1987 Holden Commodore VL (SL) review from Australia and New Zealand
"Extreme potential and lifetime reliability"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
ABSOLUTELY nothing with the engine!!
Some boot leakage.
Squeaky front suspension.
The entire gearbox/clutch was changed only to find out that there was nothing wrong with the gearbox, only the clutch assembly. However this conversion paid off in terms of performance.
General comments?
This car is absolutely 100% reliable and will start first click, no matter what.
It does have a tendency to lose traction easily over uneven roads and is quite a bumpy ride.
However this car has enormous potential and can easily humiliate VR and VP traffic light hero's.
It is fully stock and is desperately begging for some modification.
If anyone has any suggestions on how to cheaply enhance it's performance please contact me at: Mark81@one.net.au.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0L Standard Manual |
| Performance marks | 8/10 |
| Reliability marks | 10/10 |
| Comfort marks | 6/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 85000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 106000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 16th March, 2001 |