Well Said. and 100% correct.
i also drove the Epidemic..and i know what you mean about the gearbox....one of the worst i have ever driven...even though i hate auto's to start with..it was appalling.:eek:
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I haven't driven one yet & don't really want to lower myself to the Epic NOT's level & do so, but I did have a look at one over the weekend & walked away feeling pretty poorly in the ol' guts. The quality & fit of materials is not at all that good, especially if you look around the transmission area. It wobbled like a tub of jelly & it's paint finish looked thin. Mind you this was the top line CDXi model. How dare Holden use the Vectra's model designator on the Epic NOT.
Holden wanted to sell more cars, & they seem to be doing just that, but they no longer have the image they used to.
Holden just released the Epica Diesel, with a 1.9 CDTi 4 pot that puts out 320 Nm and 110 kW and has an average fuel economy of 7.6 l/100km. You can say whatever you like about the Epica but not that is not good value for money at $29,990 with auto! With this engine it must be very cheap to run. I say if you buy a Commodore Omega instead of one of these you've got rocks in your head :)
I'll be test driving a diesel Epica this week at work and will let you know how she goes.
I have rocks in my head..I will go the Omega:p
cheap korean diesel isnt my cup of tea.
So is it the same motor as the Astra?
They flogging the adds on TV pretty hard