SO anyway, i was sitten at macca's and i was parked next to a gold TR Profile, and it got me thinkin. What does this car have that an equivilant Exec doesn't have, and does it have more than an SE or Elite, or less than? Is it to magna as Equipe is to Commodore?
- Cheers, Brad

Profile is not a valid trim level for a TR-TS magna.

TR GLX, Executive, SE and Elite... TS came in GLX, Executive, SE, V6-SI and Advance... Verada KR and KS came in EI and XI levels.

Probably a dealer option, perhaps an Exec done up with aircon, body coloured bumpers... Or some clown trying to make himself look "unique" like the moron I saw the other day with a stock TS V6 with a GSR badge on the back :doubt:

Lol i think i saw that same car, or maybe another. Might have been a dealer option, cos it had like a trim on the side, (like a sweeping stripe patern and the word Profile) i think there was another one as well similar thing but it said vacationer (i know comodore has one like that too) that lives near me, im like "huh?" Thanx man!

Lol i think i saw that same car, or maybe another. Might have been a dealer option, cos it had like a trim on the side, (like a sweeping stripe patern and the word Profile) i think there was another one as well similar thing but it said vacationer (i know comodore has one like that too) that lives near me, im like "huh?" Thanx man!
Vacationer... rings a bell but I don't know.

I've seen some weird things written on the sides of some magnas, most of it is just poser bull****... It's like putting a sticker on your car that says "Teppanyaki Racing" Both words have meaning, but just not together, and certainly don't pertain to the greatness of the vehicle it is applied to.

certainly don't pertain to the greatness of the vehicle it is applied to.

just like the "Safari" magna- who in their right mind is going to take a MAGNA on safari in Africa?:nuts:

gosh, advertising department were really stuggling at that time...tell ya what!

just like the "Safari" magna- who in their right mind is going to take a MAGNA on safari in Africa?:nuts:

gosh, advertising department were really stuggling at that time...tell ya what!
Ah yes, I forgot about the Safari Wagon... It was a factory kit, very rare these days :)

Hmmm... i dono... is that a challenge Yann. The day i get rich im gonna test that :P. Takin a ragna on safari, that'd be diff and fun maybe... hahahaha. See i've seen the poser stuff on the sides of cars, like performance labels and FTO badging and stuff. But no poser is gonna put Vacationer on the side of there car, also this thing had white TR Hubs, which look cool and i wanna nick. I know the old duck who owns it and she's not one to spray em, so musta come that way. Looks different, looks alright.

Hmmm... i dono... is that a challenge Yann. The day i get rich im gonna test that :P. Takin a ragna on safari, that'd be diff and fun maybe... hahahaha.

until a lion jumps on the roof and falls into your passenger seat...very funny then innit




lol:bowrofl:

I wonder how the chassis would take a 12 guage vibration throughout it... lol... i wonder how my ear would take that in a refined space. Headlights mostly stop the animals, and just put the foot down and keep movin. Least that's the trick the guide used when i was in Tanzania. Hahahaha. Dono, if a magna could out gun a lion, it has trouble against the Aussie lion (holden). Lol.

We got some dealer pack with ours...
Stock TR Exec with color coded bumpers and this on the back....
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/MagnaRearhigh.jpg

']We got some dealer pack with ours...
Stock TR Exec with color coded bumpers and this on the back....
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/MagnaRearhigh.jpg
There you have it... Virgin Tufftr...

There you have it... Virgin Tufftr...

ah thats how it was before tuffy raped it :bowrofl:

ah thats how it was before tuffy raped it :bowrofl:

Surely but slowly:D

ahhh the paula mobile
back in the early days :D

That stock wing doesn't look half bad... or half as big either. :P

Someone around here has a Magna Profile, from what I can tell it's nothing special, mostly cosmetic. I know for sure his has body coloured bumpers, so maybe that's it. The decals on the side "Profile" weren't added later on either, straight out of Mitsu like that i've been told.

Or, and this is the theory i'm sticking to, there's nothing at all special about it and it was just a marketing scheme. A bit like the Magna Challenge, it was just a stock Magna TS Exec rebadged.

That stock wing doesn't look half bad... or half as big either. :P

Someone around here has a Magna Profile, from what I can tell it's nothing special, mostly cosmetic. I know for sure his has body coloured bumpers, so maybe that's it. The decals on the side "Profile" weren't added later on either, straight out of Mitsu like that i've been told.

Or, and this is the theory i'm sticking to, there's nothing at all special about it and it was just a marketing scheme. A bit like the Magna Challenge, it was just a stock Magna TS Exec rebadged.

The TS Magna challenge Came with body colored bumpers, special hubcaps (If i remember correctly) Weathersheilds and the challenge lettering on the side.

Either way it was just dealer option packs....nothing special, no hidden V8;s or anything hhah

']Either way it was just dealer option packs....nothing special, no hidden V8;s or anything hhah

Lol... Special Edition "hard Ass" Magna, with hidden V8... all that performance and still front wheel driven.

I've seen a tr/ts SV6 in Westernsuburbs.... White colour coded bumpers dont know about anything else. Looks factory.

I've seen a tr/ts SV6 in Westernsuburbs.... White colour coded bumpers dont know about anything else. Looks factory.
SV6 is a Commodore branding... Reminds me of that pic of a third gen floating around with "XR6" on it.

I've seen a tr/ts SV6 in Westernsuburbs.... White colour coded bumpers dont know about anything else. Looks factory.

... SV6??? sure u dont mean Si V6? Or has it got a SV6 badge on it?

... SV6??? sure u dont mean Si V6? Or has it got a SV6 badge on it?

100% sure it says SV6 different stock rims too.....
Oh SV6 on the back and infront of the rear wheels on the doors.

Oh found this.... http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-11458.html

Oh found this.... http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-11458.html

Now that is a magna i would buy :P Sounds like a nice ride... shame though.

I know where one lives..... not for sale though. It puzzels me everytime i see it. Cause it's the only one that i've seen like it. Not modified in any way that i can tell from the outside. just astock colour coded white V6 magna.

I know where one lives..... not for sale though. It puzzels me everytime i see it. Cause it's the only one that i've seen like it. Not modified in any way that i can tell from the outside. just astock colour coded white V6 magna.

Thats pretty much all 2nd gens with dealer options :P

My parents had a gold TR Exec "Profile". Here's a piccy on the day they bought it. I hope it's still getting around somewhere, she was a great car. From memory, it was basically stock standard Exec, i think "Profile" meant nothing except that maybe it was just the pinstriping.

My parents had a gold TR Exec "Profile". Here's a piccy on the day they bought it. I hope it's still getting around somewhere, she was a great car. From memory, it was basically stock standard Exec, i think "Profile" meant nothing except that maybe it was just the pinstriping.

So effectively all "profile" turns out to be is a pinstripe that makes the car look cheaper than a normal exec?

One would hope for the loss in value from the cheapo stickers that it at least had a different seat trim, because the wheel covers are the same, what else are they going to change? Nothing on the outside appears different.

I was looking a buying a 'Profile' before i found my current ride. as far as i could see it was basically an exec with some decals.

what about the magnas i see every now and again with V3000 (something like that) on the side? is that the same sort of thing. just a 3 ltr magna with a decal on it

what about the magnas i see every now and again with V3000 (something like that) on the side? is that the same sort of thing. just a 3 ltr magna with a decal on it
Yeah some people thought that sounded cool....I have a 3000cc Magna! Woo for you! :nuts:

On a totally different topic, your sig links don't work anymore doug.

V3000 is an NZ model, I've seen a few here with V3000 on them, don't know if they are actually the NZ one or whether it's an Aus Magna just with the sticker?

My parents had a gold TR Exec "Profile". Here's a piccy on the day they bought it. I hope it's still getting around somewhere, she was a great car. From memory, it was basically stock standard Exec, i think "Profile" meant nothing except that maybe it was just the pinstriping.

Maybe the gold paint job was a part of the deal, cos all the profiles i've ever seen (inc shamous's that makes 3) they were all gold with brown interior.

I actually seen a sv6 magna today in newcastle was the dark grey colour like mine and the stripes between the doors was ugllllly

Maybe the gold paint job was a part of the deal, cos all the profiles i've ever seen (inc shamous's that makes 3) they were all gold with brown interior.
Seen a KR Verada here with Gold paint and presumably a disgusting brown interior.

Maybe the gold paint job was a part of the deal, cos all the profiles i've ever seen (inc shamous's that makes 3) they were all gold with brown interior.

The one I see every day is deep red/maroon coloured, and it's a Profile.

Seen a KR Verada here with Gold paint and presumably a disgusting brown interior.
Your not wrong, the interior is disgusting... hahaha... i'll see if i can scratch up some picks from carsales or something :P

So have we concluded what a profile is and that its not much different to a normal bloody magna?

mmmm... practically, thanx guys!

']So have we concluded what a profile is and that its not much different to a normal bloody magna?

If anything, worse than a normal bloody magna. Just look at the pinstripes... lol

If anything, worse than a normal bloody magna. Just look at the pinstripes... lol
That's so true, how tacky to the pinstripes look. If you look around on youtube the TV add for the Magna Challenge is on there somewhere. Points out the upgrades (personally I've never seen a 2nd gen without air con, but its one of the "free" things they state).

Yeah, the video you're after is probably this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrRSeEGcDM).

From what I heard just about every car comes with air conditioning as standard, but the dealers still consider it an "extra", even to this day. So what was a "Free Extra" on the Magna was probably standard anyway.

Yeah, the video you're after is probably this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrRSeEGcDM).

From what I heard just about every car comes with air conditioning as standard, but the dealers still consider it an "extra", even to this day. So what was a "Free Extra" on the Magna was probably standard anyway.


Good ole Advertising! I'm sure my pop got ripped when he bought his TS.

Air con was xtra, scotch guarded, pait protection tyhe list went on. $32000 he paid in 94' For a V6 auto Ecec.....

Edit; just lookin at the purchase details....
Ts V6 auto...$27.269
Remote Alarm.... $795.. fitted.
Freight, handling, dellivery...$895....
Otoglaze, Fabriguard, Rustproofing, AIRCON, 2x rear MFlaps....$1990...
Towbar...$825...
7pin plug...$90
Mags Changed? $395... Had steelies when i got it.????
TOTAL $32.259... + 1260 Stamp duty and third party.

!2 months ago i bought it with 23000ks for $4000. BARGAIN!

On a totally different topic, your sig links don't work anymore doug.

cheers for the heads up, work now:D