Harmonic balancer went.
Distributor died over a couple of months. First noticed when a large lack of power suddenly appeared.
Air con stopped working 6 months before it was disposed.
Odometer stopped working. Would only register about 1 in 15 km's.
Poor fuel economy especially if driven hard.
Rust in the bottom of the doors.
Tappets were worn at the end of its life.
Steering rack worked its way loose and needed to be replaced.
Interior stood the test of time.
Kept going and going.
Fairly decent performance for it's age.
Kept going for ages, only had three services and was still going well hen traded in.
I bought mine for $2500 from a dodgy car yard. I was going to turf it, but it's quite lovable. I've spent $1900 on the engine and radiator, $1200 on suspension, $600 on the brakes and master cylinder, and it still needs bits
It has quite a bit of groovy chrome!
To all who are thinking of buying the 4 cylinder 1982 VH commodore Don't! it was the biggest mistake made by holden putting a 1.9L engine in a 3.3 litre sized car, not only was it "dangerously" undepowered, I found that the car took 22 seconds (or even more) to get to 100km/h, the flange gasket on the manifold would seem to wither away after 5000 km's thus having terrible engine noise (which is quite embarrassing) note: the fact that the cars carburettor had air leaks in it after 10 years of age which was not fixable, therefore the car would stall when ever it was put into gear (the car had only done 185,000 km/s when I traded it in. but on the good side the car lasted me 20 years, and the interior can't be beat! there was some terrible engine problems towards the 17 year mark and was not worth paying the money to get fixed as it wouldn't take it long to play up again. other than that, it was a smooth ride, most comfortable and luxurious (not good for the drag strip, but good for the scenic drives. and even I could fix it!)
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