Today I learned...

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux) 04/25/2017 at 18:31 • Filed to: None

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The new Caprice is sold as a goddamn Daewoo in South Korea. I have an unbelievably strong urge to buy one and do a badge swap now. It’s also sold as a Buick Park Avenue in China.

Urambo Tauro > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 18:38

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The new Caprice is sold as a goddamn Daewoo in South Korea... It’s also sold as a Buick Park Avenue in China.

My brain hurts now.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 18:39

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Daewoo doesn’t exist anymore.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 18:39

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You know, in black like that from the front it sort of looks like a w221 S Class.

duurtlang > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 18:39

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Why not? GM has been badge engineering cars for ages. We got Chevy branded Daewoos in Europe (and the Chevy Alero), the US got Buick and Cadillac branded Opels, Korea gets Daewoo branded Chevies. It’s more logical to offer a car with a popular badge than with an unpopular one.

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/25/2017 at 18:45

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So it’s not just me who saw that.

jasmits > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/25/2017 at 18:54

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That’s a shameless rip-off of the Mercedes grille

Milky > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 18:55

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How does China get the only real Buick? Sacrilege GM, got damn sacrilege.

Rainbow > not for canada - australian in disguise 04/25/2017 at 18:56

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Daewoo lives on inside us all.

kanadanmajava1 > Milky 04/25/2017 at 19:00

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Because this what sells in the US.

ranwhenparked > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 19:06

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Not anymore it isn’t. The Daewoo brand was killed off in favor of Alpheon in 2010, and Alpheon itself was dropped a couple years ago in favor of Chevrolet, leaving GM Korea without any “domestic” nameplate.

Milky > kanadanmajava1 04/25/2017 at 19:18

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We suck.

404 - User No Longer Available > jasmits 04/25/2017 at 19:31

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Well given their roots it’s not surprising... The Daewoo Veritas replaced the Daewoo/Ssangyong Chairman.

citrus > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 19:32

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With enough scouring eBay.au you too can have a Daewoo veritas

I like to think of it as a middle Eastern Caprice royale grill though

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 19:36

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I have no problem with that. It’s still a Caprice. LS engine?

ttyymmnn > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 20:07

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I had a similar epiphany one summer in about 1985 when I worked at a Chevy dealership. We had a few Spectrums that we gave out as loaners, and I had to get a new hubcap for one of them. It came in an Isuzu box. And our rental Novas were really Toyotas.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 21:11

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Back when i lived in china (11 years ago) you could still buy a brand new MKII Jetta, complete with facelift. I always thought that would be a cool front end swap for all them MKII GTi bros, but i’ve still never seen one back stateside.

This is a front end

and so is this

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Rainbow 04/25/2017 at 22:29

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Nothing new for Holden. Just now there are more interesting badging ideas for when I have a retired Caprice cruiser. Or a Left Hand Ute converted Ute.

Can you imagine a VF Ute with a Daewoo front end in the US? Yes, please.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Rainbow 04/26/2017 at 07:32

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don’t for get the Bitter Vero in Europe.