Does Vauxhall/Opel Exist In The US?

[Jahee]

Never really seen or heard about their cars about in any pictures i've seen...

 

[dug777]

GM...

 

[Vortex22]

A couple of the new Saturns are basically rebadged Opels I think.

 

[Jahee]

what do u mean by that? they exist under the name of GM?

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Jahee
what do u mean by that? they exist under the name of GM?

GM owns opel. Saturn aura/sky are identical th the opel counterparts.

 

[BornStar]

The Saturn Sky is based on a Vauxhall (I don't remember which one though).

 

[Jahee]

sorry im not from america so im not really sure what the saturn is, is that the maker or model?

 

[BornStar]

It's a make. Text

 

[Stunt]

Originally posted by: Jahee
sorry im not from america so im not really sure what the saturn is, is that the maker or model?

It's a subsidiary of GM...like Opel/Vauxhall.

 

[halik]

they call it saturn...

 

[Jahee]

Oh i see, the sky kind of looks like This


and the aura kind of looks like This i can see that they might be basically the same car.

 

[Jahee]

just out of interest, if saturn released a car like This One in your opinions would it sell?

 

[Stunt]

Originally posted by: Jahee
just out of interest, if saturn released a car like This One in your opinions would it sell?

Small cars don't sell well in the US.

It's a nice looking car though; I'd buy it

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: Stunt

Originally posted by: Jahee
just out of interest, if saturn released a car like This One in your opinions would it sell?

Small cars don't sell well in the US.

It's a nice looking car though; I'd buy it

yea thats what i thought u'd say, thats what i drive they are nice little cars, nippy and quite spacious inside, quite common over here.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Stunt

Originally posted by: Jahee
just out of interest, if saturn released a car like This One in your opinions would it sell?

Small cars don't sell well in the US.

It's a nice looking car though; I'd buy it

they're coming though.

part of the reason small cars don't sell well here is that they're usually super cheap economy cars. functional, but nothing you'd actually want to be in for any longer than necessary. before the bmw mini there wasn't a premium small car in the US. now we've got the mini, the A3, and S40. we're also getting the first wave of small cars that aren't completely cheap economy cars, such as the mazda3 and the new nissan sentra (though the corrola and civic were never that awful, they weren't that nice either).

 

[Jahee]

they're coming though.

part of the reason small cars don't sell well here is that they're usually super cheap economy cars. functional, but nothing you'd actually want to be in for any longer than necessary. before the bmw mini there wasn't a premium small car in the US. now we've got the mini, the A3, and S40. we're also getting the first wave of small cars that aren't completely cheap economy cars, such as the mazda3 and the new nissan sentra (though the corrola and civic were never that awful, they weren't that nice either).

thats good to hear, i typically get around 50-60mpg if i drive lightly around town, do u guys like this one? Vauxhall Astra VXR

 

[thomsbrain]

typically cars similar to the Astra VXR have sold very poorly.

the Mazdaspeed 3 would be the best car we get that is similar in concept. it just came on the market, so we'll have to see if it will sell. the bigger Mazdaspeed 6 has sold very poorly here.

 

[Art Vandelay]

I would like to get Alfa Romeo 147, Citroen C3, and Peugeot 207&307 here in the U.S. Maybe Seat Ibiza too.

 

[Jahee]

Is the mazdaspeed 3 the 'performance' version of the mazda 3? im not really familiar with mazdas, you said cars like the astra vxr dont sell to well in the US, why do you think that is? also do you know about the ford focus ST?

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay
I would like to get Alfa Romeo 147, Citroen C3, and Peugeot 207&307 here in the U.S. Maybe Seat Ibiza too.

yea i quite like the alfa, and the high spec ibizas are nice i agree, not too keen on the others though, much prefer the citroen C4 and as for the peugeots they had something nice with the 307, then it got a facelift and it looks like a fish at the front or something, hate to see that happen Here

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: Jahee
Is the mazdaspeed 3 the 'performance' version of the mazda 3? im not really familiar with mazdas, you said cars like the astra vxr dont sell to well in the US, why do you think that is? also do you know about the ford focus ST?

1. Gas is cheaper in the U.S., so fuel efficiency is not as important as it is in Europe.
2. U.S. is a big country, long interstate drives are not so much fun in small cars.
3. Except for a few big cities, there's no parking problem in the U.S.
4. Manufacturers haven't been able market smaller cars right.
etc.

I have an Alfa Romeo 147 back home but a Toyota Camry here in the U.S.

 

[Jahee]

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: Jahee
Is the mazdaspeed 3 the 'performance' version of the mazda 3? im not really familiar with mazdas, you said cars like the astra vxr dont sell to well in the US, why do you think that is? also do you know about the ford focus ST?

1. Gas is cheaper in the U.S., so fuel efficiency is not as important as it is in Europe.
2. U.S. is a big country, long interstate drives are not so much fun in small cars.
3. Except for a few big cities, there's no parking problem in the U.S.
4. Manufacturers haven't been able market smaller cars right.
etc.

I have an Alfa Romeo 147 back home but a Toyota Camry here in the U.S.

ah i see your point, although im not sure about the petrol prices, it goes for about $1.70 a litre here, im sure i saw a few threads saying petrol cost upwards of $2.80 in america a while back?

which part of england you from?

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: Jahee

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: Jahee
Is the mazdaspeed 3 the 'performance' version of the mazda 3? im not really familiar with mazdas, you said cars like the astra vxr dont sell to well in the US, why do you think that is? also do you know about the ford focus ST?

1. Gas is cheaper in the U.S., so fuel efficiency is not as important as it is in Europe.
2. U.S. is a big country, long interstate drives are not so much fun in small cars.
3. Except for a few big cities, there's no parking problem in the U.S.
4. Manufacturers haven't been able market smaller cars right.
etc.

I have an Alfa Romeo 147 back home but a Toyota Camry here in the U.S.

ah i see your point, although im not sure about the petrol prices, it goes for about $1.70 a litre here, im sure i saw a few threads saying petrol cost upwards of $2.80 in america a while back?

which part of england you from?

It was $2.80 per gallon, not litre. And its more like $2.20 these days.

So a liter of gas is about $0.59.

I lived in Southampton for a while but my hometown is Istanbul, Turkey.

 

[Jahee]

It was $2.80 per gallon, not litre. And its more like $2.20 these days.

So a liter of gas is about $0.59.

I lived in Southampton for a while but my hometown is Istanbul, Turkey.

Jesus christ!! thats about 30p a litre! :Q what a rip-off in england

ah ok, i'm not far from southampton here, in Brighton

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: Jahee

It was $2.80 per gallon, not litre. And its more like $2.20 these days.

So a liter of gas is about $0.59.

I lived in Southampton for a while but my hometown is Istanbul, Turkey.

Jesus christ!! thats about 30p a litre! :Q what a rip-off in england

ah ok, i'm not far from southampton here, in Brighton

Nah, not just England, pretty much everywhere else in Europe has the same problem as well. Ridiculously high taxes on gas...

Diesel is the way to go if you live in Europe.