1996 Holden Commodore VS II Executive review from Australia and New Zealand
"Australia's favorite, but way overrated"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Leaking rear main seal - high oil consumption.
Various interior trims on the doors come off.
Interior window surrounds fell inside the door skin.
Constantly blowing globes in the exterior lights.
Water leaks in the boot (can't find where from - mould now forming).
Mould forming on many internal window surrounds.
Temperamental central locking...
Rear driver side door mechanism broke one way when my wife closed the door a little harder than normal.
General comments?
Commodores are the biggest selling car in Australia. I don't know why. I worked in a Toyota dealership for 3 years (after I bought the Commodore) and a V6 Camry is far superior in every way!
It has good performance and is smooth, but once the engine is pushed a bit it becomes very harsh.
On top of all this Commodores now attract very high insurance premiums because they are high risk.
Build quality is well below Toyotas standard and Mitsubishis for that matter.
The car is also very thirsty and not really the car I expected it to be.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1996 |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8 V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 65000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 24th July, 2001 |