Recent content by PalmyZB

Honestly folks, reading this thread I would say many people judge a car purely on its name, rather than how it goes, value for money, fitness for purpose, reliability, etc. I have owned or had many cars with different badges over the years, including a Vauxhall, Wolseley, Ford, several...

I get the same, always when the engine/trans is cold. I live on a steep road and use M1 to start off. When I get to flatter road, and put it into D, sometimes it seems to be in neutral and doesn't pick up the gear. only an occasionl thing, and normal, it appears. Just a quirk, I gather...

I just replaced the rubbers with Repco ones. Works fine

I still have a year to go on the free services, but I may revert to servicing myself when it expires. It is not because I do not trust the dealer (they have been excellent), but I actually enjoy it. From what I can gather, oil and filter are the main items - all easily accessible apart from...

I could be wrong, but I don't think there is an alarm fitted as standard to the ZBs, per se. There is an immobiliser and anti theft for the infotainment, but nothing beyond that, as far as I am aware. I have taken my ZB LT wagon across Cook Strait with no issues. I think they are concerned...

2020 facelift, I believe

Yeah, it would't be an issue with a removable. I see the Opel/Vauxhall one is a sort of swing down arrangement that folds up behind the bumper...

Ah, that would be an ideal way to go. Unfortunately, the OEM supplied by Holden New Zealand was a fixed bar...

I have been having intermittent issues with the parking sensors on my MY18 LT Wagon. The symptoms were intermittent dropouts with the message "Park Assist Off", as if the button had been pushed to turn them off. With Covid & whatnot, it has been hard to get the car to the dealer to get it...