Comments on: Holden Barina Korean Safety

By: mike

mike — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:35 +0000

hi all, the TK barina does indeed have only a 2/5 safety rating, though the new TK model has 4/5. The thing is, is that the cars’ only bad point ? I mean reading most of the comments on here doesn’t say that the car has mechanical problems, and thats a good thing.

By: stan

stan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:33:24 +0000

Remember when the hyundai excel arrived on our shores and all the press, The wheels will fall off etc etc (yes that joke has been done)
Next time your driving look for cars built in the 90s and see how many are xls also check for wheels. At the moment Korea is making some of the best cars in the world hyundai 130, 120, iload, at half the price of the european market. By the way Astras have a bad mechanical reputation.

By: OzzieGuyz

OzzieGuyz — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:47:04 +0000

Hey Carol Brownlie,was great reading your commentabout the Holden Barina.Thanks for your guts and honesty about Holden cars and for having the guts to say and do something about it. Good for you.All Holdens are crap.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:24:15 +0000

But is only a few cars i bet don’t make it to australia like the astra van the corsa van and the astra sadan mainly because the astra sedan is only sold in ireland and i think its realy sad when you see a daewoo kalos on the street by the way you have to see the opel vans at
http://www.opel.ie/action/go?c.....p;nav=main

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:59:22 +0000

I agree Aaron – I never really understood why Dumb a–e Denny Mooney decided to stop importing Opel Barinas in favour of Daewoos.. yet continued to import Astras.

Thankfully though Holdens current CEO Mark Reuss is seriously looking at importing a number of new Opels including the Corsa and the Insignia.. as is HSV. Whilst Holden will most likely export their new unnamed “Small Car” [Torana?]

One particular Opel I’d like to see Holden import is the GT Roadster.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:49:15 +0000

I hate all of those crap daewoos that holdens bringing over here if you go to the opel site you’ll see so many models that holden had gotten rid of such as the zafira,vectra,corsa(barina)and the european captiva.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:46:34 +0000

I hte all of those crap daewoos that holdens bringing over here if you go to the opel site you’ll see so many modles that holdens gotten rid of such as the zafira,vectra,corsa(barina)and the european captiva.

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:41:41 +0000

Kai-the 04 barina is made in spain by gm opel europe.

By: flame time

flame time — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:20:13 +0000

@Carol Brownlie

lol——————

By: Kai

Kai — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:46:50 +0000

Does anyone know where 04 barina made in? cheers.

By: Sharpy

Sharpy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:30:59 +0000

I bought a XC Barina in 2004
and i just Bought a TK Barina in 2008
Both 3 door Auto’s

To me, they are both similar in alot of ways…
the only real difference is the TK has a better sound system (6 speaker MP3 with AUX input) and The indicators are on the right side! Happy with them Both

By: Al Juraj

Al Juraj — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:50:37 +0000

Bottom line is: Don’t count on a Holden. Made with parts from God-knows-what countries, iffy quality and to add insult to injury, a 2-star safety demerit. Pick any model on the range and there’s always, as in always, a better car than that. Sure, many of their vehicles offer a lot for a given amount of cash, but they’re never the best in class.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:08:16 +0000

I have the 2005 xc Barina which I bought from Toowoomba Holden and have had no issues with to date.

By: Carol Brownlie

Carol Brownlie — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:28:44 +0000

I watched Today Tonight last night and was waiting for my 2005 xc Barina to come up as being on the lemon list….since buying this car mid year 2005 I have had nothing but ongoing problems with it.
Yje emission light either stays on all the time or flickers on and off,the car runs sick as and Im fed up with it to the point where I have had it out with the Holden dealership in Brisbane where I bought it at including Holden in Toowoomba where I got the first free 3 months service done and then the first year car service done. Holden don’t want to know about any of the problems with the car which really began after Holden in Toowoomba did the first year “car service”. I have contacted Holden Head office in Melbourne via phone and email many times however they don’t want to know about my problems,they pass it on to the dealerships.
I wouldnt own another Holden ever again.
My daughter bought a second hand holden Commodore and she has had ongoing problems with it and my son and his mates who were right into Holdens have bought different cars as they have had a gutful of the probs that my daughter and I have had with our Holdens including with the lack of help,respect and duty of care Holden dealerships offer.
BTW my car was bought outright,nothing owed on it at all,when i drove my car out of Holden in bris it had done over 100kms and 2 wheel trims had to be replaced as they were scrathed and chipped to the max but the car was brand new…yeah right…more like a demo car trhat they flogged onto me… It won’t be long before i dump the thing at Holden in Brisbane where i purchased it from and have it fixed properly, which i wont be paying for, and or they can replace it with a car the actually goes without any problems. Stuff them!!!

By: mike

mike — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 10:45:35 +0000

Doesn’t mean that all Korean stuff is crap… It’s just they… make… alot more… crap stuff than others

By: dakar

dakar — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:44:07 +0000

I bought my missus a Getz 1.6 and it is heaps better than a Daewoo Barina. Build quality is great, 5 year warranty is unbeatable. A lot of car for $16k.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:32:54 +0000

i absolutely agree with you. i am disgusted with the safety rating of the daewoo derived barina, not to mention the styling, finish, etc etc…

i bought one of the last opel derived barinas in 2005 and i love my little XC to bits! (not to mention its FOUR STAR safety rating).

at the end of the day, holden seems to care more about making sales than preserving reputation.

btw, if anyone’s not seen the 07 opel corsa on the net, google it now. it’s absolutely beautiful and could have been out here, if not for the evil kalos.

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:11:04 +0000

The VE Commodore is not 65% Australian. It’s more like 50% Australian.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:07:06 +0000

what a crap car! 2 stars safety… what a little s**t box. Holden already has questionable build quality, reliability and hidious style on its entire range.. but now this

anyone who buys this car is insane.

By: john barsk

john barsk — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:47:28 +0000

Writer says that Japanese cars are better than Korean cars (”…what do you expect from a Korean budget car?”). The Hyundai Getz received 4/5 in crash testing and it’s a Korean car.

Furthermore, where a car is assembled does not influence where the parts come from. The VE Commodore is made in Australia but a substantial number of its parts are from overseas. It’s only about 65% Australian. Furthermore, Holden parent company GM is American, not Australian, and even if it is based on American its shareholders can be of many differing nationalities. Nissan has shares in Renault. Ford has shares in Mazda. GM Daewoo is a GM subsidiary. What’s my point? When it comes to cars, nationality is meaningless.