"Hoccy" (Hoccy)
04/20/2016 at 14:56 • Filed to: None
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"Hoccy" (Hoccy)
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Beating cars like the Miata, the RX7, all Porsches, and the Nissan 200SX.
How many were sold? 7.
d15b
> Hoccy
04/20/2016 at 14:57 |
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Still using sleighs and reindeer, I would imagine.
Ash78, voting early and often
> Hoccy
04/20/2016 at 15:02 |
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Ha! America bought EIGHT of them. Suck it, Norway!
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Hoccy
> d15b
04/20/2016 at 15:14 |
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aka Volvos and Saabs.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Hoccy
04/20/2016 at 15:16 |
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I was about to be excited to find a secret stash of SVXs And then you said there were 7 of them. And now I’m sad.
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Hoccy
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
04/20/2016 at 15:22 |
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I wish there was more of them as well..
Out, but with a W - has found the answer
> Hoccy
04/20/2016 at 15:22 |
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TIL to never get my hopes up.
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Hoccy
04/20/2016 at 15:24 |
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HOLY SHIT. THERE’S TWO OF THEM ON MY LOCAL CRAIGSLIST.
Cé hé sin
> Hoccy
04/20/2016 at 16:55 |
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It is to be understood that Norway cannot into sports cars.
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Cé hé sin
> d15b
04/20/2016 at 16:56 |
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And Teslas. They love their Teslas.
Nauraushaun
> Hoccy
04/20/2016 at 18:38 |
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Seriously? Not a single Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche was sold to the country that year? Nissan, Toyota and Honda had an absurd about of sports cars on the market - they sold not a single Prelude, Integra, 180SX, MR2, Supra, Celica, CRX?
I find it hard to believe.
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Nauraushaun
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
04/20/2016 at 18:40 |
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http://www.carsales.com.au/private/detail…
Love the grey on grey!
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Hoccy
> Nauraushaun
04/21/2016 at 01:56 |
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Norway had a specific sports/luxury car tax at that time, making cars with sporty ambitions close to unsellable. The 180SX was called 200SX here, the Integra, MR2, Supra and CRX wasn’t even offered here at that time. Not sure about the Prelude and the Celica, they may have fallen in another cathegory, or not offered as well. The list I have is:
Subaru SVX: 7
Mazda MX-5: 5
Mazda RX-7: 4
Porsche: 4
Mercedes Benz SL: 3
Nissan 200SX: 3
Ferrari: 0
It is important to note that this was the worst year for car sales in Norway since 1960 though, because of a financial crisis and all that. Only 5259 new cars were registered here that year.
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Nauraushaun
> Hoccy
04/21/2016 at 02:10 |
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That’s insane! What a strange time for Norway.
I wish countries wouldn’t impose rules and taxes like this.
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Hoccy
> Nauraushaun
04/21/2016 at 02:16 |
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The tax was removed in 1996-ish, when the economy was better. We get it both ways though: Since electric cars don’t have any taxes right now, the Tesla Model S has been one of the best selling cars here the last three years.
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Nauraushaun
> Hoccy
04/21/2016 at 02:31 |
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Great, if you want a Tesla! Shame for enthusiasts though. At least the sports tax wasn’t kept around forever.