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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 07/27/2020 at 15:19 • Filed to: DOTS, Benelli Leoncino, Kadett E, Mazda 626

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Mazda 626. The tax expired in 2011 and I’ve been watching it quietly decompose since.

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Opel Kadett E. These were everywhere once.

Benelli with less than six cylinders and from when they were still Italian.

KnowsAboutCars > Cé hé sin 07/27/2020 at 15:37

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Apparently my late granpa had one of those 626s as a company car for a while in the 80's. You very rarely see those around nowadays.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Cé hé sin 07/27/2020 at 15:43

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You know, I get upset with folks saying “Porsh”. I guess I should start using Matsuda ... but sounds like the founders pushed “Mazda”, so it’s all good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahura_Mazda

onlytwowheels > Cé hé sin 07/27/2020 at 15:54

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These things disappeared here too.  A friend’s sister bought one new in 1988. It was a LeMon....

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/27/2020 at 16:02

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Oh yeah I was was going to say that’s like how Toyoda became Toyota, although that one was for more auspicious kanji and Mazda was just so people can pronounce it in the west and have better marketing there. Godzilla is Gojira but they thought it would be better since lizard and zilla sound monster like and westerners wouldn’t pay identify with Gojir a.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Cé hé sin 07/27/2020 at 16:33

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I always enjoy the Europpo’s DOTS. Some interesting stuff today. The Kadette E is pretty unusual. Are those fog lights on the rear?

I also always find the absence of side marker lights in addition to the indicators to be somewhat jarring when I see a non USDM spec of a car I am familia r with.

Benelli is cool. I can't imagine a more Italian looking motorcycle. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/27/2020 at 16:50

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/27/2020 at 16:53

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This guy talks about Toyoda/Toyota at the beginning - kind of a superstitious reason, to not be associated with indecision.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Cé hé sin 07/27/2020 at 17:55

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It’s been ages since I’ve seen a pre-early 2000s Mazda here. Even early 2000s car that are still puttering about have very visible rust issues a lot of the time.

I’m surprised an older 626 has lasted so long in a relatively moist country like Ireland. I guess not really having snow or the road salt necessitated by snow helps a lot.

Cé hé sin > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/27/2020 at 18:12

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Yes, it was common to find rear fog lights as something of an afterthought then. Not unknown now either especially on cars also sold in places without them.

Cé hé sin > not for canada - australian in disguise 07/27/2020 at 18:14

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It’s probably like a sieve underneath....you can’t see it in the picture but the rear panels have rust bubbling up everywhere.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 07/28/2020 at 03:47

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my driving instructor had one of those Mazda 626 cars. 

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 07/28/2020 at 04:47

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On the E Kadett iyou had two varieties that were common (here) , neither of which is the same as in your picture. First, you had one reverse light and one rear fog light, simply integrated in the rear lights. This was most common. You also had 2 reverse lights and 1 rear fog light. It might depend on the year or version , I am not sure.

Anyway, why is the RHD Opel in your picture not labeled as a Vauxhall Astra ?

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 07/28/2020 at 05:01

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It’s probably an after market modification.

Vauxhalls have been sold only in the UK since I think the 1970s. Up to then you could get both Opel and Vauxhall in the s ame market. You do see V auxhalls here but they’re secondhand UK imports. People tend to just advertise them as Astras or whatever and ignore the Vauxhall badge.