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#65 of 128 Last year by hammen2 Dec 26, 2006 (10:40 am)
Remember, the GTO rolls down the production line with the Aussie and Middle East Commodore, Utes (wagons), HSV vehicles, et. al. Many, many parts are shared. It's unlikely that they used parts that were just "laying around", considering production continued (and, in the case of the Ute, still continues) for awhile after they were done with the GTO.   The GTO got several small revisions for '06 (the smoker's package (extra outlet/ashtray) as standard, the door lock button, the revised seat motors and taillamps, for example).   Two issues that I know of that are different on some '06's: 1) Monroe Australia made a change from Shell to another supplier for strut oil, with disastrous results (GM-Holden knew nothing of this running change, until struts started failing left and right - pardon the pun). 2) They eliminated the plug in the dash for the accessory gauge pod (since our U.S. spec GTO's don't get this standard, unlike the Monaro and the HSV/Vauxhall/Lumina variants).   I wouldn't let this stop me from getting an '06 (if I had the coin, I'd be buying a Brazen Orange '06 and putting it "under glass" for a few years)...   --Robert
#66 of 128 From what I've read by paisan Dec 26, 2006 (12:29 pm)
They stopped making the non-us monoros a few months before stopping making the GTO and the new Holden models (commodore, ute, etc) are a new design (new generation)   -mike Replies to this message: hammen2 (Dec 26, 2006 1:39 pm) brz71 (Apr 14, 2007 9:24 am)
#67 of 128 my point on the gauge pod by paisan Dec 26, 2006 (12:31 pm)
Is that if you plan on adding it, if you get the later production 06 it costs significantly more to put it in as you have to disassemble your whole dash board and buy a wiring harness for it. Instead of plug-and-play.   -mike
#68 of 128 Re: From what I've read [paisan] by hammen2 Dec 26, 2006 (1:39 pm)
Replying to: paisan (Dec 26, 2006 12:29 pm) It is true that Holden stopped making Monaros in December of 2005, as the car came with the LS1 engine and it didn't meet Euro-3 emissions.   HSV models that came with the LS2, plus the GTO and the Vauxhall Monaro (unsure about Lumina SS production) continued on.   Holden has subsequently introduced the VE Commodore family of vehicles on a new chassis, but they didn't start production until July/August, and there is no VE ute at present/the Ute still being sold in Oz is on the same chassis as the GTO/Monaro/old Commodore/et. al. Replies to this message: brz71 (Apr 14, 2007 9:24 am)
#69 of 128 Gotcha by paisan Dec 26, 2006 (4:33 pm)
From what I was told they do not make the 2-door monaro with any engine anymore. But I'm not that familiar with the line though.   -mike
#70 of 128 wondering if any of monaro's are having this strut problem? by slickwilliedj Mar 29, 2007 (10:55 pm)
so does this strut problem only effect the GTO? What about 17in wheel tire rubbing the strut causing tires to fail? Has this effected the Monaro also and we just are now hearing about this. Seems kinda odd since this model was built for many years prior to making its was here... be interesting to explore what owners of the monaro are experiencing in the relation to this situation Replies to this message: elias (Mar 31, 2007 4:32 pm)
#71 of 128 Re: wondering if any of monaro's are having this strut problem? [slickwilli by elias Mar 31, 2007 (4:32 pm)
Replying to: slickwilliedj (Mar 29, 2007 10:55 pm) supposedly not much leeway to align properly with the 17s. i think the monaros are not available with 17s in their native hemisphere? did the Holden factory peeps think USA drivers want oversteer/turn-in and dialed GTOs negative camber? or maybe the camber got squished negative when the cars were battened down for N months on their journey aboard the great monaro-gto-transport-to-USA-ship, with 60 psi in the tires and suspension-spacers/chocks.? the strut failure issue was apparently a batch with wrong sort of grease.
#72 of 128 Monaro Strut leak issues by dmsdesign Mar 31, 2007 (6:13 pm)
The Monaros did not have a issue withs strut leak like the GTO becasue they did not make Monaro/FGTO for Austraila/ And yes, they are starting to see other Monroe strut leakage issues there.   mike
#73 of 128 Re: From what I've read [hammen2] by brz71 Apr 14, 2007 (9:24 am)
Replying to: hammen2 (Dec 26, 2006 1:39 pm) As far as i can tell you are correct about the strut oil issue. You are most definitely correct about the ute(pickup). I own a VZ Commodore ute bought new and manufactured in sept 06. VZ being the old platform shared with the sedan wagon and Monaro. Manufacture of the VE sedans started somewhere around the middle of 06. The last monaro rolled off the line some time earlier. Holden got caught short with the GenIII motor. They were holding off on the GenIV for the new model. Unfortunately they were behind time on the VE and the new emission laws came into effect here on Jan 1st 06. The net result was the 6.0lt motor becoming available on the VZ SS commodore sedans and utes. You want to drive something really scary you try a 5.7 or 6.0lt V8 in a pick up! The Monaro was available with the new motor but I think it was only the HSV versions.
#74 of 128 05 Strut Issues by cyclonehank Jul 09, 2007 (11:19 am)
I was performing a tire rotation and noticed that the inside of both front tires were rubbing the struts. Took it to my local dealer and was told that Pontiac knows nothing of the problem. After printing several pages of info from several different sites including the newsnet5 investigation from Cleveland, The safety administration request for an investigation, and the class action suit filed in Cali, Pontiac told my dealer that there is an unpublished service bulletin for the strut rub. Pontiac told the dealer to adjust the camber to it maximum but stay within the specs. I threw a coat of paint on the strut and will drive it for a couple of weeks. Stay tuned. Replies to this message: dunlap2006 (Jul 21, 2007 8:41 pm) dmsdesign (Jul 22, 2007 7:48 am) monarofan (Jul 24, 2007 9:58 am) marc8171 (Oct 20, 2007 2:54 pm) and 2 more...

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