As a very happy past owner of 2 KS's, a KH and now a 380GT, I was quick to suggest a second-hand Magna when a work friend went car searching.

Indeed, we found a 10/95 Magna V6 5-speed manual in burgundy. It is one of those runout special "Challenge" packs, which includes fully coloured bumpers, rear mudflaps, 15" wheels & hubcaps (similar to TS SE), and air-conditioning.

It has 202,000km but is very straight and original. Headlight covers, dashmat, rear window louvre, even the pinstripes. No scuffs on bumpers or hubcaps. Only damage is on the roof where a garage roll-a-door has inadvertantly descended upon the roof and dented/grazed it. :rant:

Paid $2200 which I think was a good price. Passed QLD roadworthy/safety inspection first go.

I am amazed at how different a manual V6 TS feels, as compared to the auto TS/KS, of which I have owned two in the past. Firstly, the manual feels so much perkier, and the engine seems to rev more freely (helped in no small part by the relatively short gearing)

Let's just hope it's a good car now.

Fantastic buy mate!! Good work!

Very nice, good to see a well looked after 2nd Gen.

Sold on the 200km mark, meaning it needs timing belt etc or?

anywas nice ride gl to the owner

My favorite color;)


soon enough you can open your own 2nd hand magna joint lol ya got a few there

Hi TUFFTR, I no longer have the 2 KS's!

But yeah, the 2nd gens are a very special car. Certainly much more advanced than the VP Commodores/EB Falcons they were pitted against at the time of release.

Even today, a well-kept TS or KS is a very pleasant piece of automotive machinery. Unfortunately so many of them seem to develop paint fade on the roof and bonnet/boot

Hi TUFFTR, I no longer have the 2 KS's!

But yeah, the 2nd gens are a very special car. Certainly much more advanced than the VP Commodores/EB Falcons they were pitted against at the time of release.

Even today, a well-kept TS or KS is a very pleasant piece of automotive machinery. Unfortunately so many of them seem to develop paint fade on the roof and bonnet/boot

:redface: whoops i read to fast.....

And i agree so much, these days ive only seen one shiney 2nd gen around my subrubs......unfortnatly it's mine, i really wish people took better care of there cars....:rant:


You gonna try and get the roof dint out? The rest of the car looks MINT! and its so hard to find one with color coded bumpers stock aswell..

yes, will ask around to get a quote for the dint in the roof......

sounds like an awesome buy well done

.......been hard at work tonight cleaning up the TS. I must humbly say that it turned out excellent, and the burgundy duco (which fades quite easily) has obviously been well taken care of, with a deep lustre even after 11 years.

I'll have better photos soon. It's cold and I'm NOT game to open the garage door to get better access!

Looks nice!
Definitely would look good with some alloys