Interesting cars spotted in Tenerife....

BeatMaster · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:31

May I present the Opel Corsa

Comes as standard with the Opel sticker on the back window, bargain!

However, if looking for a more, well, turquoise love machine why not check out this Renault :eek:

BeatMaster

Duke · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:34

First Renault Twingo i've seen trevved up lol.

SoliD · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:35

ahh the good old vauxhall corsa, and those twingos rock!

lovely bodykit it has too.

Enfield · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:37

I quite like that Twingo actually!

BeatMaster · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:38

For reference, a standard Renault Twingo with a Vauxhall Nova or perhaps its a Opel Corsa, there very hard to tell apart

BeatMaster

Puzzled · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:38

That's a Nova isn't it? (1st pic)

Or was it always called the corsa under the Opel name?

Silent Bob · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:51

They've always called them corsas in mainland europe as no va translates to does not go in spanish

Oracle · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:52

All European Novas were called Corsa because Nova in Spanish means 'No Go'

Sorry, i dont mean to appear rude, but this is real old knowledge! I must be getting old.

You'll also find that the Cavalier in Europe was and has always been called the Vectra.

The names were all finallly bought into line in the mid 90's when the Vectra was released.

ajgoodfellow · 17 Jun 2006 at 18:12

The Astra was called the Kadett in Europe too. With the release of the Mk4 the names were brought into line

Puzzled · 17 Jun 2006 at 18:13

Silent Bob said:
They've always called them corsas in mainland europe as no va translates to does not go in spanish

Seems like a perfectly apt name to me!

I should know that really as I owned a Nova, wonder why they didn't just call it a Corsa over here to begin with.

Those wacky car companies and their crazy naming.

Chronos-X · 17 Jun 2006 at 18:18

Silent Bob said:
They've always called them corsas in mainland europe as no va translates to does not go in spanish

In the same way as a "notable" diner set doesn't say "no table", they don't see it this way. Declined.

minidan · 17 Jun 2006 at 21:07

not that i read max power (honestly it was my brothers about 5 years ago) but there was a twingo with a R5 gtt engine in, wich interested me hehe

Sputnik II · 17 Jun 2006 at 21:22

ajgoodfellow said:
The Astra was called the Kadett in Europe too.

Before the Astra's were launched, the Kadett was a chevette with a different front end design. The early Cavaliers were also slightly different and were named a Record I think.