1996 Holden Calibra 16v review from Australia and New Zealand

Rear seat belt not bolted in at delivery, don't know how it passed in the factory.

Paint chips/peeling in funny places, repaired under warranty.

Water pump replaced at 35k under warranty.

Rear tyres wore unevenly as long as I had the car.

Irregular idling, occasional stalling. Never found the problem.

Red paint faded badly although well looked after.

Had to replace the front discs (yes discs) after 50k.

Great car, could have kept it forever if it had more doors and good paint.

Well equipped, handles well and goes well - no Japanese coupes come close for the money.

Most expensive brake light globes in history - $38 each, and 4 in the rear deck mount. I used low voltage downlight globes to replace then at $3 from the supermarket.