1998 Holden Vectra GL review from Australia and New Zealand
"Forget this car in australia its just not suited - buy a commodore"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Hydraulic tappets
ecu
throttle body
rust
errattic idling
gear box (16000aud rebuild)
steering
airconditioning.
General comments?
After fighting the vectra and holden for five years to iron out the build quaility and reliability issues I finally surrendered after I collected the car from holden main dealer Zupps of Aspley in Brisbane
after they had had a second atempt at fixing the gear boxand drove it home, on arival smoke was pouring from under the bonnet. they had forgotten to tighen the union into the power steering pump and the ps fluid had blowen out also some of the egar box to engine block bolts had onlu been fitted
finger tight, I was told that aprentices were used for refit work.
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  | Good |
| Good car, great drivers car, be wary of repair costs |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7/10 |
| Reliability marks | 4/10 |
| Comfort marks | 7/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 110000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Toyota Corolla |
| Date of Entry | 11th June, 2003 |