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Hilarious: Nissan Roox! Room to the Max!

Two days ago Nissan launched their new Kei car called the Roox. Basically it is the same old story of a shoebox size car on wheels. You may wonder how do they would actually sell such a thing! Well, this is the way to sell such a car in Japan:

Just show how big the car is by having a couple of kids (and a rabbit) dance inside it!

Damn catchy tune! I’ve already got it in my head after watching the commercial only three times! So if you still haven’t got enough of that tune and want to learn the dancing routine, watch this:

Both the car, the tune and the dancing reminds me a bit of all those daikoku futo dancers… Maybe that is the public they want to attract with this car. Somehow I can picture a Roox filled up with a bunch of speakers, neon and smoke machine! :D

Xmas wish list: an Itasha for my son

Now this is the ultimate cover up gift for my son:

An itasha (??) diecast! This way I can both buy him a present and still get the itasha diecast as well! ;)
Just look at how happy this little girl is with her purple RX8 itasha!

Now…where can I buy itasha diecasts for a reasonable price??

Carina Sightings: 1985 red Carina GTR AA63

I haven’t seen many red Carinas so far… Of course I’ve seen the infamous Carina Firevan, but not a factory red Carina…

About three weeks ago Kyteler sent me an email about a red Carina for sale at the Toyspeed.org.nz forums:
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63

Unfortunately I could not get in touch with the seller since the forums need approval of your account and I still haven’t been approved so far… :(
Lucky enough Roman posted the same Carina at AEU86.

The Carina itself looks good if you consider its age and mileage:
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63

The car is already 24 years old and an average of 11k kilometers per year. The car travelled 270000 kilometers so far!

Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63

According to the seller the hood (and fender) have been repainted prior to his ownership. Most probably with a roller or a brush…

The engine may look good from the outside:
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63

But from the inside it is not that great anymore: blue smoke is seen when cold started or put under stress. In other words: either rebuild the engine or put in a new one. I’d go for the new one: rebuilding a 270k engine doesn’t make much sense. ;)

Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63
Red 1985 Carina GTR AA63

The interior still looks amazing after 270k!

If you consider all the extras (14×6 Work Equip 01 wheels, torsen LSD, 4 new Monroe Shocks and a spare boot lid) the car is not that expensive for an asking price of $2000! (2800 NZ dollars)

Xmas wish list: the “Japanese Historic Car Graffiti” 2010 calendar

When I saw this calendar I immediately thought “Damn, I want one!”.
Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar
Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar

The front already looks quite promising with the Honda 1300 coupe (and RA300 Formula one racecar in the background)

Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar
Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar

What about this mouth watering 4 door Nissan Skyline GTR PGC10?

Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar
Remember Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 2010 calendar

And a first generation Celica GT fastback RA28?

Now, for only $14 that’s a bargain! Now how do I convince my wife that it is actually a bargain. ;)

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