Nissan 240SX and Mazda MX-6
10-29-2002, 03:02 PM
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Originally posted by Rexman
In addition to the fact that American manufactured cars have a reputation for poor build quality and poor quality of materials.
In addition to the fact that American manufactured cars have a reputation for poor build quality and poor quality of materials.
edit: isn't the ford mondeo a very well thought of car in europe?
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10-29-2002, 04:01 PM
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Originally posted by zoom44
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.
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.
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.
Originally posted by zoom44
edit: isn't the ford mondeo a very well thought of car in europe?
edit: isn't the ford mondeo a very well thought of car in europe?
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.
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10-30-2002, 06:52 AM
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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
The Nissan Silvia
1965-2002
11-04-2002, 01:56 PM
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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 
11-05-2002, 04:59 PM
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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.
11-14-2002, 09:51 PM
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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!
Look out world there a whole new crop of cars coming, with the RX-8 leading up front!
11-14-2002, 10:42 PM
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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)
11-16-2002, 12:28 AM
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y'hafta admit, though, that if Nissan did make the next GT-R from the skyline (G35) chassis, it'd still kick some serious ***...
y'hafta admit, though, that if Nissan did make the next GT-R from the skyline (G35) chassis, it'd still kick some serious ***...
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03-03-2006, 04:58 AM
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It was marketed to compete with the Celica, Integra & Prelude.
06-10-2006, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Takumi
the silvias for the comming year is sexy after 30 minutes of navigating thru the japanese mazda site i found it. I gotta go to bed so i'll repost tomorrow ith th elink
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