Mexican cars

It’s an automatic too! Oh how novel!
In a part of the world where manuals were common due to low cost, automatic is still a luxury.
I remember a few years ago seeing a “Chevy Nova” that doesn’t look anything like what I think of as a Chevy Nova.
I had a terribly rusted one of those. It was an 86 Nova (rebadged Toyota Corolla). Wonderfully simple and dead reliable!

Recently saw a flawless one from Washington state.
Considering it's age, I was quite impressed.
 
great post!! usually its a safety or emissions that keeps vehicles out of USA!! those small simple pickups would be GREAT!!
 
Here's one

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And just for fun…

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25W-50 High Mileage. 25W-50 seems to be a popular grade, with QS, Valvoline, Chevron, Fram (API SL), Repsol, and many others offering it.
When I was in Costa Rica every gas station was riddled with aisles of motor oil, more heavily stocked than an Autozone. Mostly brands I'd never heard of.

Unrelated to oil, I'm not convinced automatic vs manual is a cost thing. It seems like a cultural thing. Even ~15 passenger vans/busses like for shuttles and tours are manual ‐‐ mostly Hyundai and VW in those cases.
 
Since I live in a border town, i.e., San Diego, I see plenty of cars from south of the border. Many of them are models not available in the US. Here’s one:
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I remember a few years ago seeing a “Chevy Nova” that doesn’t look anything like what I think of as a Chevy Nova. There’s a Chinese car manufacturer that I forget the name of that sells cars there, and I see them occasionally. A couple of weeks ago, I saw a Dodge Ram something-or-other that kind of reminded me of a Subaru Brat. I’ll try to post more pictures when I can.
Chevy Nova never sold well in Mexico due to the name. No Va means no go or not going. Hardly a good description if you want to sell vehicles.

Paco
 
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