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    Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"

    2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive

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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    03/07/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    I'd start defending the Cube's styling (love it), but I wouldn't be able to convince someone to like it. I also wouldn't want to. To each their own.


    The line about stability control pisses me off, though. I'm being nannied enough as it is, thank you very much.

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    03/07/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    "Racoons for everybody." says it all. Well written article. Thanks for the link, Ray. I'll have to watch for more Dan Neil. I like his style.


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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/06/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    There was one in my driveway this past weekend.


    Given the existence of the 1st gen xB, the Cube comes off like the second guy at your Halloween party in a kid's Spongebob Squarepants costume.

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    Image of Turkina Turkina
    03/06/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    Oh yes, let's let the electronic nannies drive for us. Stability control fools people into ignoring the 'Oh Sh!t' zone while driving. His kid would be better off in a rain soaked empty parking lot learning how to control his car in emergency situations. Like most of us Jalops.


    After his kid is done with his first stability controlled car, what has he learned about car control? Nothing. Way to go, overprotective parent!

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/06/09

    @Turkina: Rain? Rain?! Snow. Ice. Slush.
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    Image of Turkina Turkina
    03/07/09

    @Foozy Ploosh Room: Well yes, but I'm considering that the author probably lives near LA, and the only slick surfaces they see are when it rains, and 3 months of oil leak buildup on the roads float up.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/07/09

    @Turkina: True, I just enjoy giving folks from warmer climates a hard time.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/06/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    "I would never let my new driver on the road without stability control. Seriously."


    Superdickery alert!


    I'll keep my steel-and-black-plastic tank, thank you. No stability control, no traction control, no ABS, no airbags... no goddamn problem. Oh, and it's even RWD, Dan. And hippies still love it!


    Okay, hippies used to love it.

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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    03/06/09

    @Foozy Ploosh Room: no no, they still love your vw bug.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/06/09

    @the artist formerly known as dolo54: True, when I said "tank", I didn't specify... I guess you thought I meant "repurposed water tank".
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    Image of deftonesboy360 deftonesboy360
    03/06/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    I HATE THESE ONE LINE BLURBS! Give me a real article, or a least a summery of the linked article. Dont be so lazy.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/06/09

    @deftonesboy360: Why would Ray want to copy and past someone else's work in its entirety? He put the quote he found to be funny and then provided a link to the original article by the original author on the original site that will appreciate the increase in its hitcount.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/06/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: past=paste.


    If I'm going to get all up in someone's shit I might as well learn me some spellings.

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    03/06/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: It's alright. His summery excuses your past.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    03/06/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    A box of fail is more like it.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/06/09

    In reply to Dan Neil Calls Nissan Cube "An Air-Hating Box Of Ugly"
    I liked the line, "Nissan Motor Co. says the design was inspired by a 'bulldog in sunglasses.' My question: Which end is wearing the sunglasses?"


    So this is their inspiration? I don't see it. Bulldogs are cuter than this boxabomination.


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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/06/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star:
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/06/09

    @Foozy Ploosh Room: Ah, maybe that was what they were looking at. 'Splains a lot.
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    Image of avanti5010 avanti5010
    02/28/09

    In reply to 2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive
    Why are all you guys bowing down to this writer's opinion? Who the hell is he? Go see the car yourself and make your own judgement, not one from the stooge who wrote the article.


    What a bunch of lemmings.

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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/01/09

    @avanti5010: Welcome to Jalopnik, I'm Wes, the road test editor. You can see all of our car reviews by selecting "Jalopnik Reviews" in the "Display" pull down menu at the top of the page or here's and easy link:

    [jalopnik.com]


    While we encourage people to form their own opinions about cars, not everyone has the opportunity to evaluate everything on the market. We're trying to help point them in the right direction and create a greater understanding of which cars are worth considering and why. Plus, we're all car nerds here and like to keep tabs on how new cars perform.


    We lack a lot of the traditional biases of manufacturer-sponsored car magazines and sycophantic industry kiss asses. Sometimes that results in a negative review, but never if the car doesn't deserve it.

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    Image of mzs mzs
    03/02/09

    @Wes Siler: Why did you even respond to that joker. Wes have you driven a Versa? If so could you say how braking is compared to the Versa. The rear of the Versa wanted to break loose even in a straight line. Also I gave-up on the two cone test (simulating pedestrian and then oncoming car - I use parking lines in an empty parking lot) after the first turn since it was so scary. It felt like I was going to roll if I attempted the correction. This was at under 25 MPH.
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/02/09

    @mzs: I didn't get the chance to do anything like that unfortunately, only had the car for a couple of hours. It didn't at any time feel wayward under braking, cornering or anything, just crappy.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    02/28/09

    In reply to 2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive
    You'll see them on the freeway,
    it won't look like a lot of fun.
    But don't you try to fight it,
    an idea who's time has come.


    Don't tell me that I'm crazy,
    don't tell me I'm on the dube.
    Take it from me,
    it's hip to be Cube.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    02/27/09

    In reply to 2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive
    This car will find a niche. We, as Jalops, put performance above style for the most part. For all the crap we say about BMW styling, I don't know if there is anyone among us who would turn down a current-gen M3. And then hoon the shit out of it.


    Unfortunately, not everyone is like that. As evidenced by Toyota sales and jmagay. These people look for reliability and economy above all else. The Cube gives them that, and a little bit of style to go with it. Call it adherent anarchy. These people will think they are so cool because their car doesn't look like everything else on their cul de sac, but still gets good mileage and is from a reliable Japanese carmaker.


    Personally, you wouldn't catch me in one of these unless I was forced into one by Hertz.

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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    02/27/09

    In reply to 2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive
    This needs to be removed from Nissan's NA lineup immediately.


    With a coat hanger.

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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    02/27/09

    @Cognitive Friction: Maybe we could just get Europe to adopt it?
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    02/27/09

    @OldeEnglishD: Or Madonna.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    02/27/09

    In reply to 2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive
    I nominate this thread for COTD.
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    02/27/09

    In reply to 2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive
    Wasn't there an old design rule about not having four-spoke rims?


    Ion broke the rule. So did CRX. This is the third one I can think of.

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    Image of Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it
    02/27/09

    In reply to 2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive
    Hey, I drove 3 of em already and I like it. I think it is far superior to the current xB and for the money is hard to beat. But just my opinion.
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