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Well, when I arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1996 I looked out of the aeroplane window and saw a Viva HC!
I spotted this this Special in the Netherlands. Not sure which model or date. Would be nice to have a table of all the models on the page one day — Preceding unsigned Adrian Mars ( talk) 17:16, 15 December 2018 (UTC)comment added by Amars ( talk • contribs) 16:31, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Absolutely, doesn't have to be a table just a complete list of models, the Special I found for example isn't mentioned on the page. If I find one I'll add it. Adrian Mars ( talk) 17:16, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Er, so does that mean that councils no longer use salt, or that cars are now made from materials that do not require corrosion protection? As someone whose first, very elderly, car was a Viva HA which progressively disintegrated in this way, I'm mightily relieved to hear that it was all the council's fault, and not in any way due to poor design! Pterre ( talk) 18:19, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Local councils in the UK still use rock salt. I'm afraid it was the car, like most of the period rust was their nemesis. See for example, http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/gritting-and-winter-service/Pages/salt-myths-facts.aspx Adrian Mars ( talk) 17:14, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
I know the Torana HB Brabham was sold in Australia but was it sold anywhere else?  Stepho  talk 14:35, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Regarding the mention of the Viva in the Elvis Costello song - it is well referenced and accurate but according to WP:TRIVIA it is not relevant. Otherwise it sets a precedence for making a long, boring list of every song, movie, advert or TV show that the Viva ever appeared in. Unless the mention in the song materially affected the car, its sales, its place in the world or the world then it should not be in this article.  Stepho  talk 12:55, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
It's certainly nothing to do with the horsepower, so is it the torque (maybe in Nm rather than lbft), or just a signifier that it can reach and maintain 90mph, which a 44hp car with 1960s aerodynamics and gearing certainly couldn't? 87.114.14.230 ( talk) 22:11, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Bring this page back to Vauxhall Viva. No need to split it just because GM is reviving the name for the Opel Karl. Please see WP:AUTOCONV.  Mr.choppers | ✎ 01:11, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: move the article back to Vauxhall Viva, per the discussion below, although a requested move is not the venue to determine the "correct" contents of the resulting page. The disambiguation page is now at Vauxhall Viva (disambiguation). Dekimasu よ! 18:10, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
Vauxhall Viva (1963–1979) → Vauxhall Viva – needless unilateral split of article, requesting a simple return to the status quo ante (thanks Charles). A link to Opel Karl will be included. --Relisted. George Ho ( talk) 08:45, 19 October 2014 (UTC)  Mr.choppers | ✎ 05:24, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
The article describes dreadful reliability and reputational issues for the HC 'Firenza' in the Canadian market. This is odd, because the same car from the same factories was popular in the UK and it wasn't known for reliability or quality problems there. It would be useful if the article examined the reasons for these different perceptions and whether they were fair. Ef80 ( talk) 14:21, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
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Well, when I arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1996 I looked out of the aeroplane window and saw a Viva HC!
I spotted this this Special in the Netherlands. Not sure which model or date. Would be nice to have a table of all the models on the page one day — Preceding unsigned Adrian Mars ( talk) 17:16, 15 December 2018 (UTC)comment added by Amars ( talk • contribs) 16:31, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Absolutely, doesn't have to be a table just a complete list of models, the Special I found for example isn't mentioned on the page. If I find one I'll add it. Adrian Mars ( talk) 17:16, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Er, so does that mean that councils no longer use salt, or that cars are now made from materials that do not require corrosion protection? As someone whose first, very elderly, car was a Viva HA which progressively disintegrated in this way, I'm mightily relieved to hear that it was all the council's fault, and not in any way due to poor design! Pterre ( talk) 18:19, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Local councils in the UK still use rock salt. I'm afraid it was the car, like most of the period rust was their nemesis. See for example, http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/gritting-and-winter-service/Pages/salt-myths-facts.aspx Adrian Mars ( talk) 17:14, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
I know the Torana HB Brabham was sold in Australia but was it sold anywhere else?  Stepho  talk 14:35, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Regarding the mention of the Viva in the Elvis Costello song - it is well referenced and accurate but according to WP:TRIVIA it is not relevant. Otherwise it sets a precedence for making a long, boring list of every song, movie, advert or TV show that the Viva ever appeared in. Unless the mention in the song materially affected the car, its sales, its place in the world or the world then it should not be in this article.  Stepho  talk 12:55, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
It's certainly nothing to do with the horsepower, so is it the torque (maybe in Nm rather than lbft), or just a signifier that it can reach and maintain 90mph, which a 44hp car with 1960s aerodynamics and gearing certainly couldn't? 87.114.14.230 ( talk) 22:11, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Bring this page back to Vauxhall Viva. No need to split it just because GM is reviving the name for the Opel Karl. Please see WP:AUTOCONV.  Mr.choppers | ✎ 01:11, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: move the article back to Vauxhall Viva, per the discussion below, although a requested move is not the venue to determine the "correct" contents of the resulting page. The disambiguation page is now at Vauxhall Viva (disambiguation). Dekimasu よ! 18:10, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
Vauxhall Viva (1963–1979) → Vauxhall Viva – needless unilateral split of article, requesting a simple return to the status quo ante (thanks Charles). A link to Opel Karl will be included. --Relisted. George Ho ( talk) 08:45, 19 October 2014 (UTC)  Mr.choppers | ✎ 05:24, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
The article describes dreadful reliability and reputational issues for the HC 'Firenza' in the Canadian market. This is odd, because the same car from the same factories was popular in the UK and it wasn't known for reliability or quality problems there. It would be useful if the article examined the reasons for these different perceptions and whether they were fair. Ef80 ( talk) 14:21, 4 November 2023 (UTC)