Die-Hard Daihatsu Fan Buys Entire Line-Up in Less Than 3 Years
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Die-Hard Daihatsu Fan Buys Entire Line-Up in Less Than 3 Years


Quite possibly one of the biggest fans of the Japanese carmaker, John MacKay from Axminster in the UK has managed to buy all four models of Daihatsu’s current line-up in two and-a-half years. It all started when MacKay and his wife came to pick up their new Copen Vivid roadster from a Daihatsu dealer – the couple not only left with the Copen but they also placed an order for the Sirion.

One and half years later, the Daihatsu loving duo replaced their Copen with a new Terios while in April 2007, they brought yet another Sirion – no word what happened to the other one. Finally, in March 2008, following his retirement from the army, MacKay purchased his latest model, the Scion-esque Materia. What a party animal….





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