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Do you like or hate the new Commodore?

Do you like the new style Commodore?


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Tom Seaford

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vf sportswagon evoke LPG
And you reckon the VF would have ? , the VF was a dinosaur
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The vf was available with dedicated Lpg, which is now becoming very popular in Europe as a result of the new emissions law's. Euro 6. When people are hit with rising prices, Lpg will be popular again. The Opel Insignia won't save GMA anyway, the Japanese manufacturers are streets ahead.
 
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Haven't seen one on the road yet, can't be too many around.
 

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Haven't seen one on the road yet, can't be too many around.

In the beauty pageant it is a bit meh. Sits alongside the Mazda, lookalike sibling. Which tail lights do you find more distinctive at night?

Who is looking below the skin? How good is the pedigree and serviceability going forward?
eg, is this an engine that requires removal of crank pulley to service the waterpump? How locked in are owners, to the 7 year warranty prices?
 
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In the beauty pageant it is a bit meh. Sits alongside the Mazda, lookalike sibling. Which tail lights do you find more distinctive at night?

Who is looking below the skin? How good is the pedigree and serviceability going forward?
eg, is this an engine that requires removal of crank pulley to service the waterpump? How locked in are owners, to the 7 year warranty prices?
I was in the U.K. and Ireland last year, the mondeo seems to be more popular than the Opel/Vauxhall in the U.K. and in Ireland they told me that the Insignia depreciated quite heavily. Didn't really get a reason why. Huge mistake by GMH calling it a Commodore. No reference point, at least Ford kept the Mondeo name, you can then get reviews from other countries. Most people including fleet management have no clue of the origin of said "Commodore"
 

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Holden probably should not have called it. a Commodore, even though the Commodore was originally from the German subsidiary Opel , I don’t know what name would suit , anal wart would just be cruel.
 

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I think the "anal" name goes much better with Ford vehicles:
Anal Ranger, Anal Focus, Anal Territory, Anal Fiesta, Anal Endura, Anal Escape
 

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Opel Insignia??? Vauxhall insignia??? Holden is dead, same as Rambler, triumph, Standard motors, might as well call it a Humber Sceptre, remember them. Hahaha
 
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....the Insignia depreciated quite heavily. Didn't really get a reason why. Huge mistake by GMH calling it a Commodore. No reference point, at least Ford kept the Mondeo name, you can then get reviews from other countries.

I think you answered your own question
 

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So if the V8 Super cars can squeeze a V8 in the engine bay of the ZB commodore, which can't they engineer it into production?
 
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