1980 Holden Commodore VC review from Australia and New Zealand

To be fair to the car it was driven by a previous owner who neglected it. When bought it has a defect sticker.

The engine was also an exchange motor. I have no idea when this was exchanged.

Gearbox is sloppy and is starting to whine at high speed. This will need a rebuilt.

Speedo is defective I have since fixed. It was the older type cables you would expect on a 1970's model holden.

Indicator switch had snapped on the shaft a common problem I am told.

Engine temp gauge has stopped working.

Carpets have totally fallen apart in the front interior section.

Extensive rusting in doors and boot area. The main reason for rusting in the doors is hardening and cracking of upper door seals.

Bushes in Pan-hard rod where worn as well as several front steering bushes.

This model VC seems very cheap construction with the 4 cylinder imported engine. Overall built quality is poor. Welded door hinges make body work hard.

Finding second hand parts is hard as it seems the same parts are broken on all Commodores.

But I am happy with its performance on the open road, Its cheap to run. I spend about $50 a month on Petrol running around town.