Its a Seat Ibiza Cupra R. In the Marietta/Smyrna GA WalMart parking lot.
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Dec. 17, 2009 8:46 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
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Dec. 17, 2009 8:56 p.m. Marty! Less filling, Tastes great! Reader
Nice find, wonder how they got it registered here.
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Dec. 17, 2009 8:58 p.m. Tyler H Dork
Wouldn't it be a Saloonpra? It looks like it is a 4-door.
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Dec. 17, 2009 8:59 p.m. Junkyard_Dog Reader
Doesn't look to be registered here.
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Dec. 17, 2009 9:05 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
Mexi tags...
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Dec. 17, 2009 9:05 p.m. RexSeven Dork
It says "Districto Federal" on the license plate. Maybe it's from Mexico.
EDIT: maroon92 beat me to it (shakes tiny fist at maroon92).
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Dec. 17, 2009 9:06 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
it is essentially a Golf though, you could probably reg it as a kit if you import it without an engine and drop in a 2.0T
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Dec. 17, 2009 9:15 p.m. jpod999 Reader
Distrito Federal is Mexico City. That is one long drive.
I saw that with Mexican plates a while back, I got super excited when it went by.
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Dec. 17, 2009 10:07 p.m. MitchellC HalfDork
What kind of bizarro world do we live in where Mexico gets a better Focus than the US does?
A 305 FWD true hot hatch? In lime green? Not everything has to make sense, you know.
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Dec. 17, 2009 10:09 p.m. mndsm Reader
Same bizarro world where they still have (or did until recently) the b13 sentra.
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Dec. 17, 2009 10:25 p.m. JeepinMatt Reader
mndsm wrote:
Same bizarro world where they still have (or did until recently) the b13 sentra.
I remember I saw new ones when I was down there in 2003. They call it the Nissan Tsuru. Thought it was pretty cool they still made those.
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Dec. 18, 2009 7:21 a.m. DeadSkunk Reader
Mexico gets all kinds of neat stuff we don't. Just go to Monterey and drive around the areas where car dealerships congregate and you'll see Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Opels (branded Chevy), neat little pickups built on FWD sedan chassis, VW Buses, a bunch of Japanese and Korean Kei class cars and much more. they don't have FMVSS issues, so can import darned near anything from Europe and South America.
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Dec. 18, 2009 7:31 a.m. John Brown MegaDork
DeadSkunk wrote:
Mexico gets all kinds of neat stuff we don't. Just go to Monterey and drive around the areas where car dealerships congregate and you'll see Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Opels (branded Chevy), neat little pickups built on FWD sedan chassis, VW Buses, a bunch of Japanese and Korean Kei class cars and much more. they don't have FMVSS issues, so can import darned near anything from Europe and South America.
Like the Turbo Dodge Stratus and mass poverty...
I like the US more
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Dec. 18, 2009 11:14 a.m. Gearheadotaku HalfDork
OK, who speaks spanish? You may be placing parts orders soon
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Dec. 18, 2009 12:28 p.m. bludroptop Dork
DeadSkunk wrote:
Mexico gets all kinds of neat stuff we don't. ... neat little pickups built on FWD sedan chassis...
Every time I go there, I want to bring home one of those VW pickups.
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Dec. 18, 2009 12:29 p.m. mndsm Reader
Gearheadotaku wrote:
OK, who speaks spanish? You may be placing parts orders soon
I only speak enough to get me arrested, or invited to a donkey show. Not sure that helps.
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Dec. 18, 2009 1:26 p.m. turboswede UltraDork
mndsm wrote:
Gearheadotaku wrote:
OK, who speaks spanish? You may be placing parts orders soon
I only speak enough to get me arrested, or invited to a donkey show and then arrested. Not sure that helps.
Fixed that for you.
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Dec. 18, 2009 1:56 p.m. Nitroracer Dork
I saw an late 90's renault clio with aftermarket wheels and a suspension work on campus a few times up at PennState. I snapped a picture of it one day, I'll dig it up on my phone. Had a female driver too.
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Dec. 18, 2009 2:20 p.m. skruffy Dork
Who wants to go in on a cheap apartment we can all register cars to? Anyone know how much it costs to register a car in mexico?
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Dec. 18, 2009 2:54 p.m. Keith PowerDork
MitchellC wrote:
What kind of bizarro world do we live in where Mexico gets a better Focus than the US does?
A 305 FWD true hot hatch? In lime green? Not everything has to make sense, you know.
I think I just sprained something.
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Dec. 18, 2009 3:02 p.m. TJ Dork
mndsm wrote:
< I only speak enough to get me arrested, or invited to a donkey show. Not sure that helps.
When you speak spanish you must have a braying accent to get mistaken for a donkey.
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Dec. 18, 2009 5:49 p.m. maroon92 UberDork
I speak enough to piss off my customers in Spain and Central America!
Just kidding, I actually lived in Spain for a bit, so if anyone needs something translated, I can try.
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Dec. 18, 2009 6:20 p.m. devilsbox New Reader
skruffy wrote:
Who wants to go in on a cheap apartment we can all register cars to?
That's perfect!
