1988 Holden Commodore Executive from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

D.F.I Module -> Coil Pack -> Spark Leads.

Windscreen wiper blades rust easy.

Harmonic Balancer killed fan belt which ripped off crank angle sensor (instant engine-off) ow!

Throttle-body sensor died slowly over 3 years, got it replaced recently and found 20-30% more performance than I've ever had.

The only other real problem is the door seals and trims are poorly attached, and door trims never stay "on" the door - and causes you headaches when your subwoofahs vibrate all your locking mechanisms when listening to fear factory.

You can thrash it day in, day out, every takeoff, drag regularly, wrap the speedometer around the clock and have it tapping well below the 220km/hour mark (the last one) on the speedometer and the engine just keeps on going.

Run it on premium and you'll find it cheaper than running on regular since you'll get an extra 60-80 km per tank for about 5% extra petrol bill.

Run it on good oil, good petrol and good coolant and she'll make any 5L made before your V.N or mates X.F Falcon cry.

Mine is ex-cop and is chipped, but that's about it.

You might have to spend at this age some small $ on doing a full "minors" replacement - say $300 gets your front/rear light covers, globes and globe harnesses, and only take an hour for you to do it all yourself.

That $300 will also pay for your new sparks/leads, as well as replaced door seals all around.

With regard to this comment:

"The only other real problem is the door seals and trims are poorly attached, and door trims never stay "on" the door - and causes you headaches when your subwoofahs vibrate all your locking mechanisms when listening to fear factory."

I don't like to be insulting, but this is a stupid comment, the car came standard with 2 4inch speakers, it was never meant to have subs.

I drove a Commodore Executive for 2 years in Adelaide and it was a great car (it was new). The only problem was a leaky power steering pump. Also, after parking it outside at the beach for 1 year, the chrome started to show signs of corrosion. Other than that, the car was awesome.