ZB Calais Tourer Is It Worth The upgade

[Turk Kurtulus]

Hello Folks,

Living in rural and working in Melbourne has finally taken the toll on my Omega completing over 320,000kms averaging 650kms a week. My mechanic whose cared for her has said time to release her from the long daily travels. I looked at what is out there and found a 2019 ZB Calais Tourer, which has all the bells and whistles for less $$$ than other makes. Is it worth buying one knowing that I keep vehicles until it is time to retire them? Is there any known faults to look for? The one I'm looking at has travelled 55,000ks. I appreciate your honest response. Thanks

 

[stooge]

Mine is not a calais but it is a v6 with the 9speed auto and it does 100km+ per day on country roads.
I have no problems with it.
The zb makes a perfect daily driver and overall it is not too thirsty for fuel.

 

[Turk Kurtulus]

Thank you

 

[hademall]

Hello Folks,

Living in rural and working in Melbourne has finally taken the toll on my Omega completing over 320,000kms averaging 650kms a week. My mechanic whose cared for her has said time to release her from the long daily travels. I looked at what is out there and found a 2019 ZB Calais Tourer, which has all the bells and whistles for less $$$ than other makes. Is it worth buying one knowing that I keep vehicles until it is time to retire them? Is there any known faults to look for? The one I'm looking at has travelled 55,000ks. I appreciate your honest response. Thanks

I guess once you have bought it you will have upgayed (just kidding by the way).

 

[Turk Kurtulus]

Mine is not a calais but it is a v6 with the 9speed auto and it does 100km+ per day on country roads.
I have no problems with it.
The zb makes a perfect daily driver and overall it is not too thirsty for fuel.

Thank You

 

[87VLCALAIS]

I think you should be very happy with a Calais Tourer.

I know this is about the VXR but I think you'd be similarly impressed. https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/where-are-the-vxr-owners.273408/post-3212151 Other than the engine and AWD most of the other techy stuff is the same.

I presume since you said Calais not Calais V you're looking at the 2 litre turbo which produces more power than the 3 litre in the Omega and has a lot more low down punch.

I've just looked on line and all the Calais Tourers listed were V6's so perhaps it's not a 2 litre after all. If it's a V6 it will be AWD.

Either way I think you'll be happy.

 

[StrayKiwi]

Calais Tourers are all V6 AWD. They also have the softest suspension setup of the entire ZB line for use on unsealed country roads.

 

[Turk Kurtulus]

Thanks for your opinions, I feel more confident about the ZB. It is a V6, I think I would kill the 2ltr quickly with the kms I do. Cheers

 

[87VLCALAIS]

The engine is a later version of the one in the Omega. It goes well and the gearbox is very smooth. My wife has a 2013 VE S Z series and the ZB is a much better car to drive in my opinion.

 

[Turk Kurtulus]

Good to know, what makes it hard at the moment is rural people are not allowed in metro and visa versa without a good reason. The vehicles I have narrowed down are in metro and up grading a vehicle is not considered essential. Seems I have to find a dealer who has yards in both metro and rural and that way they can ship the car over to be seen by the potential buyer.