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| 2160.1 | | KERNEL::SHELLEYR | No time for catching 'Zee's | Mon Oct 11 1993 17:33 | 8 |
| There was feature on the Terrano / Maverick on Top Gear a week or so
back. There are basically the same vehicle and can be serviced at
either a Nissan or Ford dealer (I wonder which one is cheaper).
I have included 'Maverick' in the note title so that this can be a
generic note.
Royston
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| 2160.2 | | CHEFS::ARNOLD | | Mon Oct 11 1993 18:00 | 5 |
| Same car only one gets a 60,000 warranty, t'other gets 10,000 (?), one
costs �1,000 less than the other and IMHO the Japanese one somehow
looks better too.
Doug
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| 2160.3 | | COMICS::FISCHER | I can always sleep standing up | Tue Oct 12 1993 10:12 | 5 |
| The appearance of the Nissan and the Ford are identical except for
the badge on the front and back.
Ian
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| 2160.4 | | JURA::JURA::KEHILY | It's your reality | Tue Oct 12 1993 13:10 | 7 |
| Thanks, I'll check on the prices at the local Ford garage as well. What
was the opinion of the Top Gear report, does anyone remember? (I'm in
France, sans BBC!)
Cheers,
Graham.
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| 2160.5 | | COMICS::FISCHER | I can always sleep standing up | Tue Oct 12 1993 15:30 | 7 |
| As I remember, they said the Terrano was OK, but pretty
crappy off road. But then I'd have thought anyone who is
serious about driving off road would go and buy something
decent!
Ian
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| 2160.6 | | WARNUT::ALLEN | It works better if you screw it in.. | Tue Oct 12 1993 17:27 | 10 |
| You mean like a Prodrive Legacy or Impreza?
Sorry
I just couldn't resist it and I know that isn't quite what you meant.
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| 2160.7 | A Ford through and through... | FUTURS::SAXBY | Is it friday yet? | Mon Dec 13 1993 12:15 | 8 |
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Anyone got a Maverick?
Noticed that little Ford sticker on a pillar (windscreen, I think)?
Peel it off, underneath you'll find NISSAN stamped...
Mark
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| 2160.8 | I drove the Terrano II! | VNABRW::KRAMER_F | | Wed Dec 29 1993 14:03 | 18 |
| I drove the terrano II/Maverick three weeks ago for two days!
It was a very boring expierience:
I had the Diesel Version with 100 PS.
On the expressway the maximum speed i could get was 130 km/h (about 70
miles/h)
The car is full of plastic environment, the only goody was an electric
sun roof.
Due to his short wheelbase, the car swings arround on higher speeds.
I know, the main fun with these kind of vehicles is to drive offroad or
in the snow,.
We had a lot of these in austria too. But the Terrano have no
friction-type differential amd no low speed gears (the old terrano had
one)
As a coclusion:
I see no sense to build or drive such a car: It is not a Jeep, it isn't
a city car, you have not much space for baggage and it weigt 1700kg!!!
So i was very satisfied to get back my old Ford Escort!!
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| 2160.9 | | CHEFS::BRIGGS_R | they use computers don't they | Tue Jan 30 1996 10:40 | 15 |
| I recently drove a Terrano for a test drive and my views echo the
previous note.
It was surprisingly nice to drive around town being reasonably quiet and
a high viewpoint. It also has a big unique in that its the only
'budget' 4WD that comes with extra seats. This was my reason for trying
it. I was quite impressed till I hit the motorway. 60mph seemed to be
its 'comfort' speed and it had absolutely no acceleration above that.
It gradually crept up to 70mph but was working hard and, I suspect,
drinking fuel (we are talking diesel here).
I'm afraid this just was not a practical vehicle for long journies. Not
a patch on the Frontera 2.8 diesel I drove afterwards.
Richard
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