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Not from factory any way... There really should have been a Starlet rival in the form of a K11
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Then again there never was a 'cool' Vw beetle, but they're going up and up in price right now
The people that had them made the cool I suppose? You don't get hippies in K11's
It's to do with ageing and image. Take the mini.
1. Car for the masses, then...
2. Common and abused cause they're cheap due to lots around then...
3. Get rarer and carry nostalgia, also due to becoming less common they are more appreciated when present and cared for.
The k11 is heading into/through phase 2 atm... Give it time
1. Car for the masses, then...
2. Common and abused cause they're cheap due to lots around then...
3. Get rarer and carry nostalgia, also due to becoming less common they are more appreciated when present and cared for.
The k11 is heading into/through phase 2 atm... Give it time
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h701micra
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We love our micras as a cheap chip off the techno japanese block
But simply liking a car for what it is doesn't make it a retro classic
The sqaure beefy look of the 80s is long gone and highly respected
The new round shape of modern computers with wheels is not so cool
But simply liking a car for what it is doesn't make it a retro classic
The sqaure beefy look of the 80s is long gone and highly respected
The new round shape of modern computers with wheels is not so cool
Probably, may end up getting another one day
h701micra
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Not quite what I meant... when motorsport was hardcore ( group B rally for example) they are motorsport derived... not built to motorsport spec
And for those that havent seen it
http://www.nissan.co.za/en/web/heritage/march_super_silhouette.htm
And for those that havent seen it
http://www.nissan.co.za/en/web/heritage/march_super_silhouette.htm
I don't think they're the kind of car that'll ever be retro. They'll just be remembered as 'those cars kids and grannies always had'
As mentioned, at least the K10 had a turbo version too. 90s cars weren't particularly inspiring unless they were jumped up, think EK9 Type Rs, Starlet Glanzas, all the way through RX7s, Skylines and Evos. Then on an even higher level the McLaren F1.
I honestly can't think of a normal grocery getter type 90s car that was anything other than boring and round. Think back to the 70s and 80s, where normal every-day cars are now worth thousands and are considered timeless... Pretty much anything by Ford up until the Escort Cosworth is timeless.
As mentioned, at least the K10 had a turbo version too. 90s cars weren't particularly inspiring unless they were jumped up, think EK9 Type Rs, Starlet Glanzas, all the way through RX7s, Skylines and Evos. Then on an even higher level the McLaren F1.
I honestly can't think of a normal grocery getter type 90s car that was anything other than boring and round. Think back to the 70s and 80s, where normal every-day cars are now worth thousands and are considered timeless... Pretty much anything by Ford up until the Escort Cosworth is timeless.
Or when they're as old as meSo old they turn square
I dont think corsas will be cool either, theyre not much for character... They'll just stay with the same chavvy guys doing chavvy things with them, 'cept the drivers will have progressively more wrinklesYeah, k11 wont be retro, Corsas will (There piggin everywhere! but their timing chain breaks eventually
Yes! they will still inspire diesel sounding petrol engines though! its one of the many traits of the micra engine I love, when I can pull up next to a friend and go 'that's not a timing chain, this is a timing chain' especially with fully synth oil in, my god the cg10 is a quite thing!
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