My New Girl - Jade

[schuey97]

After having to part with my last girl Sky (VX SS), I have been on the search for a new girl.
After about 3 months of searching I have found Jade (95 VS Holden Commodore). The VS has always been one of my favourite Commodores. Just wish she was manual but didnt have that much to spend with.

Couple of happy snaps of Jade

[ysu]

seriously? naming your car? and it's a female?!?

[schuey97]

seriously? naming your car? and it's a female?!?

Every car I have had I have named. Also all cars are female so of course I give them a female name.

[Scottie]

sorry mate, but it ain't no VX... It's a VS. A few generations difference.

just for comparison:


still a nice car you got there! My first car was a VP, two models below that but same chassis... had great fun with it!

[schuey97]

sorry mate, but it ain't no VX! It's a VS... a few generations difference!


still a nice car you got there!

I think you miss read
My old car was a VX

[Scottie]

/me humbly slides into the corner of the room :P

[Rots]

seriously? naming your car? and it's a female?!?

I've named many of my cars. And, have you not seen Gone in 60 Seconds?

My first car was called LK, short of Little Kar and the number plate was LK. A 1980 KE55 Toyota Corolla.

My second car was Jessicar, taken from the female name Jessica. That was a 1982 Nissan Pulsar Coupe. Not long after I made a female friend of the same name. Spooky.

My third car was Biancar, from the female name Bianca and she was a 1994 Suzuki Sierra Hardtop. I picked up a female hitch hiker in this car and her name was Bianca also. Coincidence? Probably.

My fourth was called Gemi... it was a mildly worked 1983 Holden Gemini.

My fifth car, which I still own, is called Vitamin. It's a 1993 Suzuki Vitara Estate Wagon and the name originated from when my Dad owned one when I was 16, we called that Vitamin as well.

My wife's first car, 2009 Kia Rio, is called Biskuit. The number plate is similar to the world biscuit but with a K.

My current work car is nameless. Perhaps because I don't own it. I could call her Calli though, being a Holden Callais.

And then there was The Hog which was around the time of Biancar. That was a 1980 something Ford Cortina Wagon that cost myself and two female friends $20 each. The car lasted a day, but it was a hell of a day.

[wobblysauce]

not bad cars but... if you find it missing one morning don't ask duck where it is

[schuey97]

not bad cars but... if you find it missing one morning don't ask duck where it is

Hey down the track when I have shit loads of money, I may convert her and compete against duck in Commodore Cup .....awesome category.

[ysu]

you guys are totally GAY!

[Rots]

Can't be, neither of us own MX-5's.

[wabbit]

Yeah narr, I can totally see now why this tops a bmw

[ysu]

Yeah narr, I can totally see now why this tops a bmw

'cause it's a holden!
Opels ( as is the original name of the brand) aren't the greatest of cars in europe. Good generic mid-class.

oh, and they give you much more in the way of extra gadgets back there.

But WV, BMW, Mercedes...these all top it easily, just to mention a few

[schuey97]

Yeah narr, I can totally see now why this tops a bmw

I easily prefer my Jade over any beemer. So what if it dosent have all these gadegts and 500bhp .....at least it has style and a personality.

[Robbo]

My project RS2000 has a name. Roxanne!! My girls love Roxy ... So do I ..

[DexterPunk]

Yeah narr, I can totally see now why this tops a bmw

I easily prefer my Jade over any beemer. So what if it dosent have all these gadegts and 500bhp .....at least it has style and a personality.

Style?? VS?? If it were a Monaro i could kinda understand your point.... Even then, i still wouldnt agree with it. I don't for a second believe that if you had the choice of an M3/M5 and your VS, both of them sitting there, and someone said take you pick, that you would choose a VS commodore.

[schuey97]

Yeah narr, I can totally see now why this tops a bmw

I easily prefer my Jade over any beemer. So what if it dosent have all these gadegts and 500bhp .....at least it has style and a personality.

Style?? VS?? If it were a Monaro i could kinda understand your point.... Even then, i still wouldnt agree with it. I don't for a second believe that if you had the choice of an M3/M5 and your VS, both of them sitting there, and someone said take you pick, that you would choose a VS commodore.

Easily the VS ......i loath beemers.
When I drove the beemer I feel like a complete tool ....at least with the VS I feel comfortable and myself.

[schuey97]

My project RS2000 has a name. Roxanne!! My girls love Roxy ... So do I ..

Is that an Escort?

[Rots]

RS2000 is indeed an Escort.

I'm concerned you'd pick a VS Wobblydore over a BMW M3/M5. One has a live rear axle, oversized but underpowered engines and the other is, well, sex on wheels and engineered to drive.

Let's just compare a 6 cyclinder motor of each in a 1996 version.

The Wobblydore had a massive 3.8l Supercharged Ecotech V6 pumping out an embarrasing 165kW (bahahaha)

The BMW M3 had a large 3.2l Naturally Aspirated I6 producing a massive 236kW ( )

Edit: Money would be a big deciding factor here of course

[ysu]

Easily the VS ......i loath beemers.
When I drove the beemer I feel like a complete tool ....at least with the VS I feel comfortable and myself.

That's scary shit indeed...
They are not even on the same page as far as cars are concerned; technology, looks, comfort, features, you name it, an m3/m5 will crap from so high on the commodore that's it's not funny.

I mean if you love it 'cause you're used to it, it's cheap and easy to service etc; good onya. But it's a far inferior car and that's not up for discussion either, sorry mate.

[schuey97]

Easily the VS ......i loath beemers.
When I drove the beemer I feel like a complete tool ....at least with the VS I feel comfortable and myself.

That's scary shit indeed...
They are not even on the same page as far as cars are concerned; technology, looks, comfort, features, you name it, an m3/m5 will crap from so high on the commodore that's it's not funny.

I mean if you love it 'cause you're used to it, it's cheap and easy to service etc; good onya. But it's a far inferior car and that's not up for discussion either, sorry mate.

I guess I prefer inferior cars ......Like I prefer a good old V8 with a carby over fuel injection anyday. I hate cruise control, ABS, traction control, All-wheel drive, etc. I like a car to be mechanical, not with all this hi-technology (hey im in IT and love hi-technology but I dont like it in my cars).
Having said that I will alwasy be happy with a Ferrari ....they are the pinnacle of motor vehicles. So much passion, soul, speed, style mmmmmmm

[ysu]

That's fair 'nuff

[wobblysauce]

Rots, OI... but I would still take my bimmer over a VS any day

but yes we can all see why schuey is 'yet to dip the nib'

[r8response]

but yes we can all see why schuey is 'yet to dip the nib'

The blokes choice in cars (and subsequently naming them) is the reason he still hasn't wet the whistle?

Pretty retarded view on it

[wobblysauce]

each to there own