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Anyone who drives a new Camaro by DanDamage
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Report this Post08-18-2014 11:10 AM Click Here to See the Profile for DanDamageSend a Private Message to DanDamageEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Is really driving an Australian Vauxhall with a Chevy motor.
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Report this Post08-18-2014 11:35 AM Click Here to See the Profile for 2.5Send a Private Message to 2.5Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
"Vauxhall Motors (/ˈvaʊksɔːl/; registered name General Motors UK Limited)[6] is a British automotive manufacturing and distribution company headquartered in Luton, Bedfordshire, and a subsidiary of the German Adam Opel AG, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the American General Motors (GM).[7] The company sells passenger cars and light commercial vehicles under the Vauxhall marque"
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The GTO was a Holden relative too.
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Report this Post08-18-2014 11:36 AM Click Here to See the Profile for DanDamageSend a Private Message to DanDamageEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
yeah i always wondered why they had Pontiac clones with Vauxhall badges
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Report this Post08-18-2014 11:47 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Hank is HereSend a Private Message to Hank is HereEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
How is Vauxhall Australian? Hold Australian, yes. Vauxhall British yes. Vauxhall Australian, No.
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Report this Post08-18-2014 12:57 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Formula88Send a Private Message to Formula88Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
If you take the "smart" out of "smart a**" all you are is an a**.
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Report this Post08-18-2014 01:54 PM Click Here to See the Profile for LZeitgeistSend a Private Message to LZeitgeistEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by DanDamage:

Is really driving an Australian Vauxhall with a Chevy motor.


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Report this Post08-19-2014 08:55 PM Click Here to See the Profile for carnut122Send a Private Message to carnut122Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Is that the same Vauxhall that beat the Nissan Gt R Track Edition and Porsche 911 Turbo S in a recent Motor Trend on-track comparison?


http://www.motortrend.com/r...san_gt_r_comparison/

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Report this Post08-19-2014 10:16 PM Click Here to See the Profile for AADrcwSend a Private Message to AADrcwEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Vauxhall is a rebadged Holden... Holden is Australian and Vauxhall is the European counterpart. The bulk of the Camaros chassis was designed by Holden. Just as the GTO is a rebadged Holden Monaro and the G8 and new Chevy SS are rebadged Holden Commodores
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Report this Post08-19-2014 11:36 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Rickady88GTSend a Private Message to Rickady88GTEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
My 06 GTO is a Holden. I love the car.
Badge engineering is not new.
A lot of manufacturers do it.
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Report this Post08-20-2014 07:38 AM Click Here to See the Profile for pontiackid86Send a Private Message to pontiackid86Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
And mustangs are still all american
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Originally posted by AADrcw:

Vauxhall is a rebadged Holden... Holden is Australian and Vauxhall is the European counterpart.


And I always thought Vauxhalls were mainly rebadged Opels...

EDIT: I looked at their website and, yes, mainly Opels.

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Report this Post08-20-2014 09:20 AM Click Here to See the Profile for ZebSend a Private Message to ZebEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
And my 2011 Buick Regal Turbo is a rebadged Opel Insignia. I'm not just okay with that, I'm actually pretty happy with it.

Most manufacturers are moving to global platforms.
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Report this Post08-20-2014 04:33 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Ang84IndySend a Private Message to Ang84IndyEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
I love mine, it's a great car!
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Report this Post08-20-2014 06:24 PM Click Here to See the Profile for User00013170Send a Private Message to User00013170Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Does it really matter, as long as you like the car?
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Report this Post08-21-2014 01:53 AM Click Here to See the Profile for PatrickSend a Private Message to PatrickEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post

At the last autocross I was at, a fella from the local Corvette Club (hosts of the event) was asking to stick his GoPro camera on different people's cars. I posted the video he recorded of my '88 Formula in This thread.

He also put his camera on a Gen5 Camaro SS. The first half of the video the camera was pointed at the front wheel, the second half was of the rear wheel. Take a look at that rear wheel and post what you think is going on. Almost looks like 4-wheel steering!

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Report this Post08-21-2014 02:55 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Ang84IndySend a Private Message to Ang84IndyEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
What you are seeing is then result of flex in the rear subframe bushings. There are a few companies making stiffer bushings that keep the rear under control, and show a noticeable improvement in handling. This is something I want to do in the future. The extent of my suspension improvements has been to install sway bars from an SS. It was a nice improvement.
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Report this Post08-21-2014 07:51 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Formula88Send a Private Message to Formula88Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by yellowstone:


And I always thought Vauxhalls were mainly rebadged Opels...

EDIT: I looked at their website and, yes, mainly Opels.



The Holden Monaro was sold under the Vauxhall name in the UK. Not sure what other models did the same, if any.
http://www.parkers.co.uk/ca...l/monaro/coupe-2004/
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Report this Post08-21-2014 08:25 AM Click Here to See the Profile for DanDamageSend a Private Message to DanDamageEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
heres the Vauxhall Camaro

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Originally posted by DanDamage:

heres the Vauxhall Camaro



Thats on Opel emblem.
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Take a look at that rear wheel and post what you think is going on. Almost looks like 4-wheel steering!


Tire roll, I dont see the rim move, but the tire does hide the rim from time to time.
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Report this Post08-21-2014 01:27 PM Click Here to See the Profile for DanDamageSend a Private Message to DanDamageEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
that was the Australian version same chassy

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I've heard they are all on the same platform yeah.
Camaro bottom:

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