Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

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I was also shocked* to learn of the existence of the ford ecosport when dropping a van off at a dealership. It took it being parked next to the equally shit kuga to know they were two different things. See also transit courier

[Lukas]

The Ecosport is a south-american-Ford, built and developed for the south american markets. That´s why it has a backdoor like an old RAV4, that´s why the suspension is not up to Fords european standards and thats why the whole car feels very cheap and filthy. No 2WD too, so useless. 

 

But Ford does not have a small SUV and as this market is exploding at the moment, they are importing the Ecosport as a fill-in. 

[M'coli]

and as this market is exploding at the moment, they are importing the Ecosport as a fill-in.

 

Would it be rude to hope that the buyers are ensconced within these monstrosities whilst they are exploding??!!

[pshome]

 

Name stolen to gain some glamour?

[Largactil]

Spotted a few of these locally (in Ireland) - Did the Astra Saloon (née Belmont) make the UK in it's current guise?

 

[Timewaster]

Nissan Ebro... A new one on me

 

 

Our local greengrocers had a blue one from new until it was as rotten as their pears.

 

They were on sale until the Vanette arrived.

[Skut]

Saw one of these in this colour. Initially got very excited thinking it was some Chinese Brilliance Beauty leopard thing.  But its a a Lexus RCF which is a new one on me.  I thought it had had an accident until i realised its supposed to look like that.  

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^ it does seem to be a modern trend to style cars like badly stretched virtual forms. They just look like shit attempts at 'real time damage' in early playstation racing games

[mercrocker]

 

^ it does seem to be a modern trend to style cars like badly stretched virtual forms. They just look like shit

 

 

 

FTFY

[Timewaster]

That Lexus is another new design with creases and swage lines that either don't go anywhere or don't line up.

My company Focus has them and in the right light you would swear someone had backed in to it and driven off.

 

Incidentally my iPad corrected that to read "sewage lines". How did it know?

[Negative Creep]

The Ecosport is a south-american-Ford, built and developed for the south american markets. That´s why it has a backdoor like an old RAV4, that´s why the suspension is not up to Fords european standards and thats why the whole car feels very cheap and filthy. No 2WD too, so useless. 

 

But Ford does not have a small SUV and as this market is exploding at the moment, they are importing the Ecosport as a fill-in. 

 

 

Someone at work has one in black - looks bloody hideous and she's already on about replacing it. THe Lexus does work well in the flesh though, especially dark colours

[inconsistant]

Spotted an old (80s?) Mazda 929 yesterday in France. did it come to the UK too as I didn't realise they did anything bigger than a 626 other than the Xedos stuff?

[kinkersaab]

we certainly got the 929 estate, local garage had one as a school taxi back in the day.

[STUNO]

Toyota Corsa Cynthia

 

[AnthonyG]

Spotted a few of these locally (in Ireland) - Did the Astra Saloon (née Belmont) make the UK in it's current guise?

 

No, not in the UK.

 

Searching on the U.S. Ford site for info on the new Mustang, I discovered there is a saloon version of the current Focus as well. Sadly not one of the Fiesta though, which would be epically shite.

[Tayne]

There is a Fiesta saloon, I think I have a picture of one somewhere...

[Tayne]

This may be an older one, I saw this in Chile in 2010.

 

Fiesta Saloon by Tayne, on Flickr

 

This is the current model, not the different rear window.

 

[wuvvum]

I saw a new shape Mitsubishi Mirage on the road today, the first one I've seen.  Looks a bit like the old Colt at the front, and like a Daewoo Matiz with a mild case of gigantism from the back.  Needless to say, it was being driven unnecessarily slowly by an old giffer.

[Pillock]

 

 

1996 Nissan Rasheen by SKW1982, on Flickr

 

[Lukas]

The Mitsubishi Attrage is one of the most unknown and horrible looking cars on the market at the moment. Officially sold in Austria, but nobody knows why...

 

 

[tooSavvy]

Hey!! Corrrrrr.... Proton just gotta put a badge on THAT

 

TS

[Vin]

Nissan Ebro... A new one on me

 

Just turned up for sale in the next

 

villageimage.jpg

 

 

Our local greengrocers had a blue one from new until it was as rotten as their pears.

 

They were on sale until the Vanette arrived.

 

Ah, the Ebro Trade. Our local fruit and veg shop also had one in the late eighties/early nineties. It was white and very rusty...

 

All that front Nissan badging on that camper isn't original on an Ebro of that vintage. From what I remember, going by the fruit and veg example, the only mention of Nissan was on the bottom of one of the rear doors were it said in a smaller script underneath EBRO, 'powered by Nissan' or something similar...

 

The fruit and veg one was identical to this, without the roof rack, and RHD obviously...

 

 

Edit, - In fact 'Spottedlaurel', formerly of this parish, spotted a D plated one here on his Flickr, you can make out the Nissan badge on the door...

 

Links ->  https://flic.kr/p/bDjaZv

 

              https://flic.kr/p/bDjb3X

[cros]

Nissan Ebro... A new one on me

 

Just turned up for sale in the next

 

villageimage.jpg

I think I saw that outside the pub at Barrowden last year. I've seen plenty of them in Spain, but that didn't stop me from thinking it was a T25 that had been subjected to some new bastardisation beyond my understanding.

[martc]

http://uk.smart.com/uk/en/index/smart-forfour-453.html#showme.ccindex=0

I'm quite unsuccessful at posting pics, but I had the unlucky experience of seeing a brand new Smart ForFour this weekend.

 

It looks like an early prototype for the FIAT500L which was rejected by FIAT because it looked "crap".

[Junkman]

The Mitsubishi Attrage is one of the most unknown and horrible looking cars on the market at the moment. Officially sold in Austria, but nobody knows why...

 

 

 

WANT!

 

Is it available in beige?

[tooSavvy]

Two way shootout - the Mizzie vs. Savvy(withaboot)

 

Vomit points galore to be awarded

 

 

TS

[Lukas]

WANT!

 

Is it available in beige?

 

Don´t think so. 

 

http://www.gebrauchtwagen.at/ergebnis_suche.php?fahrzeugnummer=&marke=Mitsubishi&modell=Attrage&treibstoff=0&bj_von=von&bj_bis=bis&kw_von=&kw_bis=&lst_eh=1&km_von=von&km_bis=bis&preis_von=von&preis_bis=bis&submit=&quicksearch=1&aussenfarbe=0&sucheland=0&bundesland=Alle...&x=61&y=14

[cros]

J4 with what looked like some Nissan/Ebro running gear.

[STUNO]

Town Box Wide

 

Saw one advertised for sale.

For some reason computer will not allow photos today or links so you will have to imagine what the town box looks like.

[STUNO]

Computer behaving very badly today , It may have to be set fire to.