Comments on: Holden Calais V-Series Review & Road Test

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:02:38 +0000

All these people say they would have a g6eturbo over the commodore. But have these people driven the falcon well I have. The seats were hard the heater contorls feel cheap. The black paino piece around the screen and dash was made of plastic. The gears wear hard to change. The rear legroom was no wear as much as the commodore so over all it doesn’t bet the commodore as an all around package. You can guess now that I drive a new hsv senator which is better then anything from ford by miles.

By: franz chong

franz chong — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:59:03 +0000

You can’t compare any European to this.

I look at my mothers C180 Mercedes that is five years old.It will hold it’s value but I wouldn’t be caught dead in it except on Family Outing Day or when going to the Airport.These are some things wrong with it.The engine is a 1.8 Litre Four or about the same size as an AH Series Astra.Unless the Adults are really small and skinny you are going to struggle to get three in the back seats and the money actually goes back to Germany at the expense of Australian Jobs.

By: Dereck

Dereck — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:59:26 +0000

Just the normal Gmh Hype. I saw the TV ads claiming 900km from one tank, How do you achieve that when at best the 3.0 litre achieves 9.3 ltr per 100 klms and the car has a 73 litre tank. The 3.6 uses more than 10 ltr per 100klm. I have been driving a Kluger for 12 mths and have been achieving an average of 11.2 ltr per 100km 3.5lt motor driving all four wheels 201kw 5 star safety rating 9 airbags etc 7seats and on the road for less than a Calais. The great thing about a Commodore is that with such a poor resale value you can pick up a very average family car for an extremly cheap price once they are a year or two old. Great work GMH Australia’s answer to the VW. Peoples car

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:57:23 +0000

I don’t think even I would be brave enough to say something like that!

By: Astonalicious

Astonalicious — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:42:48 +0000

The Calais is definitely a better steer than the 550i. Drive them back-to-back and you’ll see…

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:34:29 +0000

Thats correct,
I was told the same by Ford too when I asked if they could fit the 6 speeder to an LPG vehicle.
Apparently they tried but had a lot of trouble tuning the 6 speed into it.

But anyway, hold out till the start of next year when the long awaited Injected LPG system lands in the E-Gas.
Improved economy and power not to mention the claimed 12% better Co2 emissions

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:16:43 +0000

Whilst it isn’t the best beer available – I actually prefer Beez Neez or James Squires; There’s a lot of beers in the world that are worse than VB.

By: Shak

Shak — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:52:26 +0000

They state that the whole SIDI range gets six-speed as standard and not the whole range.

By: Shak

Shak — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:49:20 +0000

So because you drink and eat MAccas your a bogan. Wow that means that most people in Europe and Asia ans Australia ans most of the world are bogans.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:45:47 +0000

I have mixed feelings about the hanf brake, i enjoy how its ‘hidden’ but jumping out of my VZ into the VE i always have to look for the button to release it becasue its on top and not the end.