Comments on: No GM buy back of Opel; German minister

By: gearboxdawg

gearboxdawg — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:50:15 +0000

It seems its always somebody has to pick up from where GM totally screwed up. GM has a history of screwing up their overseas subsidiaries and making bad decisions.

If the German authorities don’t take a stake in Opel, it is going to fall into foreign hands. Opel makes the majority of lower end models for Holden like the Cruze and Barina.

It will be interesting to see if Holden can still get European models for its lower end market segments if Opel is not owned by GM.

Opel seems to be the poor man of German auto industry as compared to Bmw, Mercs and VW.

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:04:52 +0000

Golfschwein gently shakes head. See, Tomas79, you fell straight into the little Irony Trap I set you. Attack, defence, attack, defence and on it goes.

Always fightin’. Sigh. Always fightin’………..

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:31:57 +0000

SteveH exactly…

Wheelnut, you obviously can’t provide a legitimate on-topic counter argument, so there you go with typical line of Personal Insults!!

Wheelnut, I certainly wouldn’t be talking about understanding the english language (the only language you can speak) given the idiotic, and complelty inaccurate information you dridled at http://www.caradvice.com.au/35315/mazda-to-seek-toyotas-help-with-hybrids-report/#comments

It just shows you can’t even comprehend the articles you provide links to!!

Golfschwein and Wheenut, This is a car advice website, if you wanna discuss people, there is a Perez hilton blog you can do it on!!

By: Forza M

Forza M — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:47:49 +0000

Steve I agree with you pal,i think wheelnut should change his name to wingnut

By: SteveH

SteveH — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:16:27 +0000

Wheelnut, before you have a crack at someone’s grammar, how about checking your own?

By: Wheelnut®™

Wheelnut®™ — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:03:52 +0000

Even though the Govt may say that GM won’t be allowed to buy back Opel – there is nothing stopping GM from increasing their share by gradually buying back shares in the future [overtime].

I say that because when the German Govt needs money in the future they may be forced to sell their share – which GM could make an offer for.. same applies to the banks and other private companies which will originally own a major share of New-Opel

By: Wheelnut®™

Wheelnut®™ — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:02:45 +0000

Adam (aka mada) – you will find Tomas79 has a history of making assumptions about other people on this site.. which one can assume is due to either his poor understanding of the english language and grammae or the fact that he takes things out of context thereby only gets 1/4 of the message.

Same applies to the handful of other Toyota fans on this site

By: Elitist

Elitist — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:04:49 +0000

I’m a Di_khead.

By: Baddass

Baddass — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:03:17 +0000

I remember the first time I discovered Opel. I was 10 and visiting France with my family when I saw a Holden Astra with a strange lightning bolt badge. I also saw it on a Zafira, Vectra and Combo. You can imagine how confused I was! Even more so when I saw them all again in England badged with a griffin! Bloody Vauxhall! I do think that it would be wise for GM (or the new owner)to delete Vauxhall and just sell Opels around Europe. I mean, Vauxhall doesn’t really sell anything that Opel doesn’t already (besides the VXR8). It would save a lot of money. And sure, there might be some nostalgia worries, but Pontiac had those and it was still axed.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:16:24 +0000

I think its a little arrogant to think they could buy Opel back at their demand.
Did they honestly think they would be able to put Opel in to “Hock” courtesy of the local Pawn shop (German Gov)

I think they were in the wrong kind of Porn shop because they were obviously playing with themselves thinking they have an upper hand at the moment