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    The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool

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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    There's one of these floating around LA, and I talked to the owner at an event a few years ago. He said he'd seen the car in Japan, and just had to have one, so when they started showing up at the Canadian Kei-car importer, he grabbed one up.


    It's very nice in person, and much better looking than its platform mate-the S-Cargo:


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    05/13/09

    Anyone who thinks the Figaro is fugly has no clue. It's a fantastic homage, way better than the Thunderbird


    @Graverobber: The Nissan S-Cargo is immortal for its three-way pun. There's an S-Cargo delivering espresso machines near me:



    Note the escargot on the dash. Ha-ha.

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    05/13/09

    @skierpage: Yes! The S-Cargo proves the Japanese are just better at naming things.
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    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    It has aged surprisingly well, unlike the thunderbird or PT cruiser, probably because it isn't mimicking a previous generation, but just retro per se.
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    Image of rattlecan rattlecan
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    This car isn't retro- it defined the idea of retro. It was the car that brought in the whole idea to look into the past (or an image of the past) in order to enhance a car brand. It came out in '88. In '88, ford almost replaced the Mustang with the Probe, the 2nd generation Ram pickup didn't come until '94 -and so on- up until today with the Mustang/Camaro/Challangers that we have now.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    05/13/09

    @rattlecan:


    Exactly right, well said. The Figaro established and defined what the modern retro auto design movement is today. It uses a wide variety of design themes without apeing a particular theme.


    All were produced in those pastel colors; there are no red or metallic black or PM yellow ones unless an owner did a respray.


    I'm very secure in my hetero manhood but I'd love to own a Figaro. Everything else has a veneer of fake to it, somehow the Figaro feels authentic, even in its unauthenticity.

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    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    That's so cool!!!!!! I'd love to have one of those.
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    Image of Steve Neill Steve Neill
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    This car is a cutey, and is very popular in Canada. Although you have to question our taste... we also like Lumberjackets and thick Lager Beer.
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    05/13/09

    @Steve Neill: Yes, but you also produced Sloan, Kids in The Hall and Dearthair. That's almost enough to overlook Bryan Adams. Almost.
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    05/13/09

    @SCROGGS!!: We can't forget Celine Dion too. Between her and Brian Adams, not even producting Dearthair can make me overlook both.


    @Steve Neill: Actually, I really like dark lager beer...if it's made in Europe.

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    05/13/09

    @SCROGGS!!: And POLAЯ.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    05/13/09

    @SCROGGS!!: You're a sweetie. That's one of the nicest things I've heard in a while. Which might say more about the people I associate with... but still, c'mere big guy, gimme a hug.


    @Hung Wei Lo in my Dodge Nitro: If it's any consolation, we don't like Celine Dion one bit either. That's why we shipped her off to Vegas as soon as we could. As we all know, Vegas is kinda like a storage facility for everything tacky, gaudy and undesirable anywhere else in the world.


    In an effort to make amends, may I recommend you all look up a band called "Wide Mouth Mason". They're fantastic, I've partied with them twice now, they're great guys, and it's just simple, slightly-poppy G-D-B-V rock and roll. Start with their cover of "Superstition", to get a feel for the band.


    As for these cars, I see them probably three or four times a year. Western Canada seems to have quite a few of them, and they can be bought for pretty reasonable prices. I've seriously thought about it... as a potential 'Busa project...

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    05/13/09

    @Hung Wei Lo in my Dodge Nitro: What about Polar?
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    05/13/09

    @Tmsk lks th dsmvwlng mm: Note to self: Read all comments in a thread before posting.
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    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    So that's the car I saw in March...
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    05/13/09

    @FLB: This the March I saw last November.
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    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    So, should we add this to the list of hairdresser's cars?
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    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    The Barber of Savile...Row?
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    05/13/09

    @Ash78: Damn, that's what my obscure reference was to. Are you in my head again? Or am I in yours? How do we know who is in who's head?
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    05/13/09

    @engineerd: You magnificent bastard. I just had to re-read the thread. Well-played and nice timing with the near-simulpost!
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    They're lovely sweet little cars. Not enormously practical or sporty, but cute. They always seem to be in subdued pastel shades. Very surprising when you do see them, and rather faithful to that '50's vibe. What the HHR and PT Cruiser could have been.
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    Image of junkman junkman
    05/13/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Cute is absolutely the word. I would own one but never drive it; it would be solely for my wife and daughters. This car falls into the same category of cars as the current VW Beetle, the original Nissan Pulsar, etc. which only women should be seen driving.
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    05/13/09

    In reply to The Nissan Figaro Treads Fine Line Between Retro and Cool
    Corpulent? Hey now. I'm just tall.
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    Image of jdoubleh jdoubleh
    05/13/09

    @Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: I'm not fat, I'm just... I'm unfit.
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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    05/13/09

    @jdoubleh, aberration roulante: I'm in shape, round is a shape!
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