Cars you didn't know existed...

[slipstream 1985]

Looks very frontera like.

[Wildcat45]

NomduJour said:

^ Have a look at the Honda Horizon too.

An Isuzu Trooper/Vauxhall Monterey?

[havoc]

QuartzDad said:

From another thread on here, thought I knew my 70s coupes - nearly bought an Opel GT as my first car - but had no idea this existed, SAAB Sonett:

That was in a Top Trumps pack when I was a kid...

[mholt1995]

This one threw me the other day. A car branded as a Focus which looks nothing like an actual Focus saloon of that period of time, but with Mk1 Focus wheels and a square sized number plate. Further investigation showed that Ford US took a bit of a divergent path for the Mk2 Focus (the Mk1 and Mk3 being the same as over here).

MOT history was a bit weird too- had an MOT in 2009 (with 42 miles on the odometer) and then didn't have another one until 2012, where by that point it had 31k miles on it.

Why would someone import a brand new US-spec 2.0 Focus of all things?

[Truckosaurus]

mholt1995 said:

Why would someone import a brand new US-spec 2.0 Focus of all things?

American servicemen bring all sorts of random stuff over with them, some of it stays behind.

[saaby93]

Truckosaurus said:

mholt1995 said:

Why would someone import a brand new US-spec 2.0 Focus of all things?

American servicemen bring all sorts of random stuff over with them, some of it stays behind.

The model type isnt listed
https://cazana.com/uk/car/AE09FUB

[GroundEffect]

saaby93 said:

Truckosaurus said:

mholt1995 said:

Why would someone import a brand new US-spec 2.0 Focus of all things?

American servicemen bring all sorts of random stuff over with them, some of it stays behind.

The model type isnt listed
https://cazana.com/uk/car/AE09FUB

In the US they kept on using the C170-based Focus when the rest of the world moved over to C307. No idea why. My American boss has no idea either.

[mickyc79]

Mazda Tribute... Was trying to get a honda crv and sale fell through, spotted this one whilst looking for another crv.

[poing]

mickyc79 said:

Mazda Tribute... Was trying to get a honda crv and sale fell through, spotted this one whilst looking for another crv.

Also sold as a Ford of some sort if I remember correctly, Explorer maybe?

[Pericoloso]

I saw a Mazda Tribute this week ,not exactly a common sighting.

[mholt1995]

poing said:

Also sold as a Ford of some sort if I remember correctly, Explorer maybe?

Maverick, sold in the US as Escape.

[Ozerob]

Sold in Australia as the Ford escape.

[Hugo a Gogo]

mickyc79 said:

Mazda Tribute... Was trying to get a honda crv and sale fell through, spotted this one whilst looking for another crv.

not the greatest car in the world

[poing]

mholt1995 said:

poing said:

Also sold as a Ford of some sort if I remember correctly, Explorer maybe?

Maverick, sold in the US as Escape.

I always thought the Maverick was the Ford version of the Nissan Terrano, or were they both Maverick but different generations?

[ajprice]

Hugo a Gogo said:

mickyc79 said:

Mazda Tribute... Was trying to get a honda crv and sale fell through, spotted this one whilst looking for another crv.

not the greatest car in the world

[Pericoloso]

poing said:

mholt1995 said:

poing said:

Also sold as a Ford of some sort if I remember correctly, Explorer maybe?

Maverick, sold in the US as Escape.

I always thought the Maverick was the Ford version of the Nissan Terrano, or were they both Maverick but different generations?

Google images suggests that there is indeed a Maverick that shares a body with the Tribute.

[mickyc79]

Hugo a Gogo said:

not the greatest car in the world

It is not! It's solid, reliable and practical though... Which is what I need at the moment. Will probably get bored in a few months (weeks), and sell it for what I paid for it... Or hold on until the snow comes and sell it for double!

[W00DY]

ajprice said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

mickyc79 said:

Mazda Tribute... Was trying to get a honda crv and sale fell through, spotted this one whilst looking for another crv.

not the greatest car in the world

[mickyc79]

.... Just a tribute! 😂 😂 😂

Took me a while, but I got there! 😂

[saaby93]

mickyc79 said:

.... Just a tribute! ?? ?? ??

Took me a while, but I got there! ??

No doubt from the same school of marketing as the Mitsubishi Charisma