Blast from the Past - Nissan C22 in JY

[Slartibartfast]

I dunno, throw some painted steelies and a Gas Monkey sticker on the back of that thing and somebody would buy it.

[Precise1]

Hey, the ones that didn't get crushed and are still running. I see a few around here from time to time. I missed buying one by ( ) that much! If they are still going, what does that tell you?

People either don't drive them much, or they are stubborn.

 

There are still old Fiats, Pintos, Yugos, etc on the road and Gods know how much dedication and effort that would take...

 

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[GrimGreg]

It'd be fun to find one and swap the drive train from a Juke Nismo in/under it.

[devonianwalk]

I'm pretty sure that my wife and I rode in one as a taxi in Curaçao. Then again, it might have been a Toyota? Either way, I didn't like the experience.

[Alkorahil]

From Wikipedia:

 

"

The Nissan C22 was modified for the United States market to compete with the similar sized Toyota Van and Mitsubishi Van, and to join the growing minivan market in the USA. This van was sold as the "Nissan Van" in the USA from 1987 to 1990. Nissan had to engineer its larger 2.4 liter Z24i engine into the C22 in order to handle American requirements such as air conditioning. The C22 was not originally designed for such a large engine, and the resulting tight quarters would later contribute to overheating and engine fire issues.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, after four safety recalls did not end the engine fire problems, and with a class action lawsuit pending,^{[citation needed]} Nissan took the unprecedented step of recalling every Nissan Van sold in the USA.^[6] Van owners were offered blue book value or more for their van,^[7] and most accepted, but a few opted to keep their vans.^[8] The class-action settlement offered discounts on the purchase of a new Nissan vehicle.^[9] Never before had an entire vehicle range been bought back by its maker. The vehicles which were recalled were crushed en masse"

 

 

Rob, do tell. Why the horror on these things? Details, sir, details. . . . .

 

 

I believe the above article just about sums it all up.

A nightmare on four wheels......AND it is a minivan. I HATE minivans!!!