In addition to the fact that American manufactured cars have a reputation for poor build quality and poor quality of materials.

 

maybe thats why so many european cars are not imported to the states- they have a reputation for bad electronics, bad electrics, and oil burning/leaking problems. before the purchase of say jaguar by a certain american company did they ever build a car that didin't leak like a sieve? this is not meant to be bashing just that all companies have their good and bad points, there strengths and weaknesses and that goes for their products as well.
edit: isn't the ford mondeo a very well thought of car in europe?

 

Perhaps you are confusing European cars with very old British cars like Triumphs. I don't recall such woes with VW, Mercedes, Audi, BMW, or even Fiat, Citroen, Renault, Lancia etc over the last 10-15 years. I've had a bunch of European cars over the last 20 years (see sig) and my family in England have always had Citroens and VWs and we've never had a problem with electronics, electrics and oil burning/leaking (exept my 1972 Vauxhall Viva which was truly a POS).
EDIT: Thinking back on my family's European cars from the 70's and 80's - they did fail to start occasionally, so that would count as electrical problems. If American cars never failed to start I can see where a 'bad reputation' for electrical/electronics could come from and I stand corrected.


Yes, it is a well-thought of European car that is not sold in the USA. Many people think that Ford refuses to sell it here as the new Contour because it would make all their other vehicles look terrible and take away sales from the Taurus.

BLUE ADEPT - Not all American cars do badly in Europe - I thought the Jeep Grand Cherokee was compared very favourably by the UK car magazines to the Range Rover (but for half the price) a few years back. And a Ford Taurus (or smaller Buick, Dodge, Pontiac etc) is no bigger than a BMW 5 series or an E-class Merc, both of which manage on the European road systems fine...

Of course we all know the answer - the Detroit boys tend to build the worst cars they can get away with and foist on the American public (maximising profit at the expense of R&D, reputation and quality), admittedly at cheap prices. I am just talking cars here, not SUVs, trucks, minivans etc which I would rate average to good here.
I have never owned a big-3 car (and I never will), but I get to rent them (Pontiacs, Chevys, Olds, Buicks, Fords, Dodge, Chrysler) every few weeks whilst traveling. And let me tell you I would rather own an equivalently priced Hyundai anytime.

 

Well, I just spoke with one of my colleagues in Japan. His brother-in-law works for the marketing dept of Nissan, so I think the source of this info is pretty reliable. Here goes: Nissan will discontinue its Silvia. The S15 is going to be the final Silvia. The car may be popular with car enthusiasts and JDM fanatics, but the car was not selling well in Asia and Europe. It's sad to see a popular car of this magnitude just simply die. The Camaro to the USA, is like the Silvia to Japan. Both are 30+ years old, and both are dead.



The Nissan Silvia
1965-2002

 

Skylines have been available in the US, as imported by MotoRex in Los Angeles, got $90K laying around?
The Infinity G35 is based on the Skyline.

 

It's not based on the skyline, it IS the skyline. "Infiniti G35" is just what its called in the US. Like the "Lexus IS300" compared to Toyota Altezza. They just change the name to make you think you're buying a luxury nameplate

 

Keep in mind that the "GTR" and "SKYLINE" are now two different cars. So TECHNICALLY, the Skyline is now available nationwide in the US, but the GTR still eludes the west.

 

Supposedly the next GTR will be brought here.

 

The Skyline GT-R eludes the whole world - they haven't released the new one yet.

But indeed, supposedly it will come here

 

Sure the Altezza and the IS300 are the same with different powerplants. The Skyline and G35 do not even have the same body. Sure with that we can call the Mazda MX-6 a Ford Probe too, Courier a B-Series truck..yada...Yes the GTR is a whole other story, gone by way of, RX-7, Supra, 300ZX
Look out world there a whole new crop of cars coming, with the RX-8 leading up front!

 

You don't understand. The car we have here in the states with a G35 badge on it carries a Skyline badge in europe and japan. The old skyline, that one we think about when we think Skyline, is gone.. (sorry for the largish image- note the nissan badge)

 

y'hafta admit, though, that if Nissan did make the next GT-R from the skyline (G35) chassis, it'd still kick some serious ***...

 

If I had 70 grand to spend it wouldn't be on a Skyline.

 

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Sorry I'm so late on this one...
I own a 95 MX-6 LS (V6), mad mods.
Great autocrosser when set up right.
It was marketed to compete with the Celica, Integra & Prelude.

 

 

I know im reviving this post from teh dead... but anymore info on the next gen silvias?

-hS

 

As far as I know BigO they are dead just like the NSX MR2 Celica and Supra. What the hell was that guy saying?

 

hey

 

wooo!

 

bah!!

 

meh!

 

you guys are bored... again..

 

yes.