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1987 Holden Camira review from Australia and New Zealand

"Never buy a camira, they're a waste of money"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Pretty much everything has gone wrong with this car. It has needed a whole engine rebuild. I have had it for at least 2 years and still have not got it running. A lot more problems have occur-ed since I have got it.

Opened up the engine at 170000km and needed full gasket set into it.

Compression Leaking into cylinders, Valves not seating properly, crack in-between valves.

Paint has gone down due to sitting outside for a very long time.

General comments?

Haven't driven it yet so don't know too much about it yet...

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Model Year1987
First year of ownership2005
Most recent year of ownership2008
Engine and transmission 1.8L Fuel Injected Automatic
Performance marks 3/10
Reliability marks 1/10
Comfort marks 5/10
Dealer Service marks  
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 7/10
Distance when acquired170000 kilometres
Most recent distance170000 kilometres
Date of Entry 5th February, 2008

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