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[Sam Burton]

Hi guys and girls whilst web surfing today i found this 

http://www.speedmonkey.co.uk/2012/11/how-vauxhall-could-bring-omega-back-to.html#!/2012/11/how-vauxhall-could-bring-omega-back-to.html

[the alarming man]

have read of total vauxhal....they belive the holden will stay in oz and never make it too europe...which is a shame because it looks good

[Simon.rose1]

Are the costs to great to import these from oz as its a great looking car

[VXL V6]

Trouble is, the car needs to sell in big enough quantities to be worthwhile in this country and every man and their uncle wants a 5 Series, XF or Lexus at this particular point in the car spectrum, therefore, it's a non-starter, none of these people will want a VX badge on the drive when their neighbours have something 'supposedly' higher in the status symbol stakes.

[tigers_gonads]

Iirc, somebody on here looked into it last year 

[tunnie]

Long gone are the "company car wars" - Many now just get money rather than put a choice in a tick box for a company car.

Days of Omega/Rover 800/Ford Granada are gone, thanks to company car tax rules can't see it returning either.

No one would really buy a big RWD Holden here, not in the numbers to make it worth while. Like the Omega be a depreciation disaster waiting to happen, just like Ford not bringing out something above the Mondeo.

Just have to accept it, the Omega is dead 

[tigers_gonads]

Long gone are the "company car wars" - Many now just get money rather than put a choice in a tick box for a company car.

Days of Omega/Rover 800/Ford Granada are gone, thanks to company car tax rules can't see it returning either.

No one would really buy a big RWD Holden here, not in the numbers to make it worth while. Like the Omega be a depreciation disaster waiting to happen, just like Ford not bringing out something above the Mondeo.

Just have to accept it, the Omega is dead 

Shame but true that lot 

[05omegav6]

You can buy it here It's called the VXR8, and from new you get a choice of gearbox and colour and not much else...

Physically it's the same length as the Insignia, but a fair bit wider, (no bad thing) and rear wheel drive. 6.2 V8 and £45k, mean it will never be a big seller. Holds its value better than an Insignia too.

If GM were serious about selling Cadillac in Europe then they would import this...

http://www.holden.com.au/vehicles/caprice

Also available as an estate