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1988 Holden Commodore Executive review from Australia and New Zealand

"Gives you most bang for buck, and thrash it every SINGLE day without failure. 3 years so far (="

What things have gone wrong with the car?

D.F.I Module -> Coil Pack -> Spark Leads.

Windscreen wiper blades rust easy.

Harmonic Balancer killed fan belt which ripped off crank angle sensor (instant engine-off) ow!

Throttle-body sensor died slowly over 3 years, got it replaced recently and found 20-30% more performance than I've ever had.

The only other real problem is the door seals and trims are poorly attached, and door trims never stay "on" the door - and causes you headaches when your subwoofahs vibrate all your locking mechanisms when listening to fear factory.

General comments?

You can thrash it day in, day out, every takeoff, drag regularly, wrap the speedometer around the clock and have it tapping well below the 220km/hour mark (the last one) on the speedometer and the engine just keeps on going.

Run it on premium and you'll find it cheaper than running on regular since you'll get an extra 60-80 km per tank for about 5% extra petrol bill.

Run it on good oil, good petrol and good coolant and she'll make any 5L made before your V.N or mates X.F Falcon cry.

Mine is ex-cop and is chipped, but that's about it.

You might have to spend at this age some small $ on doing a full "minors" replacement - say $300 gets your front/rear light covers, globes and globe harnesses, and only take an hour for you to do it all yourself.

That $300 will also pay for your new sparks/leads, as well as replaced door seals all around.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
First year of ownership2000
Most recent year of ownership2003
Engine and transmission 3.8L V6 Automatic
Performance marks 7/10
Reliability marks 7/10
Comfort marks 7/10
Dealer Service marks 5/10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 9/10
Distance when acquired205000 kilometres
Most recent distance260000 kilometres
Date of Entry 7th May, 2003

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