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Apolan
Bunta
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Location: Slovenia, Ljubljana
1984 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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i think this is a wee bit too modern 
lets face it, there is not one car that would represent what hachi did in the 80's (and other similar cars).
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Mux213
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Joined: 16 Aug 2004
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Location: Australie
1984 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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Interesting, if you turn into a corner, you can read your speedo upside down:)
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Apolan
Bunta
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Location: Slovenia, Ljubljana
1984 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe! Also note the Windows-like OFF button on the right side of the steering wheel. Imagine you're driving violently on some touge and you accidently nudge that buttom whil countersteering, and the car goes off, brakes fade, engine dies and you are doing 100+ on a twissty road.. unless a menu pops up and asks you if you really want to turn the car off.
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Mux213
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Location: Australie
1984 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Apolan,
Good thing they left out the start button to get to the programs menu, during driving everytime you want to select something from the menu your starter will go CRRRRRRRRCHKCLING.
I do want my rightclick option and I wonder if I'm going to get a fine for hands free driving when I use the mouse...
Cars should be cars damnit!
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Bastiaan "mux213" Olij
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banpei
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Joined: 15 Aug 2004
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Location: Hilversum
1982 Toyota Carina
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| nmwisima wrote: | The Kabura is a 3 seater concept.
Mazda wanted it to be just a show car, but press and public reacted so good they start thinking of producing it.
It will probably have just 2 seats and a less extravagante design, so... |
Imo one of the plusses of the hachi is that you actually have four "usable" seats. Not that it is really that comfortable, but atleast you can sit there. Nothing like a 2+2 or a 2 seater which always have atleast one seat too little. 
And ofcourse the hatchback is even better than the coupe: you have space to actually move stuff around, like a giant bucket of tofu for instance. So it is a good compromise between a sporty two-seater and a normal four/five seater.
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1982 - TA60 Carina 4dr sedan - family cruiser
2004 - AEU86 dot ORG - daily domain
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nmwisima
Bunta
Joined: 23 Dec 2004
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Location: Athens Greece
1996 Mazda MX-5
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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In the other hand in 2,5 year time I used the rear seat of the AE only once! Now I dont use the rear seat at all, thankfully there isnt any!!
p.s The luggage compartment space was usefull though, carring all that screwdrivers I needed to make the car work 
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banpei
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1982 Toyota Carina
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| nmwisima wrote: | In the other hand in 2,5 year time I used the rear seat of the AE only once! Now I dont use the rear seat at all, thankfully there isnt any!!
p.s The luggage compartment space was usefull though, carring all that screwdrivers I needed to make the car work |
Yeah, but I already have a girlfriend who sits next to me, so if it were a two seater there wouldn't be much room left.
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Sailor Hachi says: "hachini kawatte oshiokiyo" (In the name of the hachi: I'll punish you!)
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nmwisima
Bunta
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1996 Mazda MX-5
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I also have a gf the past 6,5 years, she sits next to me also. Just noone else does.
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banpei
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1982 Toyota Carina
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| nmwisima wrote: | | I also have a gf the past 6,5 years, she sits next to me also. Just noone else does. |
Now I get why you sold the hachi. You're just a bloody purist.
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gt99
Wataru
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jamiemirror
Bunta
Joined: 04 Jan 2005
Posts: 1795
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
1984 Toyota Corolla AE86 (early Levin)
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+ "genetic" problems (Hyundai).
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