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2009-06-08 - Car Shopping

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  • Size comparison, Nissan Cube vs my current '89 Civic. Very comparable, though obviously taller

    Size comparison, Nissan Cube vs my current '89 Civic. Very comparable, though obviously taller

  • So damn silly-looking. I actually really like it.

    So damn silly-looking. I actually really like it.

  • Size comparison, '08 Scion xD vs my Civic. Also very similar

    Size comparison, '08 Scion xD vs my Civic. Also very similar

  • This one is a bit too orange for my tastes though, especially on the inside

    This one is a bit too orange for my tastes though, especially on the inside

  • This one, on the other hand, is modified much more tastefully

    This one, on the other hand, is modified much more tastefully

  • It's still got the bodykit and big wheels and lowering kit, of course, but they actually look pretty good

    It's still got the bodykit and big wheels and lowering kit, of course, but they actually look pretty good

  • Those dual exhausts coming through the bumper sure do make it look like something out of Midnight Club though

    Those dual exhausts coming through the bumper sure do make it look like something out of Midnight Club though

  • But overall, I really like how it looks. Sporty but not excessively flashy

    But overall, I really like how it looks. Sporty but not excessively flashy

  • Nice simple controls, as you'd expect in a $15k car

    Nice simple controls, as you'd expect in a $15k car

  • Good amount of cargo space with the seats up, unlike the Cube and xB

    Good amount of cargo space with the seats up, unlike the Cube and xB

  • And with the seats down, I can carry tons (maybe not literally)

    And with the seats down, I can carry tons (maybe not literally)

  • Thank god for the regular gauges. I hate the xB's center-mounted gauge console

    Thank god for the regular gauges. I hate the xB's center-mounted gauge console

  • Stereo has iPod and regular 1/8" inputs, and the head unit has outputs for power amps and subwoofers on the back

    Stereo has iPod and regular 1/8" inputs, and the head unit has outputs for power amps and subwoofers on the back

  • I really like the dimpled texture of the interior

    I really like the dimpled texture of the interior

  • Decided on an unmodified 2009 xD instead. Here's a rendering of what it should look like

    Decided on an unmodified 2009 xD instead. Here's a rendering of what it should look like

  • Rear view. Feel a lot better about this, no big body kit to get in the way of a tow hitch and make me feel like a boy racer, and thousands cheaper to boot. Deposit is paid, should be here Thursday

    Rear view. Feel a lot better about this, no big body kit to get in the way of a tow hitch and make me feel like a boy racer, and thousands cheaper to boot. Deposit is paid, should be here Thursday

  • The inside of the orange car

    The inside of the orange car

  • I've come to like the orange on the outside, actually, but this is just too much

    I've come to like the orange on the outside, actually, but this is just too much

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