It was an attempt by GM to use one of their less successful US models in Europe by adding a full-size MPV to the successful Zafira mid-size MPV.

It was badly built in the US and it's European reliability was dire - even by OpelVauxhall's middle-of-the-road standard.

The total sold in the UK was under 4,500 over a 3 year period, although the odd one, literally, was sold after that.

The engine options were a 2.2 petrol developed/built by Holden in Australia, the 3.0 V6 petrol built by Vauxhall Ellesmere Port and the 2.2 diesel (don't know where that came from).

It was one of those rare Vauxhall models that wasnt heavily discounted when brand new,

I recall the Vauxhall dealer wouldnt offer much discount compared to the rest of the range.

Sintra numbers falling rapidly

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Article covers top 50 fastest disappearing cars in the UK

Korean cars numbers (10+ years old) seem to be falling off a cliff

The article says this is due to High cost of a repair = a trip to the scrappie.

Maybe true but any damage to the bodywork = insurance write-off as well + MoT failures on emissions

How long before we see perfectly good body/mechanical cars going to the scrappie because of complex electrical/electronic faults?

This was around the same time that they were trying to sell Omegas as Cadillac Cateras in the USA - complete with one of the worst adverts ever featuring Cindy Crawford and an animated duck. At the time I was working for a shipping line that carried a large volume of GM product across the Atlantic. The estimates for the volumes of these 2 turkeys was hugely optimistic.