USED Holden Commodore VF - A V8 Aussie ICON! Should you buy one? | ReDriven used car review

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Alright, picture this: when you dive into the realm of iconic Aussie cars, the Holden Commodore pops up as a superstar in many minds, and for good reason! With its supercharged history and road legacy, it's a legend. But here's the deal - the brand is sadly a thing of the past now, and that could mean some hurdles in the used car market. Parts might be trickier to hunt down as time goes on. So, the big question looms: is owning a Holden Commodore practical today? It's a bit of a mixed bag. While the Commodore still holds its charm, the practicality might depend on your knack for finding parts and your willingness to navigate potential future challenges and these beauties are getting more and more pricy so is it worth owning a piece of Australian history?
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Skip ahead:
00:00​​​​​​​ - Intro
00:24 - What is it?
05:14 - How's the interior?
09:43 - Tech, features & safety?
11:43 - What's it like to drive?
17:37 - What goes wrong?
24:33 - Should you buy it?

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[MrLurchsThings]

As a life long Ford Falcon guy - yeah, these things are right up there. You just have to respect what they stand for. Not just from a performance point of view but it’s historical significance too.

[XU]

"Why are we driving SUV's, this is heaps better"

Absolutely. People drive SUV's because it's some sort of 'mines bigger than yours' cock off.

The loss of Commodore and Falcon is a tragedy we will never recover from.

[warrenhaywood]

No wonder you guys are killing it with your car reviews, so entertaining and informative, Big fan, I am 76 and have been looking at car reviews since I was 12, well done.

[tangoah]

When I lived in the US I had a 2015 SS in perfect blue. I loved absolutely everything about that car and it had many things about it to love. The dealer at the time had only two left and he took $11, 000 off the price. What a great day that was and the day I had to sell it to return to Europe was a very sad day. Wish I still had it. If anyone reading this is thinking about getting one, if you can find one with decent miles do it, it’s a blast

[ianharrh]

FINALLY. A video about the VFs. Long story short, I drove a Camry for YEARS. YEARS! I didn't care about cars or Commodores at all, until I drove one. Should anyone buy one. Yes. Absolutely while you still can, YES. I drove a friend of mines VF SS. A month later I sold that Camry and went and purchased my VF S2 LS3. I'm late as hell to this party. I've owned this car for just over a year now. What an absolute weapon of a car. I love that car more than anything. Worth every penny. Every single person I know has their opinion about it. Once I let them have a drive of it, they absolute love it. You cannot beat a good old-fashioned SS, especially the last batch of VFs. Beautiful car. Practical. Sounds amazing even for stock, and most importantly Drop a gear and disappear. UP THE COMMODRE!

[thomasclayton]

If you can’t afford a V8 the Sv6 option especially in Sportswagon trim is still a great car. I have a 2013 VF1 in Regal Peacock Green (a fairly rare colour) now with 185, 000 km on the clock. It’s been super reliable great on fuel, long term average is 10 litres per 100 km and it’s a normal suburban car. On a long trip I’ve seen between 6.5 to 7 litres per 100km. Everything interior wise still fresh and wearing very well.
Redriven I hope you give this underdog model some love as despite lacking a v8 they’re a bloody good value car for what they are. Adam if you ever visit Melbourne I’d love you to test drive it. I’m 45 and I vow to keep this car till I’m ready to hand my license in. For the weekends I solve my fetish for V8 power with a low mileage 2008 Wm Grange. Both fine specimens of Australian automotive history along with the Falcon, Mitsubishi 380, etc.

[chrisellis]

I saw one in Tokyo recently! Someone has imported this beast but no one knows what it is 🤣

[ravingmad]

I used to get the SV6 for company rentals. I remember being so impressed with the build quality and driving balance. It felt sad that after all the iterations, the final model felt like something that could match the Euros.

[MartinJones]

An Australian made car being featured on ReDriven! Keen to see more Aussie cars featured on this channel :)

[peterwilliam]

Wonderful cars..I bought my SSVRedline one month before factory closed in 2017..Still fun to drive and as the guy says in the video the standard 6.2 ltr motor is more than enough power. Growing up with and driving with Fairlane ZC 351 Windsor and Kingswood 308 wagon I always loved V8 power .

[robbyt]

Very sad to see them fading away in Australia. Legendary v8’s will be craved in the future for sure.

[michaelblair]

I had a series 1 Redline for 5 years and it was totally reliable hardly any issues, I was looking at getting rid of it and was looking at the German makes, in the end I sold it and bought a series 2 Redline still love driving it nothing comes close to bang for you buck.

[matthewlarkin]

Thanks Adam and team, ive been waiting for this one. We have 2 of these in the family (1 V6, 1 V8) and both have been absolutely outstanding. Every time i put my food down in the V8 i smile. Thank you for such an honest and respectful review.

[Studat]

I absolutely love my SSV VF Series 2. Mine is totally stock and immaculate with 40, 000kms. Still drives like new and still as powerful as ever. I also have a SV6 VF s2 sportswagon and that's a work horse with over 170, 000 and going strong. The Auto in the SV6 is getting a little rough on the occasional swift but both great cars.

Nice review mate

[vincetemoana]

As a young man growing up in NZ owning JDM performance cars and having that mindset that V8 commodores were shithouse, coming to Aus and amercing myself in Straya culture, straight off the plane and into a EL Falcon (cheap) which was like a land yacht that spat the dummy within a few months, into a Crewmen alloytec which wasn’t bad, should’ve got the V8 one but still served me well, into a VE HSV which 10yrs later I still own and has now 230k and still goes as strong as it did 10yrs ago, The Commodores (LS) and falcons (Barras) are formidable vehicles which deserve to be celebrated and treasured for a long time

[rockygoodfellow]

I own a VFII SSV Redline manual that I bought new (factory order) and I love it. Mine has a Harrop Stage 3 upgrade (otrcai, headers, exhaust, tune) and makes an easy 400 rwhp and only uses around 9 lph on the hwy and 11.5lph around town. I've bought new V8 Commodores since the VR SS in 1994 and they have all served me well.
The series 2 V8 uses the Tremec TR6060 manual gearbox, which is much better than the previous BT56 manual box.
I've had no issues with mine, which has done 70000km and been across Australia twice.

[hniels]

your VE SS Ute review convinced me to buy a 2008 VE SSV ute, 80, 000km on the clock and stock from factory, amazing car ! will get to enjoy it for many years.

[fale]

I love seeing Holdens on the road. Quite rare now, but they look good

[muscle_car_guy]

It's about time we've seen an Australia car on the channel. 😊 please I'd love to see more holdens on the channel. Good on yah Jim for going into such detail about the mechanicals.

[gusv]

Great clip, you put into words everything I feel when I drive my V8 . I don’t need it, can’t make use of the power, just take it out occasionally but it just gives me so much pleasure having it in the garage.