Author Topic: SOLVED - What car #475 - 1989 Chevrolet Diplomata Caravan (Read 1885 times)

@re · « **on:** October 22, 2008, 07:05:01 PM »

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Joao Gois · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2008, 06:04:06 AM »

Austin?

@re · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2008, 02:01:36 PM »

No, it's not.

Anton · « **Reply #3 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:53:33 PM »

Holden?

@re · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2008, 06:37:18 AM »

Not a Holden.

Anton · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2008, 07:04:09 AM »

Aussie Ford, maybe?

@re · « **Reply #6 on:** November 17, 2008, 07:08:15 AM »

Not Australian. But apart from that, you might be onto something.

fnqvmuch · « **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2008, 09:20:55 AM »

brazilian cortina

@re · « **Reply #8 on:** November 17, 2008, 10:54:05 AM »

I see that I've mixed up here. I trusted my short term memory instead of checking it up. It's not a Ford at all!

fnqvmuch · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2008, 10:18:09 AM »

chevrolet caravan

@re · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2008, 06:46:34 PM »

Chevrolet, yes. But the model designation is not "Caravan".

Katia Farias · « **Reply #11 on:** November 29, 2008, 08:17:50 PM »

Its a Chevrolet Caravan diplomata 4.1, I know because my father-in-law had one.

@re · « **Reply #12 on:** November 30, 2008, 07:47:09 AM »

That is correct! You have been awarded your first point - and welcome to AutoPuzzles, Katia!

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #13 on:** November 30, 2008, 08:14:28 AM »

Welcome to AutoPuzzles, Katia! Are you a friend of jotage21?

jotage21 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 01, 2008, 05:54:07 AM »

She´s my girlfriend, and my father was the owner of this car

fnqvmuch · « **Reply #15 on:** December 01, 2008, 07:54:17 AM »

I see that I've mixed up here. I trusted my short term memory instead of checking it up. It's not a chevrolet caravan at all!

@re · « **Reply #16 on:** December 01, 2008, 09:13:57 AM »

Quote from: fnqvmuch on December 01, 2008, 07:54:17 AM

I see that I've mixed up here. I trusted my short term memory instead of checking it up. It's not a chevrolet caravan at all!

Was that ironic?

fnqvmuch · « **Reply #17 on:** December 01, 2008, 11:22:42 AM »

obviously the same body depending on year, mechanical configuration, etc can have any number of names and i of course defer to those with firsthand experience of that company and market; for all i know diplomata denotes the model, year, spec or trim level and caravan is merely analogous to station-wagon, estate or break.
however, other more arbitrary results are, i fear, taking away from the enjoyable spirit of the game for me - is it knowing what is meant by an answer and near enough is good enough, or absolute taxonomic accuracy ?
i hope a sharing of knowledge and a useful database can be achieved and would like to contribute, so forgive me - no, it wasn't ironic, just childish.
steven

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #18 on:** December 01, 2008, 03:16:29 PM »

Quote from: jotage21 on December 01, 2008, 05:54:07 AM

She´s my girlfriend, and my father was the owner of this car

I had a feeling about you two...

jotage21 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 01, 2008, 03:27:17 PM »

But I think that it´ll be the first and last point of her, she doesn´t know any car outside the family cars (and the Sorrento I indicated her the book of my collection where she could find the picture...and didn´t get the point)

@re · « **Reply #20 on:** December 01, 2008, 07:19:57 PM »

Quote from: fnqvmuch on December 01, 2008, 11:22:42 AM

obviously the same body depending on year, mechanical configuration, etc can have any number of names and i of course defer to those with firsthand experience of that company and market; for all i know diplomata denotes the model, year, spec or trim level and caravan is merely analogous to station-wagon, estate or break.
however, other more arbitrary results are, i fear, taking away from the enjoyable spirit of the game for me - is it knowing what is meant by an answer and near enough is good enough, or absolute taxonomic accuracy ?
i hope a sharing of knowledge and a useful database can be achieved and would like to contribute, so forgive me - no, it wasn't ironic, just childish.
steven

I didn't ask because I thought it was inappropriate of you, I asked because I honestly didn't understand what you meant. I can see from the pictures that it seems to have been known also simply as the Caravan, but I knew it under the more descriptive name of Diplomata Caravan - more descriptive because there was a Diplomata sedan as well, and Caravan is a well-known name for any station wagon. So I assumed that the more correct name of the two would be Diplomata Caravan - I also thought that "chevrolet caravan" sounded a bit like just something off the top of your head and not a serious guess - like "brazilian cortina" which is, at best, a very inaccurate description of a car. Now I know it was a serious guess, and as you have provided proof that you were right, I have awarded you with a point for your answer as well. And hereby you have earned your first point - congratulations!

Katia Farias · « **Reply #21 on:** December 02, 2008, 03:29:48 PM »

Quote from: jotage21 on December 01, 2008, 03:27:17 PM

But I think that it´ll be the first and last point of her, she doesn´t know any car outside the family cars (and the Sorrento I indicated her the book of my collection where she could find the picture...and didn´t get the point)

He says I do not understand anything about car because he get afraid of I surpass him !!!!! Men are all equal, not bear to see a woman winning!

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #22 on:** December 02, 2008, 03:49:33 PM »

Bring it on!

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Author Topic: SOLVED - What car #475 - 1989 Chevrolet Diplomata Caravan (Read 1885 times)