The car I’ll be getting next year
Back in March I talked about upgrading to the HSV. The one that initially interested me was the HSV GTS, but over the past few months I’ve decided that the model below that, the HSV Clubsport, would be good enough. And then a video came out from Top Gear Australia that made me decide I wanted something slightly different.
Watch the video, and you’ll see what I’ve decided I’m going to get for myself. 
Why a change of plans?
Back in January this year I wrote about my plans for 2009, which included modifications to my XR6 Turbo. And then a couple weeks ago I mentioned my intention to buy a new car… I just realised I haven’t actually explained why things have changed. So this post is my explanation.
I ended up recently deciding (thanks to discussions with a friend of mine) that modifying the XR6 Turbo wasn’t worth it because of a range of potential negative side effects to the quality of the engine and other mechanical parts, and that it voids any warranty claims I might want to make in future. He suggested that ‘if you want a faster car, just buy it’. That way you get a car that’s factory-built for the performance you’re after, and has all associated warranties.
A change of plans
As you probably remember, I was all excited about the F6 Typhoon as my next car, and was looking forward to test driving it. I finally got around to it just a few days ago on Saturday. There it was, a BFII F6 (same model as mine, but a year older). I was all excited as I was getting into it, turned the key and pressed a red button on the centre console to start it. (Why you have to turn the key and then press the button is beyond me… seems pretty silly. Why not just turn the key, OR just press the button?)
It sounded just like mine, which was a little surprising, but not… I mean, it’s the same engine, just engineered better to get 270kw out of it instead of 245kw that’s in mine. But I thought it would sound different.
