View Full Version : a couple cars i saw in cozumel mexico
j99fbody
10-24-2009, 05:20 PM
one of a kind Subaru Nissan Sentra
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009034.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009035.jpg
and the TRD Nissan Sentra
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009045.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009046.jpg
thought these were hilarious when i saw them
Black4DrEK
10-24-2009, 05:22 PM
WTF section!!
jhadleyh
10-24-2009, 05:22 PM
these should be in the WTF section
Black4DrEK
10-24-2009, 05:24 PM
^^^ ECHO!!!
jhadleyh
10-24-2009, 05:26 PM
^^^ ECHO!!!
lol yeah you got to it before i could
Ziptied
10-24-2009, 05:44 PM
Those are Tsuru's, not Sentra's.
esi_atlanta
10-24-2009, 05:50 PM
lolz.....
-EnVus-
10-24-2009, 05:53 PM
those cars just yell 1000HP
EJ25RUN
10-24-2009, 06:10 PM
Those are Tsuru's, not Sentra's.
CORRECT
Ziptied
10-24-2009, 06:12 PM
CORRECT
It still amazes me that the b13 can be bought brand new there for like 8k.
j99fbody
10-24-2009, 06:14 PM
WTF is a Tsuru, these were all over the place and said nissan sentra on them
Ziptied
10-24-2009, 06:19 PM
WTF is a Tsuru, these were all over the place and said nissan sentra on them
Its the B13 Chassis car for mexico, that is still produced and sold new. They are the most popular car in mexico, its very common to see people badge them as sentra's to be USDM tyte.
From Sport Compact Car,
There's a time warp just south of San Diego where Nissan (http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/01/nissan/index.html) geeks can step back to the glory days of 1991. That was the year the B13 Sentra (http://www.automotive.com/2010/09/nissan/sentra/index.html) debuted, a three-box sedan that reminded many of the Datsun 510. While the B13 gained a small following in the United States, it lit a fire in Mexico. Dubbed the Tsuru there, the simple, robust B13 was snatched up by taxi companies, police, and every Tom, Dick and Jose. It was so popular that when the frumpy B14 debuted in 1995, they kept making the damn thing. And the current B15? Fawgedaboutit. 2003 marked the seventh consecutive year the B13 Tsuru was the best-selling car in Mexico.
With one of our all-time favorite shitboxes still going strong just two hours from our office, we couldn't resist taking one for a thrash down memory lane.
Like the Tsuru, the 510 was a Mexican hit in its day. Also like the Tsuru, Nissan built them in Mexico, and kept making them long after the rest of the world was getting groovy with the frumpy 610. But the Mexican 510, which was called the Datsun 1500, wasn't the 510 we love-it was stripped of all its goodness. The 1.6-liter SOHC L16 engine that powered U.S. cars was replaced with a cast-iron 1.5-liter pushrod A15 engine better suited to a forklift. The two-door was never produced, and the four-door used the leaf-sprung solid rear axle of the wagon instead of the sophisticated (for 1970) semi-trailing arms of the U.S. 510.
At first glance, the Tsuru follows the same formula. It's a four-door with the same 1.6-liter DOHC GA16DE that powered the base B14 nine years ago. It rides on 13-inch steel wheels, has rear drum brakes and no rear anti-roll bar. Inside, there's no tilt wheel, no floormats, crank windows, no side impact beams, no airbags, no passive restraints, seemingly no sound deadening and every place there could be a switch on the dash, there's a block-off plate instead. But there is A/C, a CD player, power steering, a tach and a five-speed-things the base U.S. Sentra didn't even have in '91.
In other words, this third-world stripper is the kind of lightweight model Porsche (http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/01/porsche/index.html) charges extra for. Our test car tipped the scales at 2,140 pounds, dripping wet. That's 250 pounds less than a Miata (http://www.automotive.com/2010/09/mazda/miata/index.html). And $8,000 gets you the whole car.
We didn't dyno test the Tsuru, but the calibrated butt says about 83 hp to the wheels. It isn't fast, but the handling is shocking. Mexico is paved like the moon, so the Tsuru is suspended like a rally car. It's stiff but supple all at once, eats up potholes the size of buses, and despite having no rear bar, it's a left-foot braking machine. Touch those drum brakes midcorner and the tail steps out into a slide that would have any American product liability lawyer crying for his mama. Like the SE-Rs of old, it's nimble, tail happy and easy to place anywhere on the road.
It truly is an entertaining drive. Downhill, at least. - Dave Coleman
http://image.automotive.com/f/images/9597458+pheader/0501_sccp_01_z+nissan_tsuru+riding.jpg
bloodline
10-24-2009, 06:52 PM
TRD decals on a nissan? lol
civic gsr
10-24-2009, 06:57 PM
Those are Tsuru's, not Sentra's.
thank you he does not know nothing about mexico lol
G'd[UP]
10-24-2009, 07:17 PM
AHAHA i so both of those cars when i was there in august. lol
Slow Motion
10-25-2009, 01:28 AM
I do like Cozumel but i think I like DR better, not sure.
91boostdgsr
10-25-2009, 11:30 PM
TRD decals on a nissan? lol
x2
alpine_aw11
10-26-2009, 12:08 AM
I try to stay away from stereotyping....but Mexicans are ridiculous with getting their brand of car confused. But they are the king of NOS stickers hands down.
HachiDori
10-26-2009, 12:10 AM
aye aye aye the first one is straight out of need for speed lol
SlamminCRX
10-26-2009, 01:32 AM
LMFAO
funny thing is people in this thread are trying to defend these cars. fuck is a tsuru? that is a damn sentra lol
4eGv6o3
10-26-2009, 09:47 AM
one of a kind Subaru Nissan Sentra
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009034.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009035.jpg
and the TRD Nissan Sentra
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009045.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j111/j99fbody/cruise2009046.jpg
thought these were hilarious when i saw them
Well the Sentraru looks better then the current STi..LOL!!!
I'm thinking the GT-R logo's were on back order, maybe that's why he went with the TRD??? :thinking:
EJ25RUN
10-26-2009, 09:55 AM
LMFAO
fuck is a tsuru? that is a damn sentra lol
Honda owners lol
G'd[UP]
10-26-2009, 09:58 AM
Honda owners lol
ahaah!!!
SlamminCRX
10-26-2009, 12:58 PM
lol rather own a honda then a tsuru wanna be sti.
EJ25RUN
10-26-2009, 05:36 PM
lol rather own a honda then a tsuru wanna be sti.
I rather own an STi branded Tsuru than an STi. Imprezas are stupid.
Anyways, what's wrong with an SR20 Tsuru? All the smart Sentra people are still buying that front end for their early 90's car.
Ziptied
10-26-2009, 05:39 PM
Honda owners lol
x12 and reps.
NevrNufTorq
10-27-2009, 12:12 AM
those were great:lmfao:
GTScoob
10-27-2009, 05:07 AM
damn man that WRX decalled Sentra was there 3 yrs ago when i was last down in cozumel. I will never understand mexican car modding trends. Beat up Tsurus with LED nozzle lights and neons, or ratty cabs with bumping systems and DVD players, i could go on forever with examples i've seen down there.
DeeAOne
10-27-2009, 05:14 AM
i want to go to cozumel now. lol
SlamminCRX
10-27-2009, 05:22 PM
x12 and reps.
id rather drive a honda with no zipties then drive w/e ziptied piece of shit you have
lol funny you neg rep for saying id rather drive a honda then a damn wanna be sti
Ziptied
10-27-2009, 05:29 PM
id rather drive a honda with no zipties then drive w/e ziptied piece of shit you have
lol funny you neg rep for saying id rather drive a honda then a damn wanna be sti
No zipties on my car that Honda didnt install when they built it, and yes, my car is such a POS...... :jerkit:
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv323/novusglass/MATTS%20S2K/DSCN0119.jpg
sprix!
10-27-2009, 10:55 PM
Hehe, I remember that port. Were you on a Carnival Cruise?
DoriDori
10-27-2009, 10:57 PM
They scene down there really has it going on. +reps!
jdm>usdm
10-27-2009, 11:08 PM
LMFAO
funny thing is people in this thread are trying to defend these cars. fuck is a tsuru? that is a damn sentra lol
Ignorance.
I strongly sense it.
blacknightteg
10-27-2009, 11:10 PM
moved to wtf section. lol they even do it there too. wow.
SlamminCRX
10-28-2009, 01:41 AM
No zipties on my car that Honda didnt install when they built it, and yes, my car is such a POS...... :jerkit:
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv323/novusglass/MATTS%20S2K/DSCN0119.jpg
ooooo an s2000
lol why did your ass fucking rep someoen that posted..."honda owners" and you drive a honda?
lol thats retarded
nice zipties on that blower btw.
goi_ek
10-28-2009, 01:45 PM
lol they trippin
trdmatrixxrs
10-28-2009, 04:57 PM
The Sube wanna be thing looks like a hot wheels car i owned
EJ25RUN
10-29-2009, 12:35 AM
ooooo an s2000
lol why did your ass fucking rep someoen that posted..."honda owners" and you drive a honda?
lol thats retarded
nice zipties on that blower btw.
Cause you're the idiot and we are laughing at you.
Need another explanation?
Here's what -25 looks like.
Teg Boy
10-29-2009, 03:20 AM
lol
1990wade
10-29-2009, 03:23 AM
DAMN.......at lost of words right now:???:
SlamminCRX
10-29-2009, 01:02 PM
Cause you're the idiot and we are laughing at you.
Need another explanation?
Here's what -25 looks like.
ok stupid fuck. why dont you go drive your tsuru or sentra wanna be sti off of a cliff. it might just make you happy.
Ziptied
10-29-2009, 01:07 PM
ok stupid fuck. why dont you go drive your tsuru or sentra wanna be sti off of a cliff. it might just make you happy.
Wow, some people's children.... :no:
EJ25RUN
10-29-2009, 04:37 PM
ok stupid fuck. why dont you go drive your tsuru or sentra wanna be sti off of a cliff. it might just make you happy.
I was the first one in America to swap an EJ25 into a Tsuru. Don't be jealous.
Wow, some people's children.... :no:
The fun just started. :ninja:
Ziptied
10-29-2009, 04:51 PM
hahaha, that dumb fuck neg repped me. hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.2 Copyright © 2025 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.