1988 Holden Camira SLX 2.0 Family Gen II Engine from Australia and New Zealand
Summary:
Great power, cheap and economical car!
Faults:
Nothing bad went wrong, but needed new clutch bearing as it was squealing really badly, needed 2 new engine mounts, a few bit and pieces of work required on it. Needed new CV boot, bearings, had blown rocker cover.
Otherwise, all problems have been fixed.
General Comments:
It has great straight body with shiny paintwork - very good condition for 1989 model, drives very well, needed a big clean up, but otherwise it's a great car!
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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th August, 2003
16th Jan 2004, 23:26
Absolutely!! the only fault I can find with my SL is the simple fact that I don't have power steering!!! It has every other Mod-con out there though.
I had the coolant distribution pipe on my engine fail about 2 years or so ago, I figured it to be a design flaw combined with age. I also get the "Engine failure" orange light blinking on and off randomly, I suspect it seems to most often occur after you take your foot off the accelerator after having given the engine some "boot". I think it was to do with the engine coolant sensor connector loosening with age, but checking that never really led anywhere, might try again a bit later on though.
But yep, aside from the above quirks, and the fact that it its paint is a nasty cheap fading one from factory, I can't fault it at all, "bad design" my foot!. (I'm just glad I've never tried the earlier non 2.0l models)