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| Thread ID: 61487 | 2005-09-06 10:35:00 | Car insurance | Fergie (6508) | PC World Chat |
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| 386486 | 2005-09-10 00:54:00 | Aha! No wonder I don't "know" the car . The US stopped letting the Opels in this country after the Opel GT (The Little Corvette) proved to be such a poor hit . With literally one half of the engine under the dashboard, service was nigh impossible . The transmission internal parts were all made one-off and were not interchangeable from vehicle to vehicle . . even the same year/make/model . As a mechanic, I guessed the machinery used to manufacture the cars was made of wood, and the tolerances shifted the precision of the parts according to the moisture quantity in the lathe or turret head on the mill or perhaps the alcohol content of the lathe operator . They (Opels) are all gone now . . . like the NSU Prinz, the Renault Gordini, the Austin America and the Citroen . I think they are doing yeoman duty as fish reefs somewhere near you guys . The Australians are up to it and the word is that they are trying to make an island called "Newer Zealand" out of them . (Let me borrow a Metla here): Muhahahahahahahaha Opel is now largely or even wholly owned by GM . I am sure GM did not spend millions on buying it just to shut it down - there must be re-badged Opels in the US surely . Just like re-badged Japanese and Korean cars - Isuzus, Suzukis, Kias and Daewoos come to mind . Here in Australia and New Zealand, Opel Commodores were rebadged Holden Commodores, and Opel Vectras, Astras and Corsa are still sold as Holden Vectra, Astra and Barina . |
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| 386487 | 2005-09-10 02:46:00 | If you want to compare insurance companies, the Consumer mag website has done a survey of quite few companies. You enter a profile (e.g. youngster with a turbo car, through to BOFs like me) and then it will spit out a list of the insurance companies and their offerings in whatever order you like - the whole lot, just some you are interested in comparing, lowest to highest premiums etc. Unfortunately you would have to subscribe to the website (i.e. pay money!) to see the full report, but it could save yourself many dollars down the track. Perhaps it is written up in an edition of Consumer mag which you could get through your local public library, but I kind of like the interactive bit that gives you the comparisons for each profile and I doubt that is easily translatable into print. The car insurance report is dated 8 September 2004, so it may be out of date. Incidentally the insurance check part of Consumer mag covers all sorts of other insurances. www.consumer.org.nz John |
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