Morning, Oppo

"Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available" (whoistheleader2) 06/01/2020 at 08:54 • Filed to: Morning Oppo

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I saw this rather interesting parking lot a few days ago. Let’s suppose the Mini is a stick just to give it a chance. Which would you take?

I’m just about to drive to New nan, which means two hours on the road which is fine. I’ll be rocking out for the entire time.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:03

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The mini might be more refined , but the Mustang would be my choice.

WilliamsSW > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:03

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The Fox is a no brainer for me. Not really that quick, but they sound great.

But 80s Japanese pickup trucks are a hell of a lot of fun in their own way as long as they're manuals. 

facw > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:05

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“Mini”

Mustang

Pickup

Van

Possibly another color could have put the Mustang over the top, but if I’m getting an ‘80s- mobile I need it to at least be a look I like.

Boxer_4 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:15

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A bit of cropping and removal of the Mini and that picture could be out of the late ‘80s or early  ‘90s. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:18

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Datsun ute plz

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:34

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I approve this parking lot 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:45

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Fuggs body for me!

Also, that Mini is just a BMW X1 in drag

sony1492 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 09:53

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Nissan

Foxbody

Mini

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > WilliamsSW 06/01/2020 at 10:11

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And the Nissan is pretty rare anywhere, much less rust free in that condition. I wonder why those didn't stick around like 80s Toyota trucks.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Boxer_4 06/01/2020 at 10:12

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The storefront and colors really make the scene.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > facw 06/01/2020 at 10:13

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Yes, the "Mini" would be nice but maybe not have the same soul as the others.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/01/2020 at 10:14

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This one was Nissan branded. I wonder why those have all but disappeared from the streets while the contemporary Toyotas soldier on.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > sony1492 06/01/2020 at 10:14

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I approve of this ranking.

PatBateman > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 10:21

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1. Fox Body Mustang.

2. The unattached cinderblock.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > PatBateman 06/01/2020 at 10:24

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That's half a cinder block, so I think you're getting hosed in this deal when there is a perfectly fine Nissan nearby, which is easily worth a whole cinder block.

WilliamsSW > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 11:12

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I think there were fewer of them to begin with, and probably not as reliable as the Toyotas are (which isn’t a criticism, those Yotas are legendary), which maybe explains most of the difference.  But those are guesses on my part.  They’re still really good trucks. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > WilliamsSW 06/01/2020 at 11:36

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Didn't they start out life as Datsuns? I wasn't alive then so I really am just surmising. 

WilliamsSW > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/01/2020 at 16:23

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Nissan was Datsun until around 1984 or so in the US, so yeah.

They spent a lot of money switching the brand name.  Always seemed strange to me - Datsun had a lot of brand equity by that point.  

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > WilliamsSW 06/01/2020 at 16:48

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You almost gotta think that there really wasn't much reason to. That was a massive campaign and the brand perception stayed pretty much the same.