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So, whtat d'ya think?
Cheers, Pickles.
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Yea i was talking about methanol just use to remember the drag cars use to have to run much bigger fuel systems and also they didnt need to use intercoolers because the inlet temps where way down using methanol.
here they come!
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Hmm, needs a team of black honda civics with green neons under them and go all fast and furious on the truck driver.....
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OK mine is ready for pick up in the next day or so.
Phone pics at the dealers so quality is below par.
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Car has been washed but not detailed so I will need to clay bar the paint on the weekend to get rid of any contaminants and then the whole 2 part wax and polish.
Initial impressions:
Fit and finish are really good, interior foams are firmer than the Clubbie, the exhaust tips are amazing, the front ducts for the gearbox radiators are an amazing detail, spare takes up a lot of space (refer the other thread). Even the rear brakes look huge let alone the fronts. Those calipers are really close to the rims. Sitting in the driver's seat will be very very nice. Should be mine tomorrow subject to the vagaries of working for a living.
I am really pleased I went with the SV bits and left the LSA badge off. Not to make a sleeper but it is a cleaner view.
And before you ask it was damn hard (I am using euphemisms) walking back outside to drive the Rodeo home!
Thank you to Andrew and HSV.
A little aside, #2 son went to one of the shopping centres today and a standard Clubbie was being raffled. The guy with the tickets called him over and said hey want to buy a ticket in a GenF Clubsport. No thanks I am on my red Ps. What about for your dad? No need, he picks up his GTS this week!
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Originally Posted by mjrandom
Awesome mate. I just noticed did you option it without the LSA badge on the back? Or dont they come with that? I like it that actually and I like the smaller spoiler
I asked for the badge to be left off. Something that I requested through the dealer when I first ordered the car. I am not much of a badge person. The GTS badging is fine. I even took the Clubsport badging off the E2 though mostly that was because they kept getting caught up in the wash mit.
Nice work Mick...looks great :goodjob:
:drool: is all I have to say! Can't wait to see more photos and a write up!!
Perfect, very jealous :(
Fantastic! Jealous too.
Hope I have mine next week.
Love to check it out when it arrives :goodjob:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vulture
You sure it isn't that one on the truck above ??
Wish it was but I think that one was in Sydney?Quote:
Originally Posted by jkgmh
Simon has yours left Melbourne?
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Originally Posted by Vulture
Great looking cars anyway. Follow that truck!
G'Day "Eagerly Waiting", "Soon To Be" GTS ...DRIVERS.
I wish you guys all the best for many miles of happy motoring, and they should be pretty happy miles, with 430KW.
I know what it's like to wait, anyway, not long now for some of you, I'm sure your new GTS will be all, & more, than you expected.
Good Luck, Pickles.
I got an invite to Zupps Mt Gravatt GEN F GTS launch tomorrow night. Who is going ?
No need! I will be cruising in mine! Or should I drive over and crash the party?Quote:
Originally Posted by jkgmh
Martin thanks to you and George I waited on the off chance the GenF was going to be special. Otherwise I would be sitting in an E3 Senator with big brakes and wondering what might have been and kicking myself.
Well be a good fellow and take me for a spin :pQuote:
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Skid pan time!Quote:
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Was very lucky and got a chance today to check out my car at HSV, should pick it up next week from dealer. No pics allowed.
8 GTS to 1 of anything else, and the place looks pretty full right now. There was a part supply issue (wouldn't tell me what) that has put them back a couple of days.
Lots of red ones there right now, was told was mainly white last week, couple of Fantale and a few black ones. Look very tough in the black.
Saw a finished red one with big spoiler :)
My old Camaro was popular with the people there, asked if my GTS was red also :)
EXXXTTREEEMELLY Jealous at the moment... No exact date for my white one yet.Quote:
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Getting close now. Have word that mine is very close to being in Brisbane. :bravo:
How many more sleeps :driving:
OK picked mine up this afternoon. A very nervous trip home thinking everyone had decided to occupy the same time space as me! Anyway 100km on the clock and it is amazing, I cannot stop smiling. The difference between the GenF and an E2 is as if it is a car from a different decade not just the next evolution. I cannot explain how much the Commodore/HSV has grown up in 4 years. Sorry if that is unpleasant news for E series owners but that is how it is.
The tech is massive. Never before have I sat and listened to the pre flight briefing. Even when I dabbled with the M3 and C63 they were much the same, this is a couple of hundred steps forward.
My first observations are that the bi modal exhaust on sport etc is quite loud and booming at idle, probably just me but it is a surprise how loud it is in the cabin. The brakes are a little wooden which I put down to the low kms, plenty of brake there but the feel is totally different to the E series, maybe wooden is a little harsh. The electic steering is superb, I can think of no other description. I quite liked the E1 and E2 steering and yet this is better feel and better control. The gearbox is smooth and changes sweetly with no hint of confusion and this is compared to my tuned E2.
The HUD takes all of 2km to get used to. I played with the location and dimmed the brightness to minimum and it works for me in daylight. I only have speed dispayed with the usual warnings and it is as low as I can get it without cropping the display. At night one level up from minimum is better so I will see how that goes. I was surprised that the HUD included a blue warning light for high beam in addition to the very visible blue light on the dash. The lane departure warning is tedious around town. I stick to the left of my lane and the warning was continually reminding me that the white line was near so I switched it off. The blind spot alerts in the mirrors are just plain excellent. Too much other new stuff to talk about but sending messages, picking up calls etc was effortless (iPhone 5). Nice to see who it is before you answer. Stereo sounds fine though I haven't stuffed with it much yet.
The pump and goo are under the spare tyre in a little pocket beneath the carpet.
Oh and the engine. It's nice. The supercharger is very quiet. The power delivery is smooth. More km to go before I give it the beans on the farm road!
Road noise is better than the E2 but not as quiet as say my son's diesel Cruze but that has about 4t of dynamat inside.
Hmmm lots more to think and talk about but I want some more ks on board first. I will have to tweak the warnings and alarms. Remember this is just the first 100km.
Here she is at home...
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Again sorry about the phone pics, no time to get the D800 out and still take time for a drive.
Tomorrow the windows get tinted and then a clay bar and wax on the weekend.
To everyone awaiting their GTSs. You are going to be amazed.
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Thanks for the update. Can't wait to pick mine up hopefully on 18 Oct. Any chance when you get some time could you please take some photos of the spare wheel installation etc? I am curious what damage there is when it gets removed. Is it just a hole in the carpet? I only plan on putting mine in for trips out of town so most of the time it will be removed
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Thanks for that, I did see that when you posted it. Im interested to see what it looks like when removed? Is there just a hole in the carpet where presumably the spare gets screwed down to or is there a plate/dish or what
I haven't pulled the spare but as I understand it there is a threaded hole that the "bolt" that the spare and tools is held in with screws into. The threaded hole is the frame under the boot carpet. So take out the spare and tools and there is a 12mm ish hole in the carpet. Anyway I will get some photos on the weekend.
Does that Cargo net come standard in the boot?
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Hello, I see your excited & thrilled with your new GTS.Quote:
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I think "amazing" was the term you used. I am not surprised. Sinse this car was described to me, and other members of the HSVOC, I was "amazed" too, & super excited....unlike some other members of this forum, who are now "strangely" silent!
It is indeed an amazing car, & I am quite certain that HSV will achieve their aim of attracting some of the "Euro" buyers.
As an owner, & as you become more familiar with your GTS & all of its many features, I reckon you'd become more & more aware of where HSV's 3.5+ years of R & D went to.
Enjoy, Pickles.
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It is obvious there was lots of engineering in the GTS, a point lost or perhaps ignored I think with the aftermarket guys bolting a supercharger onto an LS3 and making even more kW with the standard driveline. Without wishing to stir that particular pot I doubt any of these have bothered to fit bigger radiators let alone the number of 'coolers' in the GTS and the detail taken to get the air to them. Maybe only an issue on the track but I think Simon said earlier it is nice having the oomph and bits without wondering what compromise you have made getting there. And I could be biased!
After 120km the brakes feel fine and no longer lack feel. Its having its windows tinted (legal I don't need complications) and then I will try to get some pics in the sunlight. Looking at the trip meter I don't think I am going to get the same results out of a tank of fuel as I was getting the Rodeo. Last fill on that was 50.02L for 722km!
Looks awesome, would love one, but my VF SSV will have to do for now :)
I agree the car is "amazing" even more so that it may be the last of its kind.
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:yup: and single bonnett strut.Quote:
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TBH I gonna try and take the springs off my boot as it opens all the way up when you hit the open button....it is OK if it is not pi$$ing down with rain...