2000 Holden Astra CD from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Throttle body at 104000.

Computer fault at 104000.

Car has been great since I purchased it 2nd hand in July.

I just forked out $2300 to fix a computer fault affecting the whole system.

I bought my second hand Astra CD 2001 in February this year at 140,000km, and have just been advised by a Holden dealership that my computer and throttle body need replacing.

They've said there's no use replacing the computer without replacing the throttle body too, as the current one would destroy the new computer.

They have quoted me $2,500 for parts and labour! I am currently calling around some other Canberra mechanics to see if I am being ripped off. I know Astra's can be an expensive car to maintain, but this amount seems pretty excessive.

I will re-post once I get a response back, as I've heard these problems can be common in Astra's.

Cheers.

Jen.