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It is p*ss poor that the sportswagon do not come with the Bose system.
Available in three body styles – sedan, Sportwagon and Ute – the Redline range is comprehensively equipped with standard features like Head-up Display, leather appointed seats, Passive Entry and Push Button Start and Bose® premium audio (sedan only) to enhance its unique blend of premium detailing and luxury features.
The Redline always had front only brembo's. Sounds like you didnt do enough research on your part. Brembos are around $5k for a full set, so Holden just upgraded the front brakes (which make a huge difference by themselves) and keep the costs down to you.
How about you tell us the good things you like about the car. I find it a bit bizarre that you've just bought a $55,000 car and you are complaining about the smallest things to a bunch of guys who would love to be driving that thing around as a daily......
The things I don't like about the VF...
Well I thought I was getting the Bose system like the sedans but it turns out that the utes don't and get some other crap. I can't even adjust the fading between the front speakers and the ones behind the seats. So it all sounds like it's coming from the front and just sounds ****. Looks like I will be upgrading them very soon.
I have noticed is that if you stall the car, the stereo comes on and plays but no sound comes out of the speakers, so you have to turn the power off to the stereo and turn it back on again.
The gear knob is pretty ordinary and a bit cheap.
The alignment of the panels isn't the best either. Not what you'd call world class standard.
One thing that is annoying, and I will have to get used to, is that I keep forgetting to press the button on the door handle when I get in. In the Evo X I had I got used to just grabbing the door handle and it unlocking. The later Evo X's went to the same system as the VF as they had problems with the earlier ones, but mine always worked well.
Everyone has been complaining about the air conditioning not having half increments. It is a little annoying from what I'm used to but I found that if you have them set at 22 on the passenger side and 23 on the drivers side, you get a nice comfortable temp. And you just hit the Mrs if she tries to adjust when she gets in the car.
I didn't realise the DRL turn off at night which is a bit ridiculous when they have gone to all the trouble of putting them in. Why not have the same system as the HSV's?
All the advertising says that the Redline gets Brembo brakes. So why does the Redline get Brembo on the front and Holden brakes on the back?
They aren't Brembos! False advertising I think!!