What if..

"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection) 07/12/2016 at 05:59 • Filed to: None

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..Carlos Ghost would bring the Renault Megane to the States as a Mitsubishi? If I remember correctly Renault/Nissan and Mitsubishi have an alliance.

Flavien Vidal > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 07/12/2016 at 06:03

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Why would you want a Megane??

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Flavien Vidal 07/12/2016 at 06:05

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I don’t want one. ‘Muricans might want one.

Flavien Vidal > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 07/12/2016 at 06:11

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‘muricans on Oppo want everything they can’t have :)

It’s the “can’t have it syndrom”. It doesn’t matter if it sucks, it doesn’t matter how bad it is in reality. They can’t have it, therefore they want it (ie: Citroen Cactus, any Kei-car...etc) :)

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Flavien Vidal 07/12/2016 at 06:14

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I have the same syndrom but with malaise era American cars. Oh well..

Slant6 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 07/12/2016 at 06:18

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That’s hard to understand.

xyzabc > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 07/12/2016 at 06:35

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“Built it and they will come. not buy it because it’s not a Hatchback or Wagon, which no one in America will end up buying anyways because no one really buys those kinds of vehicles here, just SUV’s and Pick-Up Trucks.”

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > xyzabc 07/12/2016 at 06:42

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Damn.. :/

Pcm9799 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 07/12/2016 at 07:16

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Pictured, Carlos Ghost.

He would’ve gotten away with it, too...

Clemsie McKenzie > Flavien Vidal 07/12/2016 at 07:18

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Hey now, the Cactus isn’t so bad! Actually, many French cars are getting pretty good these days. We’re out of the 90s-early 2000s crappiness it seems. Not saying Renault is the new VW, but it’s getting acceptable. And the Citroens look great, and Peugeot is trying to move upmarket.

Flavien Vidal > Clemsie McKenzie 07/12/2016 at 07:24

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The designs are somewhat cool and original but the driving experience is dull to no extent. Unless of course you go after Renault RS. Other than that... Nope, merci, pas pour moi :)

Clemsie McKenzie > Flavien Vidal 07/12/2016 at 07:35

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C’est sur que comparé à une RX7 ça va être moins sympa ! :)

Flavien Vidal > Clemsie McKenzie 07/12/2016 at 07:47

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haha, mais sans forcement taper dans les extremes facon RX7, les Cactus et autres Clio/Megane/DS/308 de base, ont ce sentiment de bagnole de loc, un peu comme une Kia soren-quelquechose ou une Toyota Corolla. Aucun resenti dans le volant, aucun moyen de s’amuser avec, et surtout aucune ENVIE de s’amuser avec. Et c’est malheuresement presque la meme chose pour tous les fabriquants aujourdhui...

Fini les voitures economiques marrantes a conduire :(

Bref, toujours est-il que ca fait du bien d’ecrire en francais de temps en temps lol

Probenja > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 07/12/2016 at 10:23

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Here in Chile people have similar taste to americans when buying cars, when the Renault- Samsung SM3 came out people loved it because it was a Korean car with a japanese engine and classic sedan styling. When Renault-Samsung decided they didn’t want to brand their new SM3 as a Samsung and put the Renault logo and called it the Fluence no one bought it because “hurrr it’s french and unreliable” even though it still had a Nissan powertrain and made in Turkey.

I would think the same thing would happen in the US. Also the Sentra seems to do fine in that segment.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Probenja 07/12/2016 at 10:29

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Brand perception is not to be underestimated. Though I think the Megane would be something halfway exciting looking in the US. The compact offerings there all seem to be kinda boring imo apart from hot hatches.