May 25, 200619 yr Author Geo Metro convertible? Wrong direction, you're getting colder. There's a red one in my neighborhood and I have the fortune of seeing that bucket of plastic fasteners drive by my house every day. Not a Justy either Balthazar. Nor a Cavalier with a really crappy No. 3 spark plug wire. Edited May 25, 200619 yr by Sixty8panther
May 25, 200619 yr Author Not the Sprint, although that is an excellent guess. This car is not as daring & weird as the Sprint. Here's a guess: it was featured in an advertisement with a 1960s VW Microbus van.
May 25, 200619 yr Author Nope. I thought this was going to be a wicked quick one... turns out it's a little bit of a challenge. The fuel tank capacity is about ten and a half gallons give or take and the car has a styling elemsnt that can be found on may classic cars from the 1950s. :wink:
May 25, 200619 yr Chevette? I was going for the 50's styling cue to being a chrome steel bumper. ...but you should be defending it since it has RWD. Edited May 25, 200619 yr by ShadowDog
May 26, 200619 yr Author I'm going to confess that the fact that I stumped so many of you is a little satisfying. I think a lot of you will be saying D'oh! when you hear the answer. Here's another hint: It came in "puke green" as so many people call it. I'd call it more "pea soup green".
May 26, 200619 yr He said odd number of cylinders which eliminates almost everything. I'm guessing either a Japanese three cylinder or European 5 cylinder. Unless it's one of those strange three cylinder SAABs . . . Whoops, somehow I missed that. Hrm, couldn't be the Firefly then. Tri-bangah anyone? I dunno...not the VW Thing? Edited May 26, 200619 yr by ShadowDog
May 26, 200619 yr An old Volvo 850 (or whatever they were, the ones with the 1-5s) or an Acura (was it the Vigor or Legend that had an I-5) or a Ford Mustang GT 5.0 that they thought it would be fun to saw a cylinder off of.
May 26, 200619 yr Author VW Thing has a pancake four. Flybrian got it! Insight, two passanger, three cylinder, super light weight & it has wheel skirts which were in their prime from like 1958 - 1964. I was careful to not reveal the hybrid part of it since that would make it obvious.
May 26, 200619 yr I appreciate what Honda was trying to do with that car - I mean EVERYTHING was engineered for efficiency, including those wheel skirts. However, I think the 2-passenger thing is a bit of a problem. Then again, it doesn't keep many people from buying a Solstice, apparently. I would never buy a 2-passenger car, personally. 4 people in my car is rare, but 3 seems to happen a lot for some reason. Guess I should get a McLaren F1. Seriously though, I think this is one of the few cars I would look at and say, "Should have gotten a Prius instead".
May 26, 200619 yr Author Seriously though, I think this is one of the few cars I would look at and say, "Should have gotten a Prius instead". I disagree buddy... I think the "economical commuter car" approach like the Insight is the way to go. Who here has seen a Prius with more than two passangers? I've never seen it other than in that silly Just Friends movie. You almost always see one or two passangers. The Prius is IMHO stupid and boring... the Insight is something that I'd actaully buy for a commuter car if I lived like 70 miles away from work & had a 500cu.in. powered 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood for a weekend toy. To each his own I suppose.
May 26, 200619 yr I guess if I could have more than one car... It's just something I can't even fathom right now.
May 27, 200619 yr Author I guess if I could have more than one car... It's just something I can't even fathom right now. Agreed... if you need more than 2 passanger capacity then you're not in a position to buy the Insight. I think it's meant to be a 2nd or 3rd car for most people.
May 27, 200619 yr I think it's meant to be a 2nd or 3rd car for most people. Nah Sixty8, that's where you're wrong. The Saturn SKY is meant to be a second or third car in a household!
May 28, 200619 yr Author Nah Sixty8, that's where you're wrong. The Saturn SKY is meant to be a second or third car in a household! In a perfect world, yes. And also the Solstice & Vette.
May 31, 200619 yr I'll Start A new one: This car in base form came with only 2 speakers and even number of cylinders. Plus, the floor mats are said to wear out within a week of this car when it was new.
June 2, 200619 yr Author I'll Start A new one: This car in base form came with only 2 speakers and even number of cylinders. Plus, the floor mats are said to wear out within a week of this car when it was new. 1976 Chevrolet Chevette Scooter?
June 2, 200619 yr nope....hmmmm This car\'s center stack placement has said to be poorly designed and this car looks terrible in white. Also, the seats are very \"limited\" when considering HEAD comfort
June 3, 200619 yr Author My 1997 Pontiac Grand Am had a stainless steel exhaust. But that had a total of 4 speakers. (living large!) I'll guess Geo Tracker ragtop? Give some REAL hints. :wink: Bad floormats... WTF is that?
June 3, 200619 yr k...hmmmm.... This car is no longer in production...ummmm...The steering wheel has two horn buttons on it....and has old fasioned trunk hinges that crush stuff.
June 4, 200619 yr Author Nope...this car was made by the general.... - 1st gen. Saturn SL? - Cavalier base coupe? - Pontiac Firefly Sedan? - Suzuki Eteem? - Pontiac Sunbird base coupe? Nope? Well I'm tired of guessing, enlighten me.
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