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Why are Nissan Micra's called Match in Ireland?

  • 02-02-2013 7:36pm
    #1
    ewan whose army
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭


    Is there any reason for this, my friend was looking at one.


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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    There are not. That would be a jap import Nissan March


  • #3
    ewan whose army
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭ewan whose army


    mickdw wrote: »
    There are not. That would be a jap import Nissan March

    Ok OK. Never knew people imported cars from Japan in any large number, the Tax laws must be alot harder over here


  • #4
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    Sarcastic fu*kers stay away....... no matter how much fun you could have with this :p


  • #5
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    I remember lots of dealers importing white Japanese cars in the 90s.
    After a car reaches a certain milage in Japan its discouraged from being used so are sold off cheap.
    The micra (march) has always been a popular import.


  • #6
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    Its short for matchbox... because they're small.


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  • #7
    oregano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 226 ✭✭oregano


    Micra was a March... Carina was a Corona ... Almera was a Pulsar ... Colt was a Mirage ...

    Iirc there was a legal case where a dealer sold a Toyota soarer here but advertised it as a Lexus gs300. They were to all intents the same car. The dealer removed the Toyota logo from the boot. The buyer sued and won2 years later because it was not a Lexus.

    Anyone remember that? Or have I dreamt it?


  • #8
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,617 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    oregano wrote: »
    Anyone remember that? Or have I dreamt it?
    Yep. That was pretty much the case.


  • #9
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    ewan whose army wrote: »
    Ok OK. Never knew people imported cars from Japan in any large number, the Tax laws must be alot harder over here


    At one point, during the boom, Ireland imported more Japanese imports per head of population then any other country in the world.


  • #10
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    oregano wrote: »
    Micra was a March... Carina was a Corona ... Almera was a Pulsar ... Colt was a Mirage ...

    Iirc there was a legal case where a dealer sold a Toyota soarer here but advertised it as a Lexus gs300. They were to all intents the same car. The dealer removed the Toyota logo from the boot. The buyer sued and won2 years later because it was not a Lexus.

    Anyone remember that? Or have I dreamt it?
    It was a toyota soarer as far as I remember, badged as a Lexus. There was never a Lexus soarer. That was an isolated case and to be fair wasnt the norm.


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