Holden commodore vy ss ii disaster

[SidVicious]

Hi Everyone

I know this post would piss a lot of people off but for a car that is just a run of the mill commuting to work and home have this much issues, I can't even begin to imagine how much more it would have if I gave it a good old boot.

[wikky]

Why would you have to take off the front body kit to get to the battery terminals?

[F l a k]

$700 for a radiator? really?

And yeah...do you have a custom engine bay cover or something over everything that you had to take off to get to the terminals?

[HamaTime™]

Couple of questions. How does a Radiator cost $700? An alloy race style one goes for about $300! If it blew again, shouldn't it be covered by some kind of warranty? Not having to spend $600 again on it.

Auto Electrics are a POS to work on and when they don't work it sucks...

Looks like you got a lemon mate...

[VYMAD]

Radiator should not cost more than $200. Fit it yourself and save labour costs, new one will have been covered by warranty for 12-24 months. Entire power steering replaced? Why? seems very unusual that the entire system should need replacing. Oh and if I only had low beam working I think I would attempt to keep my car's speed WELL below 110km/h. Posted speed restriction doesn't mean one HAS to travel at that speed. Other than that, you've had some bad luck and I wish you all the best in the future.

[SidVicious]

Had to take the front body kit off because the power to the locks and everything went completely, could not open it with a key manually and the only way I could get to to the battery terminals and fiddle with the connects was by taking the front body kit off.

[calais24/7]

$700 for a radiator and $600 for an alternator. F*** me, if i payed this much everytime my vl broke i'd be in debt of like ten grand, now i know vl and vy's are completly differant. But seriously a second hand alternator with a warrenty and brand new radiator would have been less then the price of the alternator you paid

[rydogz]

Had to take the front body kit off because the power to the locks and everything went completely, could not open it with a key manually and the only way I could get to to the battery terminals and fiddle with the connects was by taking the front body kit off.

THE KEY will still open the drivers door and then you can open the bonnet. ODD isnt it.

You got FISTED for the radiator thats ridiculous! Take that shit back right now.

The battery/alternator is obviously still not fixed or you have another electrical problem(check the +ve to alt isnt loose).

[soop]

Pull the radiator out and take it back?? lol.

I agree, you've been shafted, but things wear out on cars. Its a fact of life. VY isn't exactly brand new.

[Vt_vic]

my radiator was 360 fitted and flushed new coolant and 3 years warrenty but anyway thats really unlucky man

[chargedvx6]

Bad luck on the cars history. You are not alone there. In my workshop we commonly evaluate a new customer with a commo and come up with thousands of dollars of must dos. If the car isn't maintained it will all add up an come to a head.

By the way I think you are payin a little much. Radiator for example in our shop goes like this

Radiator supplied and fitted: $350

Coolant flush: $65

if needed hoses are $25 for a top hose and $18 for a bottom. Thermostat would be an extra $35 fitted and if you needed a heater tap it would be an extra $60 fitted.

I'm tipping that your$600 radiator job included all of the above but if that's not the case you were royally spanked unfortunately

[rydogz]

Take it to an auto electrician if your still having electrical problems. Take it back to the radiator bloke if he hasn't retired. I was going to say I'll do the radiator for 2 cases but your in melbourne lol.

Good luck mate.

[Cameron P]

lol how did you take the front bar top clips off with the bonnet being shut lol???

[TI0350]

I wasthinking how he got the front bar off without opening the bonnet as there are 3 screws on top of the grill you have to unscrew to get it off..
Sounds like just unlucky I've owned my VYSS for 5yrs now and had bugger all probs with it remember these models are now 7 or 8 yrs old now things wear out..