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[2boxerdogs]

Saw in the Sunday Mirror that the Viva is coming back soon 1.0 city car picture looked very similar to Corsa. Was thinking of leasing a car for the wife in place of her 2.2 estate, was considering the VW UP, but would rather stay with VX so one these could be next.We have had a VW Polo in the past good car but our local dealership is not too good , whereas our VX is excellent, should be about similar cost about £90.00 per month on a 48 month contract.

[hawke113a]

the viva returning...wow blast from the past...one of the easiest cars i ever worked on...cant see that been the case now tho lol

[Lizzie_Zoom]

the viva returning...wow blast from the past...one of the easiest cars i ever worked on...cant see that been the case now tho lol

No, and it won't have a carburetor, a dynamo, distributor, or wind up windows, but it will have a radio and no rust after three years!!  

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Is it a biological sign of getting old when you stop liking how new cars out look?

Sorry, but this looks badly proportioned and actually dated... doesn't look any more modern than the Agila - and that's just about to be axed 

Actually, from a marketing viewpoint, I'm surprised. The Adam was introduced as a way of cashing in on the likes of Mini, 500, DS3 with their customised bling; all using names from the past to give that retro appeal. So Vauxhall decide to introduce the Adam, named after Opel's founder... a missed opportunity to call the Vauxhall version Alex... but never mind. But - why not have called the Adam the Viva? Adam or Steve or Egbert would have suited this new thing better.

Personally love a light, simple, functional, cheap car. No frills, straighforward. But that being the case such as the Up! does is so much better. Simple, no-fuss. Why does this look like they've tried to force too much style on a little platform?

As I say, want to know if it's a sign of getting old? I remember people 10, 20 years older looking at cars when I was a kid, that I thought stunning, beautifully resolved designs, but them suggesting a 'proper car' from their youth that looked so much better than this etc...

[Varche]

Viva. Huh, I went around Europe in 1980 in a Viva HC 1160cc. Great experience but gutless car that had an intermittent misfire(throttle spindle warn) the minute we landed on foreign soil. Oh and the radiator sprang a leak on day two. Fixed that with the egg trick which I didn't believe would work. It did for 3000 miles. Only redeeming feature was the brakes but they caught fire in the Alps.

Nothing wrong with recycling names . Lets have a Viscount rear wheel drive with a V8.

[05omegav6]

Viva. Huh, I went around Europe in 1980 in a Viva HC 1160cc. Great experience but gutless car that had an intermittent misfire(throttle spindle warn) the minute we landed on foreign soil. Oh and the radiator sprang a leak on day two. Fixed that with the egg trick which I didn't believe would work. It did for 3000 miles. Only redeeming feature was the brakes but they caught fire in the Alps.

Nothing wrong with recycling names . Lets have a Viscount rear wheel drive with a V8.

I'd accept a rebadged Holden/Chevrolet on that basis... they did an estate too iirc

[The Sheriff]

The viva will just take sales away from the adam and the corsa. I thought GM would have learned this lesson when they replicated the zafira, mocca and antara with orlando, trax and captiva.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Its BMC / BL all over again - competing cars from the same company - so the 'idea' is to make each department make theirs a bit worse, so as not to take sales from the other one... only downside is, other car marques are not so hampered, you only encourage people to not buy any of your products, in favour of the competition.

[chrisgixer]

Why attach memories of an utterly awfull car to a brand new one?


....it actually looks quite good imo. I wonder if they do a size 12?

[The Sheriff]

Why attach memories of an utterly awfull car to a brand new one?


....it actually looks quite good imo. I wonder if they do a size 12?

So nostalgic old gits will post on car forums about it.

[2boxerdogs]

I am at the stage now that I don't care what they call it, just need to get something smaller for pottering around town in. The 2.2 auto is fine on a run 33mpg but in town around 19 so we feel we ought to have something sensible, got the 4x4 for the caravan towing & my 2.6 hopefully will go on forever !! Never used on short runs & always 30 mpg & is in superb nick.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Well... the original Viva was so awful that when they introduced the Chevette to replace it, which was the same recipe, but with more modern styling, and a hatchback to boot (no pun intended) they couldn't get rid of the Viva, too many people were buying them. (and a British car company making lots of cars was a rarity in the mid-70s) it ended up selling in droves for another 4 years  The Bedford Vivavan - based on the 1963 HA lasted until 1983 

I like Vivas, and they shall be defended on this forum  First car I worked on, aged 3 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

the viva returning...wow blast from the past...one of the easiest cars i ever worked on...cant see that been the case now tho lol

No, and it won't have a carburetor, a dynamo, distributor, or wind up windows, but it will have a radio and no rust after three years!!

I remember a boy from school beaming with pride because his dad had just bought a brand new  1967 Viva SL90.

[omega3000]

Yep , dad had a viva .. i can still remember that horrid plastic smell that made you feel sick on a day trip to skegg 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Sorry to hear your dad smelt like plastic...