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Thread: VW might have some issues, but Holden's catch fire

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    VW might have some issues, but Holden's catch fire

    No more Cruzin': Holden recalls 10,000 cars | News.com.au

    Glad I don't own one of these!

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    Mmmmm... A hole drilled in the (which is what the fix will likely be) to allow the oil to run off, or endlessly having my Mechatronics replaced, reset, or my DSG replaced... I'd rather have my car burn to the ground then deal with the dramas of owning a DSG equipped car. At least Holden and GM are taking responsibility for a known problem...
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    How you turned "Holden said a condition has been identified where the car’s belly pan can catch oil that might drip from the engine if an oil change is not done properly" in to HOLDENS CATCH FIRE is a mystery to me......



    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    Mmmmm... A hole drilled in the (which is what the fix will likely be) to allow the oil to run off, or endlessly having my Mechatronics replaced, reset, or my DSG replaced... I'd rather have my car burn to the ground then deal with the dramas of owning a DSG equipped car. At least Holden and GM are taking responsibility for a known problem...

    LOL Nice one.
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    Haha, I was just taking the over dramatised heading of the thread to the extreme, but yes, I would rather deal with having my car burn to the ground from a known warranty issue (in the highly unlikely event that it would) than deal with VW over DSG warranty issues... VW + Customer Service = Fail..
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    Quote Originally Posted by warped_foobie View Post
    but Holden's catch fire
    i think you mean Ferraris
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    It was only for the 1.4 petrol turbo and this does not affect Australian models USA only

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    It does affect the Australian-assembled cars apparently.

    Seriously, these are easily one of the worst cars you can buy right now.

    So much hype, but very poor quality.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Umai Naa!! View Post
    It does affect the Australian-assembled cars apparently.

    Seriously, these are easily one of the worst cars you can buy right now.

    So much hype, but very poor quality.
    Sat inside one yesterday, wasn't that bad.
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    Wherre did you put your left foot?

    That's right. It's 2012, and someone forgot to put a footrest in there.
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    Girlfriends sister has one. Not a bad car but underpowered. Recall affects aus built cars.
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