GTO Pickup: The Thunder Ute SS

notsoaveragej0e · 10-20-2006, 07:13 PM

I was browsing around the Holden.com site, and found this. I saw one of them at a traffic light in Rochester a couple months ago, and figured it was some wild concept- no, just another AWESOME vehicle by the Aussies. Seriously, why can't we have cool **** like this here (cough not SSR cough)?

Discuss.

http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/...?modelid=15002

caraudiodave · 10-20-2006, 09:16 PM

sorry to say it, but old news. ive been drooling over that thing for about 3 years now.

it wouldnt sell here, americans dont appreciate a clean powerful car, we all want cars that look way faster than they are.

crazypontiac03 · 10-20-2006, 09:32 PM

Does anyone know what $45,546.50 RRP is converted?

iceman · 10-20-2006, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by crazypontiac03

Does anyone know what $45,546.50 RRP is converted?

It's about $34,5k us.

Everything in AU is about dollar for dollar except for cars and houses, they are a lot more expensive (like dollar for a soda here, dollar for a soda there, etc...)

One of the guys I work w/ in Sydney just picked one up, had it lowered and exhaust done.. I'll have to get the pics

pyro · 10-20-2006, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman

It's about $34,5k us.

Everything in AU is about dollar for dollar except for cars and houses, they are a lot more expensive (like dollar for a soda here, dollar for a soda there, etc...)

One of the guys I work w/ in Sydney just picked one up, had it lowered and exhaust done.. I'll have to get the pics

you're damned right you will.

LoboMan7409 · 10-20-2006, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caraudiodave

sorry to say it, but old news. ive been drooling over that thing for about 3 years now.

it wouldnt sell here, americans dont appreciate a clean powerful car, we all want cars that look way faster than they are.

Exactly, like my GTO. Mustang owners act like they are better than me, especially the SVT's, but when they here that supercharger wine all of the sudden they dont wanna race anymore. It's like they are allowed to have a supercharger and Im not

Cormaster · 10-21-2006, 08:39 PM

they could release it as a 2008 El Camino! ha ha

LoboMan7409 · 10-21-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cormaster

they could release it as a 2008 El Camino! ha ha

They actually thought about doing that for a while, I think they may still be

99blackSE · 10-22-2006, 07:45 PM

Holdens kick ass. I say bring that thing over, I would love to have a truck like that, sure as hell beats the crap out of the SSR...

lone_wolf025 · 10-22-2006, 08:47 PM

Not bad. I like it and with nearly 350hp it'd be nice to play with

Hodge · 10-23-2006, 10:03 AM

yo was it blue??? cause i saw that last year during the winter at rochester/tieken intersection i was like WTF is that all it said was "SS"

Kdawg207 · 10-23-2006, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caraudiodave

sorry to say it, but old news. ive been drooling over that thing for about 3 years now.

x100

Exodus · 10-23-2006, 11:23 AM

hey if the Subaru Baja's sell, then this would fly off the shelves.
Id rock it!

coupe · 10-23-2006, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoboMan7409

Exactly, like my GTO. Mustang owners act like they are better than me, especially the SVT's, but when they here that supercharger wine all of the sudden they dont wanna race anymore. It's like they are allowed to have a supercharger and Im not

Im gonna need some proof of this S/C on your GTO, pic or something.
Watching your posts on the foums makes skeptical that you have a S/C on your GTO let alone own a GTO.

Sprucegagt · 10-23-2006, 11:58 AM

Said pics must include a gallon of milk and a note saying "Coupe is my hero!"

notsoaveragej0e · 10-23-2006, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hodge

yo was it blue??? cause i saw that last year during the winter at rochester/tieken intersection i was like WTF is that all it said was "SS"

Yeah it was either blue or a dark purple...

notsoaveragej0e · 10-23-2006, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exodus

hey if the Subaru Baja's sell, then this would fly off the shelves.
Id rock it!

Seriously, and those things have a pussie 4cyl...boo that, no replacement for displacement.

iceman · 11-05-2006, 04:58 PM

My bad, he got an sv6 not an ss. Still nice regardless.. here are the pics, exhaust was done by

http://www.hitechmufflers.com.au/

apparently they are popular in Oz

iceman · 11-05-2006, 04:59 PM

notsoaveragej0e · 11-05-2006, 08:30 PM

niceeeee

10-20-2006, 07:13 PM	#1
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