Holden

Holdens have been a staple of domestic touring car racing since the 1960s, and the quasi-factory Holden Racing Team has been dominant in V8 Supercar racing. This is a list of the best sites dedicated to Habbo Hotel as voted by the members of that hotel's community. Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holden selling extensively modified, high-performance Commodore variants (including the Monaro and the Statesman). Some Habbo Hotels maintain an official fansite list. It is sold in limited numbers in the UK as the Vauxhall Monaro. All of these domains currently redirect to the US Habbo Hotel. Starting with the 2004 model year, the Monaro has been exported to the United States, rebadged as the Pontiac GTO, and the Middle East, rebadged as the Chevrolet Lumina Coupe. Opening dates are unknown.

The revived Monaro was released in the Australian market in October 2001. These hotels' domains have been purchased by Sulake. A revived Monaro, based on the previous model Commodore, has attracted wide attention since being shown as a concept car at Australian motor shows, and a large waiting list after it was put into production. There are currently 17 Habbo Hotels in operation:. Between 1968 and 1974, GMH sold a two-door variant of their full-size Holden sedan as the Monaro, with great success. Names such as James are also banned from missions and many usernames are unacceptabled to hotel management because they used to belong to a very famous/well known habbo or it is a name being saved for future staff members. Fiji, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia have also been Holden export markets. Again, all of this is dependent on the Hotel one is currently using.

Holden also exports its Statesman sedan to the Middle East as the Chevrolet Caprice, to South Korea as the Daewoo Statesman, and China as the Buick Royaum. Similarly, the word "light" is censored in Habbo missions, as many Habbos used a mission similar to "light it up", a reference to marijuana. The Holden Monaro is sold under that name through Vauxhall dealerships in the United Kingdom. "//" is censored from appearing in room names, descriptions and Habbo missions for being used to advertise websites, but is not censored from ordinary speech. A modified version of the Holden Monaro is sold in the United States as the Pontiac GTO. For example, apostrophes on stickies (similar to Post-it Notes) are immediately changed into question marks, as they are popular for avoiding the filter. HSV's modified vehicles are also sold in the United Kingdom. The amount of filtering also varies from medium to medium.

Holden's exports to the Middle East and Brazil were the first left hand drive cars built since the 1960s, when it sold cars in Hawaii. The recent explosion of censorship has led to Habbos avoiding the filter by adding punctuation between letters and resorting to more leet options such as alt codes (using alt+number pad to create letters with accents on them), which has, in turn, caused more and more words to be filtered. It is also sold in South Africa, Thailand, and parts of the Middle East badged as a Chevrolet Lumina, and in Brazil as the Chevrolet Omega. In recent times, Habbos have become increasingly irritated by the filter, which has been known to filter out normal portions of speech, such as "My thoughts exactly!" or "looking to trade a red rug", due to the words "sex" and "drug" appearing in the respective phrases (see bolded portions.) Emoticons are not safe from the filter either, nor are some normal words like "successful" and "fuchsia". The Holden Commodore is as popular in New Zealand (where it has hit the number-one slot in the sales' charts from time to time) as it is in Australia, often being used as a police car. The level of censorship varies from hotel to hotel, with the UK Habbo Hotel having, in many user's minds, the most ludicrous amount of censorship possible. The Astra Turbo, and Tigra have also been released in Australia, but will not be sold in New Zealand. It has become to be known as the Bobba Filter on the most prominent hotels, due to its replacement of all offensive text with the simple word "bobba" (various hotels, mainly those not in English, use a different word than "bobba".) Replacement comes anywhere from benign words like "poop" and "ass" to highly offensive words, phrases and even websites.

It was only in August 2005 that the wagon version of the Holden Astra went on sale in Australia, while in New Zealand, the Astra wagon is to be dropped, like the Zafira in 2004. There is a filter in place to block certain objectionable words and phrases. There are still differences between the Holden model ranges in Australia and New Zealand. All Hobbas and ex-Hobbas were given a special Habbo Memorial badge to acknowledge their service to the hotel. For a very brief, and with hindsight anomalous, period during 1998-1999, the Holden Frontera was sold new in New Zealand as the Isuzu Wizard, though things have now been brought into line with Australia. Due to security concerns, the Hobba system was phased out worldwide on December 31, 2005. Similarly, the Isuzu Trooper off-road vehicle was rebadged the Holden Jackaroo, as in Australia, although owing to the widespread availability of the identical Isuzu Bighorn as a used Japanese import, that name was used on brand new models imported by Holden New Zealand. The application process also involved telephone interviews, as well as a written contract between the individuals and Sulake Corporation.

Later on this was changed to bring the New Zealand model range in line with Australia. Hobbas applied for their voluntary position through the Hotel websites, and had to meet selection criteria (including a minimum age of 18 years) in order to file a valid application. Early models of the Holden Astra and Vectra in New Zealand differed from those sold in Australia, in that they had a distinctive grille with a 'V' containing the Holden badge, similar to that used by Vauxhall in the UK. Hobbas recieved many of the same commands as moderators use, as well as access to a limited section of Housekeeping. The Astra was introduced the following year, identical Opel-badged models, imported second hand from Japan, already being sold locally. Hobbas were split into three groups - silver, gold, and super - each of which had different levels of powers. The Opel name was dropped, and the Vectra was rebadged as a Holden, even though it was then not available in Australia. Hobbas were volunteer Habbo users who assisted moderators with moderation of the hotel.

It was only in 1994, with Holden's future more secure, that General Motors New Zealand finally became Holden New Zealand. The system has not yet been implemented on all hotels worldwide, however is in operation throughout all English speaking hotels. This, however, created little brand loyalty and consumers did not accept 'GM' as a brand. The system, although praised by many, is also disputed by some Habbos as a form of favouritism, with many Habbos well known within their respective communities being selected for the program. Commercials bore the Isuzu name. These players (the number of whom varies between hotels but is usually between the range of 20-30) recieve a special badge to identify them to new players. Therefore, the mainstream range in 1989 consisted of:. This is done through the selection of a number of regular Habbo players of any age, who are known to have a solid understanding of the Habbo Way and the Hotel in general.

In the late 1980s, General Motors New Zealand attempted to use many makes and have 'GM' as the main brand. This recently devised system is designed to present Habbo Hotel as a welcoming environment to new members. Despite the car's origins and place of manufacture, it was marketed in New Zealand as 'American'. Habbo eXperts are commonly known throughout the hotels as Habbo Xs. Research showed that Pontiac had a good reputation, so rather than follow the Australian route with a rebadged Toyota Corolla, GM New Zealand brought in the Opel Kadett based LeMans from Daewoo of South Korea, attempting to fill both the compact and mid-sized sectors until the arrival of the Opel Vectra. Bans are placed on individual Habbo accounts, however, many more serious offences are punished by a Macromedia Shockwave ID or IP address ban. Therefore, Opel made a small reintroduction with a tiny selection of highly priced models (Kadett GSE, Ascona GT, Senator, Monza). As well as this ability, moderator staff can also kick Habbos from any room, mute them (prevent them from talking), and ban them from the hotel entirely.

Certainly what was happening in Australia did not instil confidence: rebadged Suzukis, Nissans and Isuzus were occupying the bottom end of the range, while the Commodore was about to shift to a Japanese-designed three-litre engine. These prove to be effective in preventing minor infringments of the Habbo Way, the guidelines that govern the community. In around 1985, there were strong rumours, and a GM report, that indicated that Holden would cease to exist in its current form, and that its models would be exclusively designed offshore. The tools in Housekeeping, as well as in-game controls (through commands typed with the syntax :command parameters), allow moderator staff to send messages to Habbos in the hotel, which appear as in-game popups. pondered the reintroduction of other GM brands. Moderators utilise in-game commands as well as a seperate web based tool known as Housekeeping. As the 1980s continued and Holden's future became uncertain, General Motors New Zealand Ltd. Moderators will always have the prefix "MOD-" in their account name and have a Habbo Staff badge.

The Isuzu-based model survived until Holden introduced the ultimate Camira, the JE, which made it across the Tasman Sea in 1987. Office staff moderate the hotel during local office hours, and are relieved by moderator staff outside of office hours. This was known as the JJ Camira, and proved to be much better than its Australian-sourced predecessor. Moderator staff are police vetted Sulake employees who work from home. However, the Australian Holden Camira (JB series) fared so badly in New Zealand that local GM bosses decided to replace it with a completely different model based on the Isuzu Aska (or JJ) from Japan. Habbo Hotel's moderation is covered by paid moderator staff whom work in 4 hour shifts. As 1983 began, Holden began fielding something close to a full range: the Gemini as the entry-level car, the Camira as the mid-sized one, and the Commodore in the large sector. Office staff may also consist of player support staff, who respond to queries sent via contact forms by players; and pixel artists who create the vast amounts of imagery used both in-game and on the community's website.

Isuzu (selling the Gemini) and Vauxhall (with the last Chevette) disappeared on the launch of the Holden Gemini TE series in 1981, while Bedford met its demise with the assembly of the last CF vans in 1984. These staff generally include a 'Hotel Manager', or Content Manager, who oversees the hotel as a whole by communicating with the players through newsletters, creating competitions, and managing the content of the website; a Community Manager, who is responsible for moderation and guidance throughout the virtual community by managing in-game Moderators and Habbo eXperts; and a Country Manager, who manages the business side of the community such as sales, finance and administration. Vauxhall's full line-up was pared back to the Chevette and Viva by 1977 as Holden's range expanded to include mid-sized cars (the Torana and Sunbird). This office is the workplace of the respective hotel's senior staff. Chevrolet and Pontiac had effectively disappeared from the market by the 1970s, though there were still Chevrolet trucks from the US and a top-end Holden Statesman with a Chevrolet V8 engine, known as the Chevrolet 350. Each Habbo Hotel has an office associated with it, operated by Sulake employees. However, for such a small market, it made little sense to have so many brands, so each was rationalized from the 1960s. Members of Habbo Club are also able to turn their badges on and off at their own discretion.

While the Holden name was used on virtually all GM products in Australia, in New Zealand other GM products from Vauxhall, Bedford, Isuzu, Pontiac and Opel were sold as well. Two very useful additional features of Habbo Club include the Chooser (accessed by typing ":chooser"), which lists all occupants of a room, and Furni (":furni"), which lists all furni within a guest room. The first export of Holdens to New Zealand began in 1954, and for many years they were assembled at the General Motors New Zealand plant in Petone outside Wellington, until it closed in 1990. Habbo Club is an exclusive service in Habbo Hotel that enables a Habbo to:. Due to tariffs and exchange rates, various Vectra models are more expensive than the larger Commodore in Australia and New Zealand, and the European model is likely to be replaced by a version of the new Daewoo Tosca in 2006. Furni, as well as credits, Habbos and guest rooms cannot be transferred from one hotel to another. The Holden Barina will be based on the Daewoo Kalos, and the entry-level Astra Classic will be replaced by the Holden Viva, based on the Daewoo Lacetti. There are also seasonal items released a month in advance of such days as Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas.

Holden has already established close research and design links with Daewoo, with which it provides the large Statesman model. Every so often, rare items will be sold through the catalogue for 25 credits for a period of around 14 days. Although its Opel-sourced models have been relatively successful, Holden has now looked to Daewoo in South Korea for replacements. They can also purchase cats and dogs to occupy their room(s). It has subsequently been imported from Europe. Habbos can purchase a wide selection of items for their guest rooms from the catalogue. The Vectra was briefly assembled locally for export to neighbouring countries, but this was dealt a severe blow by the Asian economic crisis in 1997. Credits are bought by paying actual money (usually by text message, credit card or mail orders) to Habbo Ltd.

The Opel Corsa was sold in Australia as the Holden Barina, replacing another model of that name, originally introduced in 1989, based on the Suzuki Swift. Catalogue items can either be purchased with credits or traded from Habbo to Habbo, as long as they are in a guest room which allows trading. Between 1996 and 1997, Holden replaced the Toyota-based Nova and Apollo with the Astra and Vectra, imported from Opel in Europe. Furniture for guest rooms can be purchased through the Catalogue. In 1995, UAAI was dissolved, and Holden was able to source product offerings from GM rather than from other manufacturers in Australia. Recent versions of the Navigator sort both Public and Guest rooms under various categories for easier navigation. This badge engineering proved unpopular with buyers, even though rival Ford had been successful with its Laser and Telstar models, which were just thinly disguised versions of Mazda's 323 and 626. The navigator holds lists for a Habbo's own rooms and their favourite rooms, as well as a Search feature enabling searches by room name or owner's name.

In 1989, Holden began selling rebadged versions of Toyota's Corolla and Camry, as the Nova and Apollo, while Toyota sold the Commodore as the Toyota Lexcen, named after the late America’s Cup yacht designer, Ben Lexcen. It also allows them to keep track of who is online and which room they are in (though it will only say "in guest room" if they happen to be in one.) There is also a Navigator which allows Habbos to select a public or guest room to enter. In 1988, it then entered a partnership with Toyota in Australia, to form a joint venture company called United Australian Automobile Industries (UAAI). Habbos can keep track of their friends through the Console, which allows Habbos to send and receive messages to each other. Holden sold the Nissan Pulsar as a Holden Astra (not to be confused with the Opel-sourced model of the same name) and used the 3.0 L 6 cylinder RB engine from Nissan's Skyline in the VL Commodore (1986-1988). In guest rooms, Habbos and all furniture appear much larger than in public rooms; as a result, the isometric grid is much larger and guest rooms consist of much smaller grid sizes than public rooms (the largest guest room has 104 squares, where the average public room has three times that.) In either room type, the words of a Habbo will appear above their head in a long, one-line thought bubble that is colour-coordinated to match the colour of the respective Habbo's shirt. Between the late 1980s and mid-1990s, the Australian government introduced a plan to restructure the local motor industry, which involved local manufacturers sharing models, known as the Button Plan, after the federal minister for trade and industry, John Button. There are templates for the size and shape of the room, which can be painted and filled with furniture (known as "furni"), all of which is purchasable from the Catalogue (see below.).

Bodywork for the Camira wagon was exported to the UK for Vauxhall's Cavalier. Guest Rooms are fully customizable rooms made by Habbos and can be used for a wide variety of purposes: nightclubs, gaming rooms, trading rooms and even whole houses. The Torana was replaced by the 1982 Camira, which was GM's medium-sized "J-Car". Public Rooms are those that supposedly could be found in a normal hotel, including lobbies, a kitchen, pools, lounges and a theatre (see photo to the right.) The selection of public rooms will differ from hotel to hotel. The four, later renamed Sunbird, was very sluggish, the eight-cylinder version alarmingly fast: the six was the most popular option. There are two main types of rooms: Public Rooms and Guest Rooms. The Torana LH/LX series, which consisted of 3 door hatchback and 4 door booted sedan variants (between 1974 and 1978) was unusual in that it was offered with a choice of four (1.9 L cam-in-head), six (2.8 L, 3.3 L OHV) or eight cylinder (4.2 L, 5.0 L OHV) engines. The chatrooms that make up each Hotel are large isometric structures that usually feature furniture, lighting and beverage dispensers.

The name 'Torana' was an Aboriginal word meaning 'to fly'. The newly registered Habbo now has the option to choose from a variety of clothing, shoes, hair and skin colour, all of which can be edited later..... Another notable Holden offering was the mid-size Torana, introduced in the mid-1960s, and initially based on the British Vauxhall Viva. The system will not register any offensive names or any that closely resemble any of the player's personal information. Holden has offered a reasonably full range of other vehicles, some locally produced but others sourced from various other parts of the General Motors empire, such as Chevrolet, Opel, Isuzu and Suzuki. The player must provide a habbo name and, if they may, type in a mission, which is a descriptive line shown when the player is clicked on by another habbo. The Kingswood sedan, wagon and ute (utility or pickup truck) was exported and assembled abroad, including New Zealand along with South Africa (badged as the Chevrolet Kommando), Indonesia and Trinidad and Tobago. To play Habbo Hotel, one must first create an avatar, referred to as "checking in for the first time." The Hotel will ask the person if they are a specified age limit, dependant on geographical location.

Despite the arrival of competitors in the 1960s, Holden's locally-produced large six and eight-cylinder cars have remained Australia's top-selling vehicle for most of that time. . Better suited to Australian conditions than its competitors, and assisted by tariff barriers, it rapidly became Australia's best-selling car. Since then, the Hotel chain along with its user base has continued to grow, and Habbo Hotel is currently one of the largest non-violent online game communities on the internet, operating in 17 countries. Although not particularly mechanically or stylistically sophisticated, it was simple, rugged, more powerful than most competitors, and offered reasonable performance and fuel economy in an affordable package. The second member of the Habbo brand was launched in the United Kingdom in January of 2001. The Holden 48/215, introduced in 1948, was a medium-sized vehicle fitted with a 132 in³ (2.15 L) engine, and based on a design proposed for the 1949 Chevrolet, that had been rejected as being too small for that purpose. The word Habbo was chosen following the submission of a team member.

After the end of World War II, the Australian government took steps to encourage an Australian automotive industry, and persuaded General Motors to build "Australia's own car". The company soon decided that a more neutral name for the service would be required to attract larger recognition. . The major launch of the service in Finland saw it dubbed Hotelli Kultakala, Finnish for Hotel Goldfish, in August 2000. In 1998, it was renamed Holden Ltd and in May 2005, it became known as GM Holden Ltd. The pair later sold the project to the Finnish telecom giant Elisa Oyj. It was purchased by General Motors in 1931 and became General Motors–Holden's Ltd. The original idea behind Habbo Hotel, Mobiles Disco, was created as a small project by two young Finnish men, Sampo Karjalainen and Aapo Kyrölä using FUSE Technology, which they created, and was intended to promote a rock band called Mobiles.

Holden began as Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd., a coachbuilder that made bodies to suit a number of chassis imported from different manufacturers, but particularly Chevrolet. Habbo Hotel is a virtual community that combines the concept of both a chat room and online game, owned and operated by Sulake Corporation. Holden is an Australian car manufacturer, originally independent but now a subsidiary of General Motors. Habbaz. Holden Piazza. Rare Trade Values. Holden Statesman. HabboTalk.

Holden Commodore and Calais. BOBBA My Room. Opel Calibra. Habbox US. Opel Vectra. HabboHut. Pontiac LeMans (imported from Daewoo of Korea). Blue Bobble.

Holden Barina (a rebadged Suzuki Cultus/Swift). Habtips. HabboDown. Habbo Discussion. HabboForum.

Habbo Hotel USA - Fansite List. Hobtech. HabboForum. HabboFM.

HabboHut. Habbo-Addicts. Habburgers. Hab-World.

HabboDown. HabboCafe. YourHabbo. Habbo Lane.

RobSladey. Habbo Demand. v-Habbo. Habbling.

Habbo Info. Habbo Paper. Bobbanet. Habbo Mania.

Habbo Hotel UK - Fansite List. Habz.net. HabboUnderworld. HabboForum.

HabboWatch. HabboLitez. HabboSoup. Habbo Hotel Singapore - Fansite List.

Snilleblixten. Habbos. Habbaloo. Habbo Hotel Sweden - Fansite List.

HabboHeaven. HabboPalace. HabboSite. Habbo Hotel Norway - Fansite List.

Pixeli. Nerokala. Kala-stamo. Habbo Hotel Finland - Fansite List.

Airwaves FM. Habbo Twist. Habbo Info Canada. Habrix.

Habbo Bikes. Habglitter?. Canadian. Habboholics.

duckieworld. Habbo Hotel CA - Fansite List. Hobtech. HabboHut.

HabboDown. OrangeBobble. HabHolic. HabLux.

Tropical Habbo. Habbo Holes. Habboish. Habbo-Hood.

HabboParadise. Habbo Hotel Australia - Fansite List. Habbo Hotel Russia. Habbo Hotel Romania.

Habbo Hotel Poland. Habbo Hotel Mexico. Habbo Hotel Lithuania. Habbo Hotel Liechtenstein.

Habbo Hotel Latvia. Habbo Hotel Greece. Habbo Hotel Czech Republic. Habbo Hotel China (Expected in 2006).

Habbo Hotel Belgium. ability to have a larger friend list. have priority in queues to enter full public rooms. choose from a selection of four dance moves as opposed to one default dance (the "Hab-Hop" on English speaking hotels).

enter special HC-only public rooms. create exclusively shaped guest rooms. have priority access to the hotel when logging in (actuality of this is in dispute). receive a special rare furniture once a month.

select a wider array of hairstyles and clothing.