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On my RS (V6), in the Climate Control settings menu, there are two settings, "Auto Defog" and "Auto Rear Defog". If you set them to on, the climate control system will monitor for condensation and clear it automatically by 1. Turning on the AC if it is off 2. Directing the airflow to the window...

Your driving style should dictate your choice.

Yes, they have different business cases maybe? TUSH (Total Units Sold Historically), TUSA (Annually), TRPP (Total Repeat Purchases by Previous Customers), etc, etc. etc. There are literally hundreds of these stats that are used in decision making in the automotive industry. Each manufacturer...

And thank God your government woke up one day and said, "hey, no more".

For all of us consoling each other on this forum, you may have already seen this, but this tells the story pretty starkly. There were not enough of us buying Holden cars to save Holden :( https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/the-decline-of-holden-and-the-commodore-in-numbers The graph is what...

Fair point, I should have worded it more sensitively. There really is no one to blame, it's more that people stopped buying Holden for their own reasons (sad look).

As an American, I want to continue driving American so I am looking at Jeeps at the moment :-) Grand Cherokee, closest to KW output to a ZB (well, 25 less).

Sigh...you might find this hard to believe but we are in complete agreement here. The story of GM in the United States is even more outrageous than what just happened to Holden. We actually filed for bankruptcy protection and had to be bailed out. By our own government. That did not happen...

Absolutely they did. I drove an SV6 and Caprice in VF, loved them both. I can't speak for the other models, but for the Commodore, I believe this is incorrect. I also once drove an Acadia, and also believe this to be incorrect (but I only drove it for a week). The models are well appointed...

Yes, and it was. The Zeta platform Commodore was exported to the US, NZ, South America and the Middle East. In the end, a lot of factors conspired to make it ultimately not worth continuing: No. of units sold, GFC, public's move to smaller cars due to rising fuel costs etc. It cost Holden a...

Acknowledged, I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but simply that that's what happened.

Really? I drove both Sydney-Canberra every weekend for 6 months and I beg to differ. I presume you've done the same, if not, hurry to a dealer before they close and ask for a test drive. Don't get the 2.0 liter FWD, get the 3.6 AWD.

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Um, this is tin foil hat territory here, the above was not the discussion in GM's boardroom. GM is a business, and if the cost of bringing a product to a particular market and the projected sales from that product are not assessed to be worth the while, why would they bring it in? It's not a...

It's a fair point, nostalgia, namesake and history does play an important part in someone's driving but for me, it doesn't. I assess vehicles purely on technical performance because that's what a mechanical device is meant to do. Whenever I go back home, I always try and drive a Buick Regal...

I'm not kicking anyone, as a loyal Holden driver who starting driving VE's right up to the current ZB, I feel as sad as everyone that my current Commodore will be my last. For what it's worth, GM has in the past occasionally resurrected marques when the economic conditions change. The Holden...

Good point Zehq, I forgot about that. Yes, that, the fact that is a ridiculous Luxury Car Tax that slugged anyone who bought an HSV, up-market Colorado, etc is also another one. Stamp Duty. etc. All ridiculous things that Australians get slugged for that Americans don't. The consumer can...

As an American living in Australia who has been driving Commodores for more than 15 years, I can assure you that there were a lot more factors that contributed to Holden's demise than just General Motor's parenting skills. Your car industry was heavily subsidized by government up until a few...

I have been driving Commodores for more than a decade, I drove VY, VZ, VE, VF (in SV6, Calais, Statesman long and short wheelbase trims) and now a ZB (RS). Of all of them, the 235kW v6 AWD ZB is in my humble opinion the best Commodore I have driven (I prepare to be tarred and feathered here...

Holden Commodore axed after four decades It was Australia’s favourite car for 15 years straight, but the closure of the local plant began a downward spiral for the once-beloved nameplate. Attribution & Credits: Richard Blackburn, News Corp Australia Network Holden today announced it would no...

Cross post from ZB forum ===================== Hi y'all...I'm new to this site and joined the forum as Holden and its dealers (surprise) have been unable to assist. I've transitioned from a VF2 to a ZB (why you may ask-another story-have driven only Commodores for 13 years) and in the VF2, the...

Hi y'all...I'm new to this site and joined the forum as Holden and its dealers (surprise) have been unable to assist. I've transitioned from a VF2 to a ZB (why you may ask-another story) and in the VF2, the HVAC was sweet. I could set the dial to a certain temperature, push the aircon button...