Summary:
Very fuel efficient
Faults:
Not much has gone wrong with the car. Accept the lever for the drivers seat was apparently faulty. This was picked up at my 2nd service. And that was a while back. Holden still have not fixed the problem as the part has to come from Germany. Just today I noticed that my engine light has come on.
General Comments:
The only problem besides the ones I have already mentioned is the boot space. Its pretty small. My dash also is shaking.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 24th August, 2002
29th Dec 2002, 17:15
I presume that you have a hatch after the comment about minimal boot space. I have an Astra sedan and find the boot is huge. On the sedan the boot is only 8 litres smaller in capacity than a Commodore (VT/VX). The boot is much deeper than a Commodore which makes it easier to stand a suitcase up instead of laying it down. For such a small car I think that is ample unless someone has a very large family. If people want a car with a big boot, go for a Toyota Camry or Avalon. They have the biggest boot in the business for Australian made cars by quite a considerable margin.
30th Dec 2010, 02:39
I don't know what you were expecting, or why you bought a car that didn't offer you what you want in terms of space.
The boot space in the hatch is massive compared to most of its competitors of this model year.
The Astra Wagon was also an excellent vehicle, so perhaps you should have gone for that.
I can compare models if you want me to with the exact numbers, but I think you sir are dreaming. It was never meant to be a station wagon sized boot. It was meant to be a practical city sized boot. It's far superior than any other car on the market.