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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 02/14/2015 at 16:14 • Filed to: None

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We can import Honda Beats.

RWD, mid-engined, manual, what's not to love? Also, the squee factor is high. I'd love to take one to a Honda dealership and watch them scratch their heads.

When I get the chance, I'll import one of these and a Suzuki Cervo.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:18

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I totally want to find a small car for commuting, parking where I go is a bitch, even in garages, tiny spaces. I'm going to Japan in May so I will look around again.

Sam > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:18

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How much do they go for in Japan? I may actually go through with importing one. It's either a Beat or a Toyota Sera.

TheHondaBro > Sam 02/14/2015 at 16:21

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The Beats I'm seeing between $3000-6000. Not sure about the Seras from my research. I'm liking the doors though.

Sam > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:23

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Seras are right around the same price though more towards 6000 than 3000. Also the doors inspired a certain Gordon Murray to make a car with the same design.

E. Julius > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:23

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Awesome upholstery.

TheHondaBro > Sam 02/14/2015 at 16:24

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There's no way a Toyota Sera inspired McLaren to do those doors.

Nibbles > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:27

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Also the Nissan Figaro

Sam > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:28

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Choosing dihedral doors was a central part of the F1's drama - and the inspiration came from a Toyota Sera parked near Murray's house. 'I drove past it everyday,' he remembers. 'Eventually we borrowed a Sera and the design started from there. The final design was fixed with Bruce Mackintosh and myself late one night when we mocked up the doors in a wireframe on the seating buck. It was necessary to remove part of the roof and part of the floor to give the driver access to the central seat so a conventional door wouldn't work.'

Oh yes, yes it did.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/opini…

TheHondaBro > Nibbles 02/14/2015 at 16:28

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I think this just broke the squee scale.

TheHondaBro > Sam 02/14/2015 at 16:29

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Oh man, that's cool.

Nibbles > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:30

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Srsly working out a budget to import one of these fine little shits

TheHondaBro > Nibbles 02/14/2015 at 16:31

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And when I get my Honda Beat we can take them both to track days and troll people in Brostangs.

Sam > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:32

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Imagine if that one guy who lived down the street from Mr. Murray hadn't bought a Sera. The world would have been so boring.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:34

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It may be terrible, because I don't really know much about it, but I want a Nissan Pao.

I shall some day import one of these, along with a 1KZ-TE powered Surf.

PS9 > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:34

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This is bad news. It's only a matter of time until some insane person puts a V8 in it. Once that one hits the road, somebody gonna die.

JasonStern911 > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:36

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http://insomniacgarage.blogspot.com/2013/01/8-tips…

TheHondaBro > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/14/2015 at 16:37

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I can see that being big among the hipster cloud.

TheHondaBro > PS9 02/14/2015 at 16:38

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I doubt a V8 will fit in it.

An F20C on the other hand...

TheHondaBro > E. Julius 02/14/2015 at 16:39

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Classy, isn't it?

ranwhenparked > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:39

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Never saw one in black before, it really suits it. Maybe even better than the standard light green.

TheHondaBro > ranwhenparked 02/14/2015 at 16:40

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Not bad. Kind of makes it look like a classic London cab.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 16:42

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Probably, but it would be super fun with a SR20 swap.

jkm7680 > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 17:09

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Yes please.

jkm7680 > Sam 02/14/2015 at 17:10

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The only unattractive thing about the Sera is the amount of Tercel dna in there.

Sam > jkm7680 02/14/2015 at 17:15

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That Tercel DNA means that it will look good AND run forever.

jkm7680 > Sam 02/14/2015 at 17:16

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Meh, depends on which kind of Tercel it's from.

Sam > jkm7680 02/14/2015 at 17:19

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Most of the underneath parts are from this bad boy -

Practically a supercar in its own merit.

PS9 > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 17:33

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I know of at least one V8 that would easily fit...

Flavien Vidal > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 18:02

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They are A LOT cheaper than that...

http://www.goo-net.com/usedcar/spread…

This one would be a beat over 1000$ ( :) )

http://www.goo-net.com/usedcar/spread…

1500$ for this one... The price on the left does not concern you, it's thep rice for it licensed, registered and insured.

You'll find douzens of Beats for around 2000$.

A Sera will go between 3 and 5000$. It's FWD though...

TheHondaBro > Flavien Vidal 02/14/2015 at 18:05

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I CANT READ JAPANESE BUT IT WANT THAT BEAT WTF.

Flavien Vidal > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 18:08

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Cars are cheap here man, really cheap :)

Which is why I'll most likely end up importing one from the US.... Go figure. The only car I really want costs a fortune here nad is cheapish in the states... Fuck me.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Nibbles 02/14/2015 at 18:17

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Figaros are fun. Someone I know has one, and he took me out for a spirited spin in it. That little 1 litre turbo engine is a lot of fun. Auto only, but the roof goes down and with the fully-independent suspension, it is a ton of fun to chuck around.

Alex B > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 18:37

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I would love one of these!

Sn210 > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 21:57

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I saw one in Monterey this past summer. They're a lot smaller than I thought

TheHondaBro > Sn210 02/14/2015 at 22:00

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I love how the headlights go all the way to the wheel arches.

Sn210 > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 22:03

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This one had the Zebra interior too!

TheHondaBro > Sn210 02/14/2015 at 22:04

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And it also has the optional disclaimer on the hood. I hear that's pretty rare in Japan.

Sn210 > TheHondaBro 02/14/2015 at 22:07

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lol yes that's the rare FYI package.