Comments on: Holden VE Commodore Sportwagon

By: Roberts

Roberts — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:48:55 +0000

I have a 2005 VZ sedan thats done 225,000kms and have had no problems with it, however my sister in law has a new Omega Sportswagon company car and has had heaps of trouble with it after doing 30,000 kms. She had the preivious VZ executive wagon before and it was sold after hitting a huge 350,000kms with no problems (it was just 3 yrs old). She has also said that the space is horrbile as well as the blind spots compared to her VZ wagon and would prefer to drive a 350,000kms VZ executive before jumping happily into the new sportswagon. I have to purchase a wagon myself, in order to care for my grandmother, but I am definately going to look for a VZ executive wagon before even going into Holden to purchase a new sportswagon.

By: Duck

Duck — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:31:16 +0000

^Damn………..I can’t wait to see them at my local dealer!

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:29:52 +0000

Hey Duck – FYI the Holden VE Sportwagon was released on July 1.. I saw one [A Phantom Black Calais-V; 6 Speed Manual] this morning at my Local Holden Dealership – Looks awesome!

By: themarvel

themarvel — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:08:18 +0000

Hey,
I work near the Holden plant in Adelaide (Elizabeth) and saw two new Sportwagons on the road today – out for a drive straight off the production line – no plates. Looked very nice, though I only saw them for a few seconds. From the front look just like a regular VE, but the side and rear profile looks good on the road.

By: will vcbrock

will vcbrock — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:39:40 +0000

cant wait to trade in my adventra and buy the ssv wagon it has more of a european look and no doubt it will have street cred also

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:00:42 +0000

Henaz,
the main problem with the adventura was it was basically a commy wagon with a lot of after thought items tacked on to it.
maybe it didnt sell aswell cause people werent keen to fork out the extra for what was a commy with stuck on flares.
the territory was far more innovative and fresh compared to anything else that was on offer hence it sold well

By: henaz

henaz — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:39:30 +0000

hey adam…give the adventra a break, it was a good car that deserves respect…just because the territory sold a few more cars because it was cheaper and used less petrol dosnt mean the adventra was a bad car…our family owns a adventra and its great, yes it may use over 16L per 100k, but atleast it’ll get you to your destination in style and you’ll have a great ride. You’ll also be able to go practicly anywhere a big 4wd will be able to go.

By: wheelnut

wheelnut — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:13:35 +0000

Mark The reason the majority of parts of both the Commodore and the Falcon [current and upcoming] come from overseas is merely a matter of economics.

Because the Australian market is so small when compared to the rest of the world. If Holden and Ford wanted to make all their own compontnts it would cost a hell of a lot more as a result the cars would cost more.. and the life cycle of a car would be greater than it is now

It would also be unlikely that the current Commodore or Falcon would have SRS; or ABS due to the high initial set up costs and the time it would take to recover the costs

Fact of the Matter is both Holden and Ford rely on external; specialist suppliers..and it’s not up to the car manufacturers to dictate where their suppliers set up their factories. The suppliers are so good at what they do that they can make the parts cheaper than we ever could.

I’m all for an All Australian Made Car However I doubt that very few people would be prepared to pay $60;000 for a basic Falcon or Commodore.. Not even the die-hard fans

By: oddbod

oddbod — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:46:58 +0000

VE wagon is good to see, just a pity it’s so short in the back. 3rd row seat option doesn’t seem to be high on the agenda for all of the large family’s who can’t bring themselves to buy a van/ tarago. Please make a third row seat HSVi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: mark

mark — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:57:57 +0000

Thommo, subaru make cars in the US in a shared plant with Toyota. I think you are refering to Suzuki. I think. Commodores are not made in Aust, they are assembled here. more then half of the parts are sourced from overseas, thats how much aust means to Holden. In fact the best holden ever made was the Nova as it was made by someone else!!!!!!!!!!!