Quick Trivia 3

[amsandun]

  On 1/11/2025 at 6:54 AM, Gummybr said:

It was actually made in Mexico search for Tsuru from a popular Japanese brand.

There was an article on the web that said that the Y61 is still being produced for certain countries. I myself thought that it ended production just before covid hit, but doesn't seem so.

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I did search for Tsuru and what came up is the Sunny from Nissan. And then I realized @iRage has actually answered this. But what’s the 2015 model car ?

[Hyaenidae]

  On 1/12/2025 at 4:37 AM, amsandun said:

I did search for Tsuru and what came up is the Sunny from Nissan. And then I realized @iRage has actually answered this. But what’s the 2015 model car ?

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Nissan apparently produced the B13 Sunny until 2017 in Mexico under the nameplate "Tsuru"

 

"On the eve of Global NCAP and Latin NCAP’s Car to Car crash test, Nissan announced that they will take the Zero Star Tsuru out of production in Mexico next May."

 

Edited January 12 by Hyaenidae

[iRage]

  On 1/11/2025 at 6:54 AM, Gummybr said:

There was an article on the web that said that the Y61 is still being produced for certain countries. I myself thought that it ended production just before covid hit, but doesn't seem so.

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Oh no no...the Y61 has been in production continuously. It is big business in the middle east (where they have all these cool versions of it) and is sold in Africa and Australia. Sadly, with the launch of the Y63 Nissan announced that the Y61 will be retired in 2025/2026. I thikn this would be a mistake. They should keep the Y61 going on. Sort of like the roughand tough utilitarian version of the Patrol while the 63 is the more luxe version. Kind of like the 70 series and the 300 series for Toyota. Some people say it is getting retired because of the upcoming Pajero which has been and would be a direct competitor to the Y61. I hope plans have changed with Nissan's ongoing issues and upcoming mergers. 

[matroska]

  On 1/10/2025 at 8:54 AM, iRage said:

So are you looking for the Mexican name of the Sri Lankan name?

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Either works - and you got it first! 

 

  On 1/12/2025 at 4:37 AM, amsandun said:

I did search for Tsuru and what came up is the Sunny from Nissan. And then I realized @iRage has actually answered this. But what’s the 2015 model car ?

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It is the Tsuru - they had it in production till 2017. 

 

  On 1/10/2025 at 11:04 AM, amsandun said:

Believe me after reading this I got some visuals in my head from movies, names of which I can’t recall. I don’t know which bugger would export a 90s car to Mexico and sell it as a 2015 model 🥸😝 nor I know the car name.

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Well , some of the details in my quiz are factual - starting from the formula, the city and Ovidio. You will find out that Ovidio is in fact from Culiacan. But of course the Local TV station boss is purely fictional. If it reminded you of someone that's your fault! 

 

Anyways @iRage wins. Over to you. 

 

[iRage]

No clues necessary...I will just say that there was a certain car customizing doctor (who did not have a Honda Integra) who started chopping up one of these to drop a 2JZ into.

[matroska]

  On 1/16/2025 at 10:48 AM, iRage said:

No clues necessary...I will just say that there was a certain car customizing doctor (who did not have a Honda Integra) who started chopping up one of these to drop a 2JZ into.

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No this doctor is not the one who has an integra and is flaunting a datsun 510 wagon these days. This doctor was hell bent on dropping in 2JZ's to almost anything circa 2020-2021. Then he disappeared from the scene. 

He was going to drop in a 2Jz into a teal colored specimen of this model with a 4 sri plate. 

I do not think that this car had a Borg-warner gear box. But it may have had travelled through Ward place numerous times. The car comes from an era where your fiancee would have a European name like Catherine, Isabella, Violet, Charlotte etc. 

[Gummybr]

  On 1/16/2025 at 11:33 AM, matroska said:

This doctor was hell bent on dropping in 2JZ's to almost anything circa 2020-2021. Then he disappeared from the scene. 

 

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Oh so this is that doctor who used to do up the Cedric's and all but never agreed on the legality?

[iRage]

So the answer is buried within @matroska's reply. Should we wait for someone else to actually answer or give it to our resident multimedia container?

[matroska]

So, it has been a while- no ones picked up the clue. Borgward Isabella is the answer. 

this image is from the Facebook post about the planned project - do not have an idea what happened eventually. 

[iRage]

and with that over to you @matroska

[matroska]

Right here's the next one then

 

 

[amsandun]

  On 1/20/2025 at 7:08 AM, matroska said:

Right here's the next one then

 

 

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My first thought was this is a Bus or a Truck 😄 Is it too early to ask for a clue?

[matroska]

  On 1/20/2025 at 8:21 AM, amsandun said:

My first thought was this is a Bus or a Truck 😄 Is it too early to ask for a clue?

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Not too early. Yes it is a bus. Would have been commonly seen in Colombo and suburbs as well 15-20 years ago. Nowadays seen in mostly outstations. 

[sathyajithj99]

  On 1/20/2025 at 7:08 AM, matroska said:

Right here's the next one then

 

 

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TATA 1510 LATEC body

[Gummybr]

  On 1/20/2025 at 4:25 AM, matroska said:

So, it has been a while- no ones picked up the clue. Borgward Isabella is the answer. 

this image is from the Facebook post about the planned project - do not have an idea what happened eventually. 

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Think the doc is in Australia now

[matroska]

  On 1/20/2025 at 11:36 AM, sathyajithj99 said:

TATA 1510 LATEC body

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spot on! 

[sathyajithj99]

Easy one

[john cooper]

  On 1/21/2025 at 2:38 PM, sathyajithj99 said:

Easy one

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Hyundai i45

[sathyajithj99]

  On 1/21/2025 at 10:46 PM, john cooper said:

Hyundai i45

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Correct . Hyundai i45/Sonata

[john cooper]

Here we go

I am sure this is an easy one for you guys.

 

[sathyajithj99]

  On 1/22/2025 at 6:46 PM, john cooper said:

Here we go

I am sure this is an easy one for you guys.

 

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Mitsubishi Delica D5

Edited January 23 by sathyajithj99

[john cooper]

Yes it is our Van.

One of the practical Van with 4WD

 

over to you now.

 

[sathyajithj99]

[matroska]

  On 1/23/2025 at 2:34 PM, sathyajithj99 said:

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I'd say this is Japanese SUV named after a Middle eastern tribe.

[sathyajithj99]

  On 1/24/2025 at 7:57 AM, matroska said:

I'd say this is Japanese SUV named after a Middle eastern tribe.

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Sadly no, more like its baby brother.