1997 Holden Vectra -
Lovely car to drive and sit in but...
Has a lot of problems in the Australian climate.
Had to get cam sensors done around 70000kms.
Fuel injection system done around 5000kms after that.
Exhaust replaced every 2 months (own fault for short distance driving).
Timing belt snapped at 85000, and broke engine head ($3500) No notification or news about Holden changing the belts at around 60000kms.
A lot of small things have gone wrong (electronic and engine wise)
Overall the 1997 GL Vectra is a very nice ride, very economical, and is and sounds very sporty. But the whole engine is a hole in your wallet or purse.
I can relate to the cam belt. I have owned my V6 Vectra from new and it ran trouble free until 85,000km when the cam belt broke and destroyed half the engine. $5000 later it was back on the road and has gone well for the last 30,000km since. My bug bear is the service schedule says the belt should be done at 105,000km yet I continue to hear many stories of the belt going much much earlier. A shame because otherwise it's been a great car.
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