I have been waiting years for a VT commodore review. Well done to the owner. Very nice! Would love to see a review on HSV VT CLUBSPORT 5L with 5 speed manual like mine!
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
might have to bring it on the channel one day mate
@lancecooper46462 ай бұрын
@@RossReviewsau yep, i second that 🔥👅👍
@victorpeirce47532 ай бұрын
@@shanesmith93565.O V8 in VTs are slow though. All blow,no go.💯%
@russo1872 ай бұрын
It's got the rare fuel flap still attached!...nice car.. clean VTs are hard to find
@peaner0832 ай бұрын
😂
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 it’s so rare to see a clean one
@peaner0832 ай бұрын
@@RossReviewsau Absolutely, yeah
@pogotick2 ай бұрын
You can tell that's his Pride and Joy. Well looked after. Looks and sounds amazing! I love the smiles that come with a big v8 that sounds right 😁
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@andyturbo2 ай бұрын
Oh wow nice find! My very first car (I bought it the day I turned 16 to learn in) was a black VT S and I happened to find one with only 97,000km and Manual! (At the time I didn't know but later found out only 1% of the VT S V6 S models were manuals) I was tossing up between a VT 5.0L SS and a BA XR6T as my next and boy was that a hard choice. Went with the BA but have always LOVED the VT SS. Especially the 5.0L
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
that is a hard choice tbh! lol both are great tho
@andrewglossop44152 ай бұрын
Awesome find mate. Great build
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@spudsmckenzie41232 ай бұрын
Tuff Mounts now do V8 engine mounts for fitting an LS into 3rd gen V6 K frames. I expect you'll see much more of these V6-V8 conversions, especially in VZs with that dreaded Alloytec rubbish engine. Great review mate. Brings back memories.
@tomnewham12692 ай бұрын
Nothing wrong with the Alloytec as long as it gets regular service. Holden's 10,000 km service interval was a bit optimistic for this engine and by the time the VE came out Holden/Chevrolet had fixed the issues.
@spudsmckenzie41232 ай бұрын
@@tomnewham1269 you mean except for the excessive oil usage, crappy PCV implementation, the weak-as-piss timing chains and guides and the lack of ability to upgrade and tune them? Oh and it wasn't until the VF that the LFX was a fixed version. If that was the first or second release, it would have been fine, but the vast majority of Alloytec engines are either ventilated by a rod or retired to the scrapyard. They're just junk. There's more Ecotecs still on the road than Alloytecs ever produced. If that makes the Alloytec a good engine, then I suggest you need to see a therapist. Just saying.
@crunkskultv28632 ай бұрын
@@spudsmckenzie4123 I agree with you, on the issues, however there is a decent upgrade path and tuners willing to tune them. I have a VZ Exec that i cammed and supercharged pushing 285 rwkw at 6600 rpm, can do more but wanted to feel out the power first.
@tomnewham12692 ай бұрын
@@spudsmckenzie4123 the reason more Ecotec's exist is because they were in production a lot longer than the Alloytecs have been. If Alloytecs are rubbish why are there still many of them still on the roads. There are heaps of VE's still on our roads and when I say VE's, the vast majority are SV6's. Also because an engine isn't very tune able doesn't mean the engine is inherently bad.
@spudsmckenzie41232 ай бұрын
@@tomnewham1269 That depends on whether you're talking about the Buick V6 going back as far as the 60's or only from 1996 onwards as the Ecotec badged version. Regardless, whilst there are many VE and VF Commodores still on the road with the Alloytec, most would be MY12 onwards that had the LFX engine in them. Prior to that, they had a stack of problems. I've owned 2 earlier models, LY7 specifically, and they both had timing chain issues AFTER having the chains replaced. The PCV system sucks as well. Yeah, they fixed them in the LFX but that was a long time in the making. Poor respite for those who owned the many earlier models of VZ and VE with the LE0 and LY7, and had to deal with the drama of owning one of them. Plus, how many do you see in salvage auctions and in wrecking yards? Stacks of them. Also, how many burnout pigs do you see with Alloytecs in them? None. Tons of mang mang though... The Ecotec was a far, far better engine. It isn't even a fair comparison. Most of the VEs I see at auction are done by 250k. How many Ecotecs are still getting around with 400-500k on the clock? Change the oil occasionally and live with the rear valley gasket leak and they'll go forever.
@Aaron.Crouch2 ай бұрын
Awesome review mate. well done. I love the shape of the VT. looks timeless. the front end in particular how the guards flare out slightly over the front rims creates a very tuff & aggressive look. All those model Holdens from VT-VZ are relatively easy to work on too making them a joy to play with. Might have to bring my stock VT SS 5.0L manual onto the show at some point
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Totally agree wish we still built cars like this
@nicolaspefani73712 ай бұрын
Up the vt people !!!!! The father of the modern commodore !!!!
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
🇦🇺🤌😮💨
@peaner0832 ай бұрын
Very cool! Yeah up a slight slope,two people plus a very near full tank of fuel too. Looks,sounds and goes real nice👍
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Awesome machine 🤌
@thatguyben31282 ай бұрын
_👏🏼👏🏼congrats on keeping it all this time and doing a great job on the swap, sounds sweet too 🎶_ .. _Ross, most of the other VT’s are now in Darwin or outback Australia doing circle work😉_
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Ima have to go up to Darwin for business activities 😈🤣
@mrjingles772 ай бұрын
I nearly bought a factory ls1 vt calais with only 140,000km. Had perfect 2 tone paint and interior. He wanted 8k at the time, should have bit the bullet.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Should have 😞
@jordanscarreviews61642 ай бұрын
Awesome review of a VT Ross Reviews. I’d love ❤️ to see a HSV VT with the Australian 🇦🇺 built motor please 🙏.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Thanks Jordan
@mattclancy60482 ай бұрын
Loving the content mate. I recently just swapped my 180sx drift car for a vy ss Ute with a simpler drift set up. Love the ls1 sounds👌 love the VT🤟
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Nice one! Appreciate you man
@mydogzty2 ай бұрын
I have had my VT wagon V^ in very good condition and bought it for its service history. Barely driven it to be honest, now trying to sell it, no one has really really wanted it, the joys of selling it online. Im from Northern Suburbs of Melbourne if anyone wants one thanks, you never know!
@onealpha_2 ай бұрын
Still got my VT Olympic Edition, been in our family for 24 years now, had it since new from Peter Page Holden Ross, your video is really making me wanna get mine LS swapped right now hahahah Contemplating keeping my car (and putting an LS1 in it) or getting a VE SS
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Very nice man! Definitely LS swap over a VE
@kennethbillman82042 ай бұрын
I really like that, so neat and not over done.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Very well Done
@jarrynsmith2 ай бұрын
Its a shame so many vts were left out to rot or skidded i can remember when people used to buy one for the weekend cut the spings or take them out skid them to the max and leave them on the side of the road after they where done till they got burnt out or smashed
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
It’s a real shame eh
@robertr14212 ай бұрын
Still got my VT. 6spd man, executive LS1 making over 400hp , love it
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Nice work
@pete5082 ай бұрын
I've always been fond of the good old VT's & especially one as nice as this beauty,the owner has done well congrats buddy 👍 another top watch you're killing it Johnny cheers.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Very clean VT
@MaTtRoSiTy2 ай бұрын
This is definitely my kind of upgrade, I am more about big V8 comfortable cruising with a nice engine soundtrack than I am about a noisy rocket
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Very nice build
@xstremcarsausz77272 ай бұрын
That’s one cool vt nice street car not many around like that good to see love the older beasts cheers Ross Vz Glenn 🏎👌
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Been looking for a nice VT for a while
@xstremcarsausz77272 ай бұрын
@@RossReviewsau maybe one day come look at Vz Glenn’s clubby there’s so many good cars cruzen Melbourne at moment bloody awesome 🏎👍
@markblackwell79272 ай бұрын
Love the Vt shape.. Ls1 are so reliable....keep the Aussie car passion alive...
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more! Cheers mark
@islasdad57752 ай бұрын
The VT/VX's are style among some of my favourite shaped Holdens especially the VX Berlina or Calais. 🥰
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
I like the look
@OLDS982 ай бұрын
Thank you Ross... the love of Holden is deep in Australia and New Zealand. The owner modified the car and made it his own. I know Holden took the Opel Omega and modified it extensively to create the VT Commodore/ Calais/ Statesman/ Caprice and UTE.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this one brother
@victorpeirce47532 ай бұрын
*Nice VT. Can't believe you didn't even mention the HSV Rapier wheels on this thing. Looks mint. You just said "Wheels" like they were just stockies lol. Anyways, this thing would definitely be in the 5s with 1 person in O-1OOKMH. VTs aren't that heavy either. Like 1575kg-1615kg. They kept the same powered Ecotec V6 from the VS to VT and they are not really slower than VS by much. This car is a nice cruiser. 382rwhp is still a decent number. He's got the LS1 conversion, built auto, just needs Brake upgrade, Diff gears and bigger stall converter.💯%*
@ClarkyzTubeNShit2 ай бұрын
It’s got a big brake kit upgrade on the front, showed at start… the owner said while driving he has done diff gears & a built auto. That is a tidy GM for sure 💯 Have always loved the vt, vx shape.
@Shoreliners.10902 ай бұрын
I agree the au falcon was rather ugly.. but the TS50 edition looked amazing. What a machine
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Loved the TS models 🔥😮💨
@victoriabitter10002 ай бұрын
I have a very big soft spot for the vt. It was the car to have when I got my licence and it's still one of my favourite body shapes
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
I like the looks also
@nasty_ls12 ай бұрын
Ill have to get you to review my VT mate on the channel when i fix my diff gears as there winding lol but fresh built 383 done bit different to others tho 👌 and yes its manual and its in Perth
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Keen shoot us a message mate ✅
@nasty_ls12 ай бұрын
@@RossReviewsau will do mate when diff is sorted 🤙
@tomnewham12692 ай бұрын
Hi. Just to let you know both the Series 1 and 2 VT had the Ecotec V6 however for the V8 engines, Holden's iron lion V8 was in the Series 1 and the Gen 3 5.7 Chev V8 was released in the Series 2. As Holden was a main sponsor of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Holden released Olympic Edition vehicles as a promotion. The vehicles got some optional features standard with some cosmetic changes than the standard vehicles. I actually own a VS Olympic Edition Ute though unfortunately it only has the Ecotec V6.
@mrnicktoyou2 ай бұрын
I like the wheels, I want to put them on my VE. What model HSV are they from? Edit: I completely agree about the sound of the LS1 and how they sound better than later model LS engines.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Definitely a nicer note to em 🤌😮💨
@Lindynj2 ай бұрын
i love vt's i own one myself they are nice with the right mods done to them
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
They are great! Hold onto it rare car now
@thefox63242 ай бұрын
You see them everywhere down here in nsw i own one myself a vt calais currently my project car ss body kit with calais chrome hsv coulson seats is something i want to do and an l67 swap with a manual 5 speed but im currently repairing body damage everywhere 🙄 but tuned ecotec hotdog exhaust lowered on kings cream colour and cream leather interior with wood grain dash and hoping to find a set of 20inch sig wheels pretty much a calais plus build like holden by design maybe whens shes done you can take her for a spin👌
@dstarns92522 ай бұрын
I love the wheels on it.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
They hot 🔥
@LIKEAYOHN2 ай бұрын
Would like to see you review an M340i Xdrive.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Maybe one day!
@damianscottfishingaction80102 ай бұрын
I would love it if you review a vy v6
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
I have with Lucy 😅
@ShaneScott-yf5yg2 ай бұрын
I have a gold vt as and love the thing
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
They are good fun
@rustybogans25082 ай бұрын
Props to the owner for keeping it out the wreckers
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Big time
@dw21762 ай бұрын
it amazes me people still build skid pigs out of these cars, knowing parts are becoming harder and more expensive as well as being a part of Australia's history people are still happy to blow the rear bumper off in the skid lane like its disposable.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Glad this one has been taken care of
@user-ye1se9qm8m2 ай бұрын
Think maybe most of the VTs were trashed to the max by bogan p platers and thus sent to scrap yards.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Rip 🥲🥲🥲
@sashoboss21212 ай бұрын
I was about to comment this aha they were thrashed and when they were dirt cheap you'd just buy another one if you wrote one off
@jarrynsmith2 ай бұрын
Same thing happened with the vls the vn and the vr vs for some reason the VP was always worth a bit more back in the day and got away with not being a 50$ skidder
@Jo_WardyАй бұрын
Holden VT/VX is one of my guilty pleasure cars same with VY. I love the Supercharged V6 but a nice LS1 would be a good long distance motor. The VT is way better looking then the AU.
@persioabreu73762 ай бұрын
This is a cool car, I like that it's his first car and he still has it. Question from an American. The VT is essentially a 4 door VZ? And the GTO we had here is a VZ?
@gnwtiling2 ай бұрын
GTO is a Monaro over here, VT and VZ is just the model / year it was produced, started with VB commodore then vc,vk,vl,vn,vp,VR,vs,VT,VZ,VF etc , GTO is just what gm called it in states
@persioabreu73762 ай бұрын
@gnwtiling so let's work with the Monaro/GTO or the Commodore/G8 GT. I have both. You guys over there will know the model but refer to the generation/year via the letters VT, VZ ect? So my GTO is a VZ and my G8 is?
@gnwtiling2 ай бұрын
@@persioabreu7376 g8 is a VE Commodore I think made from 2006-2012 VZ is 2003 to 2006 I Think. How old r your cars
@persioabreu73762 ай бұрын
@gnwtiling the GTO is a 2006, and the G8 is a 2009, even though it's not a true Holden, my 2013 Camaro is essentially some kind of Holden. It's basically an updated 2-door Commodore.
@aussieskater74622 ай бұрын
Come do a review of my vs berlina, it’s only a 6 but it’s very clean very low ks for a vs and has a few tasteful mods. Probably one of the cleanest vs berlinas in Victoria with original paint and everything.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Shoot us a message
@hales_sama813620 күн бұрын
Are couslons comfy or just look amazing? I have a VT S with 130,000kms on the clock just missing the LS swap 😂
@RossReviewsau20 күн бұрын
They are comfy 🥵
@LV-FOURTWENTYSIX2 ай бұрын
Whats your call Ross. AU XR8 or VT SS?
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Can’t loose with either but tbh a clean VT is much harder to find than a clean AU now 👀
@blueboygt-r91062 ай бұрын
Nice V8 Bro❤
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
@blueboygt-r91062 ай бұрын
@@RossReviewsau Yea
@perpetualgrin58042 ай бұрын
Mr Ross has been in more Commodores and Falcons than a taxi driver.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
I’ve driven my share 🤣🇦🇺
@kkarnis37912 ай бұрын
The 5L sounds even better
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
I like 5L sound also
@jarednichols87612 ай бұрын
Would love you todo my vy calais supercharged 6
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Shoot me a message mate
@numbvalley2 ай бұрын
So sick
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Clean build
@matty008662 ай бұрын
You thinkin of selling the f6 at all ross?
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Nope
@matty008662 ай бұрын
@@RossReviewsau I reckon you've LS swapped the f6 😆
@jojotakuma46222 ай бұрын
VT Excellent ✌💪🙏
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
They are cool
@randomstuff7972 ай бұрын
What happened to them all I use to wreck them to sell for parts😂😂
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Rip
@TinShed2 ай бұрын
Can't dis the VT and its retirement couch potato
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
They are cool
@danielnicholson61742 ай бұрын
Great that's it's an auto, anyone who's lived with a cammed LS2 manual would be familiar with the term 'pig rooting' would never own a manual V8 again. The VE 6's have much better steering feel as well with the lighter engine up front, the VE steering slaughters the VF electric steering as well I regularly get to drive a VF and it's a novelty to jiggle the steering wheel left to right a couple of inches without anything happening.
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Built auto works a treat in this
@darkwolf6480Ай бұрын
rust vt and vx are getting to the age where rust is coming in so buying on eu need to open the boot and check the tail lights for rust common now
@Rotors-LS2 ай бұрын
Add a t56 👌
@Rotors-LS2 ай бұрын
"captains chairs" aren't hard to find. They're being reproduced, even better as you get new foams. Make sure you've got the right seat frames, that's where the rare comes in
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Would be icing 🧁
@kkarnis37912 ай бұрын
Also, theres more Fords around in general because they were built to be taxi's that last forever. But you know, who would want to drive around in a hotted up cab? 😂😂
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
🤣 they definitely out lived the VT
@MattyDVLTXI2 ай бұрын
Iv seen this thing in person, used to be a coupe and got converted into a 4 door sedan 👌🏻
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
😂
@jasonhorvath42722 ай бұрын
For a tuned and camed LS it seems to be a bit sluggish
@victorpeirce47532 ай бұрын
*6.1 O-1OOKMH with 2 people on board and a full fuel tank isn't "Sluggish" It would definitely be mid 5s with 1 person and 1/4 to 1/2 tank of fuel. Don't know why you would think it's sluggish.*
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
Not really man
@jojotakuma46222 ай бұрын
VT out sold AU ..and the AU Looks like the American Taurus..ugly
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
It wasn’t pretty eh
@rustybogans25082 ай бұрын
Classic Ross reveiwing a commy then starts talking about falcons
@victorpeirce47532 ай бұрын
*Yeah that was kind of rude tbh. Why bring up AUs? Then say you still see more AUs on the road than VTs. That comment wasn't necessary. Where I live I still see more VTs on the road compared to AUs. It really depends where you live.*
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@RossReviewsau2 ай бұрын
I never see VTs and I travel all around the country was just pointing it out.. I think the VT looks way better then a AU but you just can’t find them now yet a lot of AUs everywhere
@victorpeirce47532 ай бұрын
@@RossReviewsau It's probably because you weren't really paying attention to them. Now that you are aware, you will see VTs everywhere.💯%