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As the title suggests I need to find out as much info about the Holden calibra's. As I know nothing about them but my daughter wants to buy one, so when did the first model start? are they still avaliable? Good model bad model and/or year? engine G'Box problems? so on, so on you get the idea, any and all help appreciated.
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I once had a customer who had 1 and it was a real dud? It did had high Kms on it so that may have been against it, I reckon they are a nice looking car but at there age I think I would stay away from them as they are not too common? I do not know too much
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Hey Witches !! please dont do it too her they are the biggest heap of poo on the road .... no dicontinued ,, realeased in 91 with the 2.0 camira motor and dicontinued in 97 with the 2.5 V6 and really just not a nice car ... where do I start with problems Edited by user Friday, 4 January 2008 6:25:07 AM(UTC)
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I agree with the bird>> not a bad design, but know nothin about them mechanically..
wonder if they will become the next holden collectors car??
sort of like a P76??
if i hear anything will let u know.
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BC the P76 was a much better car .. that actually won wheels car of the year LMAO ,,, the Calibra in the 2.0ltr form was a 2 door Camira with a different name lol ......
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Well I get the inpression you think they are "good looking" junk, thats my poor girls problem she likes.... what do the call it these days..... "BLING BLING" so lets take it a step further if you will I need a good economical 4 banner with "BLING BLING" a |
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The P76 was actually a good car....it came out when oil crisis happen and was poorly marketed........its 4.4 litre V8 was very good at the time, and was very capable of keeping up with 308's, not to mention its advanced safety features
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The P76 was actually a good car....it came out when oil crisis happen and was poorly marketed........its 4.4 litre V8 was very good at the time, and was very capable of keeping up with 308s, not to mention its advanced safety features
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The calibra being a 2 door camira...... just remember the JB Camira also won COTY! (the JE really should, not the JB!).
If she wants a sporty 2 door from that era and in that budget range, you can't go past the early 90s celica.
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The calibra being a 2 door camira...... just remember the JB Camira also won COTY! (the JE really should, not the JB!).
If she wants a sporty 2 door from that era and in that budget range, you cant go past the early 90s celica.
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Yep pritty keen on a celica but to find one cheap enough means a trip to sydney (6 hour drive) most car yards are just to over priced, but the brother in law works for canberra toyota spare parts so that is a trade price bonus.
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just jumped in this thread to say ive heard alot of bad things about them. cant remember anything specific though. barely see them at all nowadays too.. must all be slowly dieing.
as another option there are things like the Mazda MX6. a few years ba |
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Helo again ,, RDS has come up with a couple but a couple have manufacturers probs MX6 TX5 and the PROBE all nice too drive but the mazda 2.5ltr has noisey cams its a build fault and no way to rectify with out spending some big bucks evry 1 ive seen has th
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Now you know why I stay with Holdens LOL.
We where looking at a Probe even though it had a ford badge on it thanks for the heads up!
Correct me if Im wrong but arnt all EXAs turboed? if so "p" plater can not drive.
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Hi witches.
No, all EXAs are not turbo. The 1st EXA, the N12 was a 1.5 SOHc turbo (similar to the ET turbo 5-door), but the later more common KN13 has a CA16 or CA18 (N/A) DOHC motor. In my opinion, neither is a good choice.
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Thanks everyone I suppose the best thing to do is just stick with an old VR/S commodore not as economical as a 4 banner but cheaper in the long run.
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There is another more obvious choice: The Capri. Mechanically a Ford Laser/Mazda 323 and if you can get a later 92-94 model most of the 89-91 gremlins were sorted.
There is also the Nissan EXA replacement the NX coupe all still basically a Pulsar bu |
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Originally posted by Jim5.0
The Calibra's model designation was JM from memory so yes it's just a later GM "J" car it j |
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hey witches,
now dont be angry with me for this,,but>>> i have a duel fuel ea, virtually RW, needs reg, but is not a bad runner, for $500,
cheap car? tank is in date etc..cheap to run, etc
be nice with your reply, ok..
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