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[thebitterguy]

I am not a car guy. I do not seek power, beauty, or even style. I seek simply efficiency.

And thanks to those charming bastards in Germany, I think I've found it.

Comments

[maliszew.livejournal.com]

You frighten me sometimes.

[thebitterguy]

Why? Affordable car, good gas efficiency, gets me to the office and back? Zoom Zoom indeed, don't cha know?

[maliszew.livejournal.com]

But it's so . . . I dare not use the word in someone else's comments. This is not the car of a straight man, let us say.

Gay?

[thebitterguy]

Nay, James. My sexual identity is determined by who I love (and the whole 'sexual attraction' thing, too).

This is just an attractive commuting option. One I will refer to as 'she'.

Re: Gay?

[maliszew.livejournal.com]

It's your life.

Re: Gay?

[thebitterguy]

It IS technically an American car. Does that make it okay?

Re: Gay?

[maliszew.livejournal.com]

Nope.

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Wow. Those are really cute. Too damn bad I'd have to sell off my kids in order to make it useful. Sigh.

[thebitterguy]

It is being considered not as the 'family car' (that will remain our ever spacious Civic), but as a commuting vehicle.

I'd heard tell of an electric vehicle a few years back that was similar, but nothing ever came of it.

[anidada.livejournal.com]

Eh. I'd like to see one of those things handle a typical trip to IKEA or Home Depot (and as you know, it isn't as if we drive a tank...). Also, I can't imagine driving that thing on the 401. No, that's a lie, I can, and it scares me.

Mind you, considering that I nearly fell over this afternoon when the gas pump finally shut off and the numbers stopped whipping by at lightspeed... :P Also, they really are cute. And they'd be easy to park.

[thebitterguy]

I wouldn't really drive it to Ikea (Because I wouldn't GO to Ikea! Snap!) or Home Depot. It's more for the commute, ya see. It's my Jetson-mobile.

[anidada.livejournal.com]

I guess you don't have to drive on too many major highways to get from home to work? (Or, you're just brave, of course...)

[thebitterguy]

The 401 will be my artery of choice. I suppose this simply makes me very, very brave?

The description lists an impressive array of safety features.

I predict it will be the Mini of the '05 model year.

[gurudata.livejournal.com]

Hiho,

I'm with you entirely. I'm commuting Mississauga-Scarborough-back every day. A car like this would be perfect for that.

Once you're down to Corolla level, it's not as if anything can be carried in your car anyway. Might as well go smaller, and rent/borrow vans when you need to lug stuff.

Cu,
Andrew