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Scotty C
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19th Mar 08 at 22:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I hear they are, But I also heard they're made in Germany now?

Or are the engines German, but all put together and built in britian?

Proberly a stupid question

[Edited on 19-03-2008 by Monster]
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Vauxhall are English, they are owned by an American company and all the current cars in the range are designed/built by Opel, who are German, unless the VX220 is still being built?
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vauxhall is english, Opel is German and GM that own the god damn lot are american
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Vauxhalls deisel engines are made by Fiat
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Vauxhall are English, they are owned by an American company and all the current cars in the range are designed/built by Opel, who are German, unless the VX220 is still being built?


So, basically German then?
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19th Mar 08 at 22:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
In all but name, yeah.
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Vauxhalls deisel engines are made by Fiat
mines not
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the 1.9 is

yours still an Izuzu one?
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Vauxhalls deisel engines are made by Fiat
mines not


izuzu
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Izuzu fucking rock TBF.

A work mate has one, 278k and still going without missing a beat
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Vauxhalls deisel engines are made by Fiat
mines not


izuzu



























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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
unless the VX220 is still being built?


nope

where is the VXR8 nailed together?
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where is the VXR8 nailed together?
down under
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i didnt realise the dielses were fiat, id best stop ragging mine now then lol
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and built in Spain! Multinational!
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i didnt realise the dielses were fiat, id best stop ragging mine now then lol
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So, Vauxhall are British, they're owned by an American company, built/deisgned by opel which are German.

BUT, the Diesel engines are made by Fiat, but built in Spain.

WTF

[Edited on 19-03-2008 by Monster]
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my veccy was built in belgium!
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Yea thought Opel was built in spain, then imported into britain re-badged as vauxhalls?
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The plants are all over the world. They're not re-badged either, they're built as Vauxhall in an Opel plant.
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Yeah.. I was about to say, the Vauxhall's would be LHD then...
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Same as the Astra factory in Ellesmere Port, there are RHD Vauxhalls and LHD Opels on the same line, brand difference and driving seat is just a configuration difference the same as what wheels it is having.
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
Izuzu fucking rock TBF.

A work mate has one, 278k and still going without missing a beat


We have a cstomers one (Diesel Combi) in at mo. Fuel pump has buggered up. £2217!!!!!

We rang 3 different vauxhall dealers to check but the same price!
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You can tell if you car was built in England or Germany (or somewhere near Germany) by the badge under the bonnet (black one) If it says Vauxhall on the top it was built in England if it says Opel, it was made in germany (or close)

They say the ones with Opel on were put together slightly better

[Edited on 20-03-2008 by Cheese Man Chris]
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Give me a car reg and i'll tell you where it was built

They are made all over the place like Ian said.

EDIT:

My old car W144VKX , W0L0SBF08Y4246407

was made in Zaragoza, Spain

[Edited on 20-03-2008 by Superlite Ltd.]

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