Cars you didn't know existed...

[Abbott]

had ham said:

Abbott said:

That is the Nissan Pathfinder in Europe, basically the same vehicle

It was built on the same platform (F-Alpha pick-up platform) as the previous generation Pathfinder, but was an entirely different (smaller) vehicle line. The Pathfinder was sold in the US as, er, the Pathfinder. The Xterra was discontinued not so long ago. The new pathfinder was launched a couple of years back and uses an entirely different car-based unibody platform.

Hmm , my understandinf was that the Xterra / Frontier in NA was basically the same vehicle as the Pathfinder / Navara in Europe they were all under the X61b project code.

[MadmanO/T People]

Abbott said:

had ham said:

Abbott said:

That is the Nissan Pathfinder in Europe, basically the same vehicle

It was built on the same platform (F-Alpha pick-up platform) as the previous generation Pathfinder, but was an entirely different (smaller) vehicle line. The Pathfinder was sold in the US as, er, the Pathfinder. The Xterra was discontinued not so long ago. The new pathfinder was launched a couple of years back and uses an entirely different car-based unibody platform.

Hmm , my understandinf was that the Xterra / Frontier in NA was basically the same vehicle as the Pathfinder / Navara in Europe they were all under the X61b project code.

XTerra is built on a cut-down Frontier/Navara chassis. Pathfinder started out as a derivative of this same chassis but is now more of a crossover built in a unitised monococque platform.

[QuartzDad]

I'm in Amsterdam for a few days and saw one of these, never seen one before:

[LuS1fer]

QuartzDad said:

I'm in Amsterdam for a few days and saw one of these, never seen one before:

I dragged Fiat 500 Giardiniera from the recesses of my mind and I was right. Wow, I'm getting old.

[TonyF55]

Fiat Multipla

[mgtony]

Might have already been posted, but saw this on Ebay. A pretty little car:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Cosmo-110-S-Orange...

[forzaminardi]

I was in a traffic jam next to this a couple of weeks ago:



Subaru XV. Never heard of it, never seen one before or since.

[tali1]

forzaminardi said:

I was in a traffic jam next to this a couple of weeks ago:



Subaru XV. Never heard of it, never seen one before or since.

There's more than expected listed on HML and also 153 on Atrader - but tbh i think i have only seen 1
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...

[MarshPhantom]

Reliant Fox - UK made but I'd be amazed if they sold any.

[Pothole]

MarshPhantom said:

Reliant Fox - UK made but I'd be amazed if they sold any.

Originally designed for MEBEA in Greece then redesigned for the domestic market. 600 odd produced. I used to see one fairly often in daily use in the Milton Keynes area in the early 90s

[jamiebae]

tali1 said:

forzaminardi said:

I was in a traffic jam next to this a couple of weeks ago:



Subaru XV. Never heard of it, never seen one before or since.

There's more than expected listed on HML and also 153 on Atrader - but tbh i think i have only seen 1
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...

It's actually just a jacked up Impreza hatch, but only the XV version was sold in the UK. For a short time the XV was actually the best selling car in Switzerland, it's ideal in a country where you get a decent amount of snow but don't want to show off in a flash SUV.

[battered]

MarshPhantom said:

Reliant Fox - UK made but I'd be amazed if they sold any.

That's a Lincoln registration, very close to one my Mum had (A485RCT) on a Skoda. There are more Reliant Foxes surviving than Skoda 120Ls, surprising given how many Skodas there once were. I think the Fox sold *reasonably* well to rural types who were attracted by the rust-free nature of a GRP body. We should remember that in 1983 most cars were prone to corrosion that killed them in less than 10 years. Anybody want a 10 yo Mini or Escort in 1983? No, I didn't think so. A rust-free, economical utility vehicle runabout that's easy to fix? Potentially more attractive, to some.

[smithyithy]

LuS1fer said:

Increasingly seeing more and more of these Kia Vengas. Actually quite a good looking car - certainly preferable to many mainstream offerings

I had one for a couple months as a company car, it was the top spec one - good little car!

[patmahe]

tali1 said:

forzaminardi said:

I was in a traffic jam next to this a couple of weeks ago:



Subaru XV. Never heard of it, never seen one before or since.

There's more than expected listed on HML and also 153 on Atrader - but tbh i think i have only seen 1
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...

Quite like that actually, probably because its different from the norm

[cologne2792]

Pothole said:

riginally designed for MEBEA in Greece then redesigned for the domestic market. 600 odd produced. I used to see one fairly often in daily use in the Milton Keynes area in the early 90s

I used to see one daily in Weymouth in 1986 - same ghastly colour too !

[Hugo a Gogo]

MarshPhantom said:

Reliant Fox - UK made but I'd be amazed if they sold any.

used to be relatively common in the Dales, as a cheap farmer's runabout

[MarshPhantom]

cologne2792 said:

Pothole said:

riginally designed for MEBEA in Greece then redesigned for the domestic market. 600 odd produced. I used to see one fairly often in daily use in the Milton Keynes area in the early 90s

I used to see one daily in Weymouth in 1986 - same ghastly colour too !

Were they all the same colour? Sure all the ones I ever saw were hearing aid beige.

RV

[MarshPhantom]

forzaminardi said:

I was in a traffic jam next to this a couple of weeks ago:



Subaru XV. Never heard of it, never seen one before or since.

Not a bad looking car, seen a couple. Sadly no big power turbo nutter versh.

[BrabusMog]

MarshPhantom said:

Were they all the same colour? Sure all the ones I ever saw were hearing aid beige.

RV

Any more pics of the Integrale in the background

[MarshPhantom]

BrabusMog said:

MarshPhantom said:

Were they all the same colour? Sure all the ones I ever saw were hearing aid beige.

RV

Any more pics of the Integrale in the background

Sadly not, it does look rather nice.