With gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, it might not shock you that some dealers think truck buyers are retarted. Desperate to get trucks off their lots, some Nissan stealerships are pulling a quick one with their seemingly impressive “buy a truck, get a car free” promotion. Sounds good, right? Yeah. Is it? Nope.
The problem [...]
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Buy a truck, get a free car offer requires you bend over
July 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Marketing · Nissan · Randomness
Nissan X-Trail Fuel Cell takes a go around Nurburgring
July 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
It’s no GT-R, but Nissan reports that its X-Trail fuel-cell vehicle has done a few circles around the Nurburgring with a best lap time of 11:58. In comparison, the Nissan GT-R went around in 7:29. It’s not bad considering the thing’s not really meant to be raced around a track. Nissan is the first automaker [...]
Tags: Green · Nissan · Randomness · Statistics
What the Corolla really wants, what it really really wants: To be a VW Beetle
July 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments
If you haven’t already figured it out, what you see above is not made in Germany. Or is it? Nope… definitely not. Its the product of German inspiration, Japan sheet metal and Pakistani ingenuity. Yeah you read that right, I said ingenuity.
In a country where Volkswagens are not officially sold and importing one privately can [...]
Tags: Honda · Randomness · Spotting · Toyota
Buying a Toyota emblem from a GM dealership is cheaper than buying it from Toyota
July 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Remember the Chevrolet Cavalier? Well, the Cavalier was sold in Japan as the Toyota Cavalier for a few years before dismal sales killed it in 2000. Yeah yeah I know, the GM/Toyota legacy still lives on (Pontiac Vibe / Toyota Matrix), but did you know you can buy a Toyota emblem from a GM dealership? [...]
Tags: Looking Back · Randomness · Toyota
When G35 kids want to drive GT-Rs, but have no money
June 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
With Nissan’s GT-R coming to North American shores any time now, it’s no surprise that lesser beings want to mimic the much hyped GT-R. What’s surprising though is that Infiniti G35 owners are the ones adding GT-R styling cues. Yes, that’s right: Infinitis that want to look like Nissans. Go figure.
What gets me is that [...]
Tags: Hooligans · Infiniti · Nissan · Randomness
Sexy Subaru Ad: Featuring Sumo Studs
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments
I’m not sure if this is NSFW or not, but Subaru just got a bit sexier with its latest commercial. The sixty second television ad takes the traditional idea of “hot chicks washing a car and rubbing their bodies” and adds sumo wrestlers to the mix - minus the hot [...]
Tags: Ad Watch · Marketing · Randomness · Technology & Gadgets
Gran Turismo Academy to open in Dubai
May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Sony Computer Entertainment out of Europe and Nissan have brought the two brands together to open a real-life racing academy in Dubai. The best and brightest drivers will eventually get behind the seat of a Nissan 350Z for a 24 hour endurance race sometime in January 2009. Finalists will also get, as part of their [...]
Tags: Nissan · Press Release · Racing · Randomness · Technology & Gadgets
The Office: Dwight’s Nissan X-Terra up for auction
May 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
This week one of my favorite tv shows, The Office, aired an episode where Dwight Schrute buys a car from Andy. That car happened to be a Nissan X-Terra actually owned by a staff member on the set. Now though, it’s on sale at e-Bay Motors looking for a nice bargain for the actual owner. [...]
Tags: Randomness · eBay Find





