t2 or mav ...........also known as ?????

lacroupade · 02-03-2009, 22:54

No offence chaps but Wikipedia is a load of borrox. Its written by people like you and me, thats is to say, people who think they know stuff but often aren't sure (or right).

For example, see here....

http://wikicars.org/en/Nissan_Mistral

..completely contradicts the other Wiki entry.

But, I am 99.9% certain that, irrespective of where the bonnet catch is, the Mistral was made in Japan - and here in the UK its a grey Jap import. The Terrano II is broadly the same vehicle (at least early ones) but will have a lot of different components to the Jap version because of requirements to provide a percentage of European parts (which Nissan had to source to get Spanish government grants), as well as different emission controls etc..

And heres another way I know. I have a place in SW France about 20 miles from the spanish border and the Terrano factory isn't far the other side. I drive the length of France several times a year and when I'm at home there I cross from France to Spain regularly. I see shedloads of Terranos, often modded as the french like their outdoors. But one thing you hardly ever see in France (because I think import taxes are astronomical) is a grey Jap import. And I've never, ever seen a Mistral during the seven years I've been going.

Plus, as already said, it simply doesn't make commercial sense to ship a European-spec vehicle to the other side of the world when Japan is relatively down the road and has the Mistral....guess we can argue til some more firm evidence emerges, but Wikipedia most definitely isn't it I'm afraid........most unreliable data source on the net.

02-03-2009, 22:54	#13
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	No offence chaps but Wikipedia is a load of borrox. Its written by people like you and me, thats is to say, people who think they know stuff but often aren't sure (or right). For example, see here.... http://wikicars.org/en/Nissan_Mistral ..completely contradicts the other Wiki entry. But, I am 99.9% certain that, irrespective of where the bonnet catch is, the Mistral was made in Japan - and here in the UK its a grey Jap import. The Terrano II is broadly the same vehicle (at least early ones) but will have a lot of different components to the Jap version because of requirements to provide a percentage of European parts (which Nissan had to source to get Spanish government grants), as well as different emission controls etc.. And heres another way I know. I have a place in SW France about 20 miles from the spanish border and the Terrano factory isn't far the other side. I drive the length of France several times a year and when I'm at home there I cross from France to Spain regularly. I see shedloads of Terranos, often modded as the french like their outdoors. But one thing you hardly ever see in France (because I think import taxes are astronomical) is a grey Jap import. And I've never, ever seen a Mistral during the seven years I've been going. Plus, as already said, it simply doesn't make commercial sense to ship a European-spec vehicle to the other side of the world when Japan is relatively down the road and has the Mistral....guess we can argue til some more firm evidence emerges, but Wikipedia most definitely isn't it I'm afraid........most unreliable data source on the net.