Autoshite still built/recently built list

[strangehighways]

Ok I will kick off. Apologies if this has been done before.

 

Apparently slightly bastardised versions of the Maestro and Montego are being made in China as the Etsong Lubao and Etsong Lande.

 

[mouseflakes]

Renner 12 - Dacia 1300? (various body styles) - only recently ceased production I believe.

[Captain Mainwaring]

Tofas Sahin?

Hindustan Contessa and Ambassador?

 

 

[Roc 24v]

Ok I will kick off. Apologies if this has been done before.Apparently slightly bastardised versions of the Maestro and Montego are being made in China as the Etsong Lubao and Etsong Lande.

http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?fawlubaof.htm

[r.welfare]

Saab 9-5! (Well, it has been in production since 1997).

[Cavcraft]

The Ford Mondeo. How can a car as depressingly wank as that still be in production?

[UglyAmerican]

Iran Khodro still makes the Peugeot 405 in a number of forms including these two:

Samand

 

Peugeot Pars

 

 

Fiat Brasil makes a lot of out of date models, including the Uno:

 

Volkswagen Citi in South Africa was made until 2009:

 

Perhaps you fancy a first gen Zafira, still new in Brazil:

 

Oh I know, you have your heart set on a MkIV VW Golf and Jetta/Bora. Head up to Canada:

 

Is that a Peugeot 207? No! It's a 206 saloon. Just called a 207 in China (same for the hatches).

 

1984 Suzuki Alto still built new in India:

[chester drawers]

The Ford Mondeo. How can a car as depressingly wank as that still be in production?

A colleague has a 2008 Mondeo on lease. In total it’s been back to various dealers 17 times (excluding servicing) since new. He got it back yesterday after they’d repaired the no start problem. They’d had it for month. We’re taking bets on what time he’ll arrive tomorrow and what courtesy car he’ll be in.

[Pete-M]

The Ford Mondeo. How can a car as depressingly wank as that still be in production?

I've been asking that about anything with a Vauxhall badge for the last 20 years. Hopefully they'll stop bothering soon.

[Lukas]

I´d like to see some old cars from the 90s available as new on our markets, not only in developing countries. But no, we always need the most modern sh*t we could get...

[Milford Cubicle]

The Ford Mondeo. How can a car as depressingly wank as that still be in production?

11/10 for missing the point of this thread.Another Iranian maker, Saipa, produces Citroen Xantias as well as Kia Prides in hatcback and saloon form.

[Pete-M]

Dammit. They've stopped making the Fukang Citroen ZX thing.

[warren t claim]

I´d like to see some old cars from the 90s available as new on our markets, not only in developing countries. But no, we always need the most modern sh*t we could get...

I'm sure when the manufacturing rights are sold there must be a clause preventing sales in certain countries. I'm sure the taxi/private hire drivers would jump at the chance of a new 405/6 for under 5 large if they had the chance.

[Milford Cubicle]

I don't think Iranian 405s are built very well, not that the French and British built ones are either.

 

[Slaighty]

You can still buy a new one of these in Brazil.

The original Bay window came out in 1967 !!

[Minimad5]

You can still buy a new one of these in Brazil.

The original Bay window came out in 1967 !!

Do away with that wrong looking plastic at the front, import to UK and OMG SCENE TAX = Profit

[whitevanman]

easier said than done...it covers the radiator for the 1.4i engine

[Minimad5]

Water cooled campervan breaks all the rules for the "Have to be 100% air cooled" Vw possy.Plumb in a re-con beetle engineJob done Does look crazy with that plasticWater cooled engine is an obviously better solution, to combat overheating problems.(personal opinion that does not need forum wars over)

[Ratdat]

Nissan still sell the B13 Sunny that came out in 1991 in a few south American countries.

[scruff]

They do import those I think, ££££££ of quids.

 

This has to be worthy? Posher than it was in 1983 but still uses British Leyland column stalks

 

[Mr Lobster]

Do away with that wrong looking plastic at the front, import to UK and OMG SCENE TAX = Profit

They already do! Theres a place up here somewhere doing it. IIRC the camper version is £30k, normal van £20k.

 

Anyway, Mk1 R5 still produced for Iran / Turkey

 

 

[Tayne]

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[Lukas]

But that´s not a Peugeot, is it?

[UglyAmerican]

Nissan still sell the B13 Sunny that came out in 1991 in a few south American countries.

Had a ride in one of these doing duty as a taxi in Mexico. Called the Nissan Tsuru. Noisy rough bastard of a 1.6 liter engine.

 

That reminds me -- Renault Clio still on sale via Nissan Mexico:

[Lukas]

That´s the Renault Thalia:

 

http://images.google.de/images?hl=de&q= ... a=N&tab=wi

 

Very popular in eastern Europe.

[Station]

You can still buy a new one of these in Brazil.

The original Bay window came out in 1967 !!

Do away with that wrong looking plastic at the front, import to UK and OMG SCENE TAX = Profit

I'd buy a splitty and put that thing on (with wood screws), just to be an absolute rotter.

 

It does have a look of Gary 'twat' Bushell to it:

 

[Richard]

I think you can buy a pretend spare wheel to cover it up.I don't know if they still do the Peugeot RD but I want one. It's a 405 body on a Hunter floorpan with an Avenger engine. What's not to like?

[Arkle]

You can still buy a new one of these in Brazil.

The original Bay window came out in 1967 !!

Do away with that wrong looking plastic at the front, import to UK and OMG SCENE TAX = Profit

I'd buy a splitty and put that thing on (with wood screws), just to be an absolute rotter.

 

It does have a look of Gary 'twat' Bushell to it:

 

Blimey ,you're not wrong! Might be doing the VW a disservice with the comparison though.

 

What on earth happened to Bushell? He had a crap ITV game show after his equally awful Sun column, didn’t he? And let’s not forget that lousy Oi band of his, The Gonads…

[Torsten2001]

Or of course there's the Hillman Hunter built in Iran as a Peykan, but only the pick up now

[KruJoe]

I was just going to mention the Iranian Hunter ... How about a nice new Nigerian 504?