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The new Commodore had more sales here in NZ than in Aussie, that is a scary thought.... and they probably sold more of the old VF stock than the new model to boot.
Well yes the Commodore started life as an Opel, but the very first Commodore that reached the public was very far removed from said Opel as it simply did not withstand the harsh Aussie conditions. So although the chassis was the same, the body was a bit of a mash up of 2 different Opel models and the suspension and drivelines were all Aussie from the beginning if I'm not mistaken.
Interestingly, one of my uncles in Europe actually owned a Opel Senator....
Losh
Your post is full of generalisations and errors.
Let's start at the beginning. The Commodore was an Opel long before it became a Holden. When a German model name was first adopted for the new smaller Holden in 1978, Holden fans weren't jumping up and down decrying the decision, but younger drivers today, who never knew Holden before the Commodore seem to think that keeping the name for a new model, again from Opel, is the end of the world. What bullshit. Get a life FFS.
Well yes the Commodore started life as an Opel, but the very first Commodore that reached the public was very far removed from said Opel as it simply did not withstand the harsh Aussie conditions. So although the chassis was the same, the body was a bit of a mash up of 2 different Opel models and the suspension and drivelines were all Aussie from the beginning if I'm not mistaken.
Interestingly, one of my uncles in Europe actually owned a Opel Senator....