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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wise man once told me, never buy a Holden with a model name that ends in "a"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A mate from high school wrote off three Toranas in his first year of driving. One on the day he got his licence. He was still alive ten years later, surprisingly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate looking at the Captiva. Just the tailgate is enough to put me off it. They couldn't even hide the hinges.

They mentioned the Cruze, but forgot that it started life as a Suzuki RM415 Ignis with a facelift.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That original cruze... If afterthought was a car.

Then there's the Trax, one of the most miserable things I've ever driven.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hell no, The Craptiva sucked, but the cruze killed it. One dud could be forgiven. A second dud showed a willful hatred of their customers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'd argue that it was the generation of Opel content before this that set the wheels in motion. If you owned a 2000 Astra or Vectra they were well known for being dogshit, and the following generation were no better. That alienated anyone willing to spend a bit of money and you were left with the cheap and cheerful crowd and competition with decent Korean products.