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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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I just can't understand how anyone likes that, I try to have a lot of tolerance for peoples opinions but..how? just..how?
Old Mar 12, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CrayonBx
when does it come out?
I think the release date is somewhere at the end of April or early May...
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jb23fan
I just can't understand how anyone likes that, I try to have a lot of tolerance for peoples opinions but..how? just..how?
No kidding. I thought maybe it was just the angles of all the pictures I'd seen before, but these new pictures show even more angles, and the car really isn't attractive. The only thing I can say about it is that it is awkward. I'll take a Soul.
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jct
hows it drive?
Way better suspension ride than our xBs. Thanks to the CVT trans, it's peppy and has some go too.

We were told in school it's basically a Nissan Versa with the Cube body on top...
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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^ well in that case I won't like it cuz I can't stand the versa. Drove one and hated it!
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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yuck yuck yuck . the beveled in windows are horrible.

the front end i must admit looks pretty good , EVERYTHING else screams cheap car (interior) and disgusting .

i wish someone had a fork so I could gouge out my eyes
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomas
Which price level is this particular Cube? SL?
This one is just a "demo". No specific model yet. I think the price starts at around $16K? It should be on Nissan's website. The limited edition Cube Krome I think starts at $20K.

You have to see it in person. It's pretty sweet and drives NICE!
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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Does the non-symmetric rear bother anyone else?
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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^^^Again. That's what sets it apart from everything else out on the road right now.
Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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I likes it. And I likes the 1st and 2nd gen box too.
Old Mar 14, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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I'm raelly NOT digging the back end with the wrap around, so far i ONLY think this looks good with limo tint in the back so you can't see the wrap around that much.... would MAYBE consider the krom version, in black, with the windows tinted like mad
Old Mar 16, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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Man! That thing is too damn cool looking. It makes the first generation xB look like a normal car now. Hahaha! (^o^ ) <3
Old Mar 16, 2009 | 01:09 AM
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It does have a "unique" look to it, and the Dali/Picasso styling does make even the xB Classic look "normal," I can't help thinking it looks a little TOO odd. The bB/xB Classic have no extra curves, lumps, weird swoops just for cuteness sake - there were really kind of extreme "form follows function" City Cars designed from the inside out - their shape simply follows the usable space it needed to enclose.

The US version of the current Cube, however, gives my mind a different image...



(Apologies to the original photog.)
Old Mar 16, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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^^^That's too funny Tomas...
Old Mar 17, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jb23fan
I just can't understand how anyone likes that, I try to have a lot of tolerance for peoples opinions but..how? just..how?
some poeople have different taste. & that fact that this design ISN'T common alot of people are liking it. kinda like when the 1st xb came out.

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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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ehh...not for me.
Old Mar 18, 2009 | 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by x_____in
some poeople have different taste. & that fact that this design ISN'T common alot of people are liking it. kinda like when the 1st xb came out.
Well said...
Old Mar 18, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jb23fan
I just can't understand how anyone likes that, I try to have a lot of tolerance for peoples opinions but..how? just..how?
Some people would say the same thing about the 'Kool-Aid Man' xB.
Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:48 AM
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OK it is either this or the soul..........hmmmmm..question is do I keep the xb also....
Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:57 AM
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Local Kia dealer has a bright red Soul in the lot - I may stop by just to look it over...



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