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Hi all. I am thinking about taking the plunge in buying either a Calais V or Commodore RS. Both the cars I am looking at have very, very low kays. I already own a VF wagon but this new car will become our main buggy whilst the VF will become the shopping trolley...a role previously performed...

Hi all. I was just having a chinwag with a friend who was in NZ for a holiday when some hoon tried to carjack his rental at a set of lights. He managed to get away (thank God!) but it was a nasty experience for him. I used to own a TJ Magna and with that car when you unlocked the doors with...

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Okay, I've now read all the stuff about modifying the PCV valve to stop sludging in the engine and protect the timing chain. I would do the modification myself but being an old fart my hands are as shaky as an alcoholic with the DTs! I'd probably bugger it up. Does any company sell an...

Evening, gents (and ladies), I own a '14 Evoke Sportwagon (ex Vicpol transport vehicle, 55k on the dial...fitted with the police extra battery in the load area). Because of various health problems it has not been driven regularly and in the...

A mate of mine (not fond of computers and hates going online so I'm doing the asking for him) had all the centre caps on his Evoke sedan pinched in the shopping centre carpark. He's very pissed off about it but doesn't want to spend the money parts suppliers want for the full new set. Instead...

My mechanic visited to service my Commodore and my partner's little Hyundai Accent. We do a bit of country driving so I decided to bite the bullet and order LED replacement sets for the headlights online. The units were the ones that are meant to be error-free, with inbuilt fans...etc...etc...

Hi all, Well, a few weeks back I did something very silly. I was doing a three point turn into a servo driveway. I took it very slowly but the angle of the road and the steepness of the driveway meant that as soon as the car made it into the driveway I heard "Grauuuunnnnchhh!" from the front of...

Hi all. I saw an ad recently which claimed that a tuning company could reprogram the standard ECM in an Evoke 3 litre to give it the same power characteristics of the 3.6 litre motor. The cost? $360 all up. My questions are these: 1. Is this really possible? 2. Will geeing up the ECM cause...

As the topic says...assuming that the car is kept fully serviced on time, every time and that only the recommended grade of oil is used. Obviously replies will be guesstimates but I am interested in the longevity of the Commodore as opposed to a Falcon of the same vintage. We all know Falcons...

I'm considering buy a series II VE Calais (built 2011) to replace my missus's little Accent which is about to give up the ghost. I saw one for private sale... 98,000 kay on the ODO, clean as a whistle and the services all recorded in the service book. Because I've heard horror stories about...

Maybe this should be in the audio section but I've posted there before and it takes a while before people respond. Kayhan have updated their VF Mylink conversion kit so you can have Android Auto/Apple Carplay, navigation and DAB+ radio. I know some people reported that the earlier units may...

Okay...short of dumping the 3 litre 6 what is the easiest (and legal / insurance okay) way of giving a VF Evoke a bit more power?

Hi all... I have been looking at a plain Jane ZB Commodore to replace my VF Evoke wagon. The Evoke has done a shade over 55,000 k and it looks, feels and still smells new. I love the car but the engine does feel a bit underdone. The other reason to replace the VF is that our beloved elderly...

Hi all. I have a '14 Evoke...standard 3 litre six ex police transport vehicle with the dual battery set up. Can anyone tell me what the go is when it comes time to replace your main battery? Do you replace both batteries at the same time?

Okay...this is a weird one. I bought a bluetooth OBDII scan unit that works with an app on a phone. I set it up correctly and everything works fine...the speedo and tacho are true to the dials in the dash, etc. BUT the temperature gauge climbs to just below half way and stays there...

Hi there all. I own a '14 Evoke wagon which has the standard series 1 MyLink headunit (CD slot). I can't afford a grand or more to upgrade the head unit to have navigation and every time I stick the blasted phone into a suction cap cradle the thing will fall off half way through a trip (and...

I've been perusing Ebay looking for a set of the chrome strips that run along the bottom of the door along the crease in the door skin. Does anyone know what they sell for so I can compare to prices on Ebay (should I come across a set) and the wreckers?

I've got a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 phone and from the first day of connecting my phone to my '14 VF Evoke wagon I've had nothing but trouble. Sometimes the system refuses to connect. Sometimes it connects but I can only make calls using the MyLink display options because when I use the voice...

This is a cross post so I have reposted here because I don't think the post was being seen in the repair thread. Apologies if I have broken any rules. Original post: Happy New Year to all first off.:) I HATE rats! Why? Because they have invaded the ceiling area of my garage! I smelled their...

Everyone knows that the genuine accessory carpet sets from Holden are pretty pricey. They have the special grommet holes in them which attach to the rubber "tits" (for want of a better word) already moulded into your car's carpeted floor. Well, if you are short of ready cash and just want to...

Happy New Year to all first off.:) I HATE rats! Why? Because they have invaded the ceiling area of my garage! I smelled their particular odour last month so I went out and bought one of those ultrasonic thingames to scare them away. I thought it worked. It didn't. The other day I open the...

Hello to all. I'm a newb here so please be patient. I bought an Evoke wagon mainly for my StaffyJack (Staffy X Jack Russell) because she hated travelling in my old sedan. When she was a pup we owned an old Magna wagon and she loved that car. Once we went over to the sedan...nope, she hated...