Chev badges.

[tessie]

Yeah I know this is a dumb post, but what the heck, lets have some fun. What is it with all the commodores I'm seeing with a gold chev badge replacing the holden lion? It would be fully half the commos I'm seeing that have them, very common. Is it a prestige badge, or just a wank? Funny replies would be appreciated.

[V6Passat]

great observation! crap badge for a crap car....two peas in a pod as far as i am concerned.

[Oneofthegreats]

great observation! crap badge for a crap car....two peas in a pod as far as i am concerned.

& what, Passat's are better?

Yeah right.

One of the most popular cars to ride on tow trucks!!


They fit these badges cause from VT commodores series 2 onwards, they have chevrolet V8's fitted.

I don't really rate it either & get more of a laugh out of the people with the V6 versions & chev badges!



Maybe the Crafter boys can fit Mercedes badges to be upper class along with the GTI boys to fit Audi badges! hahahahaha



Maybe move this to general chat?


Nothing to do with Passats other than a mention of how much tow truck time they get!

[tessie]

& what, Passat's are better?

Yeah right.

One of the most popular cars to ride on tow trucks!!


They fit these badges cause from VT commodores series 2 onwards, they have chevrolet V8's fitted.

I don't really rate it either & get more of a laugh out of the people with the V6 versions & chev badges!



Maybe the Crafter boys can fit Mercedes badges to be upper class along with the GTI boys to fit Audi badges! hahahahaha



Maybe move this to general chat?


Nothing to do with Passats other than a mention of how much tow truck time they get!

General chat? You're probably right, I just posted here 'cos I have a Passat...oops.

[Silver dub]

Guilty as charged guys.

My partners last car was a fairly modified holden vz and we had a silver chev badge on the rear.

IMO they do look better than the holden badge, Though when she got the car we wanted to de badge it straight away but couldn't because of the 2 holes that hold the original badge on.

But once it received a love tap in the rear from someone then it was straight to the panel shop to have those 2 holes welded up and painted.

In the end it was completly badgeless jut the way we wanted it. The chev badge was a bit of a temporary thing to just change the appearance to every other commodore out there at the time.

But yes that all changed when just about everyone commodore out there had a chev badge on it, i finally realised that about the time we got the love tap. So it was good timing.

Each to there own but.

The first thing i do when i get a new car is remove the badges, just to be a bit different and i'm a big fan of the clean look.

[Golf Houso]

great observation! crap badge for a crap car....two peas in a pod as far as i am concerned.

I'm sorry, the only thing going for the passat over a commodore is the fuel economy and and some aspects of build quality. Exactly how many SS's do you see needing a trans rebuild after 3 years? Enjoy your DSG lol...

[tessie]

I'm sorry, the only thing going for the passat over a commodore is the fuel economy and and some aspects of build quality. Exactly how many SS's do you see needing a trans rebuild after 3 years? Enjoy your DSG lol...

I tend to agree with you, which is why I bought a new CC and intend to seriously look at extended warranty when the time gets close. Mine is a company car also(my company)and bought it because of the German habit of up-to-date technology and quality build, and its comparative uniqueness. I could'nt buy a commo, even with their value-for-money appeal because they're just so #?$%* common. They also feel agricultural in comparison, still, even with large improvements with the VE. One day, maybe, a commodore will feel like an Audi, and I'll be in one in a flash. But I'm not holding my breath.

[Golf Houso]

I tend to agree with you, which is why I bought a new CC and intend to seriously look at extended warranty when the time gets close. Mine is a company car also(my company)and bought it because of the German habit of up-to-date technology and quality build, and its comparative uniqueness. I could'nt buy a commo, even with their value-for-money appeal because they're just so #?$%* common. They also feel agricultural in comparison, still, even with large improvements with the VE. One day, maybe, a commodore will feel like an Audi, and I'll be in one in a flash. But I'm not holding my breath.

I agree entirely, everyone has different expectations and has to make a compromise in each department. I'll be looking at a VY/VZ SS next purely and simply because I don't want the headahce of a used VW, and besides the performance potential is unlimited. Just depends on what you want really...

[vwrallycar]

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[Blitzen]

This is something that really ****s me off...Even worse when you see a Commodore V6 with a friggen Chevy badge fitted...

Its like me going out and fitting an Audi or even better, a Bugatti badge to my Polo... At least owning a VW I have a greater variety of badges I can fit to my car... I may go for a Lambo badge next... However, I would love to see a VK Commodore fitted with an Opel badge...

To me this issue is up there with having a SKIN sticker on the back window of my car... Australia says no!!!

[Rob Burns]

I was a GM technician for 14 years both in Australia and Canada and am now a VW technician. The build quality of VW is something GM will never come close to matching.

On any car forum like this one you're always going to hear about the people who have problems because the people with problems are coming here to see if anyone else is in the same boat. It's very rare for someone to just start a new thread saying that their car is running perfectly and has never had a problem because they're not asking for help and they're not giving much information to other users.

I could rattle off several problems with GM vehicles. I did start writing a list but it got way too long for anyone to bother reading.

As for the Commodores with the Chev badges I'll never understand it. Just because it has a Chevrolet designed engine in it doesn't make it a Chev. You never saw people with the 3.8L V6 with Buick badges on their cars. Besides that, Chevrolet is the poverty brand for GM. Every other GM brand is considered higher. It's why Holdens were badged as Pontiacs (GTO and G because even Commodores are better than Chevrolets. Don't get me wrong, Pontiacs were crap too before they were dropped by GM.

[Oneofthegreats]

im sorry, i cant understand how you can even rate a commodore with the Passat, the Passat is far more car now than the commodore will ever be! i have a heaps of mates who will never buy another holden. guess im really a Volkswagen man!

I had to grab onto something before I rolled off the back of my ball & done more damage to my back!

That sir, is by far one of the greatest & funniest comments I've read in a very long time.

I bow down to comedy like that



I don't quote any members from here for my signature but......

this has to be my new signature hands down

[Preen59]

Well, i'm just going to come right out and say it..

Who ****ing cares?!


It's a badge! You blokes are getting all bent up over a $10 plastic badge on someone ELSE'S car!!

[Rocket36]

Agree with Preeny on this one! PLUS WTF does it have to do with Passats?

Anyhow...

VT - VZ was based on the Opel Omega...



So I'd understand Opel badges on them but not Chevrolet bow ties.

The VE is 100% designed, engineered and built in Australia. So the rest of the world should be rebadging their Chevrolet/Buick/Pontiacs (the other GM brands VE is sold under) with Holden badges. NOT the other way around.

Although Holden shot themselves in the foot. "Oh no, the Pontiac export program has been scrapped but we have all the Pontiac spare parts, what do we do? Oh, lets put them on the Australia product and call it a 'Special Edition'..."

I have nothing against the VE though. I owned three of them! At least they have Bluetooth as standard! lol But my R36 sh*ts on all of them. Although I do miss the LS2 powered manual Clubsport R8 sometimes...

[velly_16v_cab]

in the 90's everyone was fitting these to their dubs



but not me, i had one of these bad boys


ps, i will move this to general section