When is a Chevrolet a real Chevrolet

[croyde]

I see all these Chevvys on sale next to the local Saab dealer but where in the market do the real ones start?

Are they not re-badged Korean cars?

Just interested, ta.

[kambites]

Well I don't think the Corvette is a "rebadged Korean car".

[V88Dicky]

In answer to your question, 'When they aren't built in Korea'.

Corvette, Camaro, Impala, Malibu, Silverado, Suburban etc.

[croyde]

So basically all the ones that are not in the local dealers

[jsg612]

Anything without a 4 cylinder is a real Chevvy.

[Mustardo]

A Chevrolet has to have a V8 engine. Anything else is pensioner fodder.

[HellDiver]

European Chevvys are Daewoos with stickers.

[littlebasher]

This



Sooooooo ugly

[ukzz4iroc]

I hated the fact that Chevrolet re-badged Daewoo's. Overnight they went from the legend of Elton John songs to embarassing small hatches.

To answer the question- anything made for (and by) the American market is a proper Chevy.

[littlebasher]

oh god, just remembered that the mother-in-law bought one of these

Thinks it's a lovely car (she had a Fiat Brava before)

Check out this dash...is it somewhere you would like to sit?



Mmmmmm, Cheap plastics

[LuS1fer]

They should have stuck the Saturn badge on the Daewoos. While everyone has heard of Chevrolet, I have never ever heard of anyone buying a Daewoo BECAUSE it is a Chevrolet. All they've done is demeaned the brand.

They've also shot themselves in the foot because at the same time a new legion of car fans is confused by Euro Corvettes and Camaros not being even remotely related to the shopping trolley range.

[aeropilot]

LuS1fer said:

They've also shot themselves in the foot because at the same time a new legion of car fans is confused by Euro Corvettes and Camaros not being even remotely related to the shopping trolley range.

GM shooting themselves in the foot....... surely some mistake

[Hugo a Gogo]

jsg612 said:

Anything without a 4 cylinder is a real Chevvy.

Chevrolet Metro, 3 cylinder

[LS6wetdream]

LuS1fer said:

They should have stuck the Saturn badge on the Daewoos. While everyone has heard of Chevrolet, I have never ever heard of anyone buying a Daewoo BECAUSE it is a Chevrolet. All they've done is demeaned the brand.

They've also shot themselves in the foot because at the same time a new legion of car fans is confused by Euro Corvettes and Camaros not being even remotely related to the shopping trolley range.

any numpty who cant tell the difference between chev and a rebadged daewoo wants shooting anyway

[jsg612]

Hugo a Gogo said:

jsg612 said:

Anything without a 4 cylinder is a real Chevvy.

Chevrolet Metro, 3 cylinder

Bugger, you got me there... Re-phrase... Anything with more than 4 cylinders.

[Ricky_M]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Chevrolet Metro, 3 cylinder

Also.....

[W00DY]

LuS1fer said:

They should have stuck the Saturn badge on the Daewoos. While everyone has heard of Chevrolet, I have never ever heard of anyone buying a Daewoo BECAUSE it is a Chevrolet. All they've done is demeaned the brand.

Indeed. Has anyone who owns a rebadged Daewoo, ever said "I've got a Chevvy"?

If so, I would like to shoot them.

[Stu - B]

Just done 450+ miles in a Chevy Matiz hire car today as the promised Ford Ka was not available. Totally awful in so many ways.

[davepoth]

3rd gen camaro could be had with a 4 pot...

[Balmoral Green]

I sold my MIL a Matiz way back in 1998, which was fair enough as at launch, it wasn't too bad, and I was working for Daewoo at the time. But she's been on them ever since, she's had several, it's like chain smoking, despite them now being really old hat and lot's of better cars out there.

She turned up mid week in a brand new Chevrolet Spark, in a sort of fluorescent lemony/limey green urine metallic colour. But, she's happy.

I do remember when they were re-branded as Chevrolet, there was a Chevrolet Matiz parking up next to a Corvette, and I said something to the Matiz driver like "Call that a Chevy? Now this is a Chevy!" gesturing to the Corvette. Poor bloke gave me a blank look and didn't have a clue, and I felt like a prat.

Edited by Balmoral Green on Friday 25th February 21:44