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Originally Posted by faksta

BTW, I thought of it many times, too. So I'm not less interested in the answer.

Current model VE/WM Holdens are unique and have no Opel paralel

And those older Holdens aka 'Chevrolets' may look similar in pics to Omega (or Catera) but in fact have major differences on closer inspection. They are comprehensively re-engineered from their Opel cousin

For a short explanation of the differences between Holdens and Opels you might want to have a look at the first post of this thread below. The author (Monaro SS) delivers a pretty reasonable overview, brief but accurate

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=14394

To underline these considerable differences between Omega and Commodore you doubters might want to have a look at two youtubes of pre-2006 Chevrolet Lumina SS - in reality a Holden Commodore SS which is rebadged as Chevrolet and exported from Oz to the Middle East. Their speedometers go to 260 km/h and have you ever seen an Omega that goes (or sounds!) like this?

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDG0Owsg96Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgi2v...elated&search=