Been offered a VP Berlina V8...

[Spammy]

Originally Posted by calais

I see it also has a factory 85 litre tank too....... that'd be an expensive fill!

Half fill it and it will cost you less.

[calais]

Well after much deliberation I have offered to help her sell the car.

It drives well enough, but I didn't feel comfortable accepting her offer to just take the car.

That said though..... It really clarifies just how far Australian cars have come in terms of refinement and NVH in two short decades....

Oh and you were all right, it did sound great. Window down kinda car for sure!

[AU Mont]

Originally Posted by burnz

dont wast your time with the car or your friend..

its such a chore to get a "freebee" and from a good "friend"...

you deserve neither!!

what are you on about?

owning a car can be a great financial burden (some more than others) especially if your not very good at diagnosing issues & fixing them yourself

free or not, he wants/wanted to know what he was getting himself into

[GK]

Originally Posted by calais

Well after much deliberation I have offered to help her sell the car.

It drives well enough, but I didn't feel comfortable accepting her offer to just take the car.

That said though..... It really clarifies just how far Australian cars have come in terms of refinement and NVH in two short decades....

Oh and you were all right, it did sound great. Window down kinda car for sure!

All the best with the sale.

GK

[IceValk85]

i miss my old VR acclaim, so i would buy it if it was cheap lol.

lazy cruisy automatic for when my back hurts more than usual and i dont feel like driving my rough as guts MPS.

Ice

[burnz]

Originally Posted by AU Mont

what are you on about?

owning a car can be a great financial burden (some more than others) especially if your not very good at diagnosing issues & fixing them yourself

free or not, he wants/wanted to know what he was getting himself into

fault codes pin 5 and 6...here you go.

V8

Code 12 - System Pass (OK)

Code 13 - Oxygen Sensor (O2) Fault

Code 14 - Coolant temperature sensor - Voltage Too Low

Code 15 - Coolant temperature Sensor - Voltage Too High

Code 16 - Engine Coolant Temperature

Code 17 - ECM Error/Fault or PCM Coolant Temperature Circuit Fault

Code 19 - Throttle Position Sensor Stuck

Code 21 - Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) - Voltage Too High

Code 22 - Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) - Voltage Too Low

Code 23 - Mass Air Temp Sensor (MAT) - Voltage Too High

Code 24 - Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)

Code 25 - Mass Air Temp Sensor (MAT) - Voltage Too Low

Code 26 - Intake Air Temperature

Code 31 - Theft Deterrent Signal Missing (When Fitted)

Code 33 - Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor (MAP) - Voltage Too High

Code 34 - Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor (MAP) - Voltage Too Low

Code 35 - Idle Speed Error (Too High/Low)

Code 36 - Vacuum Leak

Code 41 - Crank Angle Sensor

Code 42 - Electronic Spark Timing (EST) Circuit

Code 43 - Knock Sensor Circuit Open or Shorted

Code 44 - Oxygen Sensor Lean (O2)

Code 45 - Oxygen Sensor Rich (O2)

Code 46 - Ignition Module Fault

Code 51 - Memcal Unit

Code 54 - System Voltage Unstable (Possible Surge ie Jump Starting)

Code 55 - Analogue to Digital Conversion Error/Fault

Code 56 - Running Lean Under Load

[redxm]

free car. cheap burnout machine

[BPXR6T]

Flame suit on but my VP was in the top five best cars I've owned. Plain white exec with HSV interior and suspension. 355 stroker with head work and a big cam. 3.9 gears in the diff too. It was an absolute weapon and sounded amazing. Pretty cheap car to fix and modify too. Aside from when I destroyed the turbo 700 but it copped a LOT of abuse.

[Lightning Strike GT]

It is an Australian made and built V8 - they are not a bad car Berlina is the mid range like the Fairmont
All the VN and VP V8's had the long range tank in them - my old VK ex HWP had the 85 or 90 ltr tank in it
I do not know why people bag the crap out of these things

[DJM83]

Keep it, nice cruiser. Nice wheels + lower + Nice exhaust = Nice cruiser.

Holden 5L is once of the nicest sounding V8's IMO

Eeerr you helping the sale, hope it sells. Or can i have it?

Some of you people need to have a think before you post, the OP asked a simple bloody question yet gets crap replies from what seems like a bunch of kids on holidays... oh wait it is holidays. Some of the people commenting in this thread need to GROW UP.