Jap import oddity

May 09, 2009 22 Replies

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Never heard of them or seen one before.



Don't like the price of that one, though - but they have a certain appeal - especially if you get one with the tartan and wood interior:



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Really? It just looks s*it to me.

--=20 Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger , then I hide until it goes away"

I've got one. They have a certain appeal all right. I get more people staring at it than the Toyota Sera I used to have. Mine has the tartan but not the wood, sadly. There's a video on Youtube of a Rasheen Forza (the facelift model) with a SR20DET engine.

Oooh, got any pics of it?

Not as keen on the Forza as the original, it appears to have lost some of the retro details.

All credit to Nissan for their 'interesting' retro phase, though - I can't think of any of those that I would object to, really.

I really like the Pao for it's totally mad but micra based sensibility. And you don't see as many of them as you do Figaros.

The Pao is lovely, in an Austin A40 with modern running gear kind of a way.

Haven't ever seen one of these before:

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Nah, you could only define us as freaks if we wanted a Viewt Cabrio....

I don't trust either of you not to.

I do want a LeSayde at some point if I can find one.

What is not to like? turbo engine, rwd, manual box and never repeated styling.

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Add me to that list. I like the Pao.

Hmm I want a Viewt. Or a Ryoga or a Galue.

That really is sick....

Just buy an S-Type, it'll cost less than a decent Misuoka creation.

Mind you, I'd love a Classic Type F....

The Zero 1 is too much of a Se7en clone.

On Sat, 09 May 2009 20:27:00 +0100, Steve Firth screamed:

Yes, I'd have one. In fact, I think all the ones from Mitsuoka have something about them I quite like.

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Mike P

Been looking at that....

Have you read the text. The translations are awesome.

'Enjoy the car. It is not enjoying themselves? While fondling engine run. Just rub it to be a happy feeling. '

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There's the car when I bought it, the 16" chrome wheels were replaced with Pulsar alloys shortly after that. I don't like the Forza much either, apart from the twin headlights which might look OK on a Rasheen. It's like the facelifted Cube which isn't very square anymore.

snipped-for-privacy@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Not just Nissan - there's a Toyota Will Vi round here.

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