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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
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◊ 2019-02-08 14:24 |
Nice Color...... |
◊ 2019-02-08 14:24 |
2.0E badge in thumb 6...... |
◊ 2019-02-08 19:56 |
Very nice, especially the detailing of the hubcaps. |
◊ 2019-02-08 21:03 |
Fully painted bumpers, specific wheel covers (the ones of the european Comfort edition) indicate the JP-spec '94 Colour Edition Link to "carfromjapan.com" |
◊ 2019-02-09 01:51 |
Can someone explain to me why this has the "Built in Japan" marker? I don't recall Audi ever producing cars in Japan... |
◊ 2019-02-09 02:18 |
It's not alone .... . |
◊ 2019-02-09 02:22 |
ok, its a japanese cartoon but i don't see either.. |
◊ 2019-02-10 00:46 |
Tried looking up the Audi Motor Assembly, but could barely find anything about it. The only information I did find came from an archive of a Wikipedia page, which appears to have since been deleted. It stated: "Audi Motor Assembly K.K. is a former assembly facility for automobiles. The company was founded in 1987 as a joint venture between Audi AG and Hino Jidōsha K.K. Its manufacturing facility in Tokyo, Japan employed more than 900 workers and had an annual capacity of 70,000. A "9" digit in the eleventh position of the vehicle identification number denotes cars made at the plant, which were distributed through a part of Yanase K.K.'s dealer network. Increasingly competitive behavior by Hino's parent Toyota Motor Corporation prompted Audi AG to terminate the joint venture in January 1998. This drove up prices for Audis in Japan by up to 25 per cent. Three years later, in 2000, Audi AG founded its own local Japanese dealer network, Audi Japan K.K." Apparently, this whole joint venture is so obscure that it doesn't even appear in the list of current and former Volkswagen Group facilities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_factories |
◊ 2019-02-10 01:21 |
Also discussion here, with conclusion that the wiki article was a hoax, therefore removed. The alleged list of models - Audi 80: Oct 1989 - Feb 1992 - Audi 90: Oct 1989 - Nov 1992 - Audi 100: Oct 1989 - Nov 1991 - Audi 100 Avant: Oct 1989 - Nov 1991 - Audi V8: Oct 1989 - Nov 1993 - Audi 200: Oct 1990 - Jul 1992 - Audi Coupé: Oct 1991 - Oct 1993 - Audi 100: Nov 1991 - Nov 1994 - Audi 100 Avant: Nov 1991 - Nov 1994 - Audi 80: Feb 1992 - Oct 1995 - Audi 80 Avant: Oct 1993 - Oct 1995 - Audi Cabriolet: Oct 1993 - Oct 1996 - Audi A6: Nov 1994 - Sep 1997 - Audi A6 Avant: Nov 1994 - Sep 1997 - Audi S6: Nov 1994 - Oct 1996 - Audi A8: May 1995 - Jan 1998 - Audi A4: Oct 1995 - Jan 1998 - Audi A4 Avant: Oct 1996 - Jan 1998. All made-in-J boxes removed, but made-for-J left intact just in case new info is ever found. |