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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    A Jeep turbo!

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    D = Diesel?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    stickguy said:

    A Jeep turbo!

    lostwrench1 said:

    D = Diesel?

    You're both right but that Jeep was not born in the USA.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    That an old version of the new one coming out made under license? Mahindra or some such?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    stickguy said:

    That an old version of the new one coming out made under license? Mahindra or some such?

    It's not a Mahindra, but it is a licensed Jeep copy, a 1992 Mitsubishi Jeep J-53/turbo-diesel

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    That's that new VW pick-up truck. I can't remember the name. I think it started with the letter T.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    this, I like. Can I get one in July on a $250/month sign and drive lease?

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,804
    Wonder what will be under the hood

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    a 2.0T 4?

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2018
    Better be cranked up to 11. What is their highest output on that engine right now? 280hp?

    EDIT: 292 hp and 280 lb-ft in the TTS. That might be OK to compete with the Colorado v6 option.

    EDIT EDIT: jalopnik says the 276hp 3.6 v6. That's 30 horses down from the Colorado while I believe being closer to the Silverado in size. 

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    lostwrench1 said:

    That's that new VW pick-up truck. I can't remember the name. I think it started with the letter T.

    You can't remember it because it's one of those meaningless names made up by marketers,
    like Tiguan, Kona or Acura. It's called the VW Tanoak (pronounced Tan-oak not Tan-o-ak).

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    You sure that's not the mutt next door's name B)
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    did not realize this beast was that big. I thought it was more like Tiguan sized or so.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    stickguy said:

    did not realize this beast was that big. I thought it was more like Tiguan sized or so.

    I think they've sold pickups in other markets that was Tiguan-sized. IIRC it was called the Amorak (another dopey name):


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    I would buy one of those!

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    The USA Today article described the Tanoak as an intermediate, an in or so longer than some other intermediates.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    stickguy said:

    did not realize this beast was that big. I thought it was more like Tiguan sized or so.

    I think it's meant to replicate the Honda Ridgeline.--car-like ride. So it's a "cruck".

    I'm trying to think of other vehicles named after a tree? Oh, the Sequoia! The Aspen! The Blackwood!
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702


    A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    1972 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate

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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    That was quick!
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    But did you know that it has "New translucent vinyl wood grain exterior panels...the body color shows through in subtle hues"

    I didn't!
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    texases said:

    But did you know that it has "New translucent vinyl wood grain exterior panels...the body color shows through in subtle hues"

    I didn't!

    I didn't know the Chevy had that, but I do know that the C-body Chrysler wagons in 1972 made that same claim. I presume 3M came up with that product for '72 and sold it to a few companies.

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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702

    A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    edited March 2018
    58 Olds Cabballero (spelling?) wagon. hard to tell 57 or 58 from the rear for me.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,655
    Spell check says Caballero

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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    Caption of pic was '57 Buick Century Caballero Estate Wagon. Not a great angle but I was looking for something close to the car for scale. By itself I think it looks larger than what it really is or was. Can't be many of them left in the wild.
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,655
    That looks like my Mom. ;)

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Ok, Pop Quiz......
    The 1958 Buicks didn't have (X).
    First time since 1948!
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    edited March 2018
    Sales/production was some kind of record low for 1958. So I'm guessing the missing Buick X is a model line which was dropped for '58?

    edit: I don't know what the entry level Buick was back then but if that model was dropped it might explain some of the sales loss.
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,655
    lostwrench1 said:

    Ok, Pop Quiz......
    The 1958 Buicks didn't have (X).
    First time since 1948!

    Hood ornament?

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Portholes?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,655
    texases said:

    Portholes?

    Ah... I change my answer..

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Portholes is correct.
    They were back in 1960.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    omarman said:

    Sales/production was some kind of record low for 1958. So I'm guessing the missing Buick X is a model line which was dropped for '58?

    edit: I don't know what the entry level Buick was back then but if that model was dropped it might explain some of the sales loss.

    Entry level Buick in those years was the Special. Hierarchy was Special -> Century -> Super -> Roadmaster. In 1959 they changed that to LeSabre -> Invicta -> Electra.

    The sales loss was due mostly to the Eisenhower recession combined with ungainly, overdone styling that looked dated.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • thebeanthebean Member Posts: 1,300
    Fiat 1100?  Mid 50's or so?  
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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I saw a similar Olds Fiesta wagon at a car show last summer. I'm guessing it may be even rarer these days.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Those are really nice little cars. It looks like a Fiat 1100 TV, about....um....1956?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Those are really nice little cars. It looks like a Fiat 1100 TV, about....um....1956?

    thebean said:

    Fiat 1100?  Mid 50's or so?  

    Nailed it, it's a 1956 Fiat 1100 TV. The Millecento is considered one of the best cars ever made by Fiat. The TV version featured an uprated motor modified by italian tuner Stanguelini.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I'd love to have one. I think Jay Leno has one in his collection. These little puppies can go 70 mph and get 40 mpg. (perhaps not at the same time, but...)
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,338
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    I'd love to have one. I think Jay Leno has one in his collection. These little puppies can go 70 mph and get 40 mpg. (perhaps not at the same time, but...)

    Isn't the easier question to answer is "What doesn't Jay have in his garage?"

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Spotted this thing today, it sadly had broken down:

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    All I can say is "WTF" B)
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    I think Michaell just got an answer to his question.
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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,338
    omarman said:

    I think Michaell just got an answer to his question.

    LOL.

    I can't imagine there being more of one of those on this planet.

    The underlying shape looks to me like a 70's Mazda RX-4

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    It looks like a Mazda but I would guess more likely an earlier model - we had one here called the R100 although they only sold a few in Britain, in about 1970-71.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,804
    At first glance, I was rather sickened by it, but as I continue to look at it and zoom into the details, I find myself strangely interested and somewhat attracted to it. A lot of work went into that and appears it may have been done pretty well, too.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    magnette said:

    It looks like a Mazda but I would guess more likely an earlier model - we had one here called the R100 although they only sold a few in Britain, in about 1970-71.

    I was going to say an early-1970s Mazda RX-2 but I am not totally sure.

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