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this was at a Holden dealership.

that was in artarmon wasn't it Andrew?

its not actually a Holden dealership, its some sort of supercar dealership in the same building, I've also seen some lotuses and a TVR in there....

that was in artarmon wasn't it Andrew?

its not actually a Holden dealership, its some sort of supercar dealership in the same building, I've also seen some lotuses and a TVR in there....

http://www.supercarinvestments.com.au/index.html

my mate recons he saw a bugati veyron the other day..

i don't know if its true or not so i kept my mouth shut so i didn't look like an idiot

are these even allowed in the country yet

Unlikely..

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleD...ArticleID=10344

Its certainly no supercar, but I spotted a 2008 model HSV Grange yesterday...

The most interesting thing about it was the number plates: LS7 HSV :rolleyes:

LS7 is the 7.0L V8 from the Z06 isnt it!? Is this guy lying or is this a test mule maybe?

Phwoaah.. I didnt know they had the CCR in oz yet!

Good spot (even if by proxy! :))

ok sweet thanx 4 dat.. plus they didnt even have one at the motor show so i found it quite strange

Yeah I wasnt surprised that the Veyron wasnt there... 99% of all cars displayed are there for one reason - to be sold! There is no reason to go to the expense to display a Veyron if there is no plan to sell the car in australia (unfortunately for us! :w00t:).

The Sydney "International" Motor Show isnt really a hugely important show in the scheme of things anyway. The Lamborghini Reventon was going to be displayed this year, but they decided not to bring it here JUST IN CASE something went wrong with shipping and they werent able to get the car back in time for the Tokyo Motor Show... it shows how important we are! :D

Yeah, there was a guy on the news a while ago that owned one... and some shit happen with a bank, and the bank wanted to take it off him, so he hid it in some shed somewhere under some shit :D

I'm fairly sure these are unregisterable...

Spotted a whole bunch of Aston Martins, Porsches and various other luxo-mobiles just then, as I went with my old man to Trivett to pick up a car. All of Trivett's service centres are grouped together in Parra/Rosehill. Didn't see Samuel (WTF33R)'s car tho...

Also saw an AMG SLK about 10 minutes later - not sure if it was an SLK55 or 63 or what, but it sounded HOT!!!

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