No more Chevy Lacetti...| Off-Topic Discussion forum |

DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
6/22/10 3:06 p.m.

as the "Reasonably priced car..."

Anyway, I promised more info about this Sunday’s brand new show, and more info you’re going to get. Starting with some sad news: the Chevrolet Lacetti Reasonably Priced Car has been retired. I know, I know, no one liked it as much as the Liana and frankly it wasn’t very good. But its retirement still got us thinking about what happens to faithful old cars when their useful life is over. As a result of this wistful reflection, we decided that we had to give the old Lacetti a proper send-off. A sort of Viking burial, if you will.

http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2010/06/22/tg-15-preview-2/

Will a piano fall on it?

Strizzo SuperDork
6/22/10 3:23 p.m.

well, for starters, a viking burial is floating the body out to sea on a wooden raft, then firing a flaming arrow onto it to set it on fire. so one would think it would be more spectacular than just dropping a piano on it... but who knows, we're in a recession, so maybe their budget got cut.

slantvaliant HalfDork
6/22/10 3:28 p.m.

It would make a great Lemons car ... and what would be a more suitable fate than the People's Curse?

Appleseed SuperDork
6/22/10 4:37 p.m.

Rocket car.

z31maniac Dork
6/22/10 5:09 p.m.

Strizzo wrote: well, for starters, a viking burial is floating the body out to sea on a wooden raft, then firing a flaming arrow onto it to set it on fire. so one would think it would be more spectacular than just dropping a piano on it... but who knows, we're in a recession, so maybe their budget got cut.

Would all the enviro wacko's let them get away with it?

FInksta_G
6/22/10 5:43 p.m.

Real question...what's the new car? I'm betting a Chevy Cruze. I think the Lacetti is being dumped because Chevy wants some Cruze exposure.

stuart in mn SuperDork
6/22/10 5:48 p.m.

Strizzo wrote: well, for starters, a viking burial is floating the body out to sea on a wooden raft, then firing a flaming arrow onto it to set it on fire. so one would think it would be more spectacular than just dropping a piano on it... but who knows, we're in a recession, so maybe their budget got cut.

Maybe they could drop a flaming piano on it.

Marty! Dork
6/22/10 6:08 p.m.

stuart in mn wrote:
Strizzo wrote: well, for starters, a viking burial is floating the body out to sea on a wooden raft, then firing a flaming arrow onto it to set it on fire. so one would think it would be more spectacular than just dropping a piano on it... but who knows, we're in a recession, so maybe their budget got cut.
Maybe they could drop a flaming Morris Marina on it.

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