Cars you never knew existed until recently...

[Monaro5.7]

Paul O said:

Old thread resurected, but this car genuinely surprised me...

Suzuki Kizashi - one went shooting past me on the motorway. Had to Google "Suzuki Saloon" as had no idea what it was.

It looked fab though, but looks like some pretty horrific depreciation looking at the What Car new price!

Look at dem exhausts!

Pass on of these going to my mum`s and could never work out what it was looks great in the flesh, I had to do the same as you and go on the Suzuki web site to find out what it was

[leefee]

I took a punt and bought one of these last week, seems very nice and different from the norm, drives very well too. Time will tell if anyone else shares my enthusiasm for it........

[toerag]

sparkyhx said:

sebhaque said:

Audi S3 5dr (only thought they did 3dr versions):

And whatever the hell this thing is:

Fiat 500XL - not sure it's here yet, if it isn't its imminent

saw one yesterday, dodgy looking thing to say the least.

[Bonefish Blues]

toerag said:

saw one yesterday, dodgy looking thing to say the least.

Me too, oddly - range extension gone (b)mad.

[Cockey]

Saw one of these a couple of years ago in France.



Clio saloon. Pretty awful.

[heppers75]

Cockey said:

Saw one of these a couple of years ago in France.



Clio saloon. Pretty awful.

Very popular in Turkey called the Symbol and I have been driving round in one as a hire car for a week - £11 a day and actually decent fun. Full on Bluetooth and media integration with the iPhone, A/C, fairly roomy and I have to say a bit of a giggle to drive.

Decent enough for the very crap roads round here and cheap as chips.

[Chris944_S2]

VW SP2

[heppers75]

Toyota FJ Cruiser.

Mrs H and myself are looking for something as a car for having here in Turkey and this is high on the list... I cannot explain why I like it I just do! I think it is the mini-hummer esqe feel.

[Arj256]

[MarvGTI]

heppers75 said:

Toyota FJ Cruiser.

Mrs H and myself are looking for something as a car for having here in Turkey and this is high on the list... I cannot explain why I like it I just do! I think it is the mini-hummer esqe feel.

Been seeing a lot of those here in Luxembourg since last year, most in silver grey or yellow - someone must have been importing them with great success!

[Stenn]

Insignia "Country Tourer"

[nagsheadwarrior]

leefee said:

I took a punt and bought one of these last week, seems very nice and different from the norm, drives very well too. Time will tell if anyone else shares my enthusiasm for it........

Well done for getting something different, great looking car too.
Get some pics up?

[pits]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

Alfa numeric said:

There's a 320d parked in my street with X-drive badges. I had no idea that BMW were producing 4wd versions of its saloons.

They've been producing 4wd drive saloons for LHD Europe for quite a while, they have only started making RHD ones quite recently.

Errrrr longer than quite recently, you could buy an E34 525ix
http://www.chew-the-fat.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php...

[lamboman100]

Arj256 said:

There was a black one of these for sale in the UK a few days ago for about £20k, if memory serves.

[Northernchimp]

Saw a VW Bora estate today. I know there's a Golf estate, but this had the front end off a Bora. It was foreign but didn't see where it was registered. Probably the worst contribution to this thread so far.

[sebhaque]

lamboman100 said:

Arj256 said:

There was a black one of these for sale in the UK a few days ago for about £20k, if memory serves.

Saturn Sky, I believe. The "successor" to the VX220. As sales show, it didn't really deserve the moniker.

I've seen a few 500 XXLs and they are truly dreadful. I cannot imagine a single buyer to have any interest in cars or driving.

[Horse Pop]

Northernchimp said:

Saw a VW Bora estate today. I know there's a Golf estate, but this had the front end off a Bora. It was foreign but didn't see where it was registered. Probably the worst contribution to this thread so far.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the Golf estate was actually a Bora estate underneath and was badged as such in non-UK markets?

[Digitalize]

Horse Pop said:

Northernchimp said:

Saw a VW Bora estate today. I know there's a Golf estate, but this had the front end off a Bora. It was foreign but didn't see where it was registered. Probably the worst contribution to this thread so far.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the Golf estate was actually a Bora estate underneath and was badged as such in non-UK markets?

Bar the front end they're literally identical cars. They were available in Europe with the Bora front, but it's a popular conversion in the UK, to create a Bolf, or the other way around a Gora.

[Afromonk]

Stenn said:

Insignia "Country Tourer"

Looks quite interesting

[tali1]

Northernchimp said:

Saw a VW Bora estate today. I know there's a Golf estate, but this had the front end off a Bora. It was foreign but didn't see where it was registered. Probably the worst contribution to this thread so far.

Talking of Boras how about the ST180 ?