Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Originally posted by Dom
spunky, dont get me wrong, the engines are pure shex wee and the sound of the dudes V8 in my village is just awsome - but for the uk market where fuel prices are completly stupid, having a 6lt engine that rapes fuel and requires you to remortgage to pop to the shops....you get the idea 
One of the reasons why the monaro didn't stay over here - lovely cars, but far too costly to use day in day out
no Dom, the ONLY reason the Monaro didnt stay was because Holden/Vauxhall had a strict export agreement on the Monaro. it was basically a live test to work out the benefits of shipping such long distances back to the UK. and it worked. hence now you getting the Alloytec engines in Europe. The Monaro has been exported heavily to the US, rebadged as a Pontiac GTO. and it really isnt that bad on fuel, no worse than your average V8 BMW/Merc/Audi etc etc
fact is, the Monaro was a complete success in the UK, and had acclaim from every motoring journo. and that was essentially a 15 year old car in basic design principle. ancient! except the engine 
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