Holden halts production of Commodore and Equinox

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I suggest you get a new source for car reviews Forg. Interesting you say that because I drive the wife's Outlander a few times a week and it drives really well.

Oh deity-of-choice … I've had the misfortune of being "upgraded" to both Outlanders and ASX's when renting cars, and they're just plain terrible! I mean my ex-housemate's 10yo Nissan N-Trail was less scary than the ASX … and the Outlander was just as bad as the Koleos I've also been "upgraded" to!

Farque, now I think about it, almost every upgrade I've had has been a downgrade! Only time I've done OK was getting a diesel Jag XE instead of a petrol Golf (note: the XE's doorhandles worked fine).

beating the goat up the hill

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Its a bit of a wank the SUV badge they stick on so many vehicles now. I used to be into serious offroad and no way could these modern SUVs get through the tracks i used to drive on.

To be fair, the term SUV (at least as used in this country) really refers to something as tall & ungainly & dangerous as a 4WD except without any of the offroad ability. ​