My grandfather had a '75 or '76. A total rustbucket. Every year or two, he would staple/rivet new steel plates onto the bottom of the car (the part that runs under the door opening and along the side) then paint it black. Since the car was yellow, it made it look like a bee. He later traded "up" (if you can call it that) to the 210. I never felt it had the same personality.
Cars back in the day were easier to understand mechanically than today's electronically-complicated , boring fiber-glass pieces of shit! I used to enjoy Saturday afternoons working under the hood of my father's '74 Dodge Dart and '85 Reliant K , my '78 DATSUN hatchback, '86 Honda Civic , '89 Plymouth Sundance and '90 Plymouth Acclaim. Nowadays, with my 2006 Hyundai Accent, the ONLY THING I'm able to (or DARE ) do "under the hood" is check the oil dipstick!! God how I miss the old days....:-)
@Manimal347 Low 20s? I highly doubt it - modern EPA ratings would be lower, yes, but I would think 26-28 city and 32-34 mpg highway would be about right. Like most Jap. cars in the '70s, Datsuns were light with none of heavy safety equipment required today. No airbags, front protection, side protection, etc. & as a result, smaller engines, struts, suspension, gearbox, etc. And the EPA often tested out the cars with the least options, in this case probably a model without air conditioning.
They were good cars, but they had almost no rust protection.
Dad had a 1982 210 wagon from 1988-97. Took us on many a family trip and the engine and transmission were still strong, but when we could see the highway through the floors it was time to say goodbye.
@Threetails Exactly right. I bought a '77 B210 in the late eighties when I started college and the thing ran like a champ, but the body was rusting away. By the time I had it junked it literally had no floor on the passenger side....I used to lay out a piece of sheet metal but if it rained hard or snowed the front tires would shoot the rain or snow right into the car. I used to wear a hooded raincoat in the car !
I averaged 43mpg on a road trip. with a 4 speed! the European 120y(1.2litre version) with a five speed could get into the 50's
vagrantr 1 month ago
41 to the gallon! forget the prius bring back the b210!!! lol
j1mbOZ31 3 months ago
I remember 4 of us in one of these cars, and a big hill. We just barely made it up. But we were young and high so it was really funny.
bigboy45454545 3 months ago
My grandfather had a '75 or '76. A total rustbucket. Every year or two, he would staple/rivet new steel plates onto the bottom of the car (the part that runs under the door opening and along the side) then paint it black. Since the car was yellow, it made it look like a bee. He later traded "up" (if you can call it that) to the 210. I never felt it had the same personality.
MaestroTJS 4 months ago
Cars back in the day were easier to understand mechanically than today's electronically-complicated , boring fiber-glass pieces of shit! I used to enjoy Saturday afternoons working under the hood of my father's '74 Dodge Dart and '85 Reliant K , my '78 DATSUN hatchback, '86 Honda Civic , '89 Plymouth Sundance and '90 Plymouth Acclaim. Nowadays, with my 2006 Hyundai Accent, the ONLY THING I'm able to (or DARE ) do "under the hood" is check the oil dipstick!! God how I miss the old days....:-)
ursa41 5 months ago
is it real? very high gas mileage...
TheDatsunb210 10 months ago
@TheDatsunb210
No. Not at all. That was EPA milage, circa '75, for highway driving. Today, I bet the EPA would place it in the low twenties.
Manimal347 8 months ago
@Manimal347 Low 20s? I highly doubt it - modern EPA ratings would be lower, yes, but I would think 26-28 city and 32-34 mpg highway would be about right. Like most Jap. cars in the '70s, Datsuns were light with none of heavy safety equipment required today. No airbags, front protection, side protection, etc. & as a result, smaller engines, struts, suspension, gearbox, etc. And the EPA often tested out the cars with the least options, in this case probably a model without air conditioning.
RoadCone411 7 months ago
They were good cars, but they had almost no rust protection.
Dad had a 1982 210 wagon from 1988-97. Took us on many a family trip and the engine and transmission were still strong, but when we could see the highway through the floors it was time to say goodbye.
Threetails 10 months ago
@Threetails Exactly right. I bought a '77 B210 in the late eighties when I started college and the thing ran like a champ, but the body was rusting away. By the time I had it junked it literally had no floor on the passenger side....I used to lay out a piece of sheet metal but if it rained hard or snowed the front tires would shoot the rain or snow right into the car. I used to wear a hooded raincoat in the car !
guyinfl99 10 months ago
My folks bought a yellow hatchback brand new in 1975 when I was almost 5. The car lasted 18 years and I learned to drive in it.
70Kenny 1 year ago
awesome!
FormulaDGoSpeedGo 1 year ago
owned a fastback. for about a year in the early 80s .... Sold it because of really bad electrical problems..
ignatzRat 1 year ago
His only complaint about the car is that it's too small to molest children in.
mercoid 1 year ago 7
Nice, I have a 1976 2 door sedan they are so relaible.
Ra3yDatsun 1 year ago 5
@Ra3yDatsun That is because they are Japanese made! hehe :) Oops, hope it's OK to say that! :)
tall32guy 1 year ago
nice wheels
subzero92MK 1 year ago
i owned a 4 doored one!!!!
hochiongiap 1 year ago
LOL, awful commercial...
CDTbossy 2 years ago