1989 Holden Commodore VN BT1 review from Australia and New Zealand

Thermostat seized up due to rust.

Major oil leaks (engine and box), 3 trips to a mechanic fixed that.

Broken tie rod end.

Gearbox slow to change from 2nd to 3rd.

Sports exhaust rattling due to bottoming out on speed bumps.

Driveline shudders under acceleration due to lowered springs.

Rough ride (chopped king springs).

Transmission cross-member worked loose and the gearbox dropped about 3 inches breaking lots of seals.

The Series 1 VN Executive is a great first car, it has MORE than enough power off the line and chews tires (3 sets of rear in 1 year).

For a P - Plater this car can be deadly, it is too tempting to give it a squirt off the lights to beat everyone (and it does... nearly everyone) and in the wet this can be risky.

Could do with an LSD as the single spinner is too unpredictable when your rear wheels spin and the ass drifts out in high speed corners. Nearly killed myself over-correcting and spun out.