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mccabe998
PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:39 pm 
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hey does anyone know if vr's are fully manufactored and built in australia?

what are your comments on this

mine are

CLASSIC NOT PLASTIC

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hmmm. HOW THE HELL IS A VR COMMONWHORE TOPIC IN MINI CHAT

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i am trying to prove a point to my mate that holdens are not all aus cars ... he is having a go at my mini... peice of turd he is.. leyland clubmans's are built in australia arent they?

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yes.. but i am quite sure the VR was all built in SA at the holden plant..

mind you the motors are really a buick motor :wink:
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Built here......designed overseas.
Most of our minis were Australian made. :D
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so the vr is australian built, i thought they got the engine design out of a nissan or something or is that a vl

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a buick being what?? is that like another name for holden in germany or something?

so correct me if im wrong but leyland mini's are complete australian ?

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Buick are a American car company. Holden took there V6 design just like they run Chen motors in the new V8's
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VL's have the Nissan engine (RB30), don't know about the VN but i'm thinking it's "holden".

Remember holden is owned by General Motors = American.............
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thanks guys point proven...

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thanks guys point proven...

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You are a dork Dave - I tried to tell you all this info when we wen't fishing but you would not have a bar of it! You have changed your tune a bit since then!!!
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I'll sell you my VS V6, all aussie made! :wink:

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VR is based on a opel in germany.
the cars are built here off a german design (all commodores up to the VZ are
based on an overseas platform) Holden, puts on some different panels etc and tunes
all the suspension etc to come up to what Aussies expect. although based
on an overseas car, the end product is quite different.

The VR had the ancient 3.8 buick motor (whcih origins are from around the time of when our humble mini was being produced back in the 60's!!!)it sounds
like a tractor! where as the VS got the smoother (although similar) ecotoec
motor. the VN and VP also shared the same motor as the VR. Before that the
VL had the nissan motor which was a big step up for holden over what the car
was used to, but due to the higer cost of import it was dropped for the VN.

The current VZ commodores have the Alloytec motor. an aussie built motor that is used in the current 93 Aero in turbo form, will also be used in Alfas aswell! I think the VE commodore is going to be a real "aussie" comodore..
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