Cars You Don't See Anymore

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  1. Poison_Ivy

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    I never knew they made good cars, over there. Well, at least, the first one:

     
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    Back then when they were imported, these were cars of which the male buyers were mostly hairdressers or emerging garage- or punk band member types. You'd never see hardhats in them, Nowadays, they wouldn't stand out that way, thanks to surrounding modern mostly genderless vehicles.
    They were built on the Renault 18 platform which was a normal car:


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    If I'm not mistaken, the Fuego was one of those export only models. I once had to replace the cylinder wet-liner rings, on one of those. I think, it was because the customer overheated the engine.
    Yes, they were also offered as station wagons

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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    That, and a Pinto Runabout, were just one step up from the Yugo, which didn't even have openable windows their first year or two!
     
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    Which forced Yugo buyers into ordering air conditioning and a heater
     
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    Here's one dissapearing, because owners drive them in Winter and don't take necessary anti-rust precautions. Some call it the Japanese Rover Mini. It's actually a 2007 Daihatsu Trevis up for sale. The seller is a member of a Daihatsu forum of which I'm also a member. His reason for selling it is because of a death in his family. Might be his mom or dad's car. The odometer reads 6000 kilometers.
    I'd be interested in it myself, had I had the cash flow at the moment. He doesen't yet know how much he wants for it. But, I'll browse any now going for sale. Beginning at 980€ to 4200€ are the four offered through privat owners in Germany: https://www.autoscout24.de/lst/daih...e=1&cy=D&priceto=17500&fregfrom=1961&atype=C&

    If you want to expand the search for entire Europe including dealers, 44 are available:

    https://www.autoscout24.de/lst/daih...0&page=1&priceto=17500&fregfrom=1961&atype=C&

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    That was a car you never saw before, even 60 years before. Lol. Somebody spent a lotta doe on that thing.
     
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    Front tire already looks low. Looks like an S-10 bumper on the back. No title. $999 pushing it.
     
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    Your dad's, maybe

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