Spotted at work today... what is it?

"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213) 04/06/2014 at 20:00 • Filed to: Spotted, work today, spotted at work today, Chevrolet, Epica, confused

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And how did it end up in the USA? I am positive it was never available here. But it was just registered and had valid, real, Florida plates. Additional pic below.

It doesn't look like it lives up to its name...

Milky > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:03

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Rebadged Deawoo from Canada is my guess. no clue how it got registered here though.

EDIT: got it, from wiki: " The Magnus was also badge-engineered as the Suzuki Verona in the United States and Chevrolet Epica in other markets, including Canada "

So its a deawoo rebadged as a suzuki in america with chevy badges from the Canadian rebadged version. +100 Jalop points to the owner.

No Prius Needed > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:04

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Its a Suzuki whateverthehellitscalledsinceI'mtoolazytolookitup but it is a Suzuki oh and by the way Publix?

No Prius Needed > No Prius Needed 04/06/2014 at 20:06

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Are you in the jax area?

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > No Prius Needed 04/06/2014 at 20:06

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So another product from that weird sharing period.. but it was never in America, right?

SaabLife, because Gripen > Milky 04/06/2014 at 20:07

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Or maybe from Mexico (saw a few in El Paso). Maybe they just stuck plates on it?

No Prius Needed > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:07

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I don't really know there were so many crap Suzukis and Daewoos that I've lost track.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > No Prius Needed 04/06/2014 at 20:08

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I've always been good at knowing cars but Suzuki and Daewoo confused the hell out of me

jkm7680 > SaabLife, because Gripen 04/06/2014 at 20:09

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I'm pretty sure that if a car is identical mechanically to a car sold in the United States that it can be brought into the United States.

So if it was some shit Daewoo, or Suzuki Whatnot then it would be legal to bring over and stick plates on I'm pretty sure.

No Prius Needed > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:11

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Same here. From the first picture I thought it was a civic...

Milky > jkm7680 04/06/2014 at 20:13

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I want to give the owner more credit though … but they did buy a deawoo, so maybe I shouldn't.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:14

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According to Wikipedia , it's a car from the GM/Daewoo/Suzuki merger. It sold under many names around the world; here it was the Suzuki Verona. In Canada, it was called the Chevy Epica, which is what you see here. Someone likely brought it over here, which would've been easy since it's the same as a car we got here (albeit a car we only got a few dozen of).

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > No Prius Needed 04/06/2014 at 20:18

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Good! I'm not crazy! My first though walking by it

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/06/2014 at 20:19

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That merger made some really funky products! I wonder if its a diesel.Then, Id be interested

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:23

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They sold this in Canada.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) 04/06/2014 at 20:25

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Im just confused that someone could register here in Fl... Im assuming this is post 2000

No Prius Needed > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:27

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The first thing that caught my attention were the FL plates.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:46

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Doubt it. And even if it were, that'd be the only redeeming feature. This was not a merger known for making quality automobiles.

TamerlaneBlog > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 20:47

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You can register a pair of pants with the Florida DMV.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > TamerlaneBlog 04/06/2014 at 20:51

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Well Sir they are Wrangler(S)

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 21:05

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Near a military base. I heard of a few stories of guys finding interesting ways of getting foreign cars into the USA.

Rory > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 04/06/2014 at 21:57

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Either There are really relaxed laws in regards to registering cars or there are a Hell of a lot of loopholes, but it seems you can register anything in Florida.
My Parents have a place in Fort Myers. I have seen several JDM vehicles , a Mercedes A Class (old model), A Seat Ibiza and two Ford Transits. My parents were even considering bringing cars over and sneaking them through. It wasn't worth the hassle and the issue of repairing and maintaining them.

Dunnik > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) 04/07/2014 at 04:50

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But not many of them.

Thankfully.