Re: [MBZ] Opel Catera

2006-01-27 Thread Alex Chamberlain 
On 1/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> a badly made dog. Similar to the unlamented Merkur.

For what it's worth, I know little about the XR4Ti, but I know it has
a HUGE cult following, way out of proportion to the number of cars
that were sold here.  (Sort of like the '87 300D!)  There must be
something good about it.

Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo

Re: [MBZ] Opel Catera

2006-01-27 Thread Jeff Zedic 

It wasn't called the Catera in Europe, it was a Senator I think.

Jeff Zedic
Toronto

Re: [MBZ] Opel Catera

2006-01-27 Thread RELNGSON 
Even though your post contained the following, the header was "New S." 
Certainly I would never suggest that the message might have some vague 
relationship 
to the header.

<< I had the idea that the Catera was better-made than most GM products 
because it was actually a
rebadged Opel, made in Germany, and was discontinued not because it was a bad 
car but because of incompetent marketing---kind of like the Merkur XR4Ti >>

According to information that came to light when the Catera was sold in the 
late 90s, it was a badly made dog. Similar to the unlamented Merkur. And I knew 
a guy that bought one new. 

RLE