores mate good buy. Front looks so tough

well now i own one i can say its not a commo

cheers

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:29 pm

Rollin wrote:

meh cant please everyone.

DEVLXR wrote:Yeah man nice ute, can't wait to see what you do to it, we all know it'll be awesome, then you'll probably sell it lol. Have to do another mountain run soon too!

yes to selling it at some point. wont be keeping it forever. i got a few long term plans but just loving driving it atm.
next time your down we''ll do another mountain run for sure

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:32 pm

Michael (HYPOEB) wrote:haha i read all of that befor looking at the photo and i didnt expect to see that car in the photo
Looks nice though!

haha yeah thats why i wrote it like that

cheers mate.

needfordspeed wrote:Very nice! I'll have to come check it out soon, can't wait till it's charged

yeah man come check it out.you know where i live

pfft sif ill charge it. like braden said, ill sell it soon enough anyway lol

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:35 pm

EF ECTIV wrote:nice pickup the old 'stormtrooper'... love the front of these, and the power they make, but the rear end of these
is terrible.... Glad you didnt get that horrible crunch colour...

serious? i know some people dont like the rears but i love them. one of the quickest ways to tell its not a ss or that

Michael (HYPOEB) wrote:

Is it manaul or auto?

pfft manual all the way mate

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:37 pm

Dansedgli wrote:Better look at the tailgate. Holden is recalling VE utes.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010 ... 950274.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

haha least mine wont fling open due to the hard lid

i gotta take it to holden soon anyway so ill ask them about it

fre4k wrote:what did it set you back?

it was cheap enough

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:41 pm

Commando wrote:
private9 wrote:
Rollin wrote:
SOHCed much?
Fixed <3

hahaha love it dave!!!!

stevo wrote:Super upgrade from the au xr8!

yeah tell me bout it. never really loved that ute

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 7:52 pm

EFFalcon wrote:lol @ tailgate recall... don't you have a tailgate fault already dylan? with the lock?

yeah sorta. just gotta lift the catch up. should be a 10 minute fix

t1MMy wrote:Just use cable ties, it's a E series.

shit yeah man. cant wait to you cable ties again

sorry for all the replays but thats what happens when im off the net for the night haha

and cheers to everyone else

private9 · Post by **private9** » July 12th, 2010, 7:54 pm

LOW_XR wrote:
private9 wrote:Nice mate! Have fun making piss easy power!
haha yeah i heard they easy too get good power from.

Hell yeah! Heads on these things flow unbelievably well, and they make such good power even with just bolt ons. There's plenty of people getting about with mid 300s atw with just a cam!

When you're ready for exhaust, OTR and a mail order tune, you know who to talk to!

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » July 12th, 2010, 8:14 pm

Sweet ute! My cousins have one each in white and black, they love them...
It's amazing how far aussie utes have come in 8 years. Nothing is even comparable to the XR8 at all. Sad really.

Post by **pHaT`eL** » July 12th, 2010, 8:17 pm

Looks the goods. Dump it, GTS 20's and LOWLOO plates

mad_keen · Post by **mad_keen** » July 12th, 2010, 8:24 pm

EF ECTIV wrote:nice pickup the old 'stormtrooper'... love the front of these, and the power they make, but the rear end of these
is terrible.... Glad you didnt get that horrible crunch colour...

True that the rear on these is feral, but the front is awesome! Not bad for a holden anyway...

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 8:44 pm

ok well some more on the car.

its a 2007 model.

Built October 07 and first sold in may 08.
i am now the second owner
colour- is nickel metallic
motor- alloy heads and block LS2 (L98) 307kw 550nm of torque
gearbox- 6 speen manual. these are still t56's yeah?
wheels- hsv 19x8 f and 19x9.5 r
tyres- potenza 245/ 40/ 19 f and falken 275 / 3519
brakes- ap racing 4 piston front with 365mm rotors and ap racing 4 piston rear with 350mm rotor
interior is all fully stock with suede and cloth seats with "maloo" embroided on them
has alot of features, some of which i still dont know how to use.

had 54,000 on the clock when i got it last weekend.
had to fly to hobart and drive up to devonport and catch the ferry back over

LOW_XR · Post by **LOW_XR** » July 12th, 2010, 8:50 pm

in devonport waiting for the spirit of tasmania

on the spirit for the night. cant belive the amount of cars they get on that ship!