Epica fail

[Partridge]

Recently, a few members were going all doom and gloom, saying how there would be no future shite. Well I bring you this, the spiritual sucsessor to the Talbot Tagora, the Chevrolet Epica. How many of these handsome buggers have you seen around? Exactly.

 

 

 

Your's, for the sum of £3,940. I can't beleve they've been under the Shitedar for so long, I know they have mine.

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/chevrolet/epica/used-chevrolet-epica-2-0-vcdi-ls-4dr-callington-fpa-201309299020359?logcode=p

 

Discuss.

[fordperv]

all gm cars iz shit

 

only kidding that looks alot of car for the money

[SambaS]

Fuck that I'd sooner spend my 3.9k on a Tagora

[Partridge]

The reason we don't see any of them, is because they are SO GOOD people in the know are stockpiling them in their gardens, along with Tagoras and MG6s.

[Station]

That's pretty bland looking. Is it an actual American car, or in fact, Malaysian/Korean/etc.

[Jim Bergerac]

Korean.

 

I saw one a blue one used as a taxi just this afternoon.

[Lukas]

The Daewoo/Chevrolet Epica is the successor of the Daewoo/Chevrolet Evanda.

 

 

 

 

I think it looks quite good. Based on old Opel-designs, as you can read on the internet. Very rare now, extinct in a few years or so.

 

L

[Junkman]

Those don't look good. A Tagora looks good. So I hope you know what to do with your money.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Epica ? Far too new, far too expensive and actually a decent, bland, modern car. If you want a Daewoo with proper shite pedigree, you need to take an obsolete Ascona/Cavalier, add crisp Bertone (Xantia rip-off) styling and voila :

[Lukas]

Hmmm...

 

 

Nice one. Or three. I´d take the one in the back. Because of the hubcaps!

[cms206]

There are a good half dozen or so being taxi'd round these parts - a five year age limit on PHCs (recently extended to seven IF you've had the car for more than a certain number of years).

I still really fancy an Espero...

[Junkman]

Look.

 

This:

 

 

is a Chevrolet.

 

Now this:

 

 

is a Daewoo.

 

And this:

 

 

is a Tagora.

 

Notice that before 1986 people actually did have a choice?

[Sigmund Fraud]

Now this:

 

 

is a Daewoo/Opel/Vauxhall/Holden (delete as applicable)

 

EFA

[Junkman]

EFA

 

And Ford claimed they built the first 'world car' with the Mondeo.

[Lukas]

I´d love a Daewoo Imperial, based on the Opel Senator A

 

 

Or a Daewoo Royale Super Saloon:

 

 

Want´s to be a Toyota Crown, it seems.

[Junkman]

I´d love a Daewoo Imperial, based on the Opel Senator A

 

 

 

Fugg me sideways!

Where do I sign?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I've heard some of these Epica things have a transverse straight six, anyone know if thats true?

[Sigmund Fraud]

I've heard some of these Epica things have a transverse straight six, anyone know if thats true?

 

Apparently so ! Landcrab-tastic :

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Strewth!!!! Now you're talking.

[Negative Creep]

Strewth!!!! Now you're talking.

 

 

Working on that must be "fun"

[chaseracer]

In the OP, is the decimal point one place too far to the right?

[fordperv]

I've heard some of these Epica things have a transverse straight six, anyone know if thats true?

 

apparently designed by porsche, then again that could be bullshit 

[chaseracer]

 

Fugg me.

 

How is it that this transcendent vision can share DNA with the VxL C*rlt*n that the aged parentals used to have (when they were slightly less aged...)?

[RichardMoss]

There are loads of Epicas out here - both the curent generation and previous model.  The majority are taxis but there are quite a number in private hands.  They're quite odd with that transverse, 2L inline 6 cylinder engine - the spiritual sucessort to the Princess 2200?

[hairnet]

been looking for esperos lately

 

who mentioned mg6s?

 

saw two in scotland on tuesday between biggar and kelso and not scottish regd either (both saloons)

[dollywobbler]

This thread is full of horrendous WIN. For transverse straight six, see also Volvo S80 (I think) and Land Rover Freelander 2.

[Partridge]

apparently designed by porsche, then again that could be bullshit 

No that's bollocks. I know it's bollocks because I read that on Wikipedia

[cort16]

These Sebrings in the same spirit. The Epica at least had the decency to look like a late 90's Hyundai you might as well be wearing a stetson if you drive one of these.

My mate got a 57 plate petrol one from the auction last year for £1800 and was convinced he was going to make £££ but after a door lock failure costing £200 to fix the best he could do was break even.

 

Here's an 08 diesel one for £2795.

 

sea bring by cort16, on Flickr

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201302265503863/

[pshome]

Fuck that I'd sooner spend my 3.9k on a Tagora

for that money, you get two!

[Partridge]

for that money, you get two!

Or 1 Tagora and 2 Sambas!