lad79
New Member
Bought a Commodore, I like it but it seems to have a couple of issues....
Ok so a week ago I bought a VT2 Acclaim sedan, has had FE2 fitted, and 16" rims. Bought it with 188,000klms on it, for $7500(had $10k on it) from a dealer with rego till oct 09. It was put on gas in 07. I am the third owner, was serviced upto 80ks at Holden in Bendigo, then when the 2nd owner bought it, it was done at a local mechanic shop with a very good name(Who also later fitted the LPG).
First thing I always do on my cars when bought -
-Flushed the coolant and replaced with quality long life stuff.
-fitted K&N performance filter.
-had auto serviced and flushed(made a decent difference).
Ive identified a few things with it im not sure of, just after advice/tips on if its normal/bad etc. And if generally I got a good buy.
-when I first start the car of a morning it starts and dies, 2nd go it starts runs rough for 10secs then runs ok.
-when i first start the car, there seems to be a knocking sound coming from the passenger side footwell area/direction.
-when i get up to between 105-120kph it seems to get a shake, i know new tyres were fitted(225/50 ZR16), not sure if it needs a balance/alignment.
-when cruising at any speed over 50kph the gear lever(auto) seems to move back and forth, sometimes quite violently.
-after starting when i first take off the power steering sort of makes a groaning noise for 2-3 secs.
-when braking from any speed above 70kph i get a violent shake from the rear end(brakes were done as part of RWC before i picked it up).
-went to change the oil and filter but we couldnt remove the sump plug, im a pretty big guy, and with a sidchrome socket set and a 2' extension pipe for the handle, could not undo the sump plug!!!! Never seen anything like it b4, I started to round the head of the bolt with a tight fitting socket!
Dont think there is anything else, overall i like the car and want to get it A1.
Any advice appreciated.
Luke
oh one more thing, where are the side Air Bags in the Acclaims? I want to either upgrade the seats to SS or get some decent seat covers, will this effect the side airbags?
Ok so a week ago I bought a VT2 Acclaim sedan, has had FE2 fitted, and 16" rims. Bought it with 188,000klms on it, for $7500(had $10k on it) from a dealer with rego till oct 09. It was put on gas in 07. I am the third owner, was serviced upto 80ks at Holden in Bendigo, then when the 2nd owner bought it, it was done at a local mechanic shop with a very good name(Who also later fitted the LPG).
First thing I always do on my cars when bought -
-Flushed the coolant and replaced with quality long life stuff.
-fitted K&N performance filter.
-had auto serviced and flushed(made a decent difference).
Ive identified a few things with it im not sure of, just after advice/tips on if its normal/bad etc. And if generally I got a good buy.
-when I first start the car of a morning it starts and dies, 2nd go it starts runs rough for 10secs then runs ok.
-when i first start the car, there seems to be a knocking sound coming from the passenger side footwell area/direction.
-when i get up to between 105-120kph it seems to get a shake, i know new tyres were fitted(225/50 ZR16), not sure if it needs a balance/alignment.
-when cruising at any speed over 50kph the gear lever(auto) seems to move back and forth, sometimes quite violently.
-after starting when i first take off the power steering sort of makes a groaning noise for 2-3 secs.
-when braking from any speed above 70kph i get a violent shake from the rear end(brakes were done as part of RWC before i picked it up).
-went to change the oil and filter but we couldnt remove the sump plug, im a pretty big guy, and with a sidchrome socket set and a 2' extension pipe for the handle, could not undo the sump plug!!!! Never seen anything like it b4, I started to round the head of the bolt with a tight fitting socket!
Dont think there is anything else, overall i like the car and want to get it A1.
Any advice appreciated.
Luke
oh one more thing, where are the side Air Bags in the Acclaims? I want to either upgrade the seats to SS or get some decent seat covers, will this effect the side airbags?
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