£30,000 mx5

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So we all know why the price has jumped up. EU fines for high emission vehicles. At least Mazda give us the chance to pay the higher price and still purchase.

I’ve just been reading a Piston Heads article about the Nissan Z Proto. The replacement for the 370Z. Looks very nice. However the article finishes with this -

The next Z will only be marketed in the US and Asia, which will be hugely disappointing news to fans in the UK and further afield eagerly awaiting another Nissan sports car. The official explanation is much as you would expect: “A shrinking European sports cars market and specific regulations on emissions mean that Nissan was unable to build a viable business case for the introduction of the production version of the next generation Z-car in Europe.”

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An intended consequence of the rules perhaps?

The unintended consequence of course could be cars that are even worse for the environment than the ones they replace.

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I’ve always had a soft spot for the Nissan “Z” cars, :heart: preferred them to the equivalent Audi TT’s. :-1:

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