Gonna git me one of them thar new Chevrolets.

There's the problem of them actually fitting into a Matiz though.

Me too, I noticed that there was no mention of "Daewoo with a different badge" or even "twenty year old GM designs tarted over in Korea."

We've had them as chevys for a few months now. Next time i see somethin with a small block chevy lump i'm gonna assume 700cc :-P

I'm tempted to wander into a "Chevvy" dealership and ask to test drive a Blazer. I suspect they would send me around the corner to Next.

Have they stopped importing the RHD ones? Was always a good bet for worst depreciating car of the year award.

Some Ford dealers will import you a new Mustang.

I think it is absolutley stupid. How can they think they can get away with euro Chevrolets that are Korean GM Castoffs. Euro Cadillacs that are re-engineered Vectras and Omegas built by Saab engineers and Japanese Saabs that are slightly restyled Imprezas?

Can it really work?

I think so the last ones I saw for sale werre "W" plated. Didn't stop Vauxhall dealers trying to sell them for amusing prices s/h. I tried one, but thought it was really cramped by comparison with the Exploder.

Ask VAG, they've been pulling this kind of stunt for 15 years.

True, but VAG did it with brands that were already seperatley known and accepted before being bought and made on a universal floorpan.

Cadillac and Chevy are exactley house hold names or seen everyday on the average Manchester, Stutgart, or Ghent highstreet are they. But since the 60's people across europe knew of Seat, VW, Audi, Skoda individually, you may not have seen many, but you will likely have seen a few of at least 3 out of 4 of the brands arround depending on where you were in europe, more southerly, more Seats and less Skodas, and more Northerly More Skodas and less Seats, and in the Eastern countries, More Skoda and VW than Seat and Audi because of cost, but you may have seen one or two.

Plus, even if you were aware of Caddy and Chevy as brands, the cars that they are badging in europe don't appear anything like the most likely loyal buyer might want. And the Impreza wagon with a Different nose cone might be a nice car, but it is still a tarted Subaru. Saabs have always been FWD, they have always had "weird but for a reason" designs, and they have always used top quality parts. Subaru have been known to be very fast for their cost, but have very plastic interiors, and sometimes troublesome reliability after they have passed certain mileage. Passing huge miles is a Saab thing since they first starting making them. Just producing big horses and handling fairly well isn't enough for a Saab to be Saab. Saab buyer in the states where the 9-2 is available are ignoring them. Even youngersters who's parents have had them driving old

900, 9000 and early 9-3's because they were safe, solid and reliable, aren't going for the 9-2, they don't like it because it isn't Saab like. And non-Saab owners are liking the 9-2 over the Impreza because the Impreza has an exciting image, and the extra features of the 9-2 add weight and cost. As far as they are concerned, if you like a Subaru but want better, buy and Evo, not buy a Saab 9-2.