Holden Nova

[KILLA_R34_GTR]

have any of you guys had any experience with a 1990 holden nova hatch ??

[HR32_GTS-T]

hahahahahaha, why would u bother, if ur lookn at sumthin like that then at least go for an astra turbo!

but this car the holden nova isnt really a holden im pretty sure is an opel or a vauxhall or sumthin.

Edited April 19, 2006 by HR32_GTS-T

[R32_Matt]

A holden nova is a rebadged toyota corolla.

[d0p3y]

Yeh it's a rebadged uglier Corolla...

[Liz]

  d0p3y said:

Yeh it's a rebadged uglier Corolla...

don't be stupid, it's exactly the same

I haven't heard bad things about either of them! A friend of mine had one, bloody tough little car!

[predator]

as above.. old corollas are pretty reliable..

or you could get a 1990 Holden Astra .. which is really just a Nissan Pulsar .. gotta love holden and their early 90's stuff like that.

[scheris]

They're actually alright cars, zippy for a 1.8L. My sis owned one and I used to drive it around alot, good little cheap relaible car. Don't bother with astra's, my bro has one now and he bought it brand new and has had couple of issues with it already. Toyota engine last you longer anyway than a holden:D

[scathing]

  HR32_GTS-T said:

ahahahahaha, why would u bother, if ur lookn at sumthin like that then at least go for an astra turbo!

Yeah, because a 1990's Nova / Corolla is going to be in the same bracket as a late 90's / 2000+ Astra SRi Turbo, so obviously people will cross-shop them.

Why don't you suggest he go look at an Audi S3 or Golf R32 while you're at it?

Edited April 20, 2006 by scathing

[dangerous_daveo]

  scathing said:

Yeah, because a 1990's Nova / Corolla is going to be in the same bracket as a late 90's / 2000+ Astra SRi Turbo, so obviously people will cross-shop them.

Why don't you suggest he go look at an Audi S3 or Golf R32 while you're at it?

Because the S4 would be better as it has a boot???

My Granny has one, and she is an old hoon. One of the best cars she has ever had she recons.

[KILLA_R34_GTR]

i take that as a no...

it's pretty wicked, it gets me where i have to go...does nice cooks too

[RCEBNR]

its the same car (same engine etc) as a corolla. i used to own a corolla sx.. they are reliable cheap and in the face of current fuel prices they are CHEAP to run!!

for heaps of info etc go to the twincam forums:

http://www.twincam.org/forums/

[gts-4 dreamer]

hahahhahaha its amazing how no one can ever understand that women..... great arse though

[7shades]

Tend to chew though CV joints at a rapid rate of knots... :)cheap to replace though. Head gaskets are another common problem. Generally speaking a reliable yet completely unremarkable slice of early 90's econo-motoring... I used to pick these things up for a couple of K and thrash the living bejesus out of them as my daily drivers...

[predator]

I've got a 1990 pulsar at the moment as a daily driver. Costs about $30 a week and i do a fair bit of driving.

I hired a 2004 nissan pulsar the other week whilst in melb, and to be honest, my older car was both faster and about the same economy! and the driving feel wasn't all that much better, in fact very vague and distant the steering and feel of the whole car.

Cars in that sort of range haven't got that much better if you ask me in the last 10-15 years. Now its just about all components as cheap as possible, with the false impression of class with the fake leather look, plastic chromed bits, etc.