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    Holden Commodore 2009: A good used car buy?

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    My parents have offered me their 2009 60th Anniversary VE Commodore, which has done 89,000 km and has been fully serviced and well looked after, for a good price ($6000). I currently drive a 2006 Astra with 60,000 km on the clock, which just had the timing belt replaced ($1000 service). Whilst on the surface it seems like a no-brainer to take the larger Commodore as I have a growing family, I want to make sure I am not ditching the Astra for a car that has issues and will end up costing me more in upcoming repairs. Any advice on the VE and whether it is a sound used car would be helpful.

    Answered by CarsGuide
    2 June 2016
    Graham Smith

    The VE sounds like a good car that's been well looked after and would be a good car for a growing family such as yours. I will assume it's a V6, in which case the main thing to be concerned about is wear to the camshaft timing chains. They're a known problem and cost $2000 or so to replace if they do wear. You can tell if they're worn as the engine runs poorly because the cam timing is thrown out. Other than that the VE is quite sound.

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