VE SS 3,430km's old...

[out_in_front]

Bloody oath - no loan car!! - I got a loan car for 2 days whie my car was being serviced - they knew full well I would be doing about 200km's+ in that period too. Your Holden Dealer is obviously lacking in the customer service area.

[HSV Senator]

When I had the engine in my VXII SS rebuilt for piston slap the dealer refused to give me a loan car. I latter found out that they actually charged Holden for a loan car on my behalf. Very dodgy. One of numerous issues I had with this dealer. They also insisted i could not have a new engine. Turns out Holden would provide a new engine on request as long as the car was under 20,000kms which it was. Dealer made more money out of a rebuild though so a rebuild was what it got. My first rebuild at this same dealer did nothing. I changed dealers and got a new engine. Also all my other issues amazingly disappeared. I hate Holden dealers.

[Skippy]

2 problems 1 solution
drive it through the front window of the service department claiming your foot was stuck on the accelerator
insurance pays out on car,fuckwits get squashed
everyone's a winner

[MartyHusseinXF]

Should have bought a Holden.

[GT-R LM]

Should have bought a Holden.

hahahhaa

[Rollin]

You bought the VE. Deal with it

Billion dollar abortions.

[RB30-POWER]

Are the L67 built in Canada like the LS1 engines were?

[meggala]

I have driven some ve's with a few klms 20 000 + lately from the auctions. they are not standing up well I have had a close look at a brand new caprice as well, anal vehicle survey for a fussy customer I was very dissapointed not what I would be looking for in a new car, finish wise. the vz's on the other hand are looking the goods with 100 000 = klms showing may be the series 2 ve will be better. always issues with a fresh model.
pity about the loan car though I would be screaming

[Southo]

are you reading this MOTU. ????

They are buckets of SHIT !!!

[TonyJZX]

to be fair there was some of this in the VT as well

Series 2 will be when they get their act together

[Rollin]

Of course. Smart people always wait for the series 2 update, or buy the last of the old model nice and cheap - the last ones are always the best.

VT= one of the biggest shitheaps on the planet

VZ = not so bad, for a commodore :p

I'd have a second hand VZ clubby over a new VE clubby, even for the same coin -> feel quicker to drive, feel better to drive, look better, and are quieter.

[Captain_Slow]

I feel sorry for the OP and the problems he's having, and the dealer's response isn't good enough - but for those saying the VE is a POS, I've done 12,500km in mine and I've only had two minor niggles with it - front suspension knock (not properly tightened at the factory) and occasional weirdness with the info display on the dash (which I'll get looked at next service).

It would have been better if I hadn't had those problems, but you'd hardly consider that disastrous.

[TJ]

Your one of the few lucky ones.

[Captain_Slow]

Maybe so - but people told me TS Astras were a POS, and I put 164k on mine with very few problems at all, and now people are telling me VEs are a POS, and I'm not seeing the evidence of that so far...

Ah well, armchair experts, what can ya do.

[[SPESHAL]]

I personally think that any problem with a car 12,500 km's old would be unacceptable.