Nissan mitsuoka Micra

[rotarymazda]

I'm happy to say I've never seen one of these before. I thought it was a joke but my sister in law just paid over £2000 for one.

[kambites]

They apparently fetch very good money in Japan. I've never seen one in the UK.

[Beefmeister]

Tell her to be careful with the boot. You can only put something like 45kg in the area welded on behind the normal Micra boot lip.

I drove a Mitsuoka Viewt for a while when working for London Taxis in Coventry, as it was one of their pool cars (a gift from a Chinese investor). Driving a comedy Mk2 Jag around Coventry was certainly amusing and got a lot of attention, I actually really came to love the little thing, despite the awful 1.3 engine and CVT gearbox. The interior was hilarious - a Micra but with as much fake wood as you could ever imagine thrown at it, and the cheapest grey leather imaginable.

edit: here's the boot:



You can see the bulkhead where the Micra boot ended. Comedy.

Edited by Beefmeister on Wednesday 30th October 12:37

[Baryonyx]

What a hideous creation! Mind you, I can just imagine the appeal that would have in Japan, where there is very much a market for 'vintage Western' style!

There is only one Micra you should covet...

[Krikkit]

Argh, stop it Baryonyx! The SuperTurbo is high on my want list.