Me And My Car: The only two Nissan Figaros in S'pore are owned by sisters

Lina Yew and her sister Yew Lei May (right) posing with their respective Nissan Figaro. PHOTO: SHREEJIT CHANGAROTH
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SINGAPORE - Why Nissan Motor picked the name of a fictitious 18th-century Spanish barber for its little retro 2+2 seater is a mystery. The Figaro has nothing to do with the Italian opera bearing its name.

But to two sisters, who each own one, the Nissan semi-convertible is no less larger than life.

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