Thursday, Jan 08, 2009 at 20:16
G'day Flywest. I have a July 04 CX8 (with full leather interior, 2100 KG tow pack & fog lights). We bought it in May 2005 as an ex Holden owned car with 7800km on it. It now has done just over 80,000.
Pro's
1. Tows my 5.4m 1900kg+ ski boat effortlessly - lots of power 330hp
2. Plenty of space - we have 2 teenagers and never run short of room
3. Comfy,
well appointed and quiet
4. Handles as good as my BMW MSport coupe did
5. The V8 exhaust note sounds sweet - a guy thing, until your wife drives it, then it quickly becomes a chick thing as
well!
6. Excellent brakes
7. Get's up & boogies when you want it to....
8. You can remove the towbar and put the ally cover on and it's a nice clean look. Takes less than a minute to do.
Con's
1. likes to eat tyres - needs to be aligned every 6 months. Get about 35,000 out of a set
2. likes a drink - 16.2 l/100km average since we've had it
3. had a few recalls. Side airbag wiring, front recovery point (yes, it does have one - located under a cover on the left side of the front bumper), and one other minor one that I can't recall the details of.
Warranty issues
1. Roof rails replaced because of corrosion under the powder coat. Replaced in 2005.
2. Both front door side protection moulds replaced because they cracked
I just had my water pump replaced 2 weeks ago as it was leaking. Replaced under extended warranty so we only paid for the coolant. Had to replace the front left door lock actuator. Apparently a common fault with Commodores VY on. Easy fix - $40 from a wrecker instead of $250 from Holden.
It has 90mm more ground clearance than a stock Commodore. I've never taken it offroad and never will, that's what my 4WD is for. But it handles dirt roads like it's on the bitumen. Overall, we are really happy with our Adventra and we'll hang on to it for as long as we can afford to run it. Incidentally, it has the same ZF front diff bits as the BMW & Merc softroaders.
If you have any specific Q's just ask.
Louie
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