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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 10:24 AM
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bluebird?

does anyone know what kinda car this is a gurl i met online said she drove a Toyota Bluebird......and she could take out my TL any day....what da hell is a bluebird?
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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 11:13 AM
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Can't find a reference to a Toyota Bluebird, only a Nissan Bluebird. It looks like the Japanese version of the Infiniti I30.

Here is a link. Cick here I don't read Japanese.

You sure she doesn't drive a school bus? That Bluebird was my ride in junior high!
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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 11:32 AM
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You sure she doesn't drive a school bus? That Bluebird was my ride in junior high!
ROFLOL!
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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 11:51 AM
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the nissan bluebird is the japanese version of the altima. They also call it the bluebird in australia and other parts of the world.
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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 12:45 PM
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Bluebirds have been around fro a while. It was the Datsun Bluebird, then the Nissan Bluebird. They are like Altimas (only smaller hp) Your online chick must reside outside the US.
Monst countries outside the US pays 'road tax' by the engine size, so the smaller the engine the cheaper to own the car. Most Bluebirds come in a 1.3L (litre) engine, the top-of-the-line comes in a 1.5 liter engine. For an apple to apple comparison, our TL is a 3.2 litre engine.

You can take on a bluebird anyday...
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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 02:17 PM
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Many years ago the 240- 260-280-300 series ZX was known as a Bluebird in Japan.
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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 02:39 PM
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Originally posted by Black2001TL
Many years ago the 240- 260-280-300 series ZX was known as a Bluebird in Japan.

the 240/260/280/300 ZX's were Fairladys not Bluebirds.
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Old Aug 9, 2001 | 03:27 PM
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Not only that.

Prior to 1990, bluebird's body and chassis are US maxima. in 1990 they moved into separate models.

In 1993 the bluebird become Altima in US.
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Old Aug 10, 2001 | 01:21 AM
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Originally posted by 2001TL4KCdude
Bluebirds have been around fro a while. It was the Datsun Bluebird, then the Nissan Bluebird. They are like Altimas (only smaller hp) Your online chick must reside outside the US.
Monst countries outside the US pays 'road tax' by the engine size, so the smaller the engine the cheaper to own the car. Most Bluebirds come in a 1.3L (litre) engine, the top-of-the-line comes in a 1.5 liter engine. For an apple to apple comparison, our TL is a 3.2 litre engine.

You can take on a bluebird anyday...
I don't know much about bluebirds but I can tell youone thing that I'm sure of. The largest engine was/is not a 1.5 liter engine. The largest engine that came in the bluebird was/is Nissan's infamous SR20DET. The same engine as the silvias (j-spec 240sx). I think that the engine puts out a little over 200+ hp at around 7-9 PSI. I believe that the sss was also AWD. Anyone else feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I am almost sure that the bluebird came with the SR20DET.
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Old Aug 10, 2001 | 01:28 AM
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Thanks guys

it turned out to be a nissan after all so i guess she got an altima sumthing....and way to finish this story it so happens that it was a joke and yes she is from another country thanks for all ur help guys...just making sure no one bad mouthing the TL...and about the whole bus thing....thats the first thing that popped into my head when she said "BLUEBIRD"
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Old Aug 10, 2001 | 01:57 AM
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It's there a purple bird????
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