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In Sweden and maybe some other countrys the Nissan Silvia was renamed to 180/200 SX because or queen is named Silvia.
And the Honda Fitta was renamed to Jazz in Sweden for some reason :unsure:.
Those names were also used in the UK.

Datsun's use of old fashioned English names (eg the Cedric!) were a great cause of derision and no doubt hurt sales when they first came on the UK market.

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Those names were also used in the UK.

Datsun's use of old fashioned English names (eg the Cedric!) were a great cause of derision and no doubt hurt sales when they first came on the UK market.

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Don't forget names such as Sunny - something which most certainly didn't feel a part of the driving experience.
Other 'comedy' names from the period - Crown, cherry and some others that I have managed to blank from my memory!
Nissan/Datsun didn't stick with the Fairlady name when exporting the 'Z' cars, so they were aware of sensitivities.
Perhaps they knew their products were comically poor, and driven mostly by the elderly.... :D
I don't want to be a kill joy, but this stuff should go into a whole new thread.

If one is made, I'll put the replies in there.
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Pre order, 1/12 scale.




€199.90

End of booking : 15/12/2022
Payment limit : 01/02/2023

DATA SHEET
  • Scale - 1/12
  • Manufacturing - 1994
  • Couleur - Yellow F1
  • Disponibilité - Février 2023
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This next choice of 1/12th scale subject is why I care little about Otto these days.
And why I wait for someone on this thread to post new items to see if I want to look on their site.
A 1/18th scale Ford Transit Supervan MKII would have me all over it, but this thing?
Never.....
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I did enjoy the 1:12 Alpina release from last week. Got it yesterday and I think it's a fantastic piece. Not a fan of this Espace though.
Big fan of the Espace F1 just as much as the Transit Supervan 1 and 3. I would get the 1/18s in a heartbeat.
I've the 1/18 Espace F1 but an odd choice for a 1/12. The 1/18 is huge.
Does anyone know if Otto is plannig to release other colors of e39 M5? I see a wave of silver ones hitting the classifieds here again and I was wondering if there is a reason behind it.
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Does anyone know if Otto is plannig to release other colors of e39 M5? I see a wave of silver ones hitting the classifieds here again and I was wondering if there is a reason behind it.
It's not planned for now, but never say never :)
Does anyone know if Otto is plannig to release other colors of e39 M5? I see a wave of silver ones hitting the classifieds here again and I was wondering if there is a reason behind it.
I hope it is a dark color. The black accents on the silver car were unevenly applied on some examples. I am hoping for a navy blue version if that isn't already released.
I hope it is a dark color. The black accents on the silver car were unevenly applied on some examples. I am hoping for a navy blue version if that isn't already released.
I was once told that this last release was the first produced after a factory switch, hence many qc errors and these badly painted bits. It was the first Otto I've seen and the reason to lose interest in their offerings for a long time. Sort of navy blue (Avus Blue) has already been released, alongside 'silverwater blue' that sounds like some weird blend of silverstone and bluewater, and that last plain Jane titanium silver. I'd kill for Anthracite over caramel. Or Oxford Green over caramel. Or my Jet Black, you guessed it, over caramel ;) Or Imola Red over anything. So many interesting colors to pick from and they've decided to go for silver after years of waiting for another one.
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I was once told that this last release was the first produced after a factory switch, hence many qc errors and these badly painted bits...... and that last plain Jane titanium silver. I'd kill for Anthracite over caramel. Or Oxford Green over caramel. Or my Jet Black, you guessed it, over caramel ;) Or Imola Red over anything. So many interesting colors to pick from and they've decided to go for silver after years of waiting for another one.
I would love me an Imola Red E39 M5. Will sit well next to the Autoart E46 M3 in the same color. I doubt Otto makes these cars in these colors though as they stick to safe colors for these kind of sedans. The wildest one I seen from them is a red 560 SEC which was the latest addition to my collection from them.
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I still hope they'll prove us wrong... There is some strange cult around Imola Red in the BMW crowd and they did release an E36 4-door M3 in Techno Violet, so I'm rooting for it. In the meantime, two other generations of M5 announced for Jan (E34) and Feb (E60)!
Does anyone know when the payment is due for the December models? I always do deferred PayPal. I need to pay but I don't know when by.

@CatRM
I always stick to payment before months end prior to the model's month, in this case november. But I recall that I once saw that the payment deadline was the 3rd day of the actual month. I also use deferred Paypal payment.
In relation to that, as long as it says “booking confirmed” I’m good, right? I paid via PayPal when I ordered and it’s already processed and whatnot. I’ve just never ordered direct so I want to make sure there are no surprises.
Renault Clio Williams available in 1/12 (the previous 1/12 one was a Williams 2)



Available to order now.
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It has sold out already. Luckily I ordered one within an hour of it going on sale. There's already a couple on eBay (obviously the sellers don't have it yet)
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