Cloud's car stuff - Page 16

jimhelm · 10-08-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

are you planning to buy one? Why can't you drive the demo?(a bit confused)

what bruce said. I will probably go take it around the block this afternoon. I was going to take one as a demo and give you a thorough review.

Shawnee123 · 10-08-2010, 11:29 AM

I built one online as if cost were irrelevant.

Turns out, it was relevant, but damn it was awesome.

Anxious to hear the report...cool looking car.

Cloud · 10-08-2010, 12:40 PM

I get it (re: Jim); thanks.

As much as people are saying it's butt ugly, I still think it's a great little car for me. Seems to drive really fantastic.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-08-2010, 05:22 PM

Some people saying it's butt ugly is a good thing, that means it's got styling. When cars have styling people will like it, or not like it, unlike 90% of the bland blobs on the road that nobody notices.

ghostoflumberjim · 10-09-2010, 01:21 AM

spencer says it looks like a frog

Cloud · 10-09-2010, 08:47 AM

yeah; it's gotten "frog" a lot. According to Nissan, the front is supposed to look like an alligator half submerged in the water. or something.

A sampling of the over the top "verbiage" from the reviews:

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comically swollen wheel arches and taillights; puckerfish; sharp and nimble; the anti-box; lively and well-behaved; hoes a roe of its own; in-your-face city slicker; as if someone took a Mr. Potato Head design kit and handed the pieces to a Red Bull-addled toddler; quick, agile, athletic, tenacious; design anarchy; a pug dog dressed in an oversized studded collar; funny looking; like a VW Beetle trying to escape from a toad; sporty and spunky spirit; segment crossing mash up; carves up the road; weird mix of coupe and crossover; as hysterical as Oprah in a bikini, implants included; utterly distinctive and not entirely unpleasant; scrupulously avoids any hint of practicality;

Cloud · 10-13-2010, 11:41 AM

I was horrified to learn the other day from one of my friends that she never turns to look over her shoulder when changing lanes. WTF?

Apparently, there's a "new" or non-traditional way to set your side mirrors that I had never heard of; different from what I was taught way back when. A little research shows this to be true--set your mirrors to a wider angle and you see the blind spot. Do you guys do this?

http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu...alkMirrors.pdf

I'm trying this now, and it takes some getting used to. For one thing, there's a lot of movement in the driver's mirror which you see out of the corner of your eye.

But I'll still look over my shoulder anyway!

classicman · 10-13-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Do you guys do this?

YESSSSSSS
Whats the point of looking at your own car? You've rendered your mirrors ineffective and by the time you see anything its too late.

I was taught to set the side view mirror to begin where the rear ends. When done properly the two work in unison and virtually eliminate any blind spot.

I also still peek over my shoulder, even though I really don't have to do so.

Cloud · 10-13-2010, 12:20 PM

I feel kinda dumb. New mirror settings; new CPR procedure.

I'm getting too old for all this new shit!

tw · 10-13-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I'm getting too old for all this new shit!

Sometimes it is therapeutic to actually dial an old phone. Little click, click, clicks are so reassuring that the world still works normally.

classicman · 10-13-2010, 01:04 PM

I believe you still have a rotary phone set up at your place...

For some reason, I have no trouble imagining that in your "parlor"

Clodfobble · 10-13-2010, 11:13 PM

Yes, I've always put my side mirrors so they start showing just where the view from the rearview mirror is ending. That always seemed to me to be the only logical way to do it.

monster · 10-13-2010, 11:36 PM

yes, but I still look to double-check.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2010, 12:45 AM

No, I don't look over my shoulder. I stay aware of where every car around me is at all times.

glatt · 10-14-2010, 07:56 AM

If you drive fast enough, you don't need any mirrors. You just look out the front.

10-08-2010, 11:29 AM	#227
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I built one online as if cost were irrelevant. Turns out, it was relevant, but damn it was awesome. Anxious to hear the report...cool looking car. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-08-2010, 12:40 PM	#228
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I get it (re: Jim); thanks. As much as people are saying it's butt ugly, I still think it's a great little car for me. Seems to drive really fantastic. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-08-2010, 05:22 PM	#229
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Some people saying it's butt ugly is a good thing, that means it's got styling. When cars have styling people will like it, or not like it, unlike 90% of the bland blobs on the road that nobody notices. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-13-2010, 11:41 AM	#232
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Mirror's and Blind Spots I was horrified to learn the other day from one of my friends that she never turns to look over her shoulder when changing lanes. WTF? Apparently, there's a "new" or non-traditional way to set your side mirrors that I had never heard of; different from what I was taught way back when. A little research shows this to be true--set your mirrors to a wider angle and you see the blind spot. Do you guys do this? http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu...alkMirrors.pdf I'm trying this now, and it takes some getting used to. For one thing, there's a lot of movement in the driver's mirror which you see out of the corner of your eye. But I'll still look over my shoulder anyway! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-13-2010, 12:20 PM	#234
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I feel kinda dumb. New mirror settings; new CPR procedure. I'm getting too old for all this new shit! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-09-2010, 01:21 AM	#230
ghostoflumberjim Person who has passed Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: this is a hurtful question to me Posts: 3	spencer says it looks like a frog

10-13-2010, 01:04 PM	#236
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I believe you still have a rotary phone set up at your place... For some reason, I have no trouble imagining that in your "parlor" __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-13-2010, 11:13 PM	#237
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yes, I've always put my side mirrors so they start showing just where the view from the rearview mirror is ending. That always seemed to me to be the only logical way to do it. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-13-2010, 11:36 PM	#238
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yes, but I still look to double-check. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-14-2010, 12:45 AM	#239
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, I don't look over my shoulder. I stay aware of where every car around me is at all times. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-14-2010, 07:56 AM	#240
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If you drive fast enough, you don't need any mirrors. You just look out the front.

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