Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

[grc636]

some great cars on here 

cant get the picture up 

corsa b estate is wierd looking thing

and its a shame we dont get more saloons in this country

[Alan_Green]

Dacia Solenza: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Dacia-Solenza-/262038075961?rmvSB=true&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D32694%26meid%3D8d7d61d34ffc41008012e6d3a8e5e7f4%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D161826013608&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&clk_rvr_id=910290162912&nma=true&si=VIquAGEpg3%252FAnnzJj9KLHPloH30%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[Bucketeer]

That's a Honda Logo with half the badge missing

Ta.

That also works here as I'd never heard of a Logo either.

 

 

some great cars on here 

cant get the picture up 

corsa b estate is wierd looking thing

and its a shame we dont get more saloons in this country

 

[vulgalour]

Challenging styling on that Solenza.

[vulgalour]

If you want a weird looking Corsa B (which I don't think the estate is, the proportions are pretty good on that) then you want the pick-up version.

 

 

 

 

Or weirder yet, the saloon.

[cms206]

My main issue with all Corsa Bs which have more than three doors is that the door handles are at different heights. Someone on here pointed it out years ago and it's made my shit itch since.

[inconsistant]

Spotted today... w the actual f is this?

 

 

[Eddie Honda]

Honda Fit Aria. (GD8/GD9), It's built on the Jizz floorpan.

[Bear]

The Solenza - I thought was a short-lived Peugeot 309 variant. But the architecture of the body looks all wrong. WTAF is it?

[dollywobbler]

I introduce the MIA electric mini, minibus thing. Single, central driving position, three-seat bench in the back, 75-mile range. Saw one in France, which is where they were built, but a few made it to London. They're meant to be awful. Naturally, I want one.

[Jim Bergerac]

Here's a new one on me, the Santana 350:

 

Obviously a heavily facelifted Suzuki Vitara but these were made til about 2009 and were fitted with 1.6 and 2.0 HDI engines.

[Bucketeer]

Unsurprisingly there are quite a few of those Solenzas kicking about here in Eastern Europe.

They look grand in faded ex-taxi yellow.

 

 

 

I introduce the MIA electric mini, minibus thing. Single, central driving position, three-seat bench in the back, 75-mile range. Saw one in France, which is where they were built, but a few made it to London. They're meant to be awful. Naturally, I want one.

 

 

Me too.

 

 

[grc636]

simple I want one now

[grc636]

this looks better

[wuvvum]

Is that Solenza thing not just a hatchback version of the original Logan?

[Bear]

Is that Solenza thing not just a hatchback version of the original Logan?

 

Google says not and implies it's Dacia's first home-grown design. I thought there had been a Romanian 309 variant (maybe from the ruins of Oltcit) but perhaps that was crossed wires somewhere.

[Adrian_pt]

Long story.

 

Basically Dacia was working on a mid-size saloon since the mid-80s. It finally came out as the Dacia Nova in 1995. A shoddy, hateful thing (therefore I want one). Several facelifts later (via something brilliantly called the SupeRNova) and the Solenza comes out in 2003 - a much better car all round, thanks to some useful Renault knowhow in turd-polishing. 

 

Till 1997 the hatchback had a big wraparound rear windscreen which was very 309-like. Too expensive, though, so it disappeared.

 

The early, flat-front Novas (photo 1) are rare as hens' teeth in Romania. Doesn't help that they were only made for a year, and rotted within three.

 

On another note, the stretched Dacia estate was a factory-made car. About 15 were made in the 80s.

 

Here's another very rare Dacia variant in Syria, of all places. 

[grc636]

might pop to syria to see if i can get me one of those 

at first glimpse i thought that was a dead person in there 

was gna say il have the car if nobody objects 

looks very much the  estate where i live 

just missing a few  groceries  and mens barber shops 

 

have to make one of those extended dacia(r12) things

[Adrian_pt]

There are (were?) quite a lot of Dacias in Syria - pretty unusual models too. More at http://volganeagra.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/daciile-din-siria-dacias-of-syria.html. Also a lot in Algeria - the only country where the early pick-ups survive in any quantities. 

 

Excellent R12 by the way. One of those (or an early Dacia) has been on the bucket list for a long time. 

[grc636]

good link cheers adrian_pt

as a newbyish whats a bucket list 

 

There are (were?) quite a lot of Dacias in Syria - pretty unusual models too. More at http://volganeagra.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/daciile-din-siria-dacias-of-syria.html. Also a lot in Algeria - the only country where the early pick-ups survive in any quantities. 

 

Excellent R12 by the way. One of those (or an early Dacia) has been on the bucket list for a long time. 

[MarvinsMom]

Here's a new one on me, the Santana 350:

 

Obviously a heavily facelifted Suzuki Vitara but these were made til about 2009 and were fitted with 1.6 and 2.0 HDI engines.

 

which is quiet odd as SWMBO's gay little jeep ( a suzi vitara in that shape) was built by santana in spain, i guess when the suzi contract finished they must have bought the rights to it, and just kept on making them.

[flat4alfa]

From the travels of Bo11ox thread

 

AX 4x4

 

 

[Skut]

Quite like obscure pre-war Japanese tat like this.  Very cute.  Found it on a history forum.

[Timewaster]

A list of stuff to do before you die (kick the proverbial bucket).

 

As no one knows when they are going to go, it a pretty pointless exercise.

[grc636]

OK thanx penny dropped lol

[cort1977]

RHD Renault Latitude.   I think we have had this on here before but I just discovered that they make a RHD model.   Apparently 39 sold in Australia this year (probably in Sydney where that sort of thing is tolerated).

 

Where else with RHD can they be sold?   Doesn't seem to be available in South Africa or Japan.

 

I find it incredible that they would engineer the car for RHD and only sell it in Australia.   Maybe the engineering was already done before market research showed they would sell three in the UK.   I could have told them that for free.

[catsinthewelder]

Perhaps the Samsung version is popular in Asia.

[philibusmo]

RHD Renault Latitude. I think we have had this on here before but I just discovered that they make a RHD model. Apparently 39 sold in Australia this year (probably in Sydney where that sort of thing is tolerated).

 

Where else with RHD can they be sold? Doesn't seem to be available in South Africa or Japan.

 

I find it incredible that they would engineer the car for RHD and only sell it in Australia. Maybe the engineering was already done before market research showed they would sell three in the UK. I could have told them that for free.

I saw one in Brisbane, took me by surprise that they came in RHD flavour as well.

[cort1977]

Looking in to this a bit further it is related to various Nissans (Nissan D-platform) so RHD engineering was probably already done.   Any Renault specific bits must have cost a fortune in set-up costs.

[flat4alfa]

School day

 

Tata Safari

 

 

Is that good or bad though