I SAW A FIAT MULTIPLA - IN TENNESSEE

"TheBaron2112" (TheBaron2112) 11/08/2013 at 10:23 • Filed to: None

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LOOK AT IT

BEHOLD ITS HIDEOUS VISAGE.

I went nuts when I saw this on my way to work.

offroadkarter > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:25

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I would shit myself with excitement to if I saw that rolling monstrosity in the US

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:26

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CalzoneGolem > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:26

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That looks a lot like a Rover James.

TheBaron2112 > offroadkarter 11/08/2013 at 10:27

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I am not ashamed to say it. I screamed. And had a gigantic, goofy grin on my face. The guy driving it (FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE) didn't pay any attention.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > CalzoneGolem 11/08/2013 at 10:32

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How do you know they come with the "freeway safety" package?

offroadkarter > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:32

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I just want to know how the hell its even here

TheBaron2112 > offroadkarter 11/08/2013 at 10:33

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No earthly idea. Here in Nashville, we have the Lane Motor Museum. It's a nice museum of quirky cars. They have a butt load of Tatras, some Trabants, a Peel P50, and a Reliant Robin. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if this Multipla belonged to them.

Basically, the Lane is a museum of Top Gear punch lines.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:33

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Was the saddest man it the world driving it?

Svend > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:35

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It's one of those cars that's so, not ugly, out of the ordinary that it grows on you after a while.

Leadbull > offroadkarter 11/08/2013 at 10:38

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I'd guess someone bought and drove it in Europe, then relocated to the States.

Not sure why someone would like that car enough to shove it through all our import beurocracy.

William Byrd > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:38

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I've seen one of those with diplomatic plates in DC. Quite ugly.

Leadbull > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/08/2013 at 10:38

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I actually feel bad for that guy.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Leadbull 11/08/2013 at 10:40

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Jalopnik needs to do a "Generic Ad Models: Where Are They Now?" segment. We can start with this sad sack.

TheBaron2112 > Svend 11/08/2013 at 10:43

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It's like the ugly kid in school that gets made fun of that is actually pretty cool.

Leadbull > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/08/2013 at 10:45

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I always thought generic ad models lived in a closed-off utopian community somewhere in western Canada.

Picture The Truman Show. Yeah, sort of like that...

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Leadbull 11/08/2013 at 10:46

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For this guy, it's more of a dystopia...

Leadbull > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/08/2013 at 10:49

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He just realized that he lives in Canada.

AMC/Renauledge > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:52

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I adore these.

If I had to choose between importing one of these and a Coupe 20v, I'd have to think long and hard about it.

Svend > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:55

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Just to point out the licence plate says 'MULTIPLA' adds credibility to it being a museum piece.

MoparKetchup > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 10:56

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TheBaron2112 > Svend 11/08/2013 at 10:59

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Absolutely. I've reasonably sure that it belongs to the museum.

As May said about the Morris Marina "as a warning from history."

Svend > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 11:02

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It sure is. It didn't last long but it had a pretty good innings in the end.

Svend > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 11:11

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The Morris Marina was an okay car at the time, sure looking back it was a bad car.

OtherBarry > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 11:30

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To know the face of God is to know madness!

Big Bubba Ray > TheBaron2112 11/08/2013 at 11:38

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MY EYES. Damn these are ugly.

Alex87f > AMC/Renauledge 11/10/2013 at 04:45

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I had forgotten about the coupes... Now I'm gonna spend at least 1/2 an hour looking at used coupes ads! Thank you sir.

Alex87f > TheBaron2112 11/10/2013 at 04:49

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It's actually kind of awesome.

Think about this: it's shorter than a Miata or a Golf III, yet it can seat 6 people comfortably, and has decent space for luggage. In addition, it's reliable, and all versions will get at least 27-28mpg combined (with the diesels easily getting 33-34mpg). Plus, it was cheap when new, and it's even cheaper now.

They "corrected" the looks with the phase 2 models, but I'd still rather take the weird phase 1 if I ever were to buy one (which is probably not gonna happen!)