Chev badges.

[tessie]

Yeah I know this is a dumb post, but what the heck, lets have some fun. What is it with all the commodores I'm seeing with a gold chev badge replacing the holden lion? It would be fully half the commos I'm seeing that have them, very common. Is it a prestige badge, or just a wank? Funny replies would be appreciated.

[V6Passat]

great observation! crap badge for a crap car....two peas in a pod as far as i am concerned.

[Oneofthegreats]

great observation! crap badge for a crap car....two peas in a pod as far as i am concerned.

& what, Passat's are better?

Yeah right.

One of the most popular cars to ride on tow trucks!!


They fit these badges cause from VT commodores series 2 onwards, they have chevrolet V8's fitted.

I don't really rate it either & get more of a laugh out of the people with the V6 versions & chev badges!



Maybe the Crafter boys can fit Mercedes badges to be upper class along with the GTI boys to fit Audi badges! hahahahaha



Maybe move this to general chat?


Nothing to do with Passats other than a mention of how much tow truck time they get!

[tessie]

& what, Passat's are better?

Yeah right.

One of the most popular cars to ride on tow trucks!!


They fit these badges cause from VT commodores series 2 onwards, they have chevrolet V8's fitted.

I don't really rate it either & get more of a laugh out of the people with the V6 versions & chev badges!



Maybe the Crafter boys can fit Mercedes badges to be upper class along with the GTI boys to fit Audi badges! hahahahaha



Maybe move this to general chat?


Nothing to do with Passats other than a mention of how much tow truck time they get!

General chat? You're probably right, I just posted here 'cos I have a Passat...oops.

[Silver dub]

Guilty as charged guys.

My partners last car was a fairly modified holden vz and we had a silver chev badge on the rear.

IMO they do look better than the holden badge, Though when she got the car we wanted to de badge it straight away but couldn't because of the 2 holes that hold the original badge on.

But once it received a love tap in the rear from someone then it was straight to the panel shop to have those 2 holes welded up and painted.

In the end it was completly badgeless jut the way we wanted it. The chev badge was a bit of a temporary thing to just change the appearance to every other commodore out there at the time.

But yes that all changed when just about everyone commodore out there had a chev badge on it, i finally realised that about the time we got the love tap. So it was good timing.

Each to there own but.

The first thing i do when i get a new car is remove the badges, just to be a bit different and i'm a big fan of the clean look.

[V6Passat]

& what, Passat's are better?

Yeah right.

One of the most popular cars to ride on tow trucks!!


They fit these badges cause from VT commodores series 2 onwards, they have chevrolet V8's fitted.

I don't really rate it either & get more of a laugh out of the people with the V6 versions & chev badges!



Maybe the Crafter boys can fit Mercedes badges to be upper class along with the GTI boys to fit Audi badges! hahahahaha



Maybe move this to general chat?


Nothing to do with Passats other than a mention of how much tow truck time they get!

Is your comment on tow truck time is based on actual data? A sample size of one (perhaps your experience) is not statistically valid. I have owned both cars (V6 Passat, Commodore Exec, S and SV6) and in my opionion (sample size of 1) they ARE better - better build, reliability and performance and a big plus, they are not as common as you know what.

Falcons, which i have had a couple of are just as bad. Putting a chev badge doesnt make them any better or worse.

To each their own.

[Oneofthegreats]

Is your comment on tow truck time is based on actual data? A sample size of one (perhaps your experience) is not statistically valid. I have owned both cars (V6 Passat, Commodore Exec, S and SV6) and in my opionion (sample size of 1) they ARE better - better build, reliability and performance and a big plus, they are not as common as you know what.

Falcons, which i have had a couple of are just as bad. Putting a chev badge doesnt make them any better or worse.

To each their own.

Its alright. I'll retract my comment about tow truck time.

I have no hard evidence or stats to back up that claim.

But what would I know. I only work on them for a living & see them day in & day out. So maybe I'll start a flow chart for you!

Oh, I also work along side people who have come from Holden & Ford backgrounds too.
You know what? They all say the same thing when they started with VW.
They have never seen one make of car ie "VW" with sooo many problems over & over again!

I get a chuckle out of that every time I think of it.


Its funny. that people always bag out Aussie made products. What ever happened to "buy Aussie & keep people in Job's"

Even my own German branded car was made by Aussies!!! In fact, out of all my cars, only two are build OS & I have 4 German branded cars!

I'd like to see how todays current VW's are in 34 years, cause even after 5 years they are already junk!

[V6Passat]

Its alright. I'll retract my comment about tow truck time.

I have no hard evidence or stats to back up that claim.

But what would I know. I only work on them for a living & see them day in & day out. So maybe I'll start a flow chart for you!

Oh, I also work along side people who have come from Holden & Ford backgrounds too.
You know what? They all say the same thing when they started with VW.
They have never seen one make of car ie "VW" with sooo many problems over & over again!

I get a chuckle out of that every time I think of it.


Its funny. that people always bag out Aussie made products. What ever happened to "buy Aussie & keep people in Job's"

Even my own German branded car was made by Aussies!!! In fact, out of all my cars, only two are build OS & I have 4 German branded cars!

I'd like to see how todays current VW's are in 34 years, cause even after 5 years they are already junk!

I am all for Aussie made products - i share your beleif that we need to support Aussie jobs BUT only when in the buyers mind the product is at least equall. Dont know about you, but if i am spending $60/$70k on a car and i want to support Australian workers then the product in my view needs to be at least comparible.

Re how a VW will be in 34 years, well i own my cars 4 years max - i look after them better than most and then buy another one. BTW a 34 year old commodore wont be worth much either.

[Oneofthegreats]

All Volkswagen technicians will tell you Volkswagen's are crap, all Holden mechanice will tell you Holden's are crap, all Renault technicians will tell you Renaults are crap, purely because it's the cars they see most of.

Not many Volkswagen dealerships will have a flood of Holden's coming back, and the same in reverse for Holden Dealers.

Hey I worked for BMW for nearly 10 years. Loved them. Awesome cars

I work on VW's. I love VW's. Grew up with them from the time I can remember.

The Holden boys loved Holden & the Ford boys loved Ford. Never here really bad things about them. They only moved over to VW cause they thought it was an upgrade to a better product only to be let down.

Just hate reading about people who reckon there "so called" prestigious car is that much better than our own product. They aren't. They are just taxi's & run of the mill mass production cars in their own country just like ours are.

Its funny. I watched a german video about a bloke who tested a VE Clubsport up against a BMW M5 V10. He said "Bang for buck. The Clubby eats it & overall its not a bad car either, I thought it would be terrible due to the cost, but was blown away by how it drives & handles. The only down side is the sloppy auto".

Don't see any VW's being tested against cars like that!

Oh. Can't be all that bad when a "crappy" Holden has better stopping power than a Lamborgini! Fact!

[Golf Houso]

great observation! crap badge for a crap car....two peas in a pod as far as i am concerned.

I'm sorry, the only thing going for the passat over a commodore is the fuel economy and and some aspects of build quality. Exactly how many SS's do you see needing a trans rebuild after 3 years? Enjoy your DSG lol...