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stronghold ◊ 2008-04-03 02:02	The enquiry is complete The vehicle details for J337 KAE are: Date of Liability 01 10 2008 Date of First Registration 04 04 2007 Year of Manufacture 1991 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1000CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour GREEN A different one was used in the pilot episode (different registration and wheel covers): -- Last edit: 2012-06-20 02:13:29 (G-MANN)
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2008-04-03 02:27	The date of first registration suggests that it was bought secondhand from Japan.
carobserver ◊ 2008-04-03 02:52	very, very hard to find this model outside Japan
jettalover ◊ 2008-04-03 04:12	It's looks loosely like a last gen T-Bird.
twingoman ◊ 2008-04-03 09:37	All Figaro's in the UK will have been imported from Japan at some point in it's life. It was never officially sold in the UK.
dudley ◊ 2008-04-03 13:57	carobserver wrote very, very hard to find this model outside Japan There are dozens of them in the UK, especially London. There's usually two in my street! And there are many importers, like this one: http://www.figs4u.co.uk/ -- Last edit: 2008-04-03 13:59:26
BeanBandit ◊ 2008-04-03 14:04	It is RHD only, so, it's not so popular import on LHD countries.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-04-03 14:56	Logical, i'd like to see one, its funny, also, for being from 1991 it has a very modern desing
dudley ◊ 2008-04-03 17:19	It was a sister design to these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Cargo That very G-reg Pao was parked in Covent Garden, London this morning.
chris40 ◊ 2008-04-03 18:01	Within a few yards/metres of where I live (in Dudley, dudley) I've seen three Figaros in the past four days, one definitely resident locally. Until recently there was an F-reg. Pao sharing a front garden with a Toyota Yaris.
dudley ◊ 2008-04-03 22:53	Bostin'
Kazimann ◊ 2009-08-05 23:20	They were based on the Nissan Micra K10 (the boxy ones for those who don't know). They had the same MA10 engine from the Micra, only turbocharged.
G-MANN ◊ 2012-05-11 21:57	In 1981, Sarah Jane Smith starred in a Doctor Who spin-off program called "K9 and Company" (only a pilot episode was ever made), in which she drove a Austin Metro convertible: /vehicle_441025-Crayford-Metro-Convertible-LC8-1981.html
G-MANN ◊ 2012-06-20 02:15	Replaced main image with a better quality one from here; http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/sja/about-the-show/ Previous main image is now the 1st thumbnail in Stronghold's comment at the top. But don't bother adding me as a contributor just for this. -- Last edit: 2012-06-20 02:17:34
antp ◊ 2012-06-20 14:33	Anyway the contributor would be the site, not you (is it really a shot from the series and not a photo taken on the set?)
G-MANN ◊ 2012-06-20 17:11	antp wrote Anyway the contributor would be the site, not you Hence why I declined to be added as a contributor. I can't say for absolute certain (I haven't actually watched any of this series) but it looks to me like it's a still from an episode (camera angle, people inside look like they're 'acting')
Ddey65 ◊ 2013-05-20 22:21	G-MANN wrote In 1981, Sarah Jane Smith starred in a Doctor Who spin-off program called "K9 and Company" (only a pilot episode was ever made), in which she drove a Austin Metro convertible. I remember seeing the pilot. I thought it looked lame. Please tell me you can be taller than 5'8" and drive a Figaro without feeling cramped. Because I have a bad feeling this may not be the case. -- Last edit: 2013-05-20 22:22:16
Ddey65 ◊ 2013-05-20 23:20	Apparently, 172.72 cm.
dsl ◊ 2013-05-20 23:25	Because of their deep roots in history and our respect for traditional values. It's not our fault if Johnny Foreigner gets confused and decided to invent their own system - all those 10/100/1000 progressions are sooooo boring. But we have abandoned some of the more obscure units like rods, links, furlongs, chains, leagues etc to help you. 5'8" is 172.5 of your silly centimetres.
Ddey65 ◊ 2013-05-20 23:38	dsl wrote But we have abandoned some of the more obscure units like rods, links, furlongs, chains, leagues etc to help you. Ahh, yes. If you want outdated measurements just look at those. Yesterday, I read a 19th Century map of Long Island that measured distances in "rods." Do that many people still use imperial weights and measurements in the UK? -- Last edit: 2013-05-20 23:39:41
dsl ◊ 2013-05-21 03:22	Ddey65 wrote Do that many people still use imperial weights and measurements in the UK? It's a strange mixture. I still think of weights in imperial (pounds, ounces, tons) but food is sold in metric (although it's easy enough to ask for a pound of meat at the butchers). Liquids are mostly sold in metric (fuel, most drinks) but beer is sold in pubs in pints; milk containers come as pints or litres depending where you buy them. Distances are usually metric, particularly small measurements and all professional usage, but road signs and speed is all in miles, and fuel consumption is miles per gallon. Kids get taught metric in school and imperial at home by parents or increasingly now grandparents - so most people are reasonably bilingual and can cope with either system.
ElSaxo ◊ 2013-05-21 03:58	And how are shown the measures of tv screens, inches or centimetres? When in Italy even precious metals are generally weighed in grams and not in ounces, electronic screens are (inexplicably) measured in inches.
Sandie ◊ 2013-05-21 03:58	Inches.
Ingo ◊ 2013-05-22 00:18	Now, while you are talking about measures, I recognize, that in Germany nowadays obviously the measures of TV-flatscreens are mainly priced in centimeters, but computer-monitors in inches. Although nearly everything is metric over here, there are a few things, which are measured in inches, as wheel-sizes for example (for all kind of vehicles) plus for other, not that important things ( http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoll_%28Einheit%29 ) Odd: a folding meter stick is of course totally metric - but the common term in German is "Zollstock" = "inch stick". Some other ancient measures are still in colloquial use, although they are officially abolished since decades. Most common: everyone terms the power of a vehicle-engine in "PS" (hp), which was officially replaced in 1978 with "KW" (kilowatt). Since the same time we don't have "Pfund" (=pound) any more (for 500 grams), neither "Zentner" (50kg). But "atü" ( http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/At%C3%BC ) is indeed outdated now and the replacements "bar" and "pascal" are usual.
antp ◊ 2013-05-22 18:27	In Belgium TVs are often in inches: my TV was sold as a 40", I do not know what cm-size it is (well it is easy to compute...)
dsl ◊ 2013-05-22 18:55	My mental approximations - 1 inch = about 2.5cm, 1 foot = about 30cm, 1m = about 39" (or 3ft 3 inches).
Ingo ◊ 2013-05-22 19:37	Don't some older UK-people still have "stones" in the mind for measuring a weight? An for measuring the wind force, too: Link to "www.englishforum.ch"
dsl ◊ 2013-05-22 20:23	ingo wrote older UK-people .... I'm far too young .... One I've just thought of - UK has always used cc for engine size, never cubic inches (which is unique to US and CDN?).
dominicmgm ◊ 2018-09-23 23:23	The British seem to love the Figaro. Right hand drive, quirky styling reminiscent of old Austin-Healey cars, a reliable engine (it's a Japanese car, what do you expect?) and an unbland interior makes it perfect for British roads.
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2020-05-12 15:42	carobserver wrote very, very hard to find this model outside Japan I once saw one parked outside a garage across the road from my doctor's office! Seeing one up close and in person was awesome! I think it's a very cute little car! Unlike the PT Cruiser or Chevy HHR, this car actually does look like it was made in the time period it was paying tribute too. This was in South-Eastern Ontario.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-05-12 15:46	There are two in the town in which I live right now. They are quite frequently seen in U.K. -- Last edit: 2020-05-12 15:47:22
Baube ◊ 2020-05-12 16:02	i saw one last year pass right before me.. and i just stupidly look at it passing while having my camera in my pocket the whole time....
the sad biker ◊ 2020-05-12 17:33	One near me (an ex schoolmates wife, this is a small town), there were more but the floors rot out eventually.
Z2 ◊ 2020-09-26 18:37	Spotted one in London here: https://goo.gl/maps/v7XB4KsGFyaNJpit9 I also saw one a month ago or so here in Australia.
SM99 ◊ 2020-10-29 13:39	/vehicle_569889-Nissan-Figaro-FK10-1991.html
SM99 ◊ 2023-01-21 03:33	4.05

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