The New Commodore VFII is Coming

things that I dislike about VFII Sedan (in particular Redline)
no more sports bolster on the seats (i know they went out with my15 changes)
no more two tone/cream leather option for the interior
no red stitching on the seats like their used to be
no CD player - really annoying having to download music which sometimes doesnt have the same quality as CD
no DVD player to watch things on the screen
no DAB radio
didnt fix the centre air vents to stop the driver getting whacked by the sun glare
removed rear seat cup holders that pop out from the base (wonder if I can retro fit them)
no adjustable rear headrests

only comes with black exterior highlights, by that I mean can only be black alloys, no choice of a machine face finish or dark grey finish
only black grille surrounds and stripes - no red option
Redline still running the same style alloys, but rest of range gets new wheels design
optional alloys only come in black (is all this black to mark the death of Holden?)

the fact that there isnt much of a gap anymore between Redline and the other V8 models as they have gotten most of the items Redline had in Series I, its only brembos & FE3 that you cant get on the other SS models.

But I do love the new front bar, the LS3 and the sound it makes, I also dont mind the rear tail lights on the sedan.

 

I agree with you about the two tone interior,cd/dvd player and cup holders its crazy to drop these, the two tone interior makes makes it a much more inviting place to be i mean all black has been done to death

 

I'm sorry but coming from experience we had such a huge backlash when only the two tone trim was offered. So many people wanted a black option back in MY14, so Holden brought it out in MY15. The majority of MY15's were black trim, so they got rid of the beige altogether in MY16.

They're trying to simplify things and unfortunately they're never going to keep everyone happy, but the beige stripe is almost universally hated. We have so many Calais and Caprice buyers who want it taken out. It gets absolutely filthy within no time.

 

Not sure I would like to trade all the missing options for an LS3

 

Yes i agree with the strip on the seat but the rest of the cabin has a nice look to it, i've had mine for 18 months and drop the kids to school every day hasn't got dirty at all

 

i think when i update might be time to get an r8 or gts at least you get the lsa now and i think their will be some good offers on the gts next year as the gen f II missed out any big upgrades

 

The bibs & bobs going missing would be saving $1.37 in the cost of manufacturing each car.
Compared to the $1500 retail price-rise, the costs they've cut are near irrelevant.

Ahem. "Titanium".
I'm with the universe; I don't know about the better half, but if we'd had the choice I'd have chosen the black over the dirt-attracting silvery colour.

 

Yes I agree it does get tatty looking but I do keep mine clean in my Redline and it looks fantastic, they could of had atleast both of these as an option and black is boring and doesn't really highlight the interior, they could of atleast just for redline had the black interior with the red stitching to keep the Redline theme going.....

 

an LSA R8 Clubsport will set you back just over $90k drive away compared to the Redline for just over $61k drive away. I personally think the LS3 Redline sounds better then the whine of the supercharger of the R8 LSA

 

Things getting deleted or NLA from the updated model to save $. How very un-Holden (not).

 

I can believe the trim wasn't popular, although I do actually like it in my Redline. When I got the car home, I coated the light trim in Scotchguard and I've found it has worked well. Might be a suggestion to make to your customers.

 

We've made all sorts of recommendations in order to ease people's thoughts about, but a lot of people could never get over it.

We've never had a customer pick the beige over black when buying a Redline.

 

Ultimately the commodore is a family sedan/wagon and 'work' ute. I could see the titanium being popular in a dedicated sports coupe or saloon where grubby kiddy fingers or dirty tradies arses rarely tread.

 

It's not a problem in Calais/Calais V, but in the SSV and Redline it was always a problem. No one wanted the beige stripe in the seats or the door trims (the dash was never that much of a problem).

 

I'm thinking of getting some seat-covers for when dirty tradie arses do work on the car ...

 

I got the sheepskin seat inserts. Work a treat and are nice and comfy

 

mmm cupholders or LS3? Are you serious or have you some serious S2 envy?

 

My two boxes arrived from JHP this afternoon ... now I can confuse anorak-wearing trainspotting Commodore experts ... "it has VF2 wheels and tail-lights but it has VF bonnet and grille, huh?".

 

I had a chance to call into my local dealer to have a look at a series 2 SSV. My current VF is less than 2 years old so I had little intention of trading given the money I have spent on it plus I know I have a good one. It was white with the black wheels. My assessment: tail lights look much better in the flesh but those bonnet vents look cheap as. They would actually stop me buying the car. Maybe if the car was black they would blend in better. Maybe it is just my perception but the wheel to body gap looks larger. Anyhow, happy with my s1 now after seeing the s2.

Bob