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Post by FizzyLogician on May 4, 2012 18:50:55 GMT
X-trail
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Post by eolise on May 5, 2012 6:54:14 GMT
Nope! Smaller car  |
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on May 5, 2012 8:09:15 GMT
well - it doesnt look like a pick-up, or a pople carrier type (I could be completely wrong!)
So - Skyline?
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Post by jmsquared on May 5, 2012 8:32:14 GMT
Gosh, I don't know. Can't find any Nissan interior remotely like that. Flat, I thought you knew....was going to ask you to put us out of our misery! Nat, is it quite an old car?
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Post by eolise on May 5, 2012 10:40:38 GMT
Yea, not really new indeed. But not really old either. Hmm, I could give you a hint. It was built until 1999.
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on May 6, 2012 7:47:50 GMT
so if it isnt a Skyline - is it a US spec Nissan?
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Post by eolise on May 6, 2012 8:48:57 GMT
Nope!
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 6, 2012 16:05:22 GMT
Nat said it was a 4x4. Something in the Patrol model family?
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on May 6, 2012 16:47:13 GMT
ah - but Skylines are 4x4! And it looks too sporty to be a boxy off-roader!
So - a quick, grippy, coupe perhaps?
(I could be completely wrong! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D )
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 6, 2012 18:54:11 GMT
I admit to being almost totally ignorant of car models that weren't sold in the US market. Nat may have us stumped here.
I do like the old Patrols though. They are now collector's items here.
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on May 6, 2012 19:08:22 GMT
I admit to being almost totally ignorant of car models that weren't sold in the US market. Nat may have us stumped here. I do like the old Patrols though. They are now collector's items here. I do have a feeling you might be OK with a US spec version, sold under a different name to Euro spec ones! And then I don't know which of the hundreds of international models were 4wd! Definitely a hard one! (And Google Images is no help either! ) |
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Post by jmsquared on May 7, 2012 0:49:46 GMT
I'm stumped and concede defeat!
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Post by eolise on May 7, 2012 12:09:04 GMT
Darn, I know too little about this car!! A friend in NZ owns this car. It's defo a 4x4. It's a sportscar. It's one of the safest sportscars. It has received a lot of awards and recognitions 2 doors (doh  ) 3.0 liter V6 engine |
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on May 7, 2012 18:08:43 GMT
NSX?
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Post by eolise on May 7, 2012 19:15:02 GMT
Nnnnnnope |
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 7, 2012 21:35:55 GMT
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on May 8, 2012 5:26:43 GMT
ok- I'm out!
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Post by eolise on May 8, 2012 7:06:25 GMT
Fizzy, you're right: It's the 300zx and my friend claimed it's a 4x4.
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 8, 2012 14:55:28 GMT
The 300ZX was not sold as a 4x4, but a few enthusiasts dropped in a different motor and used parts from the Skyline to convert them. There are threads in the Z forums about this. (I own 2 Datsun/Nissan Z cars.)
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Post by eolise on May 9, 2012 6:44:46 GMT
Ohw, lol, okay, he must have done that then, my friend. |
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 9, 2012 20:30:10 GMT
This one, the picture of which I swiped off the internet, should be easier. There are a bunch of clues in the photo. James liked it when he drove it.  |
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Post by jmsquared on May 9, 2012 22:19:36 GMT
Fisker Karma! And I didn't cheat!
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Post by FizzyLogician on May 9, 2012 22:30:32 GMT
Solved in record time, I think!
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Post by eolise on May 14, 2012 13:19:51 GMT
GDM, I hadnt even noticed you'd placed a new dash!! ;D
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Aug 8, 2012 9:13:25 GMT
well - not quite a dash - this is causing a few headaches on another (boaty) forum I am on! Any ideas ON THE CAR, not the identified 'thing' - but a pat on the back if you do know what the 'thing' is!  |
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Post by dit on Aug 8, 2012 9:33:49 GMT
Isn't the 'thing' for raising and dipping your headlights?
Original Mini?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2012 14:07:17 GMT
Right, it is a foot switch for headlight adjustment.
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Aug 8, 2012 15:31:10 GMT
yep - foot operated headlight dipping switch!
I now know the car too (from the combined efforts of the boaty forum) - so shall I tell you all, or do you want to keep guessing/googling?
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Post by amie8 on Aug 8, 2012 15:45:52 GMT
My first car - a 1963 Beetle - had one of these, but on the right of the pedals. It was so badly sited that I struggled to reach it, so my brother wired the dipping mechanism to a switch on the dashboard.
The irony is that, with its 6v battery, the lights were dimmer than small luminous insects, so I never needed to dip them anyway.
They were pretty common on old cars, so it's no aid to identifying the model. The only clue is that there's a carpet, so it's definitely not my old 1963 Beetle!
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Post by jmsquared on Aug 8, 2012 22:57:37 GMT
I think a few clues may be in order Flat!
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