Bloody Commodores.... geez I hate them.
When I first saw the original VB Commodore in late 78 I decided there and then that they were crap and vowed never to own one. To be fair, the XD-F didn't do anything for me either so I've never owned an 80s' car. In the 37 years since then, no Commodore has ever appealed to me in any way and consequently I've never even driven one of any model-era-type....... till Wednesday just gone when I started driving cabs and was given an old VZ to drive. Now, putting aside that it was the oldest car in the fleet and had thrashed suspension, I really took a dislike to the car almost immediately.
-The seats aren't wide enough, so the bolster frames put pressure on my thighs,
-There's not enough knee room,
-The indicator and wiper stalks feel flimsy and cheap,
-Hell, I couldn't even adjust the seat without having to open the door,
-And what's with the hand brake? Who decided it was a good idea to put the release button on the top of the handle
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-One of the headlights was poorly adjusted so I thought I'd just pop the bonnet and wind in down like I would in a Falcon but no, there's no way to just reach in and do a quick adjustment.
-Yesterday I got to drive a VF and had the same issues, except the seat wasn't quite as uncomfortable.
-Both cars had dead steering that wouldn't return to centre on their own and the VF was even worse to drive with stuffed rear shocks than the VZ with stuffed front shocks.
I could go on but you get the picture. I'm really hoping to get into one of the BF wagons this week or even one of the FGs'. Just so long as I can get out of those holdens. I've never liked them and now I know why. Driving my missus AU wagon home with 400k on the clock and it's original shocks is a more comfortable, relaxing and pleasant drive than either of those Commodores.
Bloody Commodores, geez I hate them.