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Post by spottedlaurel on Jul 11, 2013 22:05:20 GMT 1
1980 prices for some comparable models:
160J SSS £4269 (then £4368 for the facelift model)
Accord 1600 3dr £4190
Corolla 1600 Liftback £4146
Corolla 1600SR Coupe £4518
Celeste 1600ST £4499
Celeste 1600GSR £4659
Capri 1.6L £4514
Capri 1.6GL £4887
Escort 1600 Sport £4368
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Post by Al Ramone on Jul 11, 2013 22:19:16 GMT 1
have we got basic specs for all of them?
for one, i can see that the escort only has a four speed box... let alone a more basic suspension arrangement
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Post by spottedlaurel on Jul 12, 2013 17:10:46 GMT 1
Same would be true for the Capri.
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Post by Al Ramone on Jul 12, 2013 17:29:01 GMT 1
yes. i'm not sure when the capri 1600 went 5 speed. would guess around 1985?
what about the others? i'd guess all the Japanese cars are 5 speed? what sort of spec? trim levels?
should have the MK1 Vauxhall Astra 1600SR and VW MK1 golf 1600 GTI on there as well. though maybe the Golf 1500 GX would be a better comparison?
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Post by spottedlaurel on Jul 13, 2013 5:45:37 GMT 1
Also Talbot Sunbeam Ti and Cavalier Sportshatch, perhaps also BMW 316 (though predictably that would have been a lot more expensive!).
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Post by gainsb1 on Jul 13, 2013 9:09:05 GMT 1
I see a lot of magazines for sale that do road tests on Datsuns and compare them to their contemporaries. If I can find the A10 sss, I might be tempted to buy one and see how it stood up.
Leigh (Area rep)
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Post by spottedlaurel on Jul 14, 2013 9:06:01 GMT 1
I'll have the road test in my collection, I'll try and scan in the comparison page.
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Post by gainsb1 on Jul 14, 2013 9:18:16 GMT 1
I'll have the road test in my collection, I'll try and scan in the comparison page.
Leigh (Area rep)
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Post by spottedlaurel on Jul 19, 2013 6:35:31 GMT 1
OK, so this comparison is from 1978 and not 1980 (as the prices I quoted above) but interesting it includes the Accord 3dr which started off this discussion:  IMG_0053 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Notice how much the price rose in two years, £3147 to £4269! |
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Post by Al Ramone on Jul 19, 2013 8:22:23 GMT 1
appalling ride and vague steering on the A10. hmmm. i thought mine drove nice and that was very tired....
also the comment on the overall finish being plasticity/tinny. i thought it was pretty good. guess i need to check out it's rivals.
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Post by datman on Jul 19, 2013 10:53:39 GMT 1
i would say the fords had bad interiors, even the Granadas had horrible grey plastic dashboards that looked like they were taken straight from a base model Fiesta
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