Comments on: 2008 Holden Barina hatchback details

By: Stewie

Stewie — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:32:39 +0000

Got one…three door auto. All in family who have driven it are stunned by its fuel economy…by which I refer to its lack thereof. This thing guzzles the juice like our slant six in the 1962 Valiant ‘S’ push-button automatic. So Jo and Jane, howabout desisting with the blatantly promotional comments regarding the ‘economical’ 2008 Barina?

By: Mario

Mario — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:08:32 +0000

My partner bought a brand new Barina 3 door automatic with the 1.6l engine a couple of months ago. At no stage to this date have we experience any better than 8.0L/100km fuel consumption. This is what medium sized 6cyl cars are achieving.

By: franz chong

franz chong — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:01:32 +0000

I say to all of you spending a little more and stretch the dollars to get into an Entry Level Polo,Tiida or Fiesta.All are much safer and in the case of the Volkswagen and Ford they are European with great resale values and in the case of the Nissan it is a Corolla Class Car all the more important if you have car driving kids on p plates.I am not suggesting we all become like Family Guy’s Peter Griffin and put our young people into a tank I am saying there must be much safer options out there than this Barina.

By: Vinz

Vinz — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:35:47 +0000

I agreed with Serin and Jo, after searching with compact cars “5 Doors Hatch Automatic”: Mazda 2, Jazz, Yaris, Swift, Fiesta, Gets and Barina. I decided to pick Barina and why? See below:

Holden Offered me this price: $17600 with ABS and 15″ alloy(other cars above cant give this price with same features in Barina.
Engine: 1.6 engine

Exterior Style/shape: Barina’s curves are not that odd unlike those cars I’ve mentioned.

Interior: See Barina website

Fuel: Travelled everyday 60 kms fr Croydon to Clayton Dandenong($50 petrol full tank for 6 Days use). For me that’s economical. (For others, Please learn to compute your fuel consumption then post it here before you make a bad impression to the car). Or rather dont post negative feeling while you dont own the new 2010 Barina.

Power: Well, better to test it. No wonder why they call the Barina as Zippy Engine(automatic). I usually test my Barina in stop lights, on how it will respond from red light to green light. I’ll tell you the power? you will get what you want in 1.6 engine. The torque? You may feel in your head movement when you GO for the green light.

Safety: 4 stars ANCAP(no contest). If you really want to go with perfect ANCAP stars safety features please get a BIG SUV cars or rather spend $20000++ to get a compact cars with 6 airbags.(reality check)

NOTE: I tell you guys, try to avoid being judgemental unless you drive them all.

By: Serin

Serin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:33:26 +0000

i like the new barina. It’s cheap, stylish, easy to park, comfortable seat, nice steror which connect to my mp3 player straight way and heated mirrors. that’s all i want^^

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:41:33 +0000

AC Cobra, thank you kindly for your typical excuse. I will have you know that I did shop around and I chose the Barina….did I at any point state that everyone should buy one?? No I did not. Do you think that maybe I am not an driving ‘enthusiast’, that I am simply a young woman looking for a stylish small car that will get me to work each day? Do you think that most people who are looking to buy the Barina are in the same boat as me? I dont want a fuel guzzling 4WD and this is a reliable small car from a reliable company. . I think you need to ask yourself these questions then get back to me. I would also have you know that I know what to look for in a car and the assumption that my boyfriend or father made this decision for me is offensive and unnecessary.

By: AC COBRA

AC COBRA — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:04:31 +0000

Jane, I would say they are popular because being cheap n nasty and particular these buyers are not driving enthusiast, otherwise they would test drive other makes and models, not just supporting one badge recommended by advertising, boyfriend’s and one eyed dad’s…

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:24:51 +0000

SEAT Ibiza copy much? at the front anyways.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:09:36 +0000

You all need to stop bagging the Barina, seriously. If you don’t like it then don’t buy one no one is forcing you. I am about to pick one up and I am absolutely thrilled. So how about you all stop being so negative and realise that just because it’s not to your taste doesn’t mean it is a useless car. I worked at a Holden dealership and there was never any problems with Barina’s they are extremely popular! So how about you all get off your high horse and stop being unnecessarily nasty. The day that half the people on this forum design and mass produce an equally popular small car is the day that I will really take on any of these pathetic comments. In the mean time how about you all get over it!

By: Dlr1

Dlr1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:49:18 +0000

Jo, just because you bought one because your friend has been happy with hers doesn’t make the Barina the best car in its class. If your friend had been smart enough to buy a Yaris, Mazda2 or even a Fiesta, they would probably have made the same claims. ie most reliable, economical ect and then been happy to recommend one of those.