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Make:Holden

Model: VN Calais

Milage: 250,000 (although cluster is out of a VR an says 325,000)

Transmission: Auto

Colour: Pheonix red over Champagin

Location: Geelong, VIC

RWC supplied? Negotiable, but all it needs for a RWC is a windscreen.

Currently registered? Yes, until OCT 08

Price: $3000 ono

Contact: Berin 0417 546 384

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This car is a great example of a 1989 Holden VN Calais, 3.8lt V6, auto and DUEL FUEL, the lpg tank costs around $35 to fill an gets around 400km of city driving to a tank. Drives great, I drive it to and from work everyday and have taken it for trips up the shepparton (4hours drive away) a few times, a very reliable car. Interior is super clean with only one small mark on the drivers seat, it has a clarion CD player with clarion 4" speakers in the dash and Pioneer 6x9s in the parcel shelf. All electric windows work, as do the electric aerial & mirrors, cruise control works, air con works (had that re-gased only a month ago). Being a Calais it has all the usual trip computer, fuel consumption, speed warning function etc...

Its been lowered on King Springs with brand new monroe shocks front & rear less than 6 months ago along with new link pin kits an panhard rod bushes. Rolling on VY SS 17"s mags with good 235/45/R17 Bridgestone RE030 Potenza tyres ($319ea new). Front & Rear brakes have been replaced within the last 6 months also, so it has new front discs & wheel bearings, new front pads, new rear discs & new rear pads, brake fluid flushed & changed also. It has a tow bar, thats about all i can think of to mention right now. oh, sports steering wheel (but not the one pictured, plain black leather one)

feel free to ask any questions

only bad points at the moment, it has the usual VN boot on roof paint fade & the engine light come on from time to time, but doesnt do anything an goes away sortly after it appears....apparently a common thing on VN's

thanks for looking

Berin

0417546384

[email protected]

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no offers? no one looking for a cheap run around car cause the lines chews up too much juice these days?

costs me on average $15 per week to run to an from work plus weekend running around......thats about the same as a motorbike!!

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