2013 First Hawaiian International Auto Show

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The Nissan Cube. It's Box Hell... and still stupid in the back.

 

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The Nissan Versa. I swear, all Nissan cars are as ugly as f*ck.

This is cheap, not as cheap as the Sonic 1.8s. It also doesn't get as good mpg. And it's center stack sucks.

 

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Nissan Leaf. Ugly. Electric range isn't what it needs to be.

Very expensive, for 100 miles on a charge....

 

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Prius V. Meh. if you wanted a Prius, and needed a minivan, this still isn't that.

Not impressive mpg for a hybrid...

 

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Prius C. A real Prius. Also available as part of the fruit salad in the hotel continental breakfast.


The electric Prius. Same Prius, without a real engine. It's equipped with a special pair of shears that snip your balls off when you sit in the drivers seat. I opted not to... See the previous statements about electric range. And see the previous statements about cost.

The volt would be a MUCH BETTER CHOICE. And it's American.

 

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The Toyota Yaris.

It's the Pirate version of a Prius. It's in the Sonic's class, but it doesn't have the Sonic's class.

 

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The Toyota Matrix.

I did not enter the Matrix.

I hear they might name some other cars after movie titles in the future, too.

Is it just me, or does the Matrix remind you of the Pontiac Vibe?

Please, no Vibrator jokes here, RIP Pontiac... Just because you stopped being relevant in the 70's doesn't matter...

On to more Toyotas....

 

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Scion.

The FRS is not comfortable for a man that is 6ft2in. If I was the size of the average Japanese man, I might love this car, but the interior was a little subpar compared to the rest.

All other Scions are totally different, just like every other Scion.... They really don't offer much aside from the FRS and the TC.

But I don't trust Toyota.

 

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TC continued.

 

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Mazdaspeed 3.

A lot of HP in a little car. Several $$ to go along with it, and subject to odd availability depending on where you live...

 

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Regular old Mazda 2.

It's part of the fruit salad I mentioned earlier.

It's cheap. I don't know if there are any other redeeming features. I'm pretty sure if grandma was gonna drive a Mazda, this would be it...

 

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The Ford Focus ST. I'm not a fan of the current Fords. Their windshields get too narrow at the engine and don't wrap around well, so you lose a lot of traffic visibility in the frame. The Focus ST interior is the best interior I have seen in a Ford, but the seats are down-right uncomfortable. They are too-buckety. They squeeze your legs together. I'm a dude. It's not comfortable. And price and mpg aren't great.

It's also part of the fruit salad I mentioned before.

 

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The Toyota Matrix.

I did not enter the Matrix.

I hear they might name some other cars after movie titles in the future, too.

Is it just me, or does the Matrix remind you of the Pontiac Vibe?

Please, no Vibrator jokes here, RIP Pontiac... Just because you stopped being relevant in the 70's doesn't matter...

On to more Toyotas....

The Matrix/Vibe was a joint GM/Toyota venture.

 

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Well, I guess that explains it.