I heard there were two reasons why the Skyline wasn't imported to the US.
1. It would have competed directly with the 300ZX and taken away sales.
2. The configuration of the inline-6 twin-turbo engine made it impossible to
easily build a left-hand-drive version.
I can believe either one.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of datsunmike
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 7:20 AM
To: Thomas in Sweden; Datsun Roadster
Subject: Re: Welcome to AM Auto International: Automobile and Truck
Exporters from Japan
Thomas,
I really don't think that's the reason although I know some technology takes
a while to get here because of liability issues but it does get here. We'll
let the car companies test the equipment on you Europeans first, and after
they perfect it they'll send it here ;-)
Still, there's no reason why Nissan can't send their Skylines here. I'm sure
they can make the cars emissions friendly. Or why their cars look so much
better in Japan than the cars sold here. But I know that Nissan is not the
only car company to do this.
Personally, I think the powers to be at Nissan misjudge the US market and
just like to play it safe with boring looking cars. Maybe that's why Nissan
has been in trouble for so long in the US.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas in Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>
To: "Datsun Roadster" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: Welcome to AM Auto International: Automobile and Truck
Exporters from Japan
> You get the boring products because all the lawsuits in USA.
> People ride in the trunk and fall out because the trunklid
> was open. People wear out low profile tires faster than
> average and therefore they start a lawsuit to get new tires
> for free. Granma's flavor remover is used on every car that
> get's to USA. Ever wonder why many import cars are 1 inch
> higher and come with 65 profile tires in USA compared to the
> rest of the world? Many cars are equpped with smaller brakes,
> lower speed rating on tires and electronically limited top speed.
>
> Tourists have cameras to document what they find interesting.
> I dont see anyone improve on Disneyland yet.
>
> Thomas
>
> Patrick P. Castronovo wrote:
>
> > Well I have always said why do you think the Tourists from other
Countries
> > carry Cameras here in the USA ? They take Pictures of our Products,
then
> > take the Pictures back to wherever, and improve the product. But like
you
> > say, they keep all the good items and sell to us dumb Americans their
Junk.
> > Somewhat like us sending them our used steel in the fifties, while
keeping
> > all the new steel here in USA. They caught on to the game and now we
are
> > paying for it. Pat
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> > To: Patrick P. Castronovo <slick1@mohaveaz.com>; Datsun Roadster
> > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 8:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: Welcome to AM Auto International: Automobile and Truck
> > Exporters from Japan
> >
> > >How come Nissan sends all the BORING cars to the US and keeps all the
good
> > >stuff in Japan? No wonder they're not doing well here. Their product
> > >planners and the US management team should be fired and hung by their
feet
> > >for being so stupid.
> > >
> > >IMHO,
> > >Mike
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
> > >To: "Datsun Roadster" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:56 PM
> > >Subject: Welcome to AM Auto International: Automobile and Truck
Exporters
> > >from Japan
> > >
> > >
> > >> This is an Auto Exporter from Japan
> > >>
> > >> http://members.home.net/amauto/index2.html
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