Dorchester and Aubergine 75 - Page 2

Sonic ZS · 28th July 2016, 20:42

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Originally Posted by STUBIE

Yep the crowns with the dimples are a dead give away for Japanese spec 75.

Stubs

I've not heard about this before Stuart, do you mean the dimples between the wheel nuts ? Were these not on British spec Crowns ?

Plezier · 28th July 2016, 20:47

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Originally Posted by Sonic ZS

I've not heard about this before Stuart, do you mean the dimples between the wheel nuts ? Were these not on British spec Crowns ?

It seems not .................... just been out to look at mine and no dimples on the Crowns

STUBIE · 28th July 2016, 20:54

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Originally Posted by Plezier

It seems not .................... just been out to look at mine and no dimples on the Crowns

Indeed why they added these to the crowns for the Japanese market is any ones guess.

Stubs

Sonic ZS · 28th July 2016, 20:58

How odd ?? Can't see any reason that such a small change as this would be added just for a different market

I wouldn't mind betting they found a truck load of dimpled alloys behind the bike sheds at Cowley and thought '...how are we going to get rid of these...?'

Tourist · 28th July 2016, 22:22

That's a very classy colour combination, it would look awesome with the scratches removed and properly cleaned and polished.

I'm continually impressed by how well R75 interiors wear their mileage - that leather looks barely sat on. (And I don't mean it lacks trouser marks!)

What happens to copart cars that don't sell - do people get a second chance, or are they just scrapped?

Southside · 29th July 2016, 06:33

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Originally Posted by Tourist

That's a very classy colour combination, it would look awesome with the scratches removed and properly cleaned and polished.

I'm continually impressed by how well R75 interiors wear their mileage - that leather looks barely sat on. (And I don't mean it lacks trouser marks!)

What happens to copart cars that don't sell - do people get a second chance, or are they just scrapped?

Depends who they belong to I guess. Copart sell more than just salvage, they sell repossessions, police seizures, main dealer part exchanges etc.

As this ones unrecorded as damaged I'd imagin it hasn't some from an insurance company.

David Lawrence · 29th July 2016, 08:37

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Originally Posted by Sonic ZS

How odd ?? Can't see any reason that such a small change as this would be added just for a different market

I wouldn't mind betting they found a truck load of dimpled alloys behind the bike sheds at Cowley and thought '...how are we going to get rid of these...?'

Its not only dimples, they are also slightly narrower wheels about half an inch narrower if i recall.

The car is a very nice distinctive combination, hope someone saves it.

75v6 · 29th July 2016, 16:41

Anyone thinking of going for it? Wonder what 'smokey exhaust' means? Engine trouble?

Sonic ZS · 4th August 2016, 02:18

So did anyone on the forum buy this ?

coab · 4th August 2016, 07:50

Reference the wheels, someone mentioned they were slightly narrower. I read somewhere that the width of the wheelbase in Japan is part of some regulation and the dimples probably were so that they were visually different to the people fitting the wheels to other cars at the factory?
Or maybe I dreampt it!

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coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	Reference the wheels, someone mentioned they were slightly narrower. I read somewhere that the width of the wheelbase in Japan is part of some regulation and the dimples probably were so that they were visually different to the people fitting the wheels to other cars at the factory? Or maybe I dreampt it!