Talk:Vauxhall Chevette

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Devil's Car

Even by the standards of GM, these were bad cars. They were unreliable, leaked and prone to dangerous component failures. I think that the article should incorporate what a load of rubbish these "cars" were. 217.72.91.120 (talk) 12:00, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't know if this refers to the European or US versions of the Chevette, but the Vauxhall car had no such reputation for unreliability, leaks or dangerous failures (in which case they would have had to be recalled anyway).82.3.134.33 (talk) 13:24, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Could you cite a reference for the rubbishness of the Chevette? Certainly not something that I was aware of as an owner (allowing for the poorer general standards for all cars in this era). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.3.190.5 (talk) 07:55, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Chevettes still remaining

Does anyone have any idea how many Vauxhall Chevettes are still registered in the UK?

Good question :-) You can try phoning the DVLA in Swansea Uranometria (talk) 19:41, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

There are 772 registered and SORN'd (See www.howmanyleft.co.uk).

development

does anybody know where the "t-car" was actually developed? rumour has it that it was basically constructed by opel in germany, so the kadett was first, but I wouldn't sell my grandma on this. --212.202.143.154 (talk) 13:50, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

At the time when the Chevette came out, the UK press said it was based on the Kadett (ie the T car version of the Kadett) which is certainly consistent with the fact that the Kadett appeared first. (And I don't think Detroit or Elizabeth would have been involved in developping anything that small....) So I agree with your rumo(u)r, though I'm afraid I'm not able to dig out my old copies of Motor & Autocar to quote chapter and verse on this. Regards Charles01 (talk) 14:24, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Vauxhall Chevette in Popular Culture

The UK TV commercial for the Vauxhall Chevette was written by John Carter and Gill Shakespear and was an adaptation to a song recorded by The First Class (biggest UK hit was "Beach Baby" in 1974) called "You know that life is whatever you want it to be" which was released on Jonathan King's "UK" record label. The lyrics for the commercial appeared as "The Vauxhall Chevette is whatever you want it to be" and highlighted the selling features "It's now a saloon with two or four doors, a hatchback as well so the choice can be yours." Both the original song and the advertising jingle were fronted by singer Tony Burrows. The song included a full orchestra including a harp and was probably conducted by Gerry Butler. The recording was most likely made at Audio International Studios on Rodmarton Street, London. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erichall30 (talk • contribs) 07:15, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Germanys Chevette

Opel made the decision of offering the Chevette in Germany when it became clear that the Corsa/Nova would not be ready in time to replace the Kadett C as the immediate successor on the domestic market. As far as I can recall, neither the German motor press nor the potential buyers were really enthusiatic about the Chevette - while the press dubbed the car as outdated in every aspect especially when compared to the new VW Polo MK2, only 12.000 Chevelles were sold during the few years on the German market. 2A02:560:426C:AA00:B025:BEA2:F839:37BB (talk) 19:36, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

• Correct. Selling the Vauxhall Chevette in Germany was just a fillgap. After the end of the Opel Kadett C in 1979 and before the introduction of the Opel Corsa A in 1982 there was a need for an entry-level car which was cheaper than the new Opel Kadett D. OnkelFordTaunus (talk) 23:27, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

There was also another issue: Brits use inch based screws and tools, Germans metric ones. That resulted in a lot of anger and headaches for maintenance and repair. 2003:DC:F716:6F00:107E:4C60:C233:B155 (talk) 21:20, 19 November 2023 (UTC)