MUSCLE FLEX
AN ICON of Holden’s early-21stcentury prowess, the V2 Monaro has always had its fair share of both fans and detractors. Last year our mates at Wheels delved into the potential ongoing value of these relatively short-lived creatures, so we asked you on our socials: Is the modern Monaro merely a lowly two-door Commodore, or a future classic?
Phil Dutton – The third and last-generation Monaro. Naturally it will be.
Mark Brumfield – That’s not a Monaro; it’s just a two-door Commodore POS.
Colin Daw – I thought that too until I drove and bought one. Other than the bonnet, front guards and dash, they’re nothing like a Commodore to drive. I can see why they won the 2002 car design award – first and only Aussie car to do it I think.
Adam Wood – You gotta wonder why prices of HSVS have gone through the roof recently but these have stayed reasonably stable.
Aaron Poole – I saw two of them this morning for sale, asking $60K and $65K, and both of them were copping a fair bit of shit over the prices.
Mike Allfrey – Because everyone is trying to snatch up an HSV hero car; then the attention will turn to the Monaro, and prices will ramp up as supply declines.
Jon Albert – Sounds like a $10K hike in prices is on the way.
Ross Coster – I went to the launch event at Oran Park where we got to flog these around the track with Peter Brock, Garth Tander and Rick Kelly. Great fun!
Adrian Jarrett – A ‘clastic’, maybe?
Jessie Kathleen – Had mine for 10 years now, and will be keeping her for a long, long time.
Yelkcib Kelaib – Certified classic!
Steve Bonney – Nothing classic about plastic. Two-door Bombodore.
James Raumaewa – Original Monaros were just two-door Kingswoods...
Simon Ford – At least the XA-XC coupes didn’t share most of their panels with the four-door version. From the windscreen back, they were different. Whereas the two-door Commodore shared 80-90 per cent of the same panels.
Elliott Williams – V2-VZ Monaros only share front quarter panels and bonnet with the four-doors. From the A-pillar back, nothing is interchangeable. Roofline is lower, doors are longer, boot is shorter, glass is different.
Mark Van Ramselaar – The supercharged V6 had abysmal sales and was discontinued. The Gen III V8 was gutless and the majority had major piston slap issues – it was a lemon in the early years of production.
Dean Falcon – By 2002 the LS1 was already refined.
Mark Van Ramselaar – Untrue. Plenty of VY SS sedans, utes and Statesman/ Caprices of that era with dodgy engines. Some had multiple engine rebuilds under warranty.
Stephen Andrews – Collectible? Yes. Not ‘classic’ for a good few years.
Rob Garrett – Sexy styling, from the VT to the VZ – the Holden team did them right, and the HSV team helped to make them even better. Wish these would’ve made the trek to North America unchanged, rather than a Pontiac change-up and rebadge.
John Duncan – Looks like an oversized
Hyundai Excel.
Dean Falcon – How TF can there be haters of these cars? Awesome cars – especially the GTO and GTS coupes!
Mick Quinn – I might be a bit oldschool, but you cannot beat the original s Monaro.