Needs petrol once every few weeks.
Great little car that runs on the smell of an oily rag, and is great fun to drive in 5 spd form.
I have an example of the MH Barina that is 9 years old and still runs and looks as good as day one. They are a fantastic run about with very few mechanical repairs required in that time.
I am 16 years old and am considering purchasing a Holden Barina 1992 for my first car. I think that they look good and because they only have a 1.3 litre motor they would be cheap to run. How much fuel do they use per 100 kms?
I have a 1988 Holden Barina and it costs $10 per 100km. Very cheap and reliable car.
Highly Recommend.
I am looking at getting a Holden Barina GSi, what do you think about these cars?
I have been meaning to get rid of my MH Barina for years, but it has been faultless mechanically and consumes little fuel. Cost of parts can be high, e.g.: AUD120 for a replacement antenna, so find your local Suzuki wrecker for non-critical replacement parts. Suzuki dealers do a service for less than Holden dealers. My wife's former Barina had a quarter head-on collision with a Falcon taxi - the Falcon suffered greater damage... Fun to drive in five speed form.
I own a 1990 HM which I have driven for about a year now. Nothing went wrong with it at all until I got it serviced (which was rather expensive at $900: belts, oil change, etc.) Now the water pump is leaking and the belts are slipping. Probably not the car's fault, but we'll never know. I get about 10km to the litre, which is very good in my opinion. Its performance leaves much to be desired.
I own a 1992 Holden Barina MH. I get 7.1L - 100km = 14km - 1L, on avg long stretch I get 6.3L - 100km, just as good as new cars.
The performance is not a problem for me. I have had mine to 175kmph on a closed road, flat, minimal wind, all within 5kms.
Quite a comfortable car too, a bit small, but who cares.
It has slight problems with understeer if thrown into a corner too hard.
This car has not been pro tuned. I did it myself, but it gets 14.678 1/4mi at 123.5kmh. Everything is stock, just got a lucky one.
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