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Now who in their right mind wants to own a Opel ???
Rouxenator
Dank meme lord
Dude, the mere fact that I wrote something is enough to undermine my point
Geez, I dunno, people that want a good an honest affordable German car that was not pioneered by Adolf Hilter ? Or maybe someone with a bit of individuality that find a Polis or Yaro a but boring and common?
I've been tempted to replace my Honda with one
Durbs is a bit far for a service.
AirWolf
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Rouxenator
Dank meme lord
It is an Opel not a Opel
True, and once it has found a worthy driver it becomes Thee Opel (much like mine).
Speaking of grammar and names, you do realize that if VW followed the same naming convention as Opel they would be called Hitler? I mean sure, Adam Opel did not build cars, he was more into sewing machines and bicycles, but it was his brainchild to build cars.
AirWolf
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Rouxenator
Dank meme lord
So an Opel is a bicycle with a sewing machine motor?
At last someone that calls a spade a spade !
You can also call it a naaimasjien because that is what it does with a GTi - gives it a naai (in die gaai)
Fazda
Honorary Master
Get your history right boyo - Hitler simply asked for concepts on "People's Cars"...Ferdie Porsche did the design work...at no time was the mad dictator in the same position as Adam Opel WRT the VW.
Rouxenator
Dank meme lord
This might be totally O/T but even though Porsche had built a couple of prototypes (along with NSU) under the concept "a car for everyone" they were lost in the early 30's bombing raids. It was not until Hitler gave him the order to build a Volks Wagen and some funding from the Third Reich that Volkswagen production started.
Adam Opel got bored after having made a million or so sewing machines when his factory burned down so he moved to bicycles cause they sold easier and for better profits. They later sold their bicycle factory to non other than NSU (who helped Porsche with his initial car for everyone prototypes) and then they started making cars.
Adam Opel got bored after having made a million or so sewing machines when his factory burned down so he moved to bicycles cause they sold easier and for better profits. They later sold their bicycle factory to non other than NSU (who helped Porsche with his initial car for everyone prototypes) and then they started making cars.
Fazda
Honorary Master
And of course Hitler had absolutely no connection with Mercedes, BMW and Opel during the war 
Rouxenator
Dank meme lord
And of course Hitler had absolutely no connection with Mercedes, BMW and Opel during the war
A little - yes - but he sure as hell did not create them nor did he give them a name.
Fazda
Honorary Master
OK, we are flogging a dead horse here, as it is patently obvious that your deep psychotic hatred for VAG will carry on in any way you can make it. I suppose the next story will be how he used slave labour to build VW's only....
I guess the fact that they never became people's cars until after the war when the Brits took over the factory won't concern you either. The early ones were all sucked up for army use, along with Mercedes and Opel, but that won't count in your eyes.