If this were closer to me I would be very tempted. This is just the coolest, I've never seen this before.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___Subaru-Micro-Mini-Van-360_W0QQitemZ30...
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Nov. 15, 2008 11:08 p.m. mattmacklind PowerDork
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Nov. 15, 2008 11:17 p.m. ditchdigger Reader
They are awesome but a word of warning. If you are over 5 foot 6 you will not fit...AT ALL!!!
My 6 foot 150lb frame of a decade ago was crammed into one. My neck still hirts from that experience
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Nov. 16, 2008 9:04 a.m. ValuePack HalfDork
Someone here has a non-runner... JThw8, perhaps?
I've only seen two in person, neither under their own power. Pretty neat, though.
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Nov. 16, 2008 9:32 a.m. clownkiller New Reader
The 1994 Subaru looks even cooler. They badge them to look like an old VW van. 660cc motor...Just another cool car the government prevents you from using.
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Nov. 16, 2008 9:38 a.m. carguy123 HalfDork
You mean just because they don't have enough power to negotiate anything beyond a neighborhood street and therefore would be a menace on the streets and you would be maimed in anything more than a 5 mph front end crash our horrible government is out to punish all us car enthusiasts! You mean that govt?
It had nothing whatsoever to do wit common sense and the fact they were designed for a completely different environment.
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Nov. 16, 2008 9:39 a.m. bluevr6 New Reader
Damn, a Japanese Fiat Multipa!
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Nov. 16, 2008 10:25 a.m. carzan New Reader
carguy123 wrote:
Aside from being at the extreme opposite end of the power spectrum, that statement would seem to accurately describe a vehicle that IS legal. In my state, you aren't even required to wear a helmet.You mean just because they don't have enough power to negotiate anything beyond a neighborhood street and therefore would be a menace on the streets and you would be maimed in anything more than a 5 mph front end crash our horrible government is out to punish all us car enthusiasts! You mean that govt?
It had nothing whatsoever to do wit common sense and the fact they were designed for a completely different environment.
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Nov. 16, 2008 11:31 a.m. carguy123 HalfDork
You aren't required to wear a helmet where?
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Nov. 16, 2008 11:59 a.m. integraguy Reader
As small as this van is, there is/was a SMALLER sedan version of this. Malcolm Bricklin (of Bricklin car and Yugo fame) brought a whole lot of them to the U.S. in the late '60s or early '70s. There were never licensed in any state but used as "bumper car-type vehicles, on special tracks. You've seen the sedans, they look like giant ostrich eggs.
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Nov. 16, 2008 12:02 p.m. carzan New Reader
carguy123 wrote:
You aren't required to wear a helmet where?
Here in Connecticut (as well as Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming), motorcycle riders over the age of 18 are not required to wear helmets. There are no helmet laws in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire.
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Nov. 16, 2008 12:10 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
carguy123 wrote:
You mean just because they don't have enough power to negotiate anything beyond a neighborhood street and therefore would be a menace on the streets and you would be maimed in anything more than a 5 mph front end crash our horrible government is out to punish all us car enthusiasts! You mean that govt?
It had nothing whatsoever to do wit common sense and the fact they were designed for a completely different environment.
This guy seems to think they work for our environment. Imagine that-free will! top speed!
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Nov. 16, 2008 12:14 p.m. wherethefmi2000 New Reader
there's an article in Car and Driver this month about kei trucks in OK. they seem great 40mpg and 65mph sounds good enough to me.
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Nov. 16, 2008 12:28 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
carzan wrote:
carguy123 wrote:
You aren't required to wear a helmet where?
Here in Connecticut (as well as Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming), motorcycle riders over the age of 18 are not required to wear helmets. There are no helmet laws in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire.
Don't forget Florida!
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Nov. 16, 2008 12:32 p.m. Kramer Reader
clownkiller wrote: Just another cool car the government prevents you from using.
I think C&D states there are 11 states that allow these vehicles on public streets.
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Nov. 16, 2008 12:35 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
Kramer wrote:
clownkiller wrote: Just another cool car the government prevents you from using.
I think C&D states there are 11 states that allow these vehicles on public streets.
Cal must be one, because those fruits from "Pimp My Ride" did one for a guy who daily drove it there.
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Nov. 16, 2008 1:13 p.m. DMSentra New Reader
It has to do with too much governmental involvement, again. No two people in this country have the exact same needs in a vehicle, and it's ridiculous to think setting a standard will work well for everyone.
