Sandman Battle Off

[jennie285]

Although of course we are both partial to HZ's I actually do like HJ's as well because I love GTS guards on Vans and Utes, we didn't put them on ours because we want to stick with originality. Our son and I want to do a jamaican lime HJ ute one day...or an Orange ute, either way it will have the GTS guards on it....

[stickthis]

I like the HZ. Why because of the following:

NO GTS guards - they are tacky!
Better Dash (yellow needle)
Twin Front
RTS
Palais White is available!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol (biggest reason of all)

[Blocker]

I like the HZ. Why because of the following:

NO GTS guards - they are tacky!
Better Dash (yellow needle)
Twin Front
RTS
Palais White is available!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol (biggest reason of all)

Spoiler is tacky.
White = original.
Twins for old people who cannot see well at night.
RTS = overrated.

[stickthis]

Spoiler is tacky.
White = original.
Twins for old people who cannot see well at night.
RTS = overrated.

haha

[wbute]

Surely I am not the only one in Australia prepared to go into bat for the HX!

They were the first to have the decent stripes on them and I am prepared to say that is what paved the way for Sandmans popularity today! Long live the HX.

HX HX HX Oi Oi Oi

[HK1837]

HX will always be the poor cousin; always the least popular. The engine and grille let them down as a series in my opinion. Luckily the Belmont and HOLDEN models except Sandman and tonner didn't get the ugly duckling grille. In my opinion HX Sandman and GTS both had the ugliest decals of their kind, maybe only eclipsed by a HZ GTS with full stripe treatment. There were some major redeeming features though introduced in HX: Combination switch, RTS suspension geometry, Lukey mirrors and more blackouts to name a few. The HX HOLDEN Sandman was a much better featured vehicle than the HQ/HJ Belmont/HOLDEN Sandman, much closer to the HJ Kingswood Sandman in features. The HX probably had the most visually pleasing interior of any Holden yet, especially with 60A trim on a red or dark blue exterior. 18V with the silver dash was very nice too. Still though the HZ sort of rounded off what the HX started. Engines were better sorted, handling was fixed. I just wish they'd kept the silver dash and single headlight front! At least with HX and HZ you could order DL7 stripes too!

[HZSandman]

HZ for me...

Why..
twin headlight front,
the good stripes
great dash layout (HQ is worst dash ever, what were they thinking)
The spoiler

Whats missing:
GTS guards should have been there
Get rid of that anti pollution crap

I could go an HX as well for all the above reasons but those recycled/copied HQ and HJ stripes are ordinary. If you spend the extra on top of a standard ute/van you want to stand out so I have no problem being lairy.

PS. the black outs make the hx and hz look meaner as well

[Robbo]

I quite like the HZ.

Why? Because it's the only one I ever owned, and ever will.
Had a fabulous interior.
Drove great on "ALL" road's..bitumen..dirt..mud..gravel..laden or unladen.
Looked great with the twin headlight front and stripes.Although was not sure about the stripes at first. Now, to me, they look naked without them.
Was very comfortable to drive long distances, no back aches, in all weather sitution's.
Handled very well for a ute.

[playwme]

Hard to go past a twin headlight front with a chin spoiler. Like Stickthis I had to have the Sandman and the GTS. Wouldn't mind doing my WB ute as a Jasmin Yellow HZ replica as well. RTS suspension is good to have too. I haven't driven a non-RTS commercial but if it's anything like my HJ Statesman then it's no doubt a bit of a boat.