Invisible Vauxhalls

[Mr Gear]

Now, before we start, I'm not some kind of anti-Vauxhall zealot. I think they are perfectly worthy and capable, just like VW and Ford. The Astra and Corsa may not be the most inspiring of vehicles, but they are not actually bad either.

That said, Vauxhall now sell a whole load of vehicles that you simply NEVER see on the roads. Here's a list:
- Agila (you often see the Suzuki version)
- Adam
- Cascada
- Mokka (yes really)
- Antara

Who are they making them for exactly? Are they selling and I'm just not seeing them because they are so bland, or are they just not selling?

Anyone on here seen/driven/own one of the above?

[Heartworm]

Add the Ampera to the list, although I did see one yesterday. It's a little soon with the Adam to be judging sales, it's just been launched has it not.

[premio]

I see the agila, but haven't even heard of the others!!!

[Baryonyx]

I regularly see Agilas around. Both the old 'mini box wagon' one and the new 'city car' style model which is also known as the Suzuki Splash. And I suspect the Adam will be popular once it gets going

[littlened]

The Adam hasn't been on sale long. I've seen a fair few mind.

[offspring86]

littlened said:

The Adam hasn't been on sale long. I've seen a fair few mind.

I think it's the same case with the Mokka too.

[littlened]

offspring86 said:

I think it's the same case with the Mokka too.

I've seen a few of them too, but then that could have something to do with us having a vauxhall dealership down the road.

[Mr2Mike]

I see plenty of the nasty little Agilas, but the others are pretty scarce. They've not been available for that long however.

[Pablo68]

My neighbour has an Antara

[tinkertaylor]

I've seen all of those bar the last one around my way....

[BryanUsrey]

Never seen an Adam on the road, but it is quite new. I think the Cascada is new as well. Never seen any of them though.

[MrDecadent]

I've seen a couple of the 4x4/SUV types about. Never seen an Adam or the Cascada (had to google it - looks like an open top astra).

Shame really, they used to make pretty good cars but I guess their reputation hasn't recovered yet. Insignia and Astra look like decent cars. Insignia semi reminds me of what Vauxhall used to produce aka the Carlton and Senator.

[Truckosaurus]

I've seen an Ampera. It was hiding in the storage yard around the back of a Vauxhall dealership and just about visible from the road.

I had to look on the vx website to see if they even were on sale.

It's a shame as it is arguably the most interesting Vauxhall product.

Edit to add: I have never understood why GM don't bin the Vauxhall brand and rebrand as Opel and start pretending to be German rather than pretend to be British (do they even build any cars here anymore?)

Edited by Truckosaurus on Saturday 11th May 11:02

[Sten J]

The Adam and Mokka at least are new and I imagine will sell in quite big numbers in the coming years. The Adam (despite the name) is actually a cracking little car.

[Mr Gear]

Truckosaurus said:

I've seen an Ampera. It was hiding in the storage yard around the back of a Vauxhall dealership and just about visible from the road.

I had to look on the vx website to see if they even were on sale.

It's a shame as it is arguably the most interesting Vauxhall product.

I agree, but I HAVE seen quite a few Amperas about. Maybe because they are the most distinctive car Vauxhall make I notice them more.

[Mr Gear]

Sten J said:

The Adam and Mokka at least are new and I imagine will sell in quite big numbers in the coming years. The Adam (despite the name) is actually a cracking little car.

Yeah, it looks pretty good in the magazines, but I've yet to see one on the road.

[vit4]

Mr Gear said:

Sten J said:

The Adam and Mokka at least are new and I imagine will sell in quite big numbers in the coming years. The Adam (despite the name) is actually a cracking little car.

Yeah, it looks pretty good in the magazines, but I've yet to see one on the road.

Seen a few of them already, plus there are a few Mokka's around my way. I think their cars as a whole are certainly better than ten years ago or so. I actually prefer the Astra to the Focus.

[skip_1]

Seen lots of Antaras about especially around school run time. Seen a few Mokkas but they were only released a few months ago.

[dm46]

Apart from the Vxr models vauxhall are hideously boring, badly made and driven by tightwads

[xreyuk]

I see a few Agila's round here, but I live in a retirement town, and old people love them.