car question????

xxxevelinexxx · 22-05-2009 07:34PM #1

hi people, quick auestion! does anybody know the make and model of the car Lucy 'the girl who use to be in podge and rodge' is driving in the bord gas add ?

peasant · 22-05-2009 07:50PM

Nissan Figaro

Abelloid · 22-05-2009 08:43PM

There's a few of those around here, scruffy ones. Why somebody would spend that much on an old Micra and let it fall apart is beyond me.

xxxevelinexxx · 22-05-2009 09:53PM

JustinOval wrote: »

There's a few of those around here, scruffy ones. Why somebody would spend that much on an old Micra and let it fall apart is beyond me.

what do you mean ?????:o

corktina · 22-05-2009 10:11PM

these horrid little cars are based on the Micra....

trevorbrady · 22-05-2009 10:47PM

I like 'em but they're ridiculously overpriced for an obsolete Micra in a dress...

here is a nice one:

Abelloid · 22-05-2009 11:55PM

xxxevelinexxx wrote: »

what do you mean ?????:o

They're based on a Micra but because of the styling are often mistaken for classics and over-priced accordingly (€10kish!), these are 18 year old Nissans don't forget.

The ones I see regularly aren't very well looked after.

xxxevelinexxx · 23-05-2009 12:00AM

where would i get one to restore ,when i looked them up tonight it said there was 20,000 made between 91 n 92 i realy like them but i do agree they are way over priced

Abelloid · 23-05-2009 09:22AM

There are 20 odd on carzone now.

trevorbrady · 23-05-2009 10:21AM

and 100+ on ebay.co.uk

the prices are a small bit better (before VRT) but still overpriced for what it is...

you'd buy a much nicer genuine classic mini, beetle, morris minor, 2CV etc for the same or less money than the Figaro that will keep its value a lot better and be easier to work on. Plus you'd have genuine classic car credibility, not a pastiche of same...

xxxevelinexxx · 23-05-2009 01:40PM

i know what you mean ,i have a moggie already ...i was thinking a beetle would be savage,your rite i could get a beetle maybe a 2000 for around 6000euro i think ????? for every day use .or a old style for 3000 or so

Max Headroom · 23-05-2009 06:05PM

In fairness to them, theyre a nissan so they'll go for ever , auto, air-con etc...theyre not macho enough for most of us blokes :rolleyes: ..but i still think they might turn out to be collectable some years down the road..AND they'll be still in fairly good nick too...theyre already nearly twenty years old..:o..go for it..

carchaeologist · 23-05-2009 07:37PM

They are turbocharged too,definatly a car for the girls though.

Max Headroom · 23-05-2009 07:50PM

Deffo..i've never seen a male driver in one....;);)

carchaeologist · 23-05-2009 09:19PM

Interior is very retro alright.
Figaro%20-%20Int%20front.JPG

More info here..
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://nissanfigaro.org/resources/figaro-wallpaper.jpg&imgrefurl=http://nissanfigaro.org/2.html&usg=__G2QvIANGZyIMIfjZERBZc30hc6k=&h=451&w=593&sz=59&hl=en&start=9&um=1&tbnid=gVX7A1MPo3yLJM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfigaro%2Bstyling%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1T4FUJC_en-GBIE287IE287%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

And here..
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.algysautos.com/Algys%2520Autos%2520supply%2520fully%2520restored%2520Nissan%2520Figaro_files/nissan-figaro-interior.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.algysautos.com/figaro_restorationpage.html&usg=__ZGbwzsqTMjvVoRN2fXDQx1GtoM4=&h=262&w=350&sz=26&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=3zexmlosVZFgEM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfigaro%2Binterior%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1T4FUJC_en-GBIE287IE287%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

xxxevelinexxx · 24-05-2009 01:58AM

i realy like the old look made new ,def a girly car ,would you believe i saw this car first on the athy carlow with a man driver.and seen him a few times since????

Max Headroom · 24-05-2009 09:56AM

xxxevelinexxx wrote: »

i saw this car first on the athy carlow with a man driver.and seen him a few times since????

Probs a hairdresser though............:P

Big Nasty · 24-05-2009 08:43PM

Does Clive know about these thoughts you've been having? I hope not!

alastair · 25-05-2009 03:49PM

I drive a Nissan Pao - another retro model from the 'Pike' team that brought out the Figaro. Figaro's fetch strong money, not because they're mistaken for classics, but because they are relatively rare, very practical to run, and offer a bit of style that is miles away from a twenty year old Micra - no one is manipulating the price of them - it's just what the market will/did bear. I'd have one in a flash if they came with a manual box (and I'm not a woman, gay or a hairdresser). Generally favoured by the ladies though alright.

xxxevelinexxx · 25-05-2009 07:13PM

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Does Clive know about these thoughts you've been having? I hope not!

he knows me ,he thinks its a nice car for me...mind you he prob is just goin along with me 4 a easy life ,:D

CharlieCroker · 25-05-2009 07:59PM

GF's sister has an absolutely mint one. Very retro with a lovely interior.
I remember at the time, the VRT was mad on it, something like €3 or €4k.

G Luxel · 26-05-2009 12:16AM

Extremely overpriced overhere for a 91 Nissan. Im guessing that the design is a retro copy of the 1958 Autobianchi Bianchina

and the figaro was originally a concept car at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show.

There are two other retromobiles, the BE-1 and the S-Cargo built by Nissan using Micra parts.

trevorbrady · 26-05-2009 08:57AM

don't forget the Mitsuoka View-T, another retro-styled beauty based on the poor old '90s Micra...

alastair · 26-05-2009 11:43AM

G Luxel wrote: »

Extremely overpriced overhere for a 91 Nissan. Im guessing that the design is a retro copy of the 1958 Autobianchi Bianchina

and the figaro was originally a concept car at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show.

There are two other retromobiles, the BE-1 and the S-Cargo built by Nissan using Micra parts.

There's a fourth retro Nissan - the Pao.

The S-Cargo isn't Micra-based btw - the mechanics are from the Sunny.

Max Headroom · 26-05-2009 06:20PM

trevorbrady wrote: »

don't forget the Mitsuoka View-T, another retro-styled beauty based on the poor old '90s Micra...

C'mon Trev...i've just had me dinner...does "beauty" mean repulsive nowadays..:p......like "that car is sick "....:rolleyes:

corktina · 26-05-2009 06:56PM

no no no NO ....ban these people posting these ...these....these....WRONG THINGS:eek:

junkyard · 26-05-2009 07:09PM

corktina wrote: »

no no no NO ....ban these people posting these ...these....these....WRONG THINGS:eek:

Or what about this beauty corktina.:)

carchaeologist · 26-05-2009 07:31PM

junkyard wrote: »

Or what about this beauty corktina.:)

Loks like something id design after 15 pints...

Abelloid · 26-05-2009 08:41PM

trevorbrady wrote: »

don't forget the Mitsuoka View-T, another retro-styled beauty based on the poor old '90s Micra...

I think they're hirarious.

Max Headroom · 26-05-2009 08:48PM

Maybe,,,but not vely loomy......:D

xxxevelinexxx · 26-05-2009 10:14PM

trevorbrady wrote: »

don't forget the Mitsuoka View-T, another retro-styled beauty based on the poor old '90s Micra...

i realy like this car too

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