Apart from the different lights , grill , bumper bar , bonnet , indicators , very similar .LOL.
Any other UC owners feeling left out?
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 02:53 PM
Check out the profile on a HQ on wards and check out the profile of LH Torana onwards.. very simular.
I reckon Torana's have always been miniturised charactures of the larger Holden sedans.
I agree, Holden did a really good job of making the cars look like they all belonged to the same family... Even the LC/LJ's look like they are just little brothers of a HQ.
Also, park a LJ next to a flareless LX and they look very similar... (From a distance, you can sometimes get confused)
Is it possible that, that Vauxhall, was built off the same platform as the Torana?
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 04:10 PM
I don't think they share the platform, or not box Toranas anyway.
Most manufacturers managed the same thing, especially in the 70s and 80s. Applies with Japanese and American cars too at least... I don't know about Euro crap
Most manufacturers managed the same thing, especially in the 70s and 80s. Applies with Japanese and American cars too at least... I don't know about Euro crap
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 04:11 PM
Actually to look at these 2 cars and say there is no simualrities... one should ask you what it is that you have been smoking.
Yes, the lights are completly different
BUT
the grills is very simular, the biggest diference being only the colour.
The bonnets share the same silhouette.
The bumpers are the same shape... well they would be if mine wasn't bent (like mumstaxi).
Fatten the Victor bumper and add the trim.
But i guess Its human nature to focus on the differences...
Hey, we do it with cultures and races, why not cars
LOL...dude chill, i apologise if ive offended you in any way...im sorrytruly no need to get upset tho ,remember this is the internet, you will have to learn to take some things with a pinch of salt, and we like to joke around a bit on here (and i was only joking about the smokin stuff )
The fact of the matter is, in reality that car does NOT look "anything" like a UC, at all ....(well to me anyway)
but we are intitled to a opinion and again, im sorry if you mistook mine as a personal attack
can you forgive me...prrrreeeeeeeezzzzzeeee.....mate !
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 04:34 PM
Apart from the different lights , grill , bumper bar , bonnet , indicators , very similar .LOL.
I agree, Holden did a really good job of making the cars look like they all belonged to the same family... Even the LC/LJ's look like they are just little brothers of a HQ.
Also, park a LJ next to a flareless LX and they look very similar... (From a distance, you can sometimes get confused)
Is it possible that, that Vauxhall, was built off the same platform as the Torana?
Not sure, though its quite possible.
They are very simular...
Funny thing is contradicts my first coment that the LH/LX are psuedo American.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 05:02 PM
Both Holden and Vauxhall are made by GM so it figures to me they would have used the same platform.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 05:16 PM
The above is freakishly similar. C pillar and door outline, rear quarter wheel arch and upper body line... wow!
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 05:39 PM
Q. Why do skinny girls have fat friends?
A. To make themselves look more attractive.
UC Toranas are just fat friends ...
A. To make themselves look more attractive.
UC Toranas are just fat friends ...
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 05:58 PM
Q. Why do skinny girls have fat friends?
A. To make themselves look more attractive.
UC Toranas are just fat friends ...
So other Toranas need UC's to make them look good... is that what you're saying?
Coz only UGLY skinny chicks need fat chicks to make them look good in comparison
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:15 PM
So other Toranas need UC's to make them look good... is that what you're saying?
Coz only UGLY skinny chicks need fat chicks to make them look good in comparison
No, just more attractive. Other Toranas are already attractive.
And just like fat chicks have unflattering rear ends, so do UC Toranas (just have a look at their rear end tail lights).
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:25 PM
ROFLMAO!!! LOL
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:25 PM
No, just more attractive. Other Toranas are already attractive.
And just like fat chicks have unflattering rear ends, so do UC Toranas (just have a look at their rear end tail lights).
Yes I agree with what you've just said but face it, HOT skinny chicks don't need fat chicks to make them look better... actually the less less they have around them the better *wink wink*
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:36 PM
Yes I agree with what you've just said but face it, HOT skinny chicks don't need fat chicks to make them look better... actually the less less they have around them the better *wink wink*
So I take it you're not familiar with the "Death Star" theory then?
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:42 PM
So I take it you're not familiar with the "Death Star" theory then?
Enlighten me
Its funny how i'm defending the UC, Its gotta be "mother" syndrome as in "only a mother could love" them.
The UC is easily the least appealing of the lot, but know that i have one, I gotta defend it no matter how wrong i may be.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:47 PM
The UC is easily the least appealing of the lot, but know that i have one, I gotta defend it no matter how wrong i may be.
in this case there isnt really a right and wrong, its all a matter of opinion, everyones going to be different there
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 07:11 PM
The UC has many other advantages
If they brake down you have no problem walking away
You can take your dog in them
You don't have to lock them
Their cheap
If you don't wash them no one cares
No worries taking them to a shopping centre car park
You don't have to grease and oil change them
If you get a trade in , when your finished with it , your in front
Cops don't look at them
You don't have to carry water (there's always some in the tail lights)
They have good reversing lights
No electronics
Their steering wheel is not offset
Cheap to insure
The floor shift is far from tight
That's why I love my UC .
If they brake down you have no problem walking away
You can take your dog in them
You don't have to lock them
Their cheap
If you don't wash them no one cares
No worries taking them to a shopping centre car park
You don't have to grease and oil change them
If you get a trade in , when your finished with it , your in front
Cops don't look at them
You don't have to carry water (there's always some in the tail lights)
They have good reversing lights
No electronics
Their steering wheel is not offset
Cheap to insure
The floor shift is far from tight
That's why I love my UC .
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 07:16 PM
I'm intrigued... What is this theorum you speak of???So I take it you're not familiar with the "Death Star" theory then?
By the way, did you know fat chicks are better in bed???
They root like it's their last... 'Cause it could well be!!! The bigger the cushion, the better the pushin'!
My apologies to any skinnily challenged girls reading this, You are beautiful!
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 07:54 PM
Well, the "Death Star" theory goes a little like this...
You & your mates are out on the town and you come across a group of girls, A.K.A. "The Death Star".
At first glance this seems like a very good scenario, especially if the male:female ratio is in your favour. But there's a slight problem... Within the Death Star there's the "Fat Chick". She is the nucleus of the Death Star, the one that holds it together.
After a few liquid refreshments, you and your mates have built up enough courage to approach the Death Star and start chatting with a few of the girls.
The Fat Chick, seeing that her friends are having a good time, is not happy. She'll immediately interrupt the conversation and break off all communication between you and her friends, and like a tractor beam, drag them back within the Death Star. The Fat Chick may even go to the extraordinary length of faking her own illness thus leading to all her friends having to leave to take her home.
However there is a solution to the problem. You need to destroy the Death Star. How? By taking out its nucleus (i.e. the Fat Chick).
But where do you find a man who's brave enough to attempt to destroy the Death Star?
Only one name comes to mind... Luke Skywalker (usually Luke is one of your mates who's had a bit too much to drink and is up for the challenge or you may have to bribe him by shouting him drinks all night!)
So if Luke Skywalker is successful in destroying the Death Star with his "Proton Torpedo" then the rest of you are now free to celebrate the Rebel victory with the girls.
You & your mates are out on the town and you come across a group of girls, A.K.A. "The Death Star".
At first glance this seems like a very good scenario, especially if the male:female ratio is in your favour. But there's a slight problem... Within the Death Star there's the "Fat Chick". She is the nucleus of the Death Star, the one that holds it together.
After a few liquid refreshments, you and your mates have built up enough courage to approach the Death Star and start chatting with a few of the girls.
The Fat Chick, seeing that her friends are having a good time, is not happy. She'll immediately interrupt the conversation and break off all communication between you and her friends, and like a tractor beam, drag them back within the Death Star. The Fat Chick may even go to the extraordinary length of faking her own illness thus leading to all her friends having to leave to take her home.
However there is a solution to the problem. You need to destroy the Death Star. How? By taking out its nucleus (i.e. the Fat Chick).
But where do you find a man who's brave enough to attempt to destroy the Death Star?
Only one name comes to mind... Luke Skywalker (usually Luke is one of your mates who's had a bit too much to drink and is up for the challenge or you may have to bribe him by shouting him drinks all night!)
So if Luke Skywalker is successful in destroying the Death Star with his "Proton Torpedo" then the rest of you are now free to celebrate the Rebel victory with the girls.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 09:27 PM
But where do you find a man who's brave enough to attempt to destroy the Death Star?
Makka..........are you busy?
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 09:33 PM
Makka..........are you busy?
It's for the sake of the planet Makka
We need a new super hero!
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 09:48 PM
I have been resisting posting in this thread, but I think someone was calling me 
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Makka..........are you busy?
I have seen Makka take out the Death Star on at least several occasions... I think he actually enjoys it! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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Well, the "Death Star" theory goes a little like this...
You & your mates are out on the town and you come across a group of girls, A.K.A. "The Death Star".
At first glance this seems like a very good scenario, especially if the male:female ratio is in your favour. But there's a slight problem... Within the Death Star there's the "Fat Chick". She is the nucleus of the Death Star, the one that holds it together.
After a few liquid refreshments, you and your mates have built up enough courage to approach the Death Star and start chatting with a few of the girls.
The Fat Chick, seeing that her friends are having a good time, is not happy. She'll immediately interrupt the conversation and break off all communication between you and her friends, and like a tractor beam, drag them back within the Death Star. The Fat Chick may even go to the extraordinary length of faking her own illness thus leading to all her friends having to leave to take her home.
However there is a solution to the problem. You need to destroy the Death Star. How? By taking out its nucleus (i.e. the Fat Chick).
But where do you find a man who's brave enough to attempt to destroy the Death Star?
Only one name comes to mind... Luke Skywalker (usually Luke is one of your mates who's had a bit too much to drink and is up for the challenge or you may have to bribe him by shouting him drinks all night!)
So if Luke Skywalker is successful in destroying the Death Star with his "Proton Torpedo" then the rest of you are now free to celebrate the Rebel victory with the girls.
So if Luke Skywalker does fail , do they then have to resort to "HanD Solo" ?
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Well, the "Death Star" theory goes a little like this...
I wish I hadn't asked.
Are you saying UC's are that fat chick???
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Posted 16 April 2009 - 08:47 AM
The UC has many other advantages
If they brake down you have no problem walking away
You can take your dog in them
You don't have to lock them
Their cheap
If you don't wash them no one cares
No worries taking them to a shopping centre car park
You don't have to grease and oil change them
If you get a trade in , when your finished with it , your in front
Cops don't look at them
You don't have to carry water (there's always some in the tail lights)
They have good reversing lights
No electronics
Their steering wheel is not offset
Cheap to insure
The floor shift is far from tight
That's why I love my UC .
Finally, somebody got it right!
* so says the guy who is looking for his fourth UC *
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