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man i wouldn't and i work for holden as a service advisor so know all the problems with it... but if u want a vx get an SS as they are faster than the R8's dont know why but the SS is the best in that range according to everyone here... so yeah... but dont get a VE as they have way too many problems with them and are rediculously underpowered and are extremely hard to mod

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Do some research on VT II-VX piston slap damage. The first versions of LS1 had faults and needed to be rebuild, sometimes more han once. It was a bit of nuisance when they were under new car warranty but now they are no longer covered. It will come out of your pocket. Not all early LS1s had this fault but there were enough...

Ls1 does go hard, Ive driven a VX LS1 ute and it flew, stock.

Their priced around 25-30 grand now... more if you want a clean one. So I dont think you will lose much money if you want to sell it a year or two down the line.

I used to be into Holdens a while ago until I discovered imports.

+1

and if u think u arnt gonna be hasseled as much by cops in a vx clubby, ur dreamin

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