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Ding a DING DONG!!
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Not a Pop - tthe "Pop" is a Ford Popular while the car you've shot is an Austin. I think it's a 7.
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That looks awfully like a NSU Ro80, which my brother-in-law described as the worst car he'd ever driven.
It was a company car and he claimed to have sent it back to the transport manager on a trailer, after the third time it stranded him half-way to important meetings!
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Hi, experiences may vary, as they say. I never owned a Ro 80, so I can only state the general opinion of this car.
It was conceptually avantgarde. However, the Wankel engine had gasket problems, which made it unreliable.
The Ro 80 led to the downturn of the NSU company. Which was and is a pity, because they made very good cars such the Prinz TTs ...
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Yep company car driven like a company car. Wankel engine was a great concept and even now Mazda can't get acceptance for the engine. Once NSU had got to the bottom of the problem it was curtains for the company.
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It seems that very few potential customers held that opinion.
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Hi, the Ro 80 got a reputation for unreliability, which was widely publicized in the automotive press, which was heavily influenced by the major car manufacturers.
Nowadays fuel economy and resale value seem to make the Wankel MAZDAs less attractive. My brother in law thought about the MAZDA Wankel but bought an AUDI TT ... --
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Still getting used to the T70 but here is a Mini Clubman estate in Denbigh a few weeks back
