Colleague bought her new car.

"Svend" (svend) 10/26/2020 at 14:18 • Filed to: None

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A colleague whose  cars I’ve looked after for the last for the last several years and was interested in a white car next.

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Well, things changed and she changed it a little sooner than was hoped.

Some idiot scratched her car with his in a car park and put a little dent in it.

Well she fell out of love with it and got her new car last Monday. A 2018 Nissan Qashqai in gunmetal grey and she loves it.

Not sure about engine, etc... as I’ve not been to see it yet in this weather.

But looking at a similar one on Autotrader. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on it.

So she didn’t go for a white one.

Just Jeepin' > Svend 10/26/2020 at 14:42

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That’s all I needed to see.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Svend 10/26/2020 at 14:50

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Wikipedia”

“ Nissan named the vehicle after the Qashqai people , who live in mountainous Central and Southwestern Iran ”

“ The designers believe that the buyers “will be nomadic in nature too”. The new unconventional name was however met with surprise and even skepticism”

What is up with car companies naming crossovers after middle eastern tribes?  

bison78 > Svend 10/26/2020 at 14:51

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*Whose

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Svend 10/26/2020 at 14:55

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Seems like kind of a step down from a nice Volvo but I don’t know. Not a terribly interesting car other than the oddity of a manual transmission in a crossover, something that happens extremely rarely in the US. 

ibRAD > Just Jeepin' 10/26/2020 at 14:55

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What IS that thing?

ibRAD > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 10/26/2020 at 14:56

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I heard appropriation wasn’t so hot these days.

Svend > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 10/26/2020 at 15:05

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Or after places where they can’t legally be sold, like the Skoda Kodiaq and VW California. 

Svend > ibRAD 10/26/2020 at 15:09

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Don’t know, but it purdy.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Svend 10/26/2020 at 15:09

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I’m still waiting on the Toyota Pyongyang 

Svend > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/26/2020 at 15:11

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Most crossovers here are manual, though autos are creeping in, especially with the inclusion of electric cars.

She wanted something eas ier to get her grand daughter in and out of after finding the rear of the Volvo a little too confined. 

wafflesnfalafel > Svend 10/26/2020 at 15:15

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nicely bolstered front seats

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Svend 10/26/2020 at 15:16

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I suppose it makes sense. When you’re trying to put someone in the back of a vehicle a more upright seating position is beneficial. The Qashqai is just a little dreary though. 

InFierority Complex > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 10/26/2020 at 15:18

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I’m assuming you mean the Tuareg? They are mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

I’m genuinely curious if there are others as well.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > InFierority Complex 10/26/2020 at 15:21

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Yeah that’s what I meant.  they’re in Liyba as well which, for me, is near enough to the middle east.

Svend > wafflesnfalafel 10/26/2020 at 15:22

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Not sure on the spec as yet either so it could be those, or

similar to main post but part leather

Svend > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/26/2020 at 15:28

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Maybe dreary, but there are good prices to be had. A 2018 going for £15 ,000 to £20,000 before discount has been asked for with new ones often having £3,000 to £7,000 discount, it’s easy to get some of the nearly new cars knocked down a bit. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Svend 10/26/2020 at 15:29

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cash-key? cash-kay? What the fuck were you thinking? 2 ‘ Q’ s an no ‘ U’ s? as bad as VW and the touaerauegiy ue.

Svend > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/26/2020 at 15:43

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cash-ka i

Jb boin > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/26/2020 at 15:46

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Can’t be worse than Rogue Sport...

MonkeePuzzle > Svend 10/26/2020 at 15:46

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huh, no wonder I thought it was teh same car

very similar indeed.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > InFierority Complex 10/26/2020 at 15:49

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My wife does some work in Africa and she brought back a Tuareg rug one time. It’s very nice and proudly occupies the middle of our l iving room. I always tell people it was woven in the back of a VW SUV .

Also , I just had a great  idea. VW ought to contract out to the Tuareg tribes to produce seat cloth inserts . Give the Touareg some authentic cachet.

Cé hé sin > Svend 10/26/2020 at 15:50

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Cash-cow....

InFierority Complex > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 10/26/2020 at 15:53

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i ’m having trouble deciding if it is better or worse than the prevalence of native american names that have been used by car companies here. It’s all kind of “oof”

Svend > InFierority Complex 10/26/2020 at 15:55

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Jb boin > InFierority Complex 10/26/2020 at 16:13

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The Touaregs are nomadic and comes from the Sahara desert which checks out for an off-road vehicle .

Plus, it’s not too difficult to write and pronounce in most “ western” languages.

Always felt like a good name to me, better than a X5 or a GLE anyway :)

Jb boin > Cé hé sin 10/26/2020 at 16:51

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(caille i s the French for quail and “ cache(r) ”  means “ to hide” )

Jb boin > MonkeePuzzle 10/26/2020 at 16:52

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It’s actually the Rogue Sport.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/27/2020 at 03:43

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cash-card.

and VW toerag