My grandpa once told me a joke of how Datsun got its name

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Dec 18, 2024
9:04:13am

O Gaucho All-American

My grandpa once told me a joke of how Datsun got its name

In the old days the Germans were known for coming up with the best names for cars. So when this new Japanese company starting making cars, they hired a German executive to help them name their company. The Japanese were under a time crunch and told the German executive they needed the name in two days. The German executive replied,

"Dat soon??!!"

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O Gaucho

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If Nissan and Honda merger happens and you are the chief in charge what do you do?

Tokolosh Stop the Stupid party member

8:49am

Isn’t the new Armada basically the Patrol with a different name?

Mike Honcho

8:52am

Basically the same platform. But, if I recall correctly, the changes they make for this market neuter it...

Tokolosh

9:06am

Hmm thanks ChatGPT

Mike Honcho

9:14am

Nope. I went to the forums really quick. I haven't followed Nissan very closely since leaving the industry.

Tokolosh

9:15am

Are you talking about the 2025? Because the 25 is supposed to be completely

kotacoug

9:25am

I haven't followed closely, not aware of what 2025 is bringing.

Tokolosh

9:28am

Check here…

kotacoug

9:37am

Bummer they ditched the V8 for a twin turbo V6 in the 2025, but that's par for the course. They added a PRO-4X

dingus79

1:21pm

4wd system is superior in the Patrol.

Bert609

9:44am

Don't do a Datsun - Keep it. Just upgrade quality to Honda standards.

Pobs

8:53am

Release retro cool models based on current models and call those Datsun. Build

Superkid

8:56am

My grandpa once told me a joke of how Datsun got its name

O Gaucho

9:04am

Your grandpa is my dad?

Rusty Crab Daddy

9:17am

Uncle? Is that you?

O Gaucho

9:23am

My chemistry teacher told me that exact story 30 years ago. Must be true

CougarEat

9:18am

Pay myself a bunch of money and then sneak out of Japan in an equipment box

8:55am

I swear Honda used to be near Toyota quality in the 90s, but they fell off a

8:57am

We have bought two Odyssey minivans since 2018, only one problem that I remember

9:00am

I have an 11 Accord with just about 200,000 miles. Runs fantastic, no issues

Magneto

9:04am

RE: We have bought two Odyssey minivans since 2018, only one problem that I remember

Tokolosh

9:08am

We looked at SUVs before upgrading, but a minivan just works for us right now

9:23am

I guess not enough people have watched the last Deadpool movie.

Tokolosh

9:25am

Saw the first one, haven't seen Deadpool 2.

10:45am

Honda and Toyota both had a rough period in the late 00s and early 10s

reddead

9:06am

Don't let Nissan's poor quality and reliability mix with Honda. Also don't

Magneto

8:58am

Also don’t let Hondas terrible esthetics and generics ruin Nissan

kotacoug

9:05am

That's fair. That's why they should make a truck together. People love the

Magneto

9:08am

Basically the patrol is already coming to the US as the 2025 Armada

kotacoug

9:04am

bring back the Xterra as a real Honda off-roader, maybe use the Passport as the starting point

byujag

9:04am

Wait, what? You want them to bring back the Xterra, which was a true

Ghost of Peanut

11:00am

that wasn't what I meant, hard to clearly write in short headliner posts. more like replace current Passport

byujag

11:44am

This merger is not a good sign

spinner

9:08am

use the Nissan brand to Focus on off-road and performance cars

JOPE

9:10am

I like this thought. Infiniti/Acura for lux. Honda for the masses. Nissan for performance and capability.

Tokolosh

9:11am

The 2025 Armada 4 FX or whatever they call it looks pretty awesome and seems

kotacoug

9:15am

Nissan should be treated as either a performance brand or a budget brand

reddead

9:13am

Hopefully they don't make both brands worse. Can you image buying an ulgy,

Magneto

9:14am

Will it be named Nissonda or Hondssan?

STL

9:34am

I doubt Nissan will be fully integrated into Honda, or vise versa. They would be separate brands.

John Doe

9:42am

Pathfinder goes on frontier frame and gains solid axle to compete with 4runner

Bert609

9:51am

What do you think of 2025 complete overhaul of the Armada?

kotacoug

10:14am

I like the patrol version, I need to look at the armada specs. The biggest deal breaker is rim size. When I was

Bert609

1:24pm

Ford could not have picked a better time to drop the 2.7 V6 in the Ranger.

Ghost of Peanut

11:03am

I’m not a Ford guy, but the Bronco and ranger are on fire. I may own one or the other someday.

Bert609

1:25pm

Bring back the Cube and the Juke. Maybe they can even get the rights to make

russkiejedi

10:57am

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