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| Re: John Wayland, an introductio/my 1200 |
Subject: Re: John Wayland, an introductio/my 1200
by boltman97220 on 2001/1/21 6:59:00
Hello Scott and 1200 fanatics,
>now i can tell u how i fell in love with the
>1200.....the 1200 started to grow on me. I
>eventually got the 1200 off dad.....
Thanks for the history. The 1200 is a very fun car, and its light weight feel and nimbleness makes it all the more to drive....kinda like a street legal gokart. My 2000 Honda Insight gas/
electric hybrid car feels like a '2000 Datsun 1200' might feel, and when I first test drove the Insight, I immediately thought of the 1200 in the way it felt to drive. Other than its front
wheel drive (arrgghh), the Insight at just 1878 lbs. is light enough and small enough to bring back that fun 1200 feeling. Yes, this car looks way different than the square shouldered 1200
sedan, and with its teardrop shape, rear wheels that are 4 inches closer together than the front wheels are, swoopy sports car like lines and fender skirts in back, the Insight doesn't look
anything like a 1200, but it drives and feels VERY 1200 like.
Thanks again for sharing the story of your 1200 love affair. If Nissan were to get its head pulled out of its ass, and reintroduce the great Datsun name to the US and reissue the 1200
sedan, I'd buy one in a heartbeat!
See Ya........John Wayland
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