Comments on: Holden exports to Korea GM-Daewoo Veritas

By: Shak

Shak — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:19:16 +0000

The statesman gets wood and the tan interior, whereas the Caprice gets the aluminium and dark interior as standard.

By: Shak

Shak — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:53:29 +0000

Mate you can program your Commodore to do that as well

By: alloyvee

alloyvee — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:53:53 +0000

Why send our Aussie garbage over to Sth Korea. They have enough problems with there auto market without getting junk like this!!

By: Duck

Duck — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:37:55 +0000

Holden does not get wood grain for Statesman or Caprice do they?

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:31:46 +0000

wheelnut,
have you even tried the ergonomics of it before.

i mean, as a real life example,
you are just leaving (lets say a mates place), and you open your door and start your car before you even sit in it.
at that point you are on the inside of your door, but standing up leaning outwards saying your last words/goodbyes.
as soon as you start your car you want the windows down.

and if you are on the way out of your car, you can open the door, put the windows up and be getting out in the one motion, rather than having to be seated till the windows are up.
my current falcon has a time delay on the windows of around 30 secs which makes it easier too.

have you ever tried leaning over to the centre console without having to actually seat your self in the vehicle??
its no good for fit people let alone if you have a bad back.

i find the ergonomics of them on the door far better and i doubt you will find an “ergonomics professor” that will evaluate it to be the otherway.

on another note,
you must have your new rig by now hey??

By: phillip

phillip — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:58:44 +0000

But I’d bet the farm that for the next all-new model Holden will follow all other manufacturers in putting the switches on the door. They’re just a little slow, that’s all.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:05:42 +0000

The other thing is that no matter if the controls are on the armrest or centre console; you’re still going to have to open the door wie enough so that you can put the key in the ignition – then either twist around to push the button on the armrest or lean over to push the button on the console…

Some cars [ike golfies] have it the windows go up via either remote control or after a time delay once the ignition is switched off.. otherwise you can install a Rhino car alarm which will do the same thing

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:17:23 +0000

Hey Andrew M, to close the Golf’s windows and sunroof, I need only hold down the lock button on my remote. From 10 metres away, if I wish. Boo yah hiss!

By: Garage Man

Garage Man — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:24:43 +0000

Veritas…sounds like a name for some sort of taco

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:57:00 +0000

Andrew M: I’m just going by what my mates at the factory have told me.

As for not having to reach into the car to put the windows up or down.. If the windows are up; you’re going to have to open the door to put them down; and if the windows are down you’re still going to have to open the door to put them up that is unless you want to decapitate yourself..
so it’s not really going to take that much effort to reach across and push a button now is it?

Having said that my 02 Subaru Imptreza RS has the master controls for the windows on the drivers door.. so it just depends on what you’re used to I guess