text: Because the Astra-based Opel Zafira compact MPV debuted at the same time , it is sometimes said that the Zafira replaced the Sintra , but in fact Opel never had a large MPV after the Sintra , and GM eventually abandoned this segment of the worldwide market altogether .
simplified: Because the Astra-Based Zafira MPV debuted when the Sintra finished production in 1999 , sometimes it is said that the Zafira replaced the Sintra , but actually Opel never had another Large MPV after the Sintra , and then eventually Opel abandoned the Large MPV style in Europe .