The car that killed Holden in Australia, so they say.

[OldBomb]

Friend was offered a job with Ford as a mechanical engineer, circa 2000, & salary was $65k. Think he was about 25 when he graduated. Dare say Holden would've been worse. Of course, the floor was unionised, so maybe they were getting more money with overtime.

 

[vc commodore]

I laughed at Holden....Starting shift was arvo shift and with that you got penality rates.....Morning shift was difficult to get as the long termers had that shift sewen up so they could spend time with their kids and that shift didn't pay penality rates

Intelligent thinking by the powers to be in that joint

 

[hademall]

Ah, but your citizens were coming over here and working in our film industries stealing our jobs....

Kiwis can act?

 

[OldBomb]

You couldn't pay me enough money to go back to 5am starts. The 2pm-10:20pm shift was murder on a stinking hot day. Yes, the stingy bastards (big retailer who I won't mention) made us finish early rather than give us another break.

 

[hademall]

You couldn't pay me enough money to go back to 5am starts.

What about all the time you’d then have to wander around shopping centres reviewing all the take away cafes and coffee shops?

 

[greenacc]

what killed holden?

Crap korean imports

alloytec engine.

Yes, GM management, Holden stealers trying to wriggle out of warranty repairs, trying to sell cheap crap imports off the back of the Commodores reputation, and the 15,000k services that some mechanics still only pretended to do.
If you were going to buy a Holden, make sure it's a commodore. Just like the only Bitsa I'd own is a Pajero and probably the only Nissan worth it's salt is a skyline.

 

[blackvxss]

Yes, GM management, Holden stealers trying to wriggle out of warranty repairs, trying to sell cheap crap imports off the back of the Commodores reputation, and the 15,000k services that some mechanics still only pretended to do.
If you were going to buy a Holden, make sure it's a commodore. Just like the only Bitsa I'd own is a Pajero and probably the only Nissan worth it's salt is a skyline.

it can be a odd things cars. reputation isnt everything

We have a 2017 ranger, just changed the battery 184k not a single issue

Work has a 2015 d max only 60k, engine keeps blowing dipstick out(had new turbo already) trans shifts harder than a 15yr old with a porno and a turning circle of the titanic

 

[blackvxss]

I laughed at Holden....Starting shift was arvo shift and with that you got penality rates.....Morning shift was difficult to get as the long termers had that shift sewen up so they could spend time with their kids and that shift didn't pay penality rates

Intelligent thinking by the powers to be in that joint

mate was a sparky at holdens 150k plus day shift wtf.......

 

[vc commodore]

mate was a sparky at holdens 150k plus day shift wtf.......

Bloody ridiculas the wages Holden were paying their employees...Can't call them workers because they barely worked....

 

[keith reed]

Kiwis can act?

Bite your tongue. What about Russell Crowe? Sorry my bad, we gave him to you fellas. We didn't want him.