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Old 07-27-2011, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by bloodzombie
If it's not cheap, I think it will only sell to a fringe group of environmentalists who live in a city and have disposable money.

I would consider something like this for the right price if it is somehow fun to drive. I realize it's not a rocket and won't have sports-car driving dynamics, but some cars are just fun to drive, like old VW buses. If the top was removeable, that might help me be interested.
I'm sure it will be fun to drive, albeit slow. Fully independent suspension, central cabin seating position, wheels at the edges, low center of gravity, and best of all designed by Gordon Murray.
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Originally Posted by MaxGeek
The door design seems unnecessary and possibly a safety hazard if it rolls or tips over.
I'm sure there's some sort of safety mechanism built in to prevent the doors from opening. The windows look big enough to be used for escape in the event of a roll over.

This thing looks pretty cool, but I wouldn't be able to have a car like this as my only vehicle. What if I need to haul something? My weekly grocery trip might be too much for this car.
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Originally Posted by vividracing.com
.... My weekly grocery trip might be too much for this car.
Dang how much do you eat?
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Not sure why the storage capacity is such a wide range but the lowest number, 190 liters, is still about 30% more than a Goldwing's top case & bags combined. It really depends on how it is laid out whether it'd suffice for a Costco run or not.
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Originally Posted by OH FO SHO
Those 3 people better be really good friends. And if they're not, they will be by the end of the trip.
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Those 3 people better be really good friends. And if they're not, they will be by the end of the trip.
Seriously. You don't volunteer to drive your boss to lunch if this is your car.
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Those aren't full-sized people. They're a pair of trunk monkeys. Or some The Matrix-style backup batteries.
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