It's Official - Opel on sale in Australia by 2012

**Wraith** · 11th January 2011, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by J

Sadly Wraith, it will be more expensive, if this quote is any indication:

Reilly said that Opel cars will take a premium price position compared to when when they were last sold in Australia -- as sharp-priced Holdens.
"We will be taking a different price position in the market compared to Holden," Reilly said. "Our main competition will be Volkswagen, as it is in Europe.
"Australia has room for this European brand. We aren't competing against the mainstream higher volume brands that Holden competes against, rather we're competing with the likes of Renault and Peugeot and Citroen and so on.
"In Australia we have previously introduced Opel-based products under the Holden brand but I'm sad to say we never made any money from it. We are determined to make money doing it. In the past we haven't."
(taken from http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2011...ustralia-23173)

Let's hope the parts prices won't be any higher than they already are through Holden daelers!

Damn, hopefully they won't be too exotic in their take on it...

Originally Posted by Mizled_SRi-T

It's good news I guess, but just not really interesting in actually buying any of their products anymore..

Lucky for me I didn't bother with the AH so no gripes to worry about Click here to enlarge

Been extremely lucky after nearly 9 years now with the Cali too, that's one's an anomoly LOL Click here to enlarge

**2002_XC** · 11th January 2011, 11:52 AM

When I was at Holden, they were making 500 bucks profit on the barina and 700 on the astra, I'd assume they would be a bit more expensive, but not overly

**Ice** · 11th January 2011, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Mizled_SRi-T

It's good news I guess, but just not really interesting in actually buying any of their products anymore..

Why dont you make that decision in two years ?

**PaulyJ** · 11th January 2011, 12:19 PM

Do you think the Astra J will be better than the 250RS?

**guy 27** · 11th January 2011, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by PaulyJ

Do you think the Astra J will be better than the 250RS?

i think we will need go do test drives in both to figure that out. Click here to enlarge

**Wraith** · 11th January 2011, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by PaulyJ

Do you think the Astra J will be better than the 250RS?

That's a hard one...on looks alone I kinda prefer the AJ coupes even though the RS250 is ATM the best looking hatch 'that's available' in Aust IMO.

If the VXR or OPC variants handle half as good that should be good enough for a DD Click here to enlarge

What will determine the outcome is as always - price...

**guy 27** · 11th January 2011, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Wraith

What will determine the outcome is as always - price...

no, it will be which ones win the drag race when we take them out for test drives. Click here to enlarge

**HoldenAstra** · 11th January 2011, 01:22 PM

how to start a spotted thread then?

good opportunity for opelaus.com

**Wraith** · 11th January 2011, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by guy 27

no, it will be which ones win the drag race when we take them out for test drives. Click here to enlarge

LOL

You won't be doing that anytime soon with the stealer sitting next you Click here to enlarge

**sooty** · 11th January 2011, 01:27 PM

Good for OA if nothing else Click here to enlarge

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