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I had to pay for my first service.. but I had no recall either.. We are performing the rocker arm recall as we sell cars. Our last Motorsport just got delivered last week (sold by me) and we have a few Redline wagons left, as well as one manual Redline sedan and a couple of Calais-V wagons...

Really? I know I definitely did a 1.03 once or twice, and I think I did a 1.07 when I went around that roundabout, but I was concentrating on looking and steering right and just glimpsed the heads up display when the car started to understeer. I had a camera on when I took the corner, and the...

As you know, 99.8% of people who buy a Commodore will not try and drive it sideways or at a racetrack or down some backstreets in the country. Most people will just drive it every day as a daily car. So the media will try and review it this way, though I understand your point.

That's good to know. The VXR was not meant to take on the VFII Redline as it may have handled a little better around corners but certainly be down on power. Any news article? Anything online? YouTube maybe? Post here if you have something.

This is just my opinion for the cars I drove on the day. I was not stating that the VXR was a better handing car than the Redline. The whole purpose of the day was to show their new line of cars, how they performed around a track, how they handled in the wet around a slalom, and how they drove...

Thank you. I'd thought this would stir things up, so I wrote it before anyone would reply with "It's not a real Commodore" I had a friend in the car and I was pushing hard around a large roundabout, not with the intention of inducing understeer, but to see what the G meter was reading. I...

A few other ZB Commodores driven on the day:

Calais V Touer in Cosmic Grey in showroom, plus the car I drove in suburban Melbourne:

VXR in Absolute Red in the showroom:

So an update to some of the new ZB Commodores. I went and drove a variety of ZB Commodores and non-Commodores around the actual circuit of Sandown. I drove a VFII SV6 Commodore around a wet slalom course, then I drove ZB AWD Commodore around the same course. I drove a Calais V Tourer around...

By you describing a red povo pack, I assume you mean a base model LT? If so, then have a look at a base model VFII Evoke and see how plain it looks inside, like the inside of a Malibu.

The base model Commodore LT with the 2.0l turbo came in today. The interior is very basic for the base model, as expected. I test drove it and it was mighty quick when you put the foot down. I'd say it was more responsive than the old VF V6. The steering was light and it seemed like a nice drive...

In the US the Chevy SS gets referred to as a Chevy Malibu, constantly. I remember seeing the back of a VF Commodore for the first time - it was at night and it was ahead of me on the freeway and it had some unique tail lights, but I had to turn off the freeway, so I looked up some pictures of...

As I said before, the new Commodore is not aimed at V8 owners. The straight 6 and V6 Commodores outsold V8 Commodores. I'll be driving the new Commodores around Sandown next Monday and I can give you an update on how they drive. The new Commodores are coming in this week, so if you want a test...

He didn't have much room in the rear as it seems to be sticking out. Should have parked closer to that bump stop...

My customer's Redline has been repaired on Tuesday and is ready to be delivered today. I believe the overall work can be done within half a day, but your local service department may require for the car to be in for the whole day. The actually work done was noted as the following: MY17...

I just got some news that parts have come in for my customer's sold Redline. It will be repaired today/tomorrow and will be ready for delivery tomorrow afternoon, hopefully. I will confirm tomorrow what has been done and when it will go out.

Your car may be built on the 11/7 but the LS3 V8 may have been built earlier, meaning you may not get the recall letter. You will find out sooner than later.

I was just working out the math of a V8 Commodore running up to 400000km in its lifetime, so it should last 26 years. Ah, if only all Commodores could be V8s...

So if everyone had a V8 then they could hold onto them to at least to 400000kms and if the average person drives 15000km per year then that person would hold onto their car for 26 years or so, and the average person would turnover their car every 26 years. Then manufacturing of cars around the...

Yes, I put the word twin turbo in there and it was a mistake. No, I don't work for Holden. Yes, I work at one of the dealers. No, I am not a mechanic. Yes, I am a stupid salesman. Yes, I got it wrong this time. Yes, I apologise. No, I am not a Holden employee.

You make some seriously good points. If only Holden can listen to your points then they can produce a V8 Commodore again. I doubt it. The electronics will probably fail before the engine does. No one holds onto their V8 for 400,000kms. I saw a good feature on Sky F1 regarding the old F1 V8s...

Not twin turbo? Got it wrong again...

Apologies for using the word "thrashing"... I didn't mean to use that word in a bad way to either you or how you drive your car. I meant to say, driving the car to its potential. I pushed my car to its potential, and so do a lot of people with V8s on this forum. Apologies again.

The cabin space and boot space is more than adequate. Remember when the VB Commodore replaced the HZ Kingswood? Our family car was a HZ Kingswood and my dad worked at GMH, so I remember as a kid when the new Commodore came out and I thought it was a small car - even as a kid I thought it was a...

I sold an SS-V Redline on Saturday only to find out that I got a stop delivery email on Monday stating that I cannot deliver the car unless the fix is complete. I rang my customer today and he was disappointed with the outcome, but I did state to him that it would be better to receive the car...

I noticed some pricing of the new Commodore on the Today show (of all places) - then I went to the Holden website to see models and prices - then I went out for a few hours and saw the following a few doors down from my house: Then I looked on the Holden website again, and the whole site...

We have a few Redline sedans, a few Redline wagons, one Caprice V, one MotorSport manual, one MotorSport auto, one Director, a couple Calais sedans, and a couple Calais wagons. If interested let me know.

Nice work! All you need now is 2 other mates and a runway strip, and you can drag them - see which one is fastest! Or just an excuse to get 2 other mates to hang out with you :)

Just watched this video of the making of a SS-V Redline at Holden Vehicle Operations at the Elizabeth plant in South Australia: So sad to watch this video, but a great insight to how one of the last 2017 Holden Commodores is built.

I saw your post on Monday and thought more people would reply. I checked on the Trafalgar museum website on Monday I saw no events for this Sunday. When I did a search for "trafalgar Holden farewell cruise" I got some info on the http://www.aomc.asn.au website. I'd love to go out there but I...

Grocery gettin' -- love it! That's one of the reasons why I bought my Redline... to get some groceries!

Thanks, but you stated when the Tigers win and it was Saturday morning when you quoted this - what did you know? Was it fixed? I doubt it, as Richmond played the same tactical and pressure game for all 3 games during the final series. A great win overall...

Yes, my team is YELLOW AND BLACK!!! The game was so surreal that I still can't believe that they won the grand final. In 1967 they won (the year I was born) and 2017 they won (50 years later) - a dream for me. I didn't get a chance to go to the game itself but went to the family fun day in...

I think the main colours you should be looking out for is YELLOW AND BLACK (sing along; pump fists in the air) - you may or may not know what this is all about, but oif the Tigers win tomorrow that's all you will be hearing tomorrow night and Sunday...

Congrats mate! A V8 Virgin no more. Now you have to change your name.. wait.. you can't o_O

I was hoping that I was one o the last Redlines built, but I just wanted my 2017 model to be at least built in the colour I wanted. With a 4.2 month wait that was long enough! With limited numbers for LMF if they stuffed up my colour at least I could reorder the correct one, if I could. Anyway...

Wow! Nice.. looks like my production photos.. except it's white.. and there are different coloured cars around.. but looks exactly the same! It's worth the wait ;)

Two Aussies fighting over who is driving the ute!

Wow! Nice.. looks like mine.. except with stripes.. and 20" alloys.. and a different number plate.. and it's not in NZ.. but looks exactly the same! It's worth the wait ;)