This thing again 

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 05/02/2016 at 23:46 • Filed to: weird

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So freaking obscure

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It’s been for sale before, for more money thought I don’t remember how much. It’s just a Daewoo Lemans, but badged as a Passport, which was a Canada-only GM owned deal that sold Isuzus, Saabs, and these. I assume this is the only one left.

Steve in Manhattan > gmctavish needs more space 05/02/2016 at 23:48

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I want to say that was sold as a Pontiac in US America. An insult, of course, to the Wide Track brand.

gmctavish needs more space > Steve in Manhattan 05/02/2016 at 23:51

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You are correct:

Asüna GT (Canada, 1991–1993 hatchback)
Asüna SE (Canada, 1991–1993 sedan)
Daewoo 1.5i (Australia, 1994–1995)
Daewoo Fantasy (Thailand)
Daewoo Racer
Daewoo Pointer
Passport Optima (Canada, 1988–1991)
Pontiac LeMans

What a mess.

not for canada - australian in disguise > gmctavish needs more space 05/02/2016 at 23:52

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MY OBSCURE CANADIAN CAR BONER IS FULLY ENGORGED.

If only someone could find an SE/GT Asuna.

Steve in Manhattan > gmctavish needs more space 05/02/2016 at 23:54

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Those were shitboxes ... no doubt.

dogisbadob > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 00:12

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Definitely a good car to learn stick in. Nothing wrong with that.

Svend > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 00:54

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We has them as the Vauxhall Astra originally and later the Daewoo Nexia.

The Astra was okay but I think the best was the Vauxhall Astra GTE 2.0 16v 150bhp version.

fhrblig > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 01:06

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I remember seeing those the first time I went to Canada (I was 16) and thinking “What the hell was that?” Then I saw a Hyundai Pony and it blew my mind. And a Pontiac Tempest. It was too much for my pre-internet brain to cope with.

gmctavish needs more space > fhrblig 05/03/2016 at 01:15

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I imagine that would be kind of alternate-reality feeling. Is it weird that I kind of want a Hyundai Pony?

gmctavish needs more space > Svend 05/03/2016 at 01:15

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That actually looks cool, it reminds me of a Suzuki Swift GTi

Svend > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 01:42

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Would you rather not have the Group A, GTE rally car?

gmctavish needs more space > Svend 05/03/2016 at 01:55

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That is indeed better

Svend > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 02:19

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Like the Ford Fiesta, the Vauxhall Astra has been around on this side of the pond for many years (since 1979) and we are currently on our seventh generation of the model.

There have been some good looking Astras like the fourth gen Astra (aka Opel Astra G) Bertone.

The fifth and sixth gen Astra (aka Opel Astra H and J) GTC with panoramic roof.

(car shown is the sixth gen (J).

The sixth gen Astra (aka Opel Astra J) GTC VXR.

M54B30 > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 03:44

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I owned one.

Well, not that kind... I bought a 1994 Opel Kadett 1.6 convertible off a family friend who needed to sell it. I learned to drive a stick on it and I appreciated how the drop top cooled the unair-conditioned interior.

White on black with a white top. Not a bad car, all things considered

-this space for rent- > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 06:50

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Those were badged as Pontiac LeMans in the US. My aunt had one, teenage me was offended they’d sully the LeMans name with that turd.

interstate366, now In The Industry > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 07:19

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These were the Pontiac LeMans down here, of course. I wanted one so badly as a kid and I don’t know why.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 07:20

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Daewoo LeMans is best LeMans.

Jagvar > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 07:30

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Reminds me of the Pontiac LeMans.

gmctavish needs more space > Jagvar 05/03/2016 at 09:48

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It is a Pontiac LeMans, essentially

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/you-are-correc…

gmctavish needs more space > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 05/03/2016 at 09:48

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This is a bold claim

gmctavish needs more space > Svend 05/03/2016 at 09:50

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I know those newer ones, which definitely look pretty good, but I like that Bertone one a lot, I’ve never seen that before

vicali > Svend 05/03/2016 at 12:14

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My girlfriend in HS had a Pontiac LeMans. It was a piece of crap- but her parents gave it to her as a gift- they were all weird.

Every 3 months the headlight switch would melt out, I’d go in and buy the part from the GM dealer and they would laugh, ‘yep, they’ll do that.’ Apparently in all the confusion of getting the right name on the back they forgot to relay the headlights so they just ran 12v straight through the .23 cent switch in the dash..

Svend > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 13:55

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The Bertone was simply a styled Astra. Bertone had a contract with GM and did and did several cars, prior to the Astra Vauxhalls only other coupe was the Vauxhall Calibra again by Bertone. They also did the Astra Cabriolet which was the predecessor to the Cascada today.

Calibra

Astra H Cabrio

gmctavish needs more space > Svend 05/03/2016 at 14:49

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Oh I forgot about the Calibra, I enjoy that design too. The cabrio not so much....

Svend > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 15:13

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I’ll throw in the other cabriolet they did around the time, the twin-top Vauxhall/Opel/Holden/Chevrolet* Tigra available in 1.4 and 1.6 manual petrol.

*Brazil and Mexico.

mazda616 > gmctavish needs more space 05/03/2016 at 18:52

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What's funny is the Astras weren't bad cars. But, something got lost in translation when Daewoo used the design and made rebadged Astras on their own. These things just flat fell apart. There are probably less than 100 left in the whole U.S.