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- 2015 VF SV6 MY15
Hey, i just purchased a VF SV6 and i'm concerned regarding the lack of power on acceleration, more like a delay. I purchased it from a Holden Dealer in Adelaide, the car has just over 50k on the clock. I believe going by the service book that this was a rental :-( Murphy Holdings trading as 'Budget'. When you first take of in the car it seems all OK, but from then on it's not until you put your foot down about half way before it responds, like there is a delay after the fact. Travelling down a freeway at 100 if i want to accelerate further when i put my foot down its like there is a flat spot before it responds. I took it into holden service today after a couple of hours i received a call that the car is ready for pickup, when i asked what they found they said that this flat spot is when the auto trans is downshifting and further explained that i must be placing my foot back on the pedal during this shift hence why i'm feeling the delay. I feel like they are feeding me sh*t. The service guy mentioned that the trans will relearn overtime but this can take quite some time. Any feedback would be gratefully appreciated, just a s a heads up i did mention to them that the loan car which was same year but Evoke did not have any delay at all at any speed, you touch the pedal to accelerate and it just went. The service guy didn't have much to say regarding my experience, feeling really stressed out as I've spent over my budget already getting this car. One other annoyance I've found is with the steering wheel feeling loose not until your doing 80k+ that it seems to firm up a little, is this normal? Thanks guys, ive tried to explain as best to my ability as possible, i'm not really mechanically minded but feel that something is not right. Look forward to a more sensible explanation and hopefully a solution, maybe better fuel like the high octane 98 would make some difference??? i don't know.
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