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I'd be happier with the payments, and I can tell you it isn't slower than my truck. Let's be honest here, the only thing I ever haul in my truck is ass. New car, new warranty, new goodies. Better handling, better braking, better(slightly) mileage, better et's, more gadgets and less money. Not sure why I shouldn't make the deal.?.

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No boost

 

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Looking at an Australian car from an American car company with a Mexican engine and getting a hard time from my Canadian buddy. What could go wrong?

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I'd be happier with the payments, and I can tell you it isn't slower than my truck. Let's be honest here, the only thing I ever haul in my truck is ass. New car, new warranty, new goodies. Better handling, better braking, better(slightly) mileage, better et's, more gadgets and less money. Not sure why I shouldn't make the deal.?.

 

 

DO IT!

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Looking at an Australian car from an American car company with a Mexican engine and getting a hard time from my Canadian buddy. What could go wrong?

Don't sell the truck. I'll disown you.

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Looking at an Australian car from an American car company with a Mexican engine and getting a hard time from my Canadian buddy. What could go wrong?

 

We are truly global

 

The SS is a nice car

 

 

Ryan

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Don't sell the truck. I'll disown you.

I can't keep up with that beast of yours, I may as well try something different.

 

We are truly global The SS is a nice car Ryan

Global for now anyway. Holden will be closing it's(Australian manufacturing) doors in 2017, with the cars still being manufactured and sold by Holden, just being made somewhere else. It really is an impressive car, I may be driving one soon but they've got a bit more work to do with the calculator.

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What's the msrp just wondering

 

 

Ryan

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It's interesting, there are only two options. A sunroof and a spare tire. With both options and the $1300 gas guzzler tax it's $47,170. I'm looking at one on the way without the spare and haggling the price. MSRP of $46,670. They tell me with limited availability there's not a lot of wiggle room. I told 'em to keep wiggling. I guess we'll see what happens.

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It's interesting, there are only two options. A sunroof and a spare tire. With both options and the $1300 gas guzzler tax it's $47,170. I'm looking at one on the way without the spare and haggling the price. MSRP of $46,670. They tell me with limited availability there's not a lot of wiggle room. I told 'em to keep wiggling. I guess we'll see what happens.

 

It's a shame they don't offer it in other trim levels at a lower price. Damn nice looking car.

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Get them to throw in a jackshaft tvs2300 at that price

 

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