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Re: OT- Taking a queue from Aston Martin

To: "Thomas in Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: OT- Taking a queue from Aston Martin
From: "The Belgian Roadster" <chriss@euregio.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 20:09:12 +0200
Hi Thomas and List
Was it the "Z" or more the "X" ? Thinking of 200SX and 100NX
Chris-The Belgian Roadster
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=1424148&Auth=false
-----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: "Thomas in Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>
An: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. Mdrz 2001 16:05
Betreff: Re: OT- Taking a queue from Aston Martin


> Not that I'm in the market for a Z-car but the model name
> Z makes it easier to sell. In Europe we had King Cab ZX,
> Bluebird ZX and 180 ZX. Talk about watering out the name.
>
> Thomas
>
> Alan Bent wrote:
>
> > I really don't understand why Nissan feels the need to build a new
Z car. They
> > have the new S15 Silvia which looks better than any Z car ever
built and has
> > just won the European Performance Car of the Year award and the
Australian
> > Performance Car of the Year. Also they have the Skyline GT-R,
which would kick
> > to death any Z car ever made. For a company in deep financial
trouble it seems
> > wrong to add another performance car to it's current product line,
the only
> > thing they are likely to achieve is to take sales away from the
Skyline and
> > Silvia. If you see the photos of the upcoming R35 Skyline GT-R and
compare them
> > to the new Z concept, the Z looks like nothing more than a
hairdressers car.
> > My 2c worth, stepping down off my soapbox now.
> > Alan Bent  -  Mapleton, Queensland, Australia
> > 1966 Fairlady SP311-01060   - *  1965 Silvia  CSP311-70231
> > 1966 Fairlady  SP311-00925  - *  1964 Fairlady  4-SP310-00134
> > 1964 Fairlady  4-SP310-00134 * 1964 Cedric Wagon  4-WP31-50620
> > 1963 Bluebird  P312-3-32984   * 1963 Bluebird  P312-3-39741
> > 1963 Cedric  G31-3-07024       * 1964 Cedric Wagon  4-WP31-51579
> > 1969 Super Six  G130-005415  *
> > Early Datsun Homepage  http://www.geocities.com/olddat
> > Nissan Silvia Homepage  http://www.angelfire.com/ns/silvia
> > Planet Cedric                 http://nav.to/planetcedric
> >
> > Andrew Murphy wrote:
> >
> > > List,
> > >
> > > I remember that the new Z is pretty much loathed by the list
members. We all
> > > wanted to get excited over the new Z. I also thought it was an
ugly turd.
> > > Today I check out the link on WWW.MSN.COM covering the new
models coming out
> > > for Spring. and I see the Aston Martin Vanquish. I just sat and
looked at
> > > the picture for about 5 minutes. Now this is what a sports car
should look
> > > like. You should check out the car. It is really nice looking
(in my
> > > opinion)
> > >
> > > Hey Nissan!? Anyone home?
> > >
> > > Andrew Murphy
> > > SoCalROC
> > >
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>  Thomas in Sweden
>  Nissan Silvia 1965 x2
>  http://csp311.cjb.net
>  http://silvia.nu.st

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