"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/11/2015 at 16:18 • Filed to: wagon wednesday
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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/11/2015 at 16:18 • Filed to: wagon wednesday | 1
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I want to import one. God damn, I want too many imports.
duurtlang
> TheHondaBro
03/11/2015 at 16:23 |
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I tried to find a decent one in Europe multiple times. Impossible. As if there are no 1980s Japanese cars left in Europe. They all rusted to death or were exported to Africa.
Klaus Schmoll
> TheHondaBro
03/11/2015 at 17:34 |
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What duurtlang just said! Haven't seen one in a decade or so. Let alone one in good enough shape to be worthy of a rescue mission.
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TheHondaBro
> Klaus Schmoll
03/11/2015 at 17:40 |
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I've a sad.
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Klaus Schmoll
> TheHondaBro
03/11/2015 at 17:42 |
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Me too, my friend. Me too!
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TheHondaBro
> Klaus Schmoll
03/11/2015 at 17:43 |
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You know, if we petition Honda, maybe they'll save the Aerodeck population by building new ones?
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duurtlang
> Klaus Schmoll
03/11/2015 at 17:51 |
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I saw three of these Aerodecks at the same time, in 2011 or so. At a junkyard. They were rusty hulks, looking like Swiss cheese. I don't think I've seen another one since.
Cé hé sin
> duurtlang
03/11/2015 at 18:16 |
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You can't even find 1990s ones by now! (except my 94 FTO obviously)
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duurtlang
> Cé hé sin
03/11/2015 at 18:26 |
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Well, 1990 ones can be hard to find. 1980 ones are simply impossible to find. Except Starlets, you can still find 1980s Starlets if you look hard enough. At least here you can. It's probably the only 1980s Japanese vehicle that hasn't become an utter unicorn here, in 2015.
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Cé hé sin
> duurtlang
03/11/2015 at 18:31 |
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I still very occasionally see the first of the FWD Starlets, which are 1980s.
I can't think of anything else Japanese from that era.
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duurtlang
> Cé hé sin
03/11/2015 at 18:35 |
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Exactly! It's the same here.
Until a few years ago I'd see 80s Nissan Micras and Suzuki Swifts occasionally, but those days are gone too. I bet the low running costs plus lack of export appeal of the smaller vehicles resulted in the longer longevity of these cars in our markets.
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Cé hé sin
> duurtlang
03/11/2015 at 18:44 |
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It tends to be the smaller ones that survive longer, because they're driven less, the financially challenged can afford to buy and insure them and they're less thirsty. Some bigger cars seem to vanish as soon as production stops. The Ford Scorpio/Granada for example, or the Citroen XM and Renault Vel Satis.