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Fri Dec 4
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    This is gonna look bitchin' with some 22" rims on it, yo....

    /tread-to-tread wheelbase = 2 inches
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    that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    I fixed it.
     Reply
    FrankGrimes was starred FrankGrimes was unstarred
    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    12/03/09

    @FrankGrimes: I'm turning you in to Jerry Lewis's intellectual property lawyers.
     Reply
    snapoversteer 'bout to get told was starred snapoversteer 'bout to get told was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    Sell a version equipped with a high-end stereo, and call it the Roox E Music:

    "There's a new sensation
    A fabulous creation
    A danceable solution
    To teenage revolution"
     Reply
    tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred
    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    They're that small because they poop...a LOT.
     Reply
    bmoreDLJ was starred bmoreDLJ was unstarred
    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    12/03/09

    @bmoreDLJ: Please clarify...you talking quantity or frequency?
     Reply
    GreenN_Gold was starred GreenN_Gold was unstarred
    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    I wonder if these could put a chink in the sales figures of big SUVs in the states. Might make a good little city car for running inscrutable errands during the salaryman week. Then on the weekend you escape your internment to zip off with a horde of friends to hit the slopes with divine winds nipping at your heels.

    Please don't ban me; I'm already going to hell.
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    snapoversteer 'bout to get told was starred snapoversteer 'bout to get told was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    12/03/09

    @snapoversteer 'bout to get told: Ban? If you didn't already have a star that would be promoted!
     Reply
    Ben Wojdyla was starred Ben Wojdyla was unstarred
    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    Two trimlines:
    Serious Anime
    Surprised Anime

    Random beads of flying sweat cost extra (vinyl decals).
     Reply
    Ash78, cube farmer was starred Ash78, cube farmer was unstarred
    Image of twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight) twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight)
    12/03/09

    @Ash78, cube farmer: Tsundere Option Package - Navigation acts all haughty, voiced by Rie Kugemiya, constantly calls you "Baka".

    Yandere Option Package - Inner door handles have blades on them, preventing exit from car. Really comfortable massaging chairs. Navigation system constantly calls you "Onii-chan", voiced by Rie Tanaka.
     Reply
    Ash78, cube farmer promoted this comment Edited by twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight) at 12/03/09 11:34 AM twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight) was starred twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight) was unstarred
    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/03/09

    @twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight): And every button and switch provides audio feedback that sounds like someone pinching a loaf (male) or executing a tennis serve (female).
     Reply
    Ash78, cube farmer was starred Ash78, cube farmer was unstarred
    Image of twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight) twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight)
    12/03/09

    @Ash78, cube farmer: God help us if those cars start having discussions about their "powerlevels" while their drivers presses all their buttons.
     Reply
    twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight) was starred twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight) was unstarred
    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    12/03/09

    @Ash78, cube farmer: I was thinking more along the lines of this.
     Reply
    Leeeeena the Jalopchick was starred Leeeeena the Jalopchick was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    Nice box. This Gaijin prefers the round-eye.
     Reply
    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was starred Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was unstarred
    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/03/09

    In reply to Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...
    Roox kinda goofy in either guise.
     Reply
    smalleyxb122 was starred smalleyxb122 was unstarred
    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    12/03/09

    @smalleyxb122: Roox rike a rittoh Quest.
     Reply
    GreenN_Gold was starred GreenN_Gold was unstarred
    Image of Spinnetti Spinnetti
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    How does this get legally driven in the US?
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    Spinnetti was starred Spinnetti was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    @Spinnetti: With a Canadian registration.
     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Overpriced + not legal in America + shady seller = Booth Number Two
     Reply
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Dang. It's like a really cute critter but it's a special breed and so the owner wants a couple of grand for it--or in this case, twelve grand.

    Might be worth it to someone but you could get lots of other cool stuff instead for that money!
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of junkman junkman
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    At less than $10k, I would buy this for my daughter instantly. It's cute, economical and the intrigue of international smuggling excites me.
     Reply
    junkman was starred junkman was unstarred
    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    Crack pipe because of the potential prison time. It's a Federal felony for ordinary individuals to be in possession of car without a legal VIN. Hence the bogus 1964 obfuscation.
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    Tanshanomi was starred Tanshanomi was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    @Tanshanomi: Can you document that assertion? I ask because I'm pretty sure simply owning the car is not a crime, but attempting to fraudulently title it for road use is.
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/11/09

    @Mike the Dog: Technically, it is the purchase (even without intent or knowledge) of the car, or "possession with the intent to sell" that are the felonies. Altering or falsifying the VIN is also a felony.

    So, if you can somehow come to own a car that you never bought, and never intend to sell, and never license, register or insure, yea, that's legal.


    Except that in my state (Missouri), the possession itself is against state law (as it is in many other states).


    Trust me, it once took me $2500 and a year in court to get a state-issued VIN.

     Reply
    Tanshanomi was starred Tanshanomi was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    @Tanshanomi: As i said before, can you back that up with some documentation? A link to the relevant section of the federal code would suffice. I can't help but think that these statements apply to a vehicle on which the VIN has been altered or obliterated. Otherwise our friend Mr. Imhoff would have risking arrest when he tried to get a VIN for his Basementghini.
     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    A little research shows that the seller is indeed Canadian, and the cars are (allegedly) in Niagara Falls, New York (but he has a negative feedback which indicates that he's not above lying about the item's location). Something stinks about this set-up and I don't think it's the dog poo on the carpet. The fact that the seller has changed his User ID 4 times since 2001 is also a bit of a red flag.


    Here's the feedback exchange:


    Feedback: "BUYERBEWAREstates car is in florida but really in canada BUYERBEWARE"


    Response: "MALICIOUS BUYER SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THE CAR SO AS TO LEAVE ME NEGATIVE FEEDBACK!"


    That doesn't look like the response of an honest, innocent seller who has been wronged, does it?

     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    06/11/09

    @Mike the Dog: Sounds like a fruitcake. There's no way I'd buy anything of real value from a seller with those kind of comments. May take a chance on a 20 dollar part but no friggin $12K.
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    mytdawg was starred mytdawg was unstarred
    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    06/11/09

    In reply to “1964” Nissan Figaro for $11,900!
    It's cute as hell but too pricey and kind of sketchy and too much isn't "included". I'll pass (the pipe).
     Reply
    mytdawg was starred mytdawg was unstarred
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