Comments on: Holden VE Commodore Lumina Sedan Special Edition

By: CrustyTheClown

CrustyTheClown — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:21:50 +0000

The question remains why buy a 6 cyl. sedan and a large one at that to sit in traffic and idle along burning heaps of fuel?

Should have purchased a more suitable vehicle in the first place, like a Corolla/Lancer/Civic/Mazda3 etc etc

By: ABMPSV

ABMPSV — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:57:13 +0000

When you change oil use 5W-30 or 5W40, pump up tyre pressure to 34-36 psi, do not carry extra weight, accelerate easy. You should get around 15 L/100km but not in heavy traffic. Other solution is sell it and buy a diesel car! Good Luck!

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:37:34 +0000

Hey guys,

I own a 2007 Holden Commodore Lumina and I have a fuel consumtion issue. The Commodore is supposed to consume 10.9 liters per 100km; however my car consumes 18 liters per 100km in suburban driving. Now I believe that I ‘m a regular driver not overly aggressive in my driving. Since the commodore is a relatively new car I have contacted my dealer about this problem, but they have been explaining to me that the car needs to travel 5,000km, 10,000km m then they told me 15,000km; the car has now driven 16,500km. So the dealer is rejecting tht my car has a fuel consumption problem.

I am curious if anyone here has had a similar problem or can point me in the right dirction to get my car fixed.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:10:17 +0000

I meant fleet sales *

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:06:29 +0000

It includes all… the Commodore is #1 private sales Falcon #2 and Corolla #3. They may be given the choice between a Falcon or a Commodore not neccesarily the competition as many places believe it or not want to keep an ‘aussie image’ and dont care if the car doesnt last (they get rid of it before then). Also given that under this salary packaging they will also get the running costs of the car down a well…. they would also again not care about things like fuel efficiency or issues with the car.

By: Andrew. M

Andrew. M — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:36:29 +0000

yes i do question the stats aswell. i do see a lot of falcons out there that are private purchaces.maybe the stat is for base models, not including XR’s etc. and yes many companies give a choice to the reciever especially since it is part of a salary package, so they have to.
also if they are selling less overall and the fleets still take the same amount then the percentage would swing the way that it is.

By: Squishy

Squishy — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:18:08 +0000

Andrew .M, it’s second most selling car, including fleet sales.

Falcon sales as 88% just means that they can’t find private buyers to take them.

On the other hand though, I’d question that stat, and wonder how many of the ‘fleet’ purchases are actually companies who novate lease, and so the vehicles are actually ‘people’ choices instead.

By: Andrew. M

Andrew. M — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:54:28 +0000

who ever posted the last couple, (paul?? is that you?)

yes hiace etc does rate because they make up sales for toyota as a whole. what people are saying is that holden is 80% not commodore so by comparison the whole of toyota should be compared aswell. also if you want to go passenger vehicles yes you have corolla as stated but you must include camry in that total.
also did you make a typo cause you said corolla was 2nd most fleet sales and yet you show falcon with 88%??

By: Forget about It Faggot

Forget about It Faggot — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:44:11 +0000

ROFL that name isnt aimed at you… another guy from a the GT article!

By: Forget about It Faggot

Forget about It Faggot — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:42:09 +0000

Not anywhere near as Holden and Ford… and we are not counting Hiace Vans or Hilux’s lol – they are specifically designed for fleets really. Im talking about passengers cars.

And here are the stats for fleet sales based on the manufacturers top selling fleet vehicle:

Faclon : 88%
Commodore : 81%
Corolla : 60%

It comes as no surpise given the COmmodores fleet sales that they are the most sold vehicle in Australia, with the Corolla second. But once you only count privates sales (ie people who looked for THE best car for their own hard earned cash) the Corolla is first and the Commodore doesnt even list in the top 5! Maybe now you can appreciate what Im getting at.