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Hi Guys,
Looking at buying a VZ clubsport R8 but cant seem to determine if it is actually an R8 or not. The car has leather interior, has R8 on the dash when you start it, however doesnt have r8 on the HSV build plate or doesnt appear to be a R8 when i rang HSV. Now the log books say it was an R8 but this is hand written. Is it possible that the dash cluster has been changed? However the build number on the dash and plate match? Sounds a little bit sus to me. Any help would be great, cheers.
ring holden, given them the VIN. if they say its not, then its not a genuine built HSV. Anyone can change badges, dashs, clusters etc
Hang on - so it has a HSV build plate that doesn't say it's an R8 - what does the build plate say it is? Or do HSV build plates not normally state the model?
the HSV build plate says HSV Clubsport but it looks like it runs out of room for the r8. The Dash cluster says R8 on it and the build number 1293 matches both the cluster and plate on the car.
Does anyone have a 05 VZ R8 clubby that doesnt say R8 on the plate?
could be a clubsport, not R8 spec
whats the VIN?
Vin is: 6g1zk54u55l515847
build no: 1293
just looking at a couple of pics on the forum of other guys cars, there is an 05 clubsport with VZ Clubsport R8 on the plate. This seems a littke weird to me.
my main concern isnt if its an R8 or not, just if the clock has been wound back somehow. The service history does seem to stack up though and its not stolen or a write off.
To my knowledge the r8s got the new style seats and std clubsports got the old style coulson with std headrest. From ones I've seen this is the case.
What about other aspects, what brakes are on it?
it is a Clubsport, but Holden does not recognise it as an R8
If it seems suss it probably is, keep walking & don't fall in love with the first thing ya see!
Cheers
it has the leather wrap around seats, I dont know to much about the brakes they say HSV on them, but dont look very big!
So its a clubby, but not a fullspec R8? Ie A clubsport optioned with leather or somthing? Again the dash clearly says r8 on it and has r8 in the book.Quote:
Originally Posted by 5.7heaven
I have a friend who works at Holden near my work. He said their computer says Clubsport, but not Clubsport R8.
R8-10 speaker stereo (2 subs on rear parcel shelf), 4 spot brakes, overhead centre console, space saver spare,
non R8-6 speaker stereo, 2 spot brakes