Saipa Automotive Iran
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Saipa Automotive Iran
thinking about the dreaded demise of LHM low pressure return octopus in a Xantia and where to buy a factory replacement, Saipa sprung up as a possibility, I can't help imagining that they might be sitting on shelves in Iran, has anyone looked at this idea to source parts at all? It could be a novel solution perhaps. But some net searching didn't get me far!
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Re: Saipa Automotive Iran
Now that's an interesting thought Steven...
Depends if the Iranian ones are a faithful reproduction of the French version or if they have a substantial 'local' content as say, the French and Slough-built Traction Avant had...
How much is the same on a Pekyan and a Hillman Hunter for instance?
I don't think the Iranians ever made the Activa...
Depends if the Iranian ones are a faithful reproduction of the French version or if they have a substantial 'local' content as say, the French and Slough-built Traction Avant had...
How much is the same on a Pekyan and a Hillman Hunter for instance?
I don't think the Iranians ever made the Activa...
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Re: Saipa Automotive Iran
a trip to iran may be in order
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Be an adventure!chinkostu wrote:a trip to iran may be in order
You're up early this morning Mr. Chinkostu
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Re: Saipa Automotive Iran
Sorry missed your reply! It's a little further away than i'm used to adventuring though
Up very early, sleeping patterns all to pot, and the wife and dog stole most of the bed so i came online
Up very early, sleeping patterns all to pot, and the wife and dog stole most of the bed so i came online
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Good idea!chinkostu wrote: wife and dog stole most of the bed so i came online
My girls used to do the same thing when they were babies No Internet in those days so I used to get up and read the teletext..
That ages me
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by the time I was old enough to understand teletext we got ITVdigital (now freeview!)CitroJim wrote:Good idea!chinkostu wrote: wife and dog stole most of the bed so i came online
My girls used to do the same thing when they were babies No Internet in those days so I used to get up and read the teletext..
That ages me
i grew up in the CD era
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Re: Saipa Automotive Iran
The Persian's were "re-styling" it in 2009
http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/ira ... aipa2.html
funny, Google translate fails
http://www.saipacorp.com/fa/1
http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/ira ... aipa2.html
funny, Google translate fails
http://www.saipacorp.com/fa/1
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That's a new meaning of the word 'style' I was not previously familiar with Alasdair
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Yep, you could say they Mullah'ed it
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Re: Saipa Automotive Iran
Wot! no Burqua?
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old-un77 wrote:Wot! no Burqua?
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Re: Saipa Automotive Iran
phase 2's after 2000 produced according to some light googling. Which means there are parts floating around unless they've been ferreted to the rear if the medina. There's an Itanian guy on Aussiefrogs, I'll suss him out. I could end up with a sedition charge though I guess...
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worry about parts that go around and around quickly
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Re: Saipa Automotive Iran
Yup, the Govt. have now given us the all clear to go to Iran - but t'internet might be easier! In the same way as 2CV parts come from S. America, Renault from Romania & Fiat from Poland (mind you, so did my replacement door mirror!).
As for Pekyans, I'd always understood they were CKD Hunters, so would've had little local content AND the few Iranian Dyanes over here are, as far as I know, are maintained with French parts - or pattern replacements of same - which suggests total interchangeability.
On the other hand, the last Hindustan Ambassadors had very little on common with the original Morris Oxford, beyond the body panels, as by then they'd (amazingly) introduced a "Classic" model that reverted to even more closely resembling the original.
As for Pekyans, I'd always understood they were CKD Hunters, so would've had little local content AND the few Iranian Dyanes over here are, as far as I know, are maintained with French parts - or pattern replacements of same - which suggests total interchangeability.
On the other hand, the last Hindustan Ambassadors had very little on common with the original Morris Oxford, beyond the body panels, as by then they'd (amazingly) introduced a "Classic" model that reverted to even more closely resembling the original.
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