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Holzarius t1_jdwzyxl wrote

First time seeing a Mazda Pickup truck, looks really odd to me

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NthngToSeeHere t1_jdx1li3 wrote

You've never seen a B series Mazda? They're the same platform as the Ford Ranger for the past 3 or 4 generations.

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TheIndieArmy t1_jdxie46 wrote

They don't sell the B-Series in North America anymore and when they did they were based on the Ford Ranger towards the end, not the other way around like the rest of the world. They were essentially just a rebadged Ford Ranger. Unless someone cared enough to look at the actual badge of the vehicle, they probably just thought it was another Ford.

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Vakama905 t1_jdz7a1d wrote

Yep. I had a coworker with one of those Mazda pickups. The shifter knob said Ford.

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cheez_au t1_jdyrujs wrote

They're actually Isuzus now.

It used to be the Rangers were rebadged Mazdas.

Then the Mazdas were Rangers that Australia developed (and went worldwide).

Now Ford and Mazda are no longer friends. Isuzu is Mazda'a new best friend 🤝

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Holzarius t1_jdyihrq wrote

Nope, I'm living in Germany. There is a slight increase in pickup trucks sales as of late, but you don't see them too often. Ford Ranger is the most popular by the looks of it.

It's always interesting to see new type of cars or models of a certain make. Like the UTE's in Australia, never thought about that type of car before I saw one.

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blchpmnk t1_jdyta3p wrote

It doesn't help that it has mismatched taillights

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One-Hunter6905 t1_jdy1dl1 wrote

I didn't know the people's democracy of NZ had permission to drive trucks anymore.

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