It’s an automatic too! Oh how novel!
Mexican cars
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In a part of the world where manuals were common due to low cost, automatic is still a luxury.
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.
Here's one
Common in Australia, a few of my friends have them. They come in both a 3 door SWB and 5 door LWB.
Is that the Jimny I've heard about?
We have those in Australia too. Nissan Navara down here, I think that one might be mid or late 90s
Alot of automotive journalists think that Suzuki should have stuck around in the USA. The Jimny would have likely been a hit here but would have to have added many safety features to be compliant with USA crash tests.
The EPA penalizes auto makers more on small truck fuel economy than on full-size trucks.
This guy is long winded but explains it.
I have no idea on the year. I've seen a few like this. The bed and tailgate look like old Nissan but the cab looks more modern.
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.
Figured I'd put together a little collage of Mexico vehicles. I always take photos of different stuff down there
Suzuki Grand Vitara.
Saw a Mexican plate (don’t recall the state) Peugeot once.
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
If my memory is correct they were a US vehicle, made by Nissan and rebadged as a Suzuki. I think it even won an award by a US off roading magazine.
