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sos10
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
Magna may be Canadian, but the money behind the deal is Russian.
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Canuck Chinaman
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
All these speculation/hopes/jokes about a Canadian Opel is good news to look forward to nonetheless.

My only concern is letting any Canadians name the future Opels coming to North America.

The last I remember someone let a Canadian name a car and he called it the Acadian....

This time we might get a car called Logan and a SUV/crossover called Timmy
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scroggzilla raids again
05/29/09

@Canuck Chinaman: Close, hockey players.

Ladies and gentlemen, the new Opel Gretsky!

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jodark
05/29/09

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Eh.
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Deartháir II
05/29/09

@jodark: Eh!
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pauljones
05/29/09

@Deartháir: Meh.
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AES: 3 ROTOR X 2 TURBOS = 6X AWESOME
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
This could be good news for Ontario. We have a surplus of labour and facilities (like a lot of places unfortunately) so we could see production in NA.

I'll take my Canuck made VXR8 in black with heated seats and a block heater, thanks.

/not Ontarian, but someone besides AB needs to catch a break sometimes
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Deartháir II
05/29/09

@AES: Mazdaspeeding Canuck: Hey, it's not all roses over here in Alberta either! Why, just the other day, a client, Geoff, was forced by the economy to reconsider the purchase of some property for a vacation home!

He was going to buy Colorado, but due to falling oil prices, he had to settle for Arizona instead. He's renaming it to Geoffizona. I think it's kinda catchy.
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Maxichamp
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
Austin Powers' "liquid hot magMA" clip:

[www.killerclips.com]
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scroggzilla raids again
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
A question.

Is it pronounced O-pull (like the gemstone) or o-PELL? Just wondering...
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Deartháir II
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
Hey! I sent in multiple tips on this, and not even a shout-out in the post? I'm totally not feeling the love. Wes, the next time you want snuggle-time, you're sleeping on the couch instead.

I think this is awesome, personally, but they're neglecting to mention a few important details.

One, that Magna is a Canadian company, which means that Canada's going to have its first car company since Bricklin. Here's hoping for Opels with gullwing doors.

Two, that Magna is partnering up with Gaz out of Russia. Just think, you'll soon be able to buy a Canadian-German-Russian car... probably only on the black market.
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pauljones
05/29/09

@Deartháir: Now if only they had a Navy, they would be all set.
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dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
05/29/09

@pauljones: I was about to post a "Canadian jokes in 3,2,1..." comment but clearly that ship has sailed.
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pauljones
05/29/09

@Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: I briefly considered a Bryan Adams joke, but that would have been too messed up.

Besides, if I had a quarter for every time that Dearthair got a good California joke off on me, I would have moved to Vancouver already. :)
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Deartháir II
05/29/09

@pauljones: It's usually just American jokes... I'd forgotten you lived in California. This game just got a WHOLE lot easier. I will now be imagining you look something like this... much like Charles, Murilee, Love-em-and-leaverman and Graverobber...

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pauljones
05/29/09

@Deartháir:

If I look a damn sight like that saucy minx known as Murilee, than I would consider myself to be a lucky bastard.

Just because you Canadians can't handle the heat...
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Deartháir II
05/29/09

@pauljones: She's so dreamy.

And I'll have you know it was a delightful 29C here yesterday. Not bad for May. I handled it just fine... the Corrado, in need of a new thermostat, cooling fan and a/c recharge, didn't like it so much at any speeds under 110.
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pauljones
05/29/09

@Deartháir:

Damn you Canadians and your Celsius scale. I actually had to look up the conversion formula, as high school chemistry was quite a while ago.

84F? In Canada? And who says there's no such thing as global warming?

Or were you just listening to The Best of Me again?
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acarr260
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
Apparently Magna is the only supplier that thinks that jumping into the automaker realm with both feet is a good idea. IIRC, they do assembly already, but do they have expertise in design of platforms (as opposed to designing components or some full systems)?
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elwood
05/29/09

@acarr260: Well, there's plenty of ex-GM talent that can be hired right now.
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Vkoslak
05/29/09

@elwood: I'd rather take my chances with a car designed by a parts supplier.
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elwood
05/29/09

@Vkoslak: Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking too. It's not like things can get any worse.
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acarr260
05/29/09

@elwood: I think they might want to leave GM off of their resumes for a while.

"So I notice that you have ten years unaccuonted for here..."

"Uhmmmm... I was on vacation."

"Are you sure you weren't working for GM or Chrysler?"
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B1663R
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
if this deal pans through, will Opel become a Canadian brand? since Magna is Canadian and all that...

just wondering is all, no reply necessary...
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sos10
05/29/09

@B1663R: No, it would become Russian. Magna doesn't have the money, Russia does.
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Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
Come on, people! The future of Saturn's model lineup is at stake here.
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pauljones
05/29/09

@Ash78: Time to live and let Saturn die.

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smalleyxb122
05/29/09

@pauljones: That Saturn is already dead. Now, Saturn bring us a badgineered Opel GT, and some lesser Opels of little importance, and a couple of crappy SUVs.

Long live the Opel GT, regardless of the badge. The rest of the lineup could go away, and I wouldn't shed a tear.
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Jim Topoleski
05/29/09

@smalleyxb122: First of all you are a idiot since you dont even know in what direction the badge engineering went (here is a clue, the GT was a badge engineer of the SATURN not the other way around and both where a engineer of the Pontiac).

Second you are a idiot since you dont even know what cars Saturn had that WHERE Opels (only one, the Astra, the Vue was Saturns first and the Aura is NOT a Opel contrary to peoples claims)

Third you are a idiot if you think the Aura isnt a good car. Or the Astra for that matter.

In fact I think I have just come to the conclusion you are just a idiot.
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smalleyxb122
05/29/09

@Jim Topoleski: Relax, take a deep breath...

First, neither the GT or Sky necessarily begat the other, as they were both released as 2007 models. Yes, they share a platform with the Solstice, which was the first of the Kappa based roadsters, and can therefore be thought of as the basis for the others. My assertion that the Sky was a rebadged Opel was a lighthearted ribbing showing my preference for the German nameplate.

Second, unless Saturn made but one Astra, lesser cars (plural) is still accurate, even if it was only one rebadged model line.

Third, I never said that the Aura, or Astra weren't good cars. I merely ranked them lower than the Sky in stating that they were of little importance (to my tastes).

And if you read my sentence with even a modicum of comprehension, I never even implied that any of Saturn's SUVs were Opels. Just that they were crappy. Once again that is a judgment call, but for the purposes of Jalopnik, "crappy" and "SUV" are inseparable concepts.

/Damned Facebookers, always messing up my shit.

//occasionally uses Facebook.
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muhnkee_2 - Avantime Owner and 100% Jaloper
05/29/09

In reply to Magna To Buy Opel If German Government Gives OK
surely now is time for all of the jalopers around the world to get together, pool our pocket money and piggy bank savings and buy Holden before someone else does?
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05/29/09

@muhnkee_2 - jaloping from sunny sao paulo: You bring up an interesting point: what is going to happen to Holden? Will it stay with "good GM"? Will it be sold or shutdown?
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MushyHeirloom
01/14/09

In reply to Chrysler Attempting To Sell Jeep To Renault-Nissan Or Magna
I rode a Magna once. Wasn't impressed. Couldn't wait to get back to my Gary Fisher.
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Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it
01/14/09

In reply to Chrysler Attempting To Sell Jeep To Renault-Nissan Or Magna
WOOHOO! Bring back the CJ with Push Button start!
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
01/14/09

In reply to Chrysler Attempting To Sell Jeep To Renault-Nissan Or Magna
Jeep is the eternal automotive curse.
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
01/14/09

@iamthegreatestdriver: See my post above. The list of the dead include:

-American Bantam, they are the ones that designed the
Original Jeep, but the government let Willys and Ford build them instead. American Bantam got to build the matching trailer.

-Willys-Overland

-Kaiser

-AMC (and to a lesser extent Renault)

-Chrysler the current owner of the parasite/curse.
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sos10
01/14/09

In reply to Chrysler Attempting To Sell Jeep To Renault-Nissan Or Magna
If true that Chrysler is looking at selling their only valuable brand, than they must be in much deeper shit than we thought.

But I would think Nissan-Renault would be slightly interested in the truck devision too.
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