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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 04:46 PM
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WOW! Another Mini competitor?

Nissan has confirmed they will be importing the Nissan Cube to the USA. Interesting....Powered by a 1.4l engine. Will compete with the Scion Xb for sure

 
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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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I like the look of that thing. Hopefully they don't destroy it with US bumpers.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 04:59 PM
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That looks cool!

For some reason it makes me think that we should have people delivering milk to our homes in those kinda cars. Hahaha... I don't know..

But hey! it looks great! Look at the rear window, how it continues to the side, that's neat. And the wheels are a neat design. I wonder what bumping stereo system will come with these as the highlight of the car? :-p
 
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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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[QUOTE=Antranik]That looks cool!

For some reason it makes me think that we should have people delivering milk to our homes in those kinda cars. Hahaha... I don't know..

My first reaction was similar: ding ding here comes the ice cream truck. But I do kind of like it and hope little buggies like these do catch on. But I'm sticking with my Mini.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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I really think that for the crowd that can't quite afford the MINI, they should bring over the Micra. Kinda-sorta-almost-in-a-way as much fun as a MINI, and a *lot* more fun to drive and better quality than an Echo, etc...

That looks kinda cool, though!

-Paul!
 
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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 06:45 PM
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I like it also. Nissan claims it will be priced LOWER than the Sentra. I am guessing 13K range. It will sell like hotcakes, and have Japanese build quality. Here are a couple of more pics...It needs a set of HID Xenon projector headlamps though


 
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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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Yes, Scion Xb competitor but not a MINI competitor. Do these things come anywhere close in the handling department??? Edges and front end seem a little softer than Scion, which I like. BTW, what exactly goes on with the passenger side rear windows. Are there any? I assumed there were but can't tell from the pics.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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[QUOTE=inioway]
Originally Posted by Antranik
That looks cool!

For some reason it makes me think that we should have people delivering milk to our homes in those kinda cars. Hahaha... I don't know..

My first reaction was similar: ding ding here comes the ice cream truck. But I do kind of like it and hope little buggies like these do catch on. But I'm sticking with my Mini.
I,m sticking to my MINI too,but that is kind of cool,and good to see these
smaller types coming to our shores,finally
 
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