The Official Opel "spotted" thread

[001 Neville]

That's exciting and slightly strange!

A Vauxhall badge suggests a UK import, which I know people are still doing with near new cars, it's just a bit odd that one of them would select an Insignia (usually something like a late model, well spec'd BMW of some variety is chosen for resale value).

Not so strange when as a new immigrant you can bring your car over and not have to pay any GST or import taxes. If you like the car you have in UK, and happy to keep for at least a couple of years here, then why not?

[026 Nik]

I spotted a 1996 NZ new Holden Barina GSI:

http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=un50

[026 Nik]

On Saturday at the BMW NZ Festival of Motor racing I spotted a chap wearing a DTV cap. Anyone from here?

[020 Brad]

Nope, I went yesterday though, was a great day out, despite the crap weather.

Among all of the people wearing various BMW apparel my fiancee said to me that we need to get some sweet Opel jackets

[001 Neville]

Among all of the people wearing various BMW apparel my fiancee said to me that we need to get some sweet Opel jackets

Happy to consider, Brad - but are members actually going to want to buy them? Just looking to update the logo at present, so will consider how it would reproduce if embroidered onto jacket or cap....

[020 Brad]

Might work, but yeah I imagine you may have some trouble moving them and it is a relatively big investment.

Personally I'd just look at something garish and out there like these;

[001 Neville]

Maybe the bottom one without the huge Opel on the front/back, but the OpelForum logo on front left breast and the Opel Motorsport logo on the back?

[021 Chad]

We have a good contact for cheap embroidery too 'APEX apparel'.
I have some crazy 'OPEL C20XE' printed T'shirts that he did for me, they look the bees knees.

[001 Neville]

I think he was on here for a while, then dropped off

[021 Chad]

I think he was on here for a while, then dropped off

Good riddance too!
He drives only Renaults now. Judas I call him!

[001 Neville]

Good riddance too!
He drives only Renaults now. Judas I call him!

I remember there was something odd about his application!

[057 Matt]

I saw a Opel in richmond in Nelson it was a silver one looked like a small Monza but not a manta looked like maybe a newer ascona .

[002 Lindsay]

Matt can you give us more info i take it 2 door? or not, there is a 4 door silver i think its badged as a chev south african i think? cheers .

[168 Derek S]

yeah here was me thinking it could have been Lindsay

[057 Matt]

4door pretty sure it was a later model ascona was really tidy though