What I find difficult to fathom is the amount of government support they continue to recieve and yet they expect the taxpayer to conveniently forget this when they announce such sponsorship deals. One might argue that the government is the one in fact doing the sponsoring of these events, it is just that Holden is the one who benefits out of it.

Funny how it was ultimately the managements responsibility for sales slumps as they have tried too hard to be a "Euro clone" when in fact the public just wanted Holden to be what it always has been - Australian, instead of distancing itself from the market it now actively pursues again (and ironically blames for heading towards front wheel drive large car packages).

I'll buy my (probably last) Holden if it is any good in the next 12-18 months or so if I can. I've never bought a new Holden yet but do want to buy something new at the upper end of the RWD HSV 6.2lt stable before the brand fades away into obscurity when they go FWD on their bread and butter cars, which I dare say will possibly signal the end for them and would be a boon for the likes of BMW, Merc/AMG etc who will retain a rear wheel drive derivative.

I just want to own one brand new RWD with a bit of go in it before they become an all european proposition soon.