Nissan Dualis... Yay or nay?

[evil_weevil]

Marco - this is what Im thinking.
a VE wagon on gas
plenty of room, can tow race car and a daily for me.

[itsnotagsr]

I think this comes down to chicks. They seem to like the higher driving position and don't like Commodore/Falcons. Therefore families buy c-SUVs rather than wagons.

[MRMOPARMAN]

youd wanna make sure its a V8 then. the V6's are torqueless pieces of crap

[Captain_Slow]

you probably need to check the cost of LPG and get back to us

85c per litre at my local servo last night. Sure beats $1.50 for ULP 91 that V6 Commodores run on.

[rj_astra]

youd wanna make sure its a V8 then. the V6's are torqueless pieces of crap

Compared to what? A 1500kg+ compact SUV powered by a 200Nm 2L engine? Just get a 3.6 Commodore.

[rolin7]

I think this comes down to chicks. They seem to like the higher driving position and don't like Commodore/Falcons. Therefore families buy c-SUVs rather than wagons.

Correct, when a chick is driving in and out of shops, getting kids in and out of the car, having a big ass commodore isn't ideal + more chance of bumps and scrapes on the car, parking problems etc etc

[MRMOPARMAN]

Compared to what? A 1500kg+ compact SUV powered by a 200Nm 2L engine? Just get a 3.6 Commodore.

I was going to say a 4l falcon wagon.. But they longer exsist, thankyou to the fags at ford for that. I im guessing the commo wagons nearest rival is a territoryish?

Evil weevel said he wanted to tow a race car with one which is why i said the above. why the fuck would you do that to yourself. If hes going to tow a car hes obviously not the the market for a 2l gerlytruck suv

[GTREA]

gerlytruck

Why oh why did Forgs bloody catch phase catch on......................for shame

[evil_weevil]

I tow my MX5 with my berlina V6 sedan at the moment. the old 3.8 does seem quite torquey compared to the 3.6 when I used to use the work wagon

but yeah, true about the chicks point of view etc

ah well.
I'll just get navara diesel/colorado diesel and she can keep i30
win for me.

[Captain_Slow]

Compared to what? A 1500kg+ compact SUV powered by a 200Nm 2L engine? Just get a 3.6 Commodore.

This is one of the attractions of the LPG Commodore - it's based on the 3.6 litre engine so you get more torque (but not as much as the 3.6 petrol I think).

My ideal family car purchase for next time (bearing in mind I do about 30k a year - lots of freeway km plus running around Canberra) would be a roomy wagon with low running costs (LPG or diesel). It's not much fun but then again neither is a freeway trip to Sydney so it hardly matters whether that's done in an SS or an SV6 wagon.

[irsa76]

Even better now that you can get a Commodore wagon on gas that doesn't lose any boot space compared to the petrol model. So you can have all the space you want and fill your tank for $50.

(Serious question - can someone give me reasons why this would not be a winner? Seriously thinking this would suit my family's commuting needs perfectly).

Because the Commodore wagon boot isn't that big and if it's straight gas finding somewhere that sells LPG in some areas is still hit and miss. For similar money I'd look at a Mondeo or Skoda Superb diesel, it's a family wagon who gives a shit about fun.
And before anyone calls BS on the Commodore boot being small, my bloody dog doesn't fit in one! We tried him in the BIL's VE wagon. Floor is too short and the roof line even shorter.
All that said, in an ideal world I'd shove nopics into what ever diesel people mover is the best, either the VW or the new Merc, and grab an SS wagon for myself.