bunglebus Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Shite russian topolino-a-like. Want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I thought this must be some kind of modern take on a Mini when I first saw it, but apparently it's a Daihatsu Trevis. As you can see it looks a bit Mini ish from the front.. but not so much from the back, four doors as well. I rather like it bunglebus, jumpingjehovahs, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I’m getting strong vibes of ADO16 from the back end. jumpingjehovahs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Looks like it's based on the Daihatsu Cuore, but the back is very K12 Micra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Suzuki Kizashi egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 12:38 PM, egg said: SMZ ( Serpukhov Motor Works) disabled vehicle. Russian. That's a new one on me, I knew about the later, 'SZD Invalidka', noted for it's razor sharp looks - Yours is an earlier S3A model, but before that we had this little beauty, the S1 (there doesn't seem to be an S2), this photo seems to show them in chronological order, the one at the back (the newest?) has the look of a Uno about it - Turns out it's an 'Oka', another new one to me. The Oka was built by SMZ from 1990 to 2008; before then it was made, from 1987, by KAMAZ better known for it's fabulous lorries. A better picture shows more of a resemblance to a Daihatsu rather than a Uno - Sudsprint, bunglebus, puddlethumper and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Until I watched a video the other day I had completely forgotten that Infiniti still (just) exists in the UK. Is there any brand that has any less visibility?! Anonymous. Sunderland have just stopped making them in July apparently. 750 cars only sold in 2018 here: https://www.carbuyer.co.uk/news/167665/infiniti-to-end-uk-car-sales-in-2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 ^^^ Weirdly, there seem to be a lot of Infinitis in NI. A neighbour owns one, and I'm sure I see a couple on the road every day. I thought they were reasonably popular (though struggled to understand why). Mind you, nothing depreciates like a big Nissan (other than a big Citroen) so these could be weapons-grade shite before too long... I can remember a schoolfriend's mother buying a brand new Nissan QX in Appliance White in 1995 - the known elsewhere as the Nissan Maxima, or Infiniti I30 in the US market. 3.0 V6 under the bonnet, and acres of black plastic inside. It exists... at a tenth of its purchase price after two years. Sudsprint, somewhatfoolish and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Weirdly, there seem to be a lot of Infinitis in NI Yes, cos I imagine a lease is very expensive given the depreciation you're having to suck up as you mention... Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Was queueing in traffic behind one of these just a few minutes ago in central Belfast... In fairness, if we hadn't been just mentioning them, I never would have given it a second thought... Who the hell's buying them? I'm almost intrigued now... I note the Infiniti dealer in Belfast is the same fella who used to be an Alfa Romeo dealer, so mebbe he just has exceptionally good patter... https://www.infiniti.co.uk/centre-locator/infiniti-belfast.html egg and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 The Q30 is basically a Mercedes A-class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 The Infiniti G35 and G37 are luxury rebodied versions of the Nissan 350Z and 370Z, respectively. I think the Infiniti G35 was only sold in America, but the RHD version of the same car was sold in Japan as a Nissan Skyline of some description, so you do see some grey imports of those sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Supernaut said: The Infiniti G35 and G37 are luxury rebodied versions of the Nissan 350Z and 370Z, respectively. I think the Infiniti G35 was only sold in America, but the RHD version of the same car was sold in Japan as a Nissan Skyline of some description, so you do see some grey imports of those sometimes. The Infiniti in Datsucong's post is the Skyline Q35 which is also basically an enlarged 350z. IIRC it was also available as a 4-door saloon. Until the Q/R35 series the modern day GTR had always been based on a Skyline as a whole family of models. The original R32 GTR was based on a model line that started with a 1.8. With the R35 they moved the GTR away from the Skyline, ditching almost 30 years of history. The Skyline badge goes on an SUV nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 HM-Vehicles Freeway Lacquer Peel, LightBulbFun and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 At last weekend's FOD gathering, I was sitting with @catsinthewelder in his Safrane and we were reading the handbook. Near the back are a couple of pages describing the 4x4 version, which I never knew existed and must be pretty much extinct now. A big old Renault with a complex 4WD system, WCPGW? Datsuncog and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 The PCP deals on Infinitys were crazy. Which means they weren't selling, or were overpriced... Or option three, both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Any ideas??Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk bangernomics, bunglebus, Aston Martin and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 some french sans permis thing is my best guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 How come we never got the Lada Oka here? A little 650cc city car with boxy Cinquecento-esque looks which cost less than anything else on the road... surely there'd have been a market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Floatylight said: Any ideas?? Not just around the corner from the Station Inn in Church Stretton, by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Not just around the corner from the Station Inn in Church Stretton, by any chance?Yes, taken by my BIL who works out that way.Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Floatylight said: Yes, taken by my BIL who works out that way. Ha! I meant to take a snap of that after eating a pub lunch there a few months ago, but totally forgot to. I live two hundred miles away, so there's little danger of me passing it again any time soon. Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 That beige thing is a Stevens. http://www.stevensvehicles.co.uk/ egg, bunglebus, catsinthewelder and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Saw a Proton CamPro Gen 2 earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 20 hours ago, quicksilver said: At last weekend's FOD gathering, I was sitting with @catsinthewelder in his Safrane and we were reading the handbook. Near the back are a couple of pages describing the 4x4 version, which I never knew existed and must be pretty much extinct now. A big old Renault with a complex 4WD system, WCPGW? I think the Safrane Biturbo was 4WD. Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 2 turbos AND four wheel drive on a Renault? That's brave. twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 14 hours ago, GeordieInExile said: How come we never got the Lada Oka here? A little 650cc city car with boxy Cinquecento-esque looks which cost less than anything else on the road... surely there'd have been a market. Lada Oka. Apparently developed with Fiat as a replacement for the 126 (says a Google translated Wikipedia page) which is why it looks a bit like a Cinquecento. Also came as a tiny tiny van. Supernaut, ProgRocker, egg and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 bezzabsa and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Sort of based on the Riley 1.5. LightBulbFun, Sudsprint and Skizzer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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