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Its engine is a tiny 998 cc twin-cam four, along with a seemingly-mandatory-for-Europe manual gearbox. This run-of-the-mill Micra hatchback may not be as cool-looking as those, but it’s a good honest little car. The Nissan Micra shares a basic platform with Jason’s beloved (but apparently cursed) Pao, as well as two other “Pike Factory” cars, the Be-1 and Figaro. They’re all over Europe and the UK, however, and they fit right in on the narrow roads and tight city centers there.
Cars this size never were very popular in the US, with a few exceptions like the Geo Metro and Mini Cooper. Nissan’s little Micra/March never made it to the US, though it was sold in Canada. Naturally, then, I’m going to take advantage of this holiday to check out some cheap little cars from one of my favorite vacation destinations so far: Ireland.
This goes even more so for the beat-up ones: How did that Skoda end up with a busted side mirror? Oh look it’s held on with duct tape just like we would do! Oh wow, look at the dent in that Peugeot’s fender I wonder how that happened? Even if it’s just some little nothing car that none of the locals would look twice at, if it’s something we don’t have in the US, it’s fascinating to me. I don’t know about the rest of you, but whenever I get a chance to travel abroad, I always check out the cars. So, with that said, let’s take a little trip. I don’t mind if most of you hate something, as long as you talk about it. I do want to say something in that Pacer’s defense, if I may: My two primary criteria for choosing cars are 1) is it interesting to write about?, and 2) Will it get readers commenting? By that measure, this Southern California-fried AMC is a roaring success. I expected the Ranchero to win, but not by that much. But before we go, we have some unfinished business with yesterday’s projects: (I actually am of about one-quarter Irish descent, on my mother’s side.) It only seemed fitting that we do another international installment of Shitbox Showdown today, so we’re off to Carzone.ie to see what cheap car lovers have to choose from in Ireland.
Patrick’s Day, when rivers run green and everyone claims to be at least a little bit Irish. Happy Friday, Autopians, and – I can’t resist saying it – top o’ the mornin’ to ya! Today is, of course, St.
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