Popular Mechanics tests 2009 xB vs. 2009 Cube vs. 2010 Soul
03-16-2009, 03:46 PM
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personally, the cube looks cheap...and by cheap I mean a piece of crap. Nothing on it flows at all, the lines remind me of the old tiburons when they actually tried to make that car LOOK like what it's japanese name means (shark).
The Soul, well it looks like a little mini-CRV or mini-Passport...which to me, looks like a really nice mini-SUV.
I am still a scion guy and like the xB, but there really isn't a 'box' out there. .
The Soul, well it looks like a little mini-CRV or mini-Passport...which to me, looks like a really nice mini-SUV.
I am still a scion guy and like the xB, but there really isn't a 'box' out there. .
03-17-2009, 05:35 AM
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The Flex looks like an interesting vehicle -- kind of a reincarnation of the station-wagons of yesteryear. I haven't looked closely but for families with a pile of stuff to haul with them, it could be a very respectible choice! I'm interested to see how it does on the market 
! (My family's two first cars in the US were station-wagons, remember AMC? -- both were Ramblers, very good machines!)
! (My family's two first cars in the US were station-wagons, remember AMC? -- both were Ramblers, very good machines!)
03-17-2009, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by TrevorS
(My family's two first cars in the US were station-wagons, remember AMC? -- both were Ramblers, very good machines!)
Originally Posted by TrevorS
(My family's two first cars in the US were station-wagons, remember AMC? -- both were Ramblers, very good machines!)
Just kidding man, my parents had a '68 and a '70 Olds Vista Cruiser... think "That 70's Show."
Oldsmobile is gone now too, O' the good ole days. :D
03-18-2009, 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by TrevorS
"CIONIDE
If they were, they'd probably still be a car company.
Just kidding man, my parents had a '68 and a '70 Olds Vista Cruiser... think "That 70's Show."
Oldsmobile is gone now too, O' the good ole days. :D
Originally Posted by TrevorS
(My family's two first cars in the US were station-wagons, remember AMC? -- both were Ramblers, very good machines!)
Just kidding man, my parents had a '68 and a '70 Olds Vista Cruiser... think "That 70's Show."
Oldsmobile is gone now too, O' the good ole days. :D
Those station wagons (one at a time!) hauled my family all over the place, together with a big heavy canvas tent, propane stove, and piles of other things including cots, clothes, folding chairs, etc! Both were very reliable, though my elder brother seemed proficient at smashing them after getting his license
! The final workhorse was a VW bus (basically a stationwagon) and I had many enjoyable hours behind its wheel! The station wagon is a great concept and occurs as way more practical to me than the SUV -- which seems mostly marketing in my mind.Personally, I consider SUV not only an incorrect description of the xB2, but also insulting. The xB2 is a mini-wagon in my mind, the Flex appears as though it may be a full sized wagon, that's something I can respect
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03-25-2009, 06:56 AM
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call me crazy but I really like that cube. If that' interior is anything worth tooting about and transmission anything close to resembling a Nissan then I may just have to find a way to get me a cube. I've always hated Nissan but lately they've been putting out some cars w/ soul. No pun intended.
03-25-2009, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevorS
Personally, I consider SUV not only an incorrect description of the xB2, but also insulting. The xB2 is a mini-wagon in my mind
03-28-2009, 01:02 PM
#49
Originally Posted by Metro273
Some of you Cube haters are probably the same ones that said the 1st Gen xB was UGLY!
We'll wait and see what happens...
We'll wait and see what happens...
04-01-2009, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by TrevorS
(My family's two first cars in the US were station-wagons, remember AMC? -- both were Ramblers, very good machines!)
04-01-2009, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 1epoXyBox
I always wanted a 1969 AMC AMX, sadly I never was able to get one.
http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/786232.html
http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/282863.html
04-03-2009, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by CIONIDE
Originally Posted by 1epoXyBox
I always wanted a 1969 AMC AMX, sadly I never was able to get one.
http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/786232.html
http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/282863.html
!Yes, the AMX was AMC's entry into the muscle car arena. Aargh! '69 was when I graduated high school and the hottest car at school was a Camaro owned by a American-Chinese girl given it by her Chinese Laundry owning dad! I felt she was a spoiled brat (went on to marry the high school football quarterback), but the car was definitely nice
!Those were the days, but they'll clearly never return. Air pollution standards (though necessary) made the excesses of those days (not to mention the cost of gasoline) purely history
! But those were the days of Detroit muscle, and they really were special, rear wheel drive and all !
04-03-2009, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by TrevorS
Those were the days, but they'll clearly never return. Air pollution standards (though necessary) made the excesses of those days (not to mention the cost of gasoline) purely history ! But those were the days of Detroit muscle, and they really were special, rear wheel drive and all !
! But those were the days of Detroit muscle, and they really were special, rear wheel drive and all !the US muscle cars are not dead almost but not yet + there is always australia with ford FALCON or HOLDEN Commodore
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...=FOA&c=DFYPage
http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/...13&offerId=874
PS I like the second cube the best / the first is UGLY and the new one looks incorrect around the rear INHO
04-03-2009, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by richmond2000
the US muscle cars are not dead almost but not yet + there is always australia with ford FALCON or HOLDEN Commodore
PS I like the second cube the best / the first is UGLY and the new one looks incorrect around the rear INHO
PS I like the second cube the best / the first is UGLY and the new one looks incorrect around the rear INHO
! A friend of my dad's tried shimming the bearing, but it didn't hold so much as a day -- the car was dead !
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