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Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/02/09

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Needs more supercharged four-banger on its side under the floor driving the rear wheels...ness.
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
12/02/09

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I love Toyota's approach to redesigns in the last few years has been "lets make the center section of the car look 100% identical to the old one, while adding chintsy taillights and the most hideous front end possible."

i.e. Camry, Corolla, this.
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MaWeiTao
12/02/09

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Why can't US-bound Japanese minivans look as sleek as the Japanese models they're based on? Why do they all have to look like frumpy, bloated wannabe SUVs?

I see they're going for the Ford and Chrysler approach to forced branding: force the corporate grille onto every vehicle in a way that doesn't suit the car at all. It looks like the car wasn't originally designed for this grille, but management decided the car had to have it.

And what's with that swipe extending from the center console across the left side of the dashboard? It's extremely distracting; it keeps drawing my eye away from the center console. This looks like one of those awkward design compromises, a clumsy union of high design and cost-cutting.
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GreenN_Gold
12/02/09

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Some of it's ok. The front-end treatment is terrible. Needs a different color to get further reaction.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
12/02/09

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If I really want to buy a white van, can I get one of these please?

225hp; 6sp Manual; 0-60: 7.9s; Top Speed: 143mph.

Thanks.
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skaycog
12/02/09

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If I had the need for something like this, I'd get a Ford Flex.
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tekamul
12/02/09

@skaycog was here: If you truly needed one, though, you'd miss the sliding doors.
After the 23rd time junior railed somebody's convertible with a read door, you eat the depreciation for a stigmatic minivan
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skaycog
12/02/09

@tekamul: You might be right about the sliding doors, but since there's no junior, I'd still get a Flex.
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pauljones
12/02/09

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Zip ties: they can fix the floor mats, but they can't fix the ugly.
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lilwillie
12/02/09

@pauljones: I don't know, give me enough of them and I think I can make a van that looks better than this thing.
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Ash78, cube farmer
12/02/09

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Not bad at all. Best revision yet...much more wagony.

Horrible, horrible grille.
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Scandinavian Flick
12/02/09

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Time to slam it to the ground, camber the hell out of some deep dish wheels, slap a Mercedes clip on the front, and hoon the kids to school.
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snapoversteer 'bout to get told
12/02/09

@Scandinavian Flick: Read the press release section on the new sportier SE.

Wes, can you please get yourself a ride in an SE? I'm dying to know what a sporty minivan is like.
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VeeArrrSix
12/02/09

@Scandinavian Flick: Done.
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e30 guy
12/02/09

@snapoversteer 'bout to get told: For those who can't get enough of "unique interior colors and trim."
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k_oss_mrld
12/02/09

@snapoversteer 'bout to get told: Since everything is relative, the pre-'08 Mazda MPV was pretty sporty... for a minivan. The Mazda5 is relatively sporty for a mini-minivan.
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snapoversteer 'bout to get told
12/03/09

@k_oss_mrld: I actually rented a Mazda 5 recently and drove it all over Northern California. It was so far beyond my expectations that I'm now a confirmed fan. If children are ever unfortunate enough to depend on me for transportation, that's top of my list.
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