zapbuzz wrote on 2026-02-13, 18:09:

I drive a 2004 Holden VZ Commodore Lumina.
It has a 3.6L V6 engine.
Made for Australia they are no longer trading so they are slowly dying out.

I do miss those days when it was all VY/VZ Commodores and BA/BF Falcons. Everyone I knew seemed to have one, myself included.

zapbuzz wrote on 2026-02-13, 18:09:

I drive a 2004 Holden VZ Commodore Lumina.
It has a 3.6L V6 engine.
Made for Australia they are no longer trading so they are slowly dying out.

The engine still has an active descendant: the twin-turbocharged LF4 currently used in the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing which is unfortunately ending production this year.

cleanroom_dweller wrote on Yesterday, 05:32:

I drive a beat up 2013 Kia Forte, its better than no car even though it sucks and has seen better days. Couldn't afford any better when I got it, now that I have money my spending priority is retro tech and storage media stockpiling, and only now have I started saving for a new car after the transmission damn near died on the road a few times cause it has very occasional issues that are real bad when they show up.

Sad to hear, though 2 of those that came through the fam never showed transmission symptoms, they were all about dash electrics being flaky, particularly blower motor that kept melting it's connectors for some reason.

So strangely, I might have a stray part or two that could fit that... and also parts that could fit a Commodore VE... via Pontiac G8... was gonna do an "autojumble" auto flea market/carboot in last fall and get shot of some crap for vehicles I don't have any more, or never had (some surplus buys with an eye to mods), but I pulled my back the week before and couldn't assemble the load. Unfortunately I pre-informed dear lady wife in advance of intentions to clear car junk, so now I have to sit on my throne of lies haynes manuals and look for another one in range when the season starts.