I have a loved twin top that had cost me a small fortune with engine chain mounts falling off, roof needing repair etc. have just had cable in door handle snap and am told No Parts are available in Australia for this car??? Holden service excellence? I also checked for recalls as the Holden dealership failed to check. Found 3 outstanding including a brake hose. I booked car back in to have recalls done and was told the car would have to remain off road for up to three months while they sourced parts from Europe but could not guarantee they coul...Read more

This is the best car I've owned by far. We bought it brand new in 2005 and it has served us well doing 160,000 km. It is very easy on fuel compared to my son's Mazda 3. He probably has thrashed that though. It has very thick doors compared to our japanese cars and has 6 airbags traction control,abs and many other more safety features that our japanese cars did not have. I have the Automatic which probably needs another gear on the freeway but nothing I can't live with. I bought this for my daughter new but she was given a company car straight a...Read more

Bought a very nice condition MY2007 this year (2012) as I wanted to have a convertible and I am over my 4x4 phase :)
Didn't really know what to buy to fit my budget (< 20k), so I tested the Renault Megane twin top, the volvo 93, fold focus. Also drove a Astra soft top as comparison.

The AH twin top beats all of those hands down. By far the best engine - the 2.2L is just so much fun to drive, especially in sports mode. Best features - computers everywhere, everything electric, leather, heated seats, park assist - all stuff which is usually f...Read more

I've always had my car serviced by Holden, they're overpriced but didn't want to void the warranty. 2 services prior to new car warranty expiry I noticed the coolant warning come up occasionally on the computer dashboard so had Holden check it out twice and both times they said it was fine. As soon as it was out of warranty and I took it for it's next service they said the sensor is faulty and will cost me to replace it!

I refused saying I had brought it to their attention twice while it was under warranty but they said it didn't show up a...Read more

My wife brought her 2007 Sri brand new. My wife is a conservative driver never crashed, i often get mad while driving with her because she is like a grandma. To begin this car goes through a new set of front tyres every year which is crazy. Even if you get them alligned, balanced and get decent tyres they still wear unbeliveably fast.
The car was regularly serviced but not at holden dealership. At 23000 kms a gasket leaked and pumped water into transmission. We took back to Holden an they said it is because we didn't get it serviced by them,...Read more

I have the 2005 AH wagon and 2008 60th Anniversary Wagon. Both automatics.

Both a reliable, zippy and plenty of room with the wagon.

All I have had done is the battery at 60,000kms, timing belt on the 2005 at 100,000kms. Yes, you only need to do this at 100,000kms. It's the same engine as in the UK and their handbook states 100,000. That was $800. I have never had a problem with the electrics.

I buy my air and pollen filters online from the UK and save heaps. I've even bought the sparkies from there.

I'm looking to upgrade the 200...Read more

Bought the 2004 AH Astra CD new and have done 145,000km now and still going well, It replaced the big Falcons we had previously and gave fantastic fuel consumption and great on road feel, it drove on the highways like a big car. It has a good quality finish and feels like a European car inside.

It has towed a Camping trailer all over Eastern Australia. Towed trailer loads of sand, sheep and hay brilliant. It travelled 25k a year for the first few while still taking kids around to sport. Have serviced it at Holden’s the whole time (15k s...Read more

I bought mine brand new in 2005 so I have to say after 7 years and 120,000 km I've gotten my money's worth. The best thing about this car is that you can buy accessories and gadgets for it from the UK or Europe off ebay. You can then watch a youtube video on how to install accessories or service the car because these cars are very common overseas. Cheap and easy to fix for example the blower resistor on the A/C which cost less than $20 AUD one month ago to fix and simply involved watching a youtube video. You can also buy the cruise control s...Read more

A great car that we hired for a day to do a trip down the highway. The car handles well for a front wheel drive, steering is responsive and brakes. The back seats have enough room for 2 adults and we even had our son in his child seat (forward facing) with plenty of room. The roof is quick and easy to take off/on with the flick of the switch although with the roof off we couldn't fit anything in the boot so had the roof on for most of the time so we could fit a bag and a pram in. The car had enough power to get us up hills which we were impress...Read more

I could not wait to buy a convertible but have learned from this car that they're just a bad idea. The roof seals leak during heavy rain which broke my heart, I've taken it back to Holden a few times under warranty (luckily) for an incessant squeak from back windows, flaps that spin out when roof is let down needed oiling two times in 6 months, shade that needs to be pulled out in order for roof to come down snapped back halfway during converting which caused my boot latch to snap - I had to drive around with a boot half way open (backwards!). ...Read more

Have had this serviced at Motorama SpringwoodQueensland since purchase so it is maintained as per warranty and manufacturer recommendations.

At 10 months batery dies, not covered by warranty, who cares about warranty on consumabkes but a battery should last more than 10 months!

At 18,000 kms had to replace all the tyres, this was recommended by both Bob Jane TMart and Jax independently, had them looked at as I suspected tread looked awfully thin... Went with Pirelli from JAX, never looked back since but that's another review. New tyres on...Read more

Up until last week I would have said the Astra was a good litle car, however on a drive to Newcastle this week, the car stalled on the highway. What had happened was that the water pump failed and this lead to the timing belt malfunctioning causing damage to the engine head and head gaskets.

The timing belt/ water pump was due to be changed in 2,000km's. On speaking to my mechanic, he said that he has had 4 such failures with the Holden Astra this year. He says there are very few manufacturers that change the timing belt and associated equip...Read more

I purchased this vehichle at 60,000 kms. It seemed to have been well maintained by the previous owner and as such I did not think that I would have too much to worry about.... And I was right until I got to 120,000kms and was informed by the Holden dealership that this vehichle didn't seem to have had the timing belt replaced at the 60,000km service.. And I was lucky it had made it to 121,000kms (double its life expectancy) Of course I was shocked, because the dealership had assured me that everything on the handbook service had been completed....Read more