Comments on: 2008 Holden Sportwagon Review

By: Rvs for sale

Rvs for sale — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:22:15 +0000

Nice car got lot of space comes with good interior and with holden reliability any one would like to have this car…

By: Shak

Shak — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:47:42 +0000

While im a Holden man myself, go the Volvo. It has the quality kit and reliability. If you want the looks, go the Calais, but i agree the V8 is overkill.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:18:56 +0000

If you are looking at a van, what about the Passat wagon, Mondeo wagon, beautiful Mazda 6 wagon, Suby wagon, or a 2wd Territory?

These are equally different.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:15:26 +0000

Our VY with dinosaur 3.8 pushrod Iron block V6 and ancient 4 speed auto wagon gets low 8′s on the highway and no more than 11s in the city…

It must be doing something right!

By: john a

john a — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:47:43 +0000

buy a mazda 6 classic wagon,you wont be disapointed.great build great handling,a very nice car.

By: Matters

Matters — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:00:02 +0000

Thinking of a V8 Calais V Sportwagon. Always bought Lexus, Mazdas, Honda and Toyotas.

The quality seemed better than the Aussie built Toyotas. It has plenty of power and the contrast trim is classy in the V series. The trim is much better in the V with the leather than the standard Calais. The latter was a bit cheap looking.

Holden dealer is offering somewhere in the mid-50s. Seems to me to be a good price.

However, it’s a V8 and is total, total overkill. The V6 sounds like a piece of crap, so that’s not even on the list.

It would be a wild decision, because the other car I’m thinking about is the Passat TDI 125 or a Volvo XC70. All of these cars are in the early to late 50s. They all have strengths and weaknesses.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:42:32 +0000

Goodbye GM,
So true Mate!!

I bet the Falcadore fanboy club will bring up their stupid theory that death of Fords and Holdens in australia will spell a price hike on cars in, due to a monopoly situation! Um, they should venture out of their homeswest/taxpayer funded housing estates, and notice that there is many more brands available in this market!! Atleast then, we will be able to buy cars we really want, minus the tarrif tax!

By: Goodbye GM

Goodbye GM — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:11:35 +0000

Dated interior styling and APPALLING fuel economy, just what we all need! If it didn’t have a Holden badge on it this car would be scorned endlessly! The sooner GM slides into receivership the better. Heaping rubbish sub standard cars onto the Australian car buying public it is a fate they deserve. Spending a billion dollars on the Commodore and it’s only a 4 star waste of money that is easily outclassed by the competition. Rubbish engines and transmissions. Regularly buying favourable media coverage and motoring awards through advertising spending rather than simply doing a better job. Any sensible person that has a Holden in their driveway should feel angry, cheated and ripped off. Those people that call themselves Holden fans should be embarressed by their stupidity and how gullible they are. You have been completely taken hook line and sinker by the American Corporations spin and marketing that they are as Australian as AFL football and kangaroos. The executives in Detroit are laughing their asses off at you. You idiots.

By: Duck

Duck — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:37:14 +0000

Nice Sean66!

By: Duck

Duck — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:35:12 +0000

I agree Devil666. The ignition barrel has been illuminated on the Holden Commodore for a while. My VT Acclaim has an illuminated ignition barrel!

The VE has got an illuminated ignition barrel CarAdvice!