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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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I was searching around for an Honda S600 and came across this. It's an Honda Beat, didn't know that Honda built it ?????
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE-HONDA-...1QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:03 AM
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yup they did
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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Yup. The 3 cylinder turbo engine was shared with the gull-winged mid-engined Mazda (MZ-1, AZ-1 or something like that). I drove the Mazda at a track day it was a bit gutless but a fun thing to drive nonetheless (a supercharged Toyota MR2 Mk 1 would still beat it). I
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Apparently the page has been removed.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Slamnasty,Jun 15 2006, 04:01 PM
Apparently the page has been removed.
Apparently you cannot link to it directly and you have to go to the http://www.motors.ebay.com/ site and enter "Honda Beat" in the search. It will show up.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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welcome to 1993.

yes its a pretty cool little car.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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extremely cool little car that was very wacky for normally staid honda.
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 05:12 AM
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holy huge fonts batman
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 08:54 AM
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I wonder why the seller/importer thought the Beat was from the 1980s. It was manufactured by Honda from 1990 to 1994. Great little car.



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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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haven't played gran turismo have you?
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