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SOLVED: WTH # 057 - 2009 Volkswagen Lavida sedan for China
« on: July 06, 2012, 12:16:50 PM »
For one point, provide the approximate year, make, and model of this plain-looking sedan.

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2012, 04:15:52 PM »
KIA?

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2012, 04:55:34 PM »
Not Kia

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2012, 03:12:30 AM »
Proton?

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2012, 10:49:02 AM »
Not Proton

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2012, 11:54:22 AM »
Chevrolet?

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2012, 12:30:06 PM »
Not Chevrolet.

It certainly does have a "generic" look to it.

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2012, 12:32:44 PM »
south american made Chevrolet?

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2012, 01:19:27 PM »
Frederick59, the car is not from South America, and is not a Chevrolet.

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2012, 01:34:47 PM »
Infiniti?

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2012, 02:04:18 PM »
It has a modern Volkswagen- ish grill, and a jetta sedan look to it,


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not a Jetta, but the related VW Lavida built in China by the Shanghai-VW joint venture.
« Last Edit: July 13, 2012, 02:10:21 PM by geology »

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2012, 02:43:45 PM »
Geology is correct.   Volkswagen Lavida for China.

Locked for Geology to provide the approximate year.

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2012, 04:53:01 AM »
It's a current model, production started in 2008 in Anting, China

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Re: WTH # 057
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2012, 09:07:56 AM »
A point to Geology for the correct answer.