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Dec 10, 2006 16:40:29 GMT
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Those Alpines are fugging gorgeous cars!
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Dec 10, 2006 18:20:47 GMT
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An example of misguided Datsun policy would be the FWD Cherry 120A coupe. It cost almost as much as than the better equiped RWD Sunny 120Y coupe. As a result very few would have been sold. Around 2600 120A models were sold, compared to 24,000 120Y sunny models.  I am most grateful that it did make it over though! Big Japanese cars, like the 260C/280C/300C and CROWN sold fairly slowly too. They were hopelessly outdated and lacked prestige compared to the equivalent BMW's and Mercs. |
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Dec 10, 2006 18:28:40 GMT
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor |
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cdp
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My favourite failure is the Citroen C6.
We all know it's quirky and wonderful but people won't buy it just because it isn't German. And southern England in particular only ever buys silver German cars these days; anything that isn't will appreciated like a Vuvuzella at a funeral.
But Citroen will have a go anyway. You just have to love their misplaced optimism for producing a RHD version.
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These didn't sell badly elsewhere, but the UK was a complete disaster for them :  Quite a few of these gave up their engines for deloreans too The turbo ones gave the Delorean the performance its good looks lacked. Was a popular conversion apparently  |
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stinkwheel
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Doctor Of Gonzo Journalism - One of gods own proptypes, never even considered for mass production.
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The cit C6 is a good one. Cant wait to buy an 8 year old example of the ptrol V6 for 1750 though (good saving on the 33k list)
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1973 Citroen Dyane 6 1980 Citroen Acadiane
1992 Citroen AX 1990 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen XM 1993 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen Xantia 1977 Citroen Ami 8
1996 Ford Escort 1989 Citroen BX
1997 Suzuki RF900 1988 Yamaha TDR250
1979 Honda CB400.
'I need less vehicles'
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Are these a bit of a fail?? I think so Mazda are dropping them and replacing them with RX-7s again And there are car supermarkets selling them brand new for £9700 thats 11k off Mazda's price  I'm actualy tempted by one at that price i quite like em but i've heard that most people don't and prefered the RX7 |
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Roobeh
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it would be better to market them together perhaps? i mean the rx7 was priced to compete with porches. obv the rx7 is outdated now so they'll release a new one.
i like rx8's, rotary engine worries some people as much as it intices others though..
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gtvsaviour in da house:
Anyone know if the DeLorean owners club found that field with 'em all buried in it? Typical gov. reaction instead of selling 'em off to recoup some of the fraud money - they put 'em in a disused quarry and filled it in! Eh did that really happen? My uncle bought one of the 50 RHD ones that they auctioned off, never managed to get it registered though while he had it... |
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I've really warmed to rotarys too  regular and specialist maintinance is needed or they go bang and thats what scares people and they arn't cheap to rebuild either  But for the sound and power delivery I love them ;D |
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Samage
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Oddly, a Renault Vel Satis is on my "One day..." list. Absolutely bombed sales-wise.  |
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Are these a bit of a fail?? I think so Mazda are dropping them and replacing them with RX-7s again And there are car supermarkets selling them brand new for £9700 thats 11k off Mazda's price I'm actualy tempted by one at that price I quite like em but i've heard that most people don't and prefered the RX7 For a 2+2 Coupe they sold pretty well, and have always had good reviews. The RX7 is a different animal altogether - really only a 2 seater sportscar, whereas the 8 was a cruiser. They're lovely things inside and drive very well. Not all that hard to look after either - lots of remedial work done by Mazda to make the engines easier to maintain. Just DON'T miss a service interval and it should be OK! Far away from what I'd classify as 'fail'. Get one  |
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