What will Opel mean for Skoda in 2012

[dArK5HaD0w]

Myself personally would consider trading our Skoda vRS estate on an Opel Insignia VXR estate if that comes here

oohhh yeah.......i've been eyeing the insignia vxr right from day 1. here's hoping opel "do the right thing" n bring this to oz

[pologti18t]

Anyone look at the losses Opel is racking up? $750M last year. $15B in the last 10yrs.
Does that shout "I am here for the longterm"?

The models that Opel look to be importing are quite pedestrian. No Astra "Golf GTI segment" competitor. Corsa is just about at the end of the model cycle (lovely 4 speed auto) and the Insignia has a non-p plater friendly petrol engine range (2L turbo petrol).

[Lindsay]

I might be wrong but I can't see many P platers buying Opel Insignias...

[woofy]

I know people who liked their Astras, but would never buy another again due to things going wrong with them. A lot of them now have high end Focus' or XR5 Focus's/Lux Mazda 3s.

[Johnbu]

You could say the same thing about many Golf 118tsi owners.

I have a MkV GTI which had many more problems than my 2003 Astra Turbo which I sold with 181k in the clock with the engine in perfect nick (original turbo too).. Sold it to a friend, I wouldn't dream of selling my GTI with 180k to a friend.

Hopefully Opel does well, choice is always good for the consumer.

Let's hope they can sell it at a decent price.

The paint, fit and build quality of my Astra is of much higher than my GTI, which feels a bit filmsy.


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