71DIMER Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/05/nissan-bringing-back-datsun-name-for-emerging-markets/ Hell yeah...we may not get a new 510 but I'd love new DATSUN OEM bits and pieces we can mod/add onto our 510's like new emblems, floor mats, etx! Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 i hope they do bring it back Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted July 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Looks like they already have a logo in mind...I may not love it, but again it's better than nothing! Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 DO WANT!!! Come on suits Quote Link to comment
KA620KC Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Maybe we should all sign a petition and send it into Nissan so they can see how many loyal Datusn enthusiasts are around the world!!!! Quote Link to comment
FoxyRoadster Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I don't see it coming back, rumors of it have circulated the net for a while. Quote Link to comment
Blitz Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 So is it gonna be something like Toyota/Scion?? That's the only way I can see it coming back... Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 They never stopped using the Datsun name in Japan. It is the name of the light truck. USA "Hardbody" Japan "Datsun" Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I worry they're only going to sully the Datsun name. From what I've seen from new offerings, it's not going to be the Datsun of old. And then we're going to get a bunch of poser assholes saying, hey look, I have Datsun too! And I'll reply, no you have a front wheel drive cube-esque piece of shit with a Datsun badge. 1 Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 ya i could see a hardbody with a datsun on the back and in the grill damn posers :rofl: Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 HRH, i worry the same thing. it would be sweet if they could keep it old, not a front wheeldrive POS, but i feel like that would hard for them to do. maybe it wouldnt be a bad thing if they didnt bring it back, keeping the name to refer to the classic, real datsuns. we will see though.... Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 ya i could see a hardbody with a datsun on the back and in the grill damn posers :rofl: Hey guy, check out that brochure, ain't no posing there! Go finish your crack!! ;) Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Hey guy, check out that brochure, ain't no posing there! Go finish your crack!! ;) i can never finish my crack its unlimited Quote Link to comment
80datson Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 damn that would be tight Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I don't see it coming back, rumors of it have circulated the net for a while. Again probably a 'leaked document' intended to gauge public interest without actually asking and with deny-ability if it fails or gets laughed at. I hope it doesn't succeed. I have something unique, three actually, and they don't make them anymore. It may not be valuable, but is somewhat rare, has history, old, collectible, unique. I don't want the hear the name Datsun become mainstream. This can only dilute what I hold dear to me. 3 Quote Link to comment
Hardwyre Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 This can only dilute what I hold dear to me. +1 Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Again probably a 'leaked document' intended to gauge public interest without actually asking and with deny-ability if it fails or gets laughed at. I hope it doesn't succeed. I have something unique, three actually, and they don't make them anymore. It may not be valuable, but is somewhat rare, has history, old, collectible, unique. I don't want the hear the name Datsun become mainstream. This can only dilute what I hold dear to me. wow Quote Link to comment
wildmaninid Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 wow Try to contain your excitement/disbelief wide... Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 So is it gonna be something like Toyota/Scion? More like Chevrolet/Metro or Mercedes/Smart -- something so that if the cheap cars are a failure, it won't hurt the good name of Nissan. Let's hope they succeed. It would be great to go to an emerging country (3rd-world country) and be able to buy new Datsun parts! Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 i saw that ad that ggzilla posted and wanted to do that with my Pathy. never got around to it but it would have been badass to have a Datsun Pathfinder :D Quote Link to comment
elmerfudpucker Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I wouldnt hold my breath, if it was a simple design like the old cars, cool, but it will prob be more computers, sensors, and other FWD BS that none of us want anything to do with. <_< Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 IF it happens,i smell another GM/2004 GTO disaster . Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 More like Chevrolet/Metro or Mercedes/Smart -- something so that if the cheap cars are a failure, it won't hurt the good name of Nissan. Let's hope they succeed. It would be great to go to an emerging country (3rd-world country) and be able to buy new Datsun parts! I suspect the only useable 'Datsun' part(s) would be the badges and maybe the lugnuts everything else would be plastic EFI FWD . Quote Link to comment
ohio510 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I agree with mike on this one, something like this will make what we all love less special.......... Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 d.m. got it right and those goofs at renault getting paid six figures need to do something to make it seem like they're working now, if they wanna have a great success, they should use the RATSUN name, and pay us hefty royalties :D Quote Link to comment
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