Tom SeafordMelbourne
- 3 reviews
why is Lpg not popular any more
Just went back to owning a Commodore wagon. I had a Mitsubishi triton diesel for about 7 years, I got fed up with the running costs especially when diesel hit $1.59 a litre, service costs, and it needed a new set of injectors. (4-5 thousand) I bought an ex government Commodore Lpg wagon. Brilliant car, heaps of extras on the basic model, 650ks to a tank around town, I can almost drive to Sydney for a tank of gas, eat your heart out Tesla.
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johnwollongong
Great to drive
The car great petrol wise around town poor going to head from to Melbourne 870 klm see how goes on fuel only got 1800 kilometers its the spitfire green color only problem you can't use the power it got my luck there be a cop around the corner my foot aches trying not press on peddle
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Bruce
- 10 reviews
Redline Ute SSV
Car sounds like a V8 should especially with a cat back exhaust. Very comfortable. Minimum maintenance. Extremely reliable. Manual shift easy to use. Gates don’t clunk. Fuel economy reasonable. Keeping its value and worth more than I paid for it. Good build quality. HUD very handy. Great touring vehicle on the freeway. Does 110km/h@1100rpm. Balance of factory warranty till 4/23.
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SmileyBrisbane
- 5 reviews
- 3 likes
Very spacious
I absolutely love driving this car it is very nice leather interior which is easy to clean. It's a very spacious family car with plenty of space for the kids to seat without being very close to each other. I love all the compartments in the car. I absolutely love the sensor that comes on with automatic lighting and when you put the car into drive the doors automatically lock which is a safety thing. It's great on fuel especially long trips out on the highway.
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DaveMelbourne
- 3 reviews
OMG...WHAT a car!
Purchased a new VF Series 2 SSV Redline just over a month ago now when on 'special' and wow, what a car! No regrets except that is knows how to drink the fuel...but hey, the car makes up for its thirst with the most awesome sound from its V8 and infant by all its exceptional features and the way it drives.
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Big D
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
SSV LS3
The Holden VF is the best car delivered by GMH Australia. The SSV Redline is an exceptional car with style and elegance and power to boot. From the 6.2 ltr manual to the style and comfort. The Bose system, heads up display and all the safety features, flawless for sure. One to keep!
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Cat.K
- 2 reviews
- 5 likes
- VF (Sedan) (2013-2017)
- Verified purchase
Cat.k
It has been the worst and the most terrible and exhausting experience that I have had to endure the last year and only because I decided to buy a "HOLDEN." Purchasing a "HOLDEN" vehicle has been the biggest mistake and the worst decision that I have ever made in my entire life. The interior is poor quality. I was told that using body moisturiser can effect the lining of the car. The consule lid that had a defect in my vehicle was replaced once and within two weeks the same thing happened. I am still waiting from Head Office as to whether that ...Read more
statement is true or false about using body lotion. I couldn't believe that in a message their response was we will find out the answer to that question, surprisingly enough I am still waiting... The so called technical and customer support manager who assessed my car and also damaged my car in the process and stated in a report that it was "elbow lean", that caused that defect, even when it happened the second time when they replaced the lid consule it's still in his opinion "elbow lean". Is it the moisturiser or the elbow lean? He didn't even know that this model isn't designed with mud flaps when he scraped my car. Holden still deny the smell in the air conditioner and they keep reminding me that out of "good will" they have replaced the air conditioner, because their classic rehearsed lines and response is that it's not covered under the warranty. The Bluetooth that they damaged and they had to replace after taking my car apart that was aswell out of "good will". The cabin filter they installed was out of "good will" too. Even if they claim there was never a smell detected by them. Let's not forget the consule but there is no "good will" left because the second time round it's "elbow lean". Holden should create a new title for extended warranty "Good Will Warranty". The noise coming from the dashboard they have created because they replaced the air conditioner is only in my imagination, let's not forget the smell coming from the air conditioner. I had a 10 year old child who got in my car one day that had no idea about the situation and his words were to me "something smells". Maybe that's in my imagination as well. Holden no wonder your sales have declined the way you treat your customers and the cars you produce is not what you used to do in the past. It's a such a shame. All I have to say is good luck to whoever buys a HOLDEN. If you are faced with problems my heart goes out to you and I hope you have a lot of time and energy to fight it. It's not just about the car problems when you buy a Holden it's how you get treated as well. To the people who own a Holden and have no issues I envy you and I hope it continues that way for your sake. Just visit the Holden face book or any Holden web site and the amount of complaints and issues that more consumers are facing outnumbers the good feedback. If I only knew this before I purchased a Lemon of a Holden. We have always bought HOLDEN but never experienced anything like this before. Just a recap, I purchased a BRAND NEW HOLDEN that I really loved. A few months down the track a smell from the Air Conditioner was coming through the vents. I did the research to send them how they could possibly fix the problem. Unfortunately two weeks down the track the same thing happened the smell came back to haunt me!!! Holden tried something else pulling my dashboard apart, even after raising my concerns if they were going to do that because it a BRAND NEW CAR this should not happen. I was assured in emails that it will be fine.1 comment
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John
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
- VF (Sedan) (2013-2017)
- Verified purchase
Best car built by Holden
Best driving experience. 3 modes Tour, Sport and Track. Great performance, great handling and great breaking. Quality finish with lots of extras. Sun roof, leather heated front ‘performance’ seats, an embroidered instrument panel, appropriate decals and badging, a lip spoiler(optional large spoiler), red daylight running lights surrounds, red or black mirror scalps, a unique red-lined wheel treatment, includes a package of driver assistance and infotainment features,a commemorative presentation case, individual vehicle numbering and a unique option code. The Motorsport Edition is codenamed KOM (for King of the Mountain), parking assist, rear camera, remote locking key-less, Ancap rating 5 stars, six air bags etc.
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Monicamelbourne
- 5 reviews
- 14 likes
great all round car. recomended
i drive a vf commodore thru my work as a work car everyday, these vf commodores are a huge improvement over the older models both in comfort, handling, safety and most of all they are very economical. i drive a base model sedan, but its absolutly brilliant. i highly recomend this model for familys. they are also very reasonable cost in servicing. buy a vf, you wont regret it!!
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JohnAdelaide
- 3 reviews
- 3 likes
Love my car so much
I love driving this car, I feels just great, it drives beautifully, and has so much room, the seats are extremely comfortable, with plenty of leg room, love the Bluetooth and the entertainment system easy to use, the interior of the car is very nicely done, the car also looks fantastic, it’s a great looking car, I feel very special every time I drive it
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Cooling system problems
I have a 2014 3.6l auto storm sedan i use for my work, 6 months out of warranty the power steering packed it in, holden replaced it saying it was a safety issue that some vfs had, within 4 weeks of that, i started having temp problems, every 3-5 hours of driving it, the engine would spit out about 2-3 litres of water into the overfill bottle and not suck it back in and the guage would show the engine cooking and all the centre cluster warnings would show and the car would go into limp home mode, presented to the holden dealer, they said radiato...Read more
r cap faulty, changed it and had to replace overfill bottle as it was crapped out, holden paid for this, drove out only to still have this issue, now checking rad hoses i find the top hose extrememly hot the bottom one luke warm, at other time both hoses similar temp, goes back to holden, they do system checks, say no faults found, then it splits the radiator, they replace it and again system check, holden pays for radiator, cars goes back another couple of times for overheating issue, they find nothing, within a month radiator 2 is leaking and having to be replaced, more time off the road, temp issues still there, finally the dealer says needs car for the week to find fault, i leave it with them, they find the thermostat is an issue and replace that and 2 short heater hoses and return car on the friday, i drive the car and find temp fault still there, ring monday tell dealer same problem still there, told need car back, they keep another week and say they cant get it to fault, return car back friday, drive car again only to find same issue still there, within a week of that it splits radiator 3, i ring again told they need car back thurs, fri so foreman can drive car over weekend to try replicate problem, i tell them no as they had car now for 2 weeks and should have by now fixed it, the dealer and holden tell me to drop the car back as just putting in another radiator wont fix it, dah, they had my car 2 weeks and found nothing, why suddenly do they now need my car another week, im now driving it with a spkit radiator and having to continuiously fill with water evey 15-20 minutes, now i say to holden i want replacement car as you guys have no idea whats wrong and how to fix it, thats denied, other than these issues i found the car to drive well, handle well and i run this on 95 octane fuel so economy is good, the boot is huge and the interiot looks a lot nicer than the ve interior, shame tgese problems are there to ruin what should be a good car.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Jane SAU
- 9 reviews
- 9 likes
The worst of Australian cars
I had one of these for 4 years as a work car from band new, possibly one the worst cars I had the misfortune of having to drive for 4 years! every possible failure you can think of, gearbox, engine, starter, battery, diffs, it was always going back to Holden to be fixed, it even locked me out once when it the central locking system failed. Fuel system failures, water pumps, this thing was a total lemon!! The interior felt like it was put together by 3 different teams that didnt talk to each other, MISH mash of clashing styles and the cheapest plastics I have seen, this thing had rattles, and squeaks that drove me mad. When it finally went back to be sold at 80,000 the engine overheated.
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Nikola IlicMelbourne
- 8 reviews
Excellent car inside and out
I have had my VF Calais for almost 6 months and do not have a single complaint. Firstly the looks of the car are great from shape, detailing and 18 inch alloys. The inside is a nice leather interior with crome finishes all around to match the outside. Most importantly the car drives like a charm, super smoothe and has good power at 210kw for a V6.
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SeanPerth
- 4 reviews
Will pull the skin off a rice pudding (Loudly)
Well Holden left the best to last having owned a few of these in the past the latest is certainly the greatest, but in saying this its not perfect the infotainment unit is buggy and lags worse than Steven Hawkins voice translator. The manual transmission isn't a fan of shifting into second when cold and the bloody chrome on the dash when the sun hits it is almost like having the sun join you in your eyeball for a second. But other than these tiny gripes it drive excellently, its smooth and comfortable has boat loads of torque (and im not talkin...Read more
g about your dads rusty old tinny, im talking big dirty old cray trawler kinds of power.) The exhaust sounds great with the valves open and the leather interior is well finished, sound system in the redline is very good and the sat nav voice command works much better than many of the other brand units I have tried, Drinks like that uncle that never gets invited around, but unlike him these things can handle getting hammered. A great car and I cant help thinking that had holden built another in Australia after this it could have been a real world beater. Pros Great sounding exhaust Good headlights Comfortable, smooth and reasonably quiet Boatloads of power (as covered earlier) Feels a solid build and very good sound system in redline Heaps of legroom Dashboard is well finished (bar the chrome, see below)Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Christina HENDEAVOUR HILLS
- 6 reviews
Work vehicle
This vehicle is like driving a boat, but overall it's not bad, given that it's a work vehicle. The vehicle is quite responsive, and even though it feels a little heavy, it's a smooth drive. I like the safety features included in the vehicle that I use, too. Rear-view camera and senses (may be across all types). Either way a very reliable vehicle!
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MarcoHunter Region, NSW
- 3 reviews
- 2 likes
Wish my vf bombadore was a good one
Have a 3.6 Calais V 2014. 50000kms- cracked radiator. Needed. 60000kms-ecu problems needed new one. 75000kms steering rack was stuffed new one needed. Driving along and lost electric sterring. Love the shape of the car and all the stuff it has. But mine has been poor in the parts being used. To fancy seems to be more things go wrong. Holden have been good to replace the last two out of warranty. and the radiator in warranty. It has 79000kms now. Hopefully nothing else goes wrong and I can love me Calais again. Thanks heritage Holden Maitland nsw for getting all this sorted.
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90000 kms. Air con pipe leak. New one needed
It’s over. No more bombadore. Transmission very rough and did not know what gear it wanted. Gave it a fully transmission service at 75000km. All services by Holden and on time. Have owned 19 cars in m... Read more
y time. by far the worst I have owned. Happy to say I have traded it in. 95000km so much went wrong and much more to come. feel sorry for the person that buys it from the car yard. RIP Holden. That was my last Holden.I have owned Holden’s, Fords, Subaru, Land Rover, Toyota’s, Suzuki’s, Mazda. I now have gone to a Kia. Never thought I would buy a Kia, 7year warranty and all that got me. Let’s see. Holden have been ... Read more
good to me by helping me out when things went wrong. So can’t complain about how they treat their customers. Owned a VP commodore. Not one thing went wrong, great car. This VF sure it can park it self ( never used it) but the electric steering system on it is s***. I’m sure I just got the lemon and some of them would be good. Maybe.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
DougHeathwood, QLD, 4110
- 6 reviews
Great fun, last of a legend
The engine and sound really makes the ss redline. Great levels of technology for the price and age of the platform (though android auto would have been appreciated), it truely is the last of its kind.
Handling is great, lots of power, big comfy car, great brakes. Thirsty on fuel, especially if stuck in daily traffic, but you don't buy a car like this for fuel economy! I love it and will be keeping it for a long time.
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AntonySydney
- 2 reviews
Love my car
Handles good. Very nice to drive. Very roomy and comfortable. I didn’t like the chrome around the cup holders at it gives of a glare when the sun is shining on it. Other then that minor default I love my vf. I’d recommend taking one for a test drive. :)
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AlexisSydney
- 8 reviews
Love my VF SS Storm
Cannot fault my 2015 SS VF1 Storm Wagon! I love it so much, drives great even with Pedders Coilovers. It has a black out kit, 20inch HSV blackout rims, 2.5inch Cat back exhaust, Cold Air Intake, Gearbox shifter - makes it look amazing and sound amazing. All the tech in it is great also, touch screen, bluetooth etc. I went from a SV6 wagon and im surprised at the little difference in fuel usage. For the price as well you cant go wrong - wish they were still making HSV as i would of eventually upgraded to a R8 Clubsport wagon!
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Jason MifsudMelbourne
- 5 reviews
- VF (Sedan) (2013-2017)
- Verified purchase
Series 2 SSV REDLINE
White, manual, black roof with 20 inch factory allow rims.
Upgraded from a Suzuki Swift so the driving experience and build quality was 100% noticeable.
Unbelievable performance but of course it will cost you at the pump if you constantly put the pedal to the floor.
For such a large car handled very comfortable and precise when steering.
Of course you dont buy a V8 to be worried about the fuel cost but this is the only down fall of owning a beast like this but if thats the only disappointment, I can live with it. Worth every $$$ spent.
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I'm considering buying a v6 commodore and was wondering does the 2017 VF2 have the fancy interior lights like the ssv redline, at night under the head unit just in front Of The gear stick, just courious?
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Can u put gas in a 2013 vf ssv ute?
If so at what expense?
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Where is the boot light fuse located in a 2015 Calais v series 2 sedan?
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Cat.K
Information to all the customers out there that have purchased this model.
have always denied a smell ever existed in the air conditioner but yet they were aware of it. This is how pathetic this company is!!!Holden had released a bulletin in regards to the same issue that I have been complaining about since November 2017.
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