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    Image of AclockWorkApple AclockWorkApple
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales

    I dunno...It looks a little short on the frontal lobes. #nissanmicra
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/20/09

    @AclockWorkApple: So it'll sell big here. #nissanmicra
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales
    I rented one in Spain two weeks ago. Not bad...as much space as a Mini and two more doors. Made short work of tiny villages in the Pyrenees, but it's no Honda Fit. The 1.2 did grab 140 km/h before I lost nerve. I tried burning two tanks of gas over five days but came up far short. #nissanmicra
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales

    Hmmm...so it's either the optional brakes or this car....interesting decision to make. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/20/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Those brakes would look really good in your garage. #nissanmicra
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales

    Is it me or does the rear end of the Nissan Micra look like the rear end of a London cab? Sorta like a miniature version? #nissanmicra
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    Image of homeslice60148 homeslice60148
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales

    The only way I am getting this is if I can trade in my super-testosterone filled first gen Miata for this model! i do own a Miata, but even I am not secure enough to get one. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales
    I can't wait to see them make this into a three-box sedan/coupe. Come on, Nissan, you know you're thinking about it. This is America, after all. #nissanmicra
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales
    C'mon 3-cylinder Diesel!

    While I love to own/drive luxury land-yachts, I'm all for a small commuter car.

    Make sure it has comfy seats, decent sound-deadening, and a good sound system, and I'm there. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales
    Go ahead, see what happens when folks cross shop this against a Smart. #nissanmicra
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    10/20/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I'm betting the Smart loses. Bad. #nissanmicra
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    Image of speakerboy speakerboy
    10/20/09

    @beercheck: Especially with that awful automatic trans the smart has. Just atrocious. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    10/20/09

    @speakerboy: Having driven a smart, I have to say, the transmission is extremely goofy (other than that, from the inside, it isn't that odd a vehicle -- it's like driving just the cab of a small pickup truck). I kept downshifting when I wanted to go from 1st to 2nd, because the motion was backwards. I do not recommend driving in automatic mode, unless you happen to be a mechanical bull enthusiast. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Zadkiel Zadkiel
    10/20/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.:

    Not to mention the smart requires the higher priced Premium fuel as opposed to Regular. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    10/20/09

    @Zadkiel: true, that's pretty goofy. The problem with the smart is that it's made from a whole bunch of compromises, really. It's expensive and impractical for pretty much anyone who isn't a city dweller that absolutely cannot live without a car.

    In a way that's an anathema to Jalopnik, I rather like it (plus, it scores surprisingly high on the 'How Jalopnik is your Car' metric), because it's so unabashedly weird. If a used one turned up real cheap next time I'm in the market for a car, I'd seriously consider it. I could actually live with it, all things considered. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales
    The only way I can see a U.S. market for this car is as a commute-vehicle inside the Nordstrom's parking lot... #nissanmicra
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales
    Micrachu, I choose you! #nissanmicra
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    10/20/09

    @Scandinavian Flick: Ash approves of this comment. #nissanmicra
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    10/20/09

    In reply to Nissan Planning Next Micra For US Sales

    epic loop #nissanmicra
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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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    Image of skierpage skierpage
    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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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/13/09

    @skierpage: Yes! The S-Cargo proves the Japanese are just better at naming things.
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    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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    Image of clinto clinto
    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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