What Mundane Car Have You Not Seen?   

"Jack Does Cars" (jackdoescars) 01/26/2016 at 22:12 • Filed to: Cars

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For me, it’d have to be the Coda. It’s basically a rebadged Chinese Mitsubishi, with it’s forced induction heart ripped out in exchange for a fairly unimpressive electric drivetrain. Because of that, it’s simple to see why pretty much nobody bought them. Therefore, it makes more sense why I have never seen one with my two eyes.

But what say you, Oppo, what generally considered, “boring,” car have you not laid eyes on?

TheHondaBro > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 22:16

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*puts on oven mitts*

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheHondaBro 01/26/2016 at 22:19

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He said “generally considered” boring, not “you think” is boring...

Jack Does Cars > TheHondaBro 01/26/2016 at 22:19

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While I disagree with you in every way imaginable, I will defend you when I say it has a slightly modified truck engine.

FromCanadaWithLove > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 22:20

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Hot take, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 9-4X.

Mercedes Streeter > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 22:31

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Scion iQ. Every American magazine ever tried to praise it as better than a smart (and mechanically, such is true). Yet they sold so few of them, Toyota decided to drop out of production of it.

I see 2 smarts on any given day, iQs are enough of a surprise to be worthy of “punch buggy [colour]!”

Aie > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 22:33

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Lancer

B/Xmrrmvr > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 22:44

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2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo Sedan. I’ve seen the supercharged coupe/sedan, the NA coupe/sedan, and the turbo coupe but never the sedan. Assuming GM pulled the same bullshit they did with the Chevy SS and you could only buy them in the most remote part of Idaho or some other flyover state.

Jack Does Cars > Mercedes Streeter 01/26/2016 at 22:49

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My mom test drove one. It was horrible.

Jack Does Cars > B/Xmrrmvr 01/26/2016 at 22:49

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Yeah, I can’t think of ever seeing one either.

Jack Does Cars > FromCanadaWithLove 01/26/2016 at 22:50

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There’s three (!!!) that live in my general area.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 22:54

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I’ve seen one around and inmyself have a coda bag I usengor lunches...but they were all located very close to where I lived. I chatted with the guy who owned all the coda gliders. It was pretty cool, as some were legal,some were gliders, and some had a non certified battery. He’d mentioned some prototypes of the next coda car (kinda of a aggressive hatchback) they were thinking of bringing to the states. Even funnier that he worked at a ford dealership near me. He talked about people who transplanted evo drivetraim into it, people im mexico screwing around in it, lots of possibilities. He ended selling g the current owners.

Jack Does Cars > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 01/26/2016 at 23:04

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You okay, bud, this is an oddly written comment. Nonetheless, was the Coda as unimpressive in person as it is in pictures?

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 23:09

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I’m typing on a tablet. Explains the funky writing. It was very...early 90s Toyota. Simple, sane, but no one was buying. They spent nearly all their money on federalizing it and had no more money for PR afterward. It was sad seeing 100+ cars on a lot without an owner.

Jack Does Cars > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 01/26/2016 at 23:14

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Ah, makes sense. I’m honestly not surprised, it looked hopeless from the get-go. Plus, they weren’t cheap, so it’d be logical to have so many on a lot. And did they actually have dealers?

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Jack Does Cars 01/26/2016 at 23:34

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I’ve seen that car, but I worked next door to an EV research company.

I haven’t seen a previous gen Focus coupe in person. I doubt I’m missing anything though.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 00:06

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They had dealers (the best selling one was in the Silicon Valley as usual). I think the reason why there was a lot was they were fairly cheap made in china. It’s on a very exhaustively developed chassis (Mitsu). It was a 37k car (with 7500 rebate) that did not have an charging network nor the looks to attract Silcon Valleyites from heading to the Tesla dealership. I’ve seen one or two Codas, but Teslas are all over the place in SF Bay Area.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 00:18

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The answer is always Pony.

At one point, it was one of the best selling cars in Canada, but I haven’t seen a single Pony in my lifetime.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > FromCanadaWithLove 01/27/2016 at 00:45

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I think this may be a winner for me, too. In spite of the remarkable array of interesting, noteworthy, and generally unique cars that inhabit the town I live in, this is a unicorn. We’re talking a place with at least one 1960s Lotus, at least two i-MiEVs, multiple Saabarus, etc.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 01:02

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No idea. Mostly because I have no idea which mundane cars I HAVE seen.

pip bip - choose Corrour > FromCanadaWithLove 01/27/2016 at 03:55

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nope never seen one , but then they weren’t sold in oz.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 04:00

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haven’t seen a McLaren P1 and as all LHD won’t see one on the roads here.

pip bip - choose Corrour > TheHondaBro 01/27/2016 at 04:01

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i’ve seen a few of these.

Jack Does Cars > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/27/2016 at 06:18

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Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 06:21

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From my times there, I know Bainbridge has a few SAAB 96's, a bunch of Volvo 240's, a million Subaru’s (there’s even a Master Subaru Technician on Ferncliff), and I have also seenva Maserati Biturbo

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 06:25

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But it shares nothing with the truck engine. Different block, different heads, and different most everything.

Jack Does Cars > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/27/2016 at 06:35

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Yeah I know, it was just an extreme exaggeration.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 08:43

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Definitely a ton of Saabs, Volvos, and Subarus. The mix has been changing due to the invasion of people from the tech industry in Seattle trying to find suburban spots within an hour of downtown to live in... They’re driving our housing prices (and that of NK) straight into the stratosphere, turning traffic into a nightmare, and displacing a lot of interesting people/cars. Still, I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen a 9-4X SUV. That’d be weird enough that I’d take notice and it seems like something a certain subset here would want to drive.

Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 16:58

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Yep, my dad did the same thing. After becoming unhappy with NC, he moved back to his native WA. But after getting sick of Olympia, he moved his family to Bainbridge. He has a brown 2015 BMW X5, which I’m sure you’ve seen, but probably haven’t paid attention to it (I don’t blame you, it’s not interesting). But I love Bainbridge, it’s a lovely place.

Aren’t they building a mall? Because I know natives are pretty up in arms about it.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 17:51

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No mall (aside from the two tiny ones we have), but we were up in arms about that Visconsi (sp?) development that cut down a big stand of trees. A developer also tore down the old government housing tract west of the Pavilion (mall) and have been building a “green” condo/townhome community there. There’s a lot of very bad construction projects recently as a result of the boom town atmosphere in Seattle and the bleed over. There has also been some construction activity down in Lynwood Center over the last few years.

There are quite a few brown BMW X5s around here. Definitely not notable, though. One of my coworkers even owns one in the same color.

Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 18:01

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There’s a good pizza place in Lynwood Center. I don’t remember what it’s called, though. If the owner of the X5 is a woman, there is a chance it could be my stepmother.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 18:07

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... yes.

Yes, Treehouse Cafe, which doesn’t have a sign anywhere on their building marking what they are. I always say that there are two good pizza places in the area and everyone has a favorite among the two. The other one is Bella Luna in Suquamish.

Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 18:21

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Not to sound creepy, but by using Google Maps, and a post of yours I have deduced that there is at least a 50% chance that you work with my stepmother.

My only request is that you please don’t mention anything to said woman about this to her, because she’d probably get mad.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 18:26

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*chuckles* Done. Would never say a word.

Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 19:11

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One last question: Does Ozone Intl. LLC ring a bell?

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 19:12

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Yes, I work with her.

Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 19:36

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Oh my God! That’s actually a crazy coincidence, what a small world. Yeah, she really like, um, numbers and accounting.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 19:40

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Seriously. I actually like working with her, too.

I’ve met your dad. So I guess I know your last name and what your dad does for a living, too.

Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 19:52

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She’s good at what she does. And, yes, my father is quite the airplane enthusiast. He’s been all over, and I’m quite jealous of what he does and who he meets.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jack Does Cars 01/27/2016 at 20:26

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Definitely, which is why I like working with her.

I sometimes wish I could do what he does. It sounds like a lot of fun.

The funny thing is that she’s one of the people in the company that doesn’t drive a manual. Over half the men do and at least a couple of the women...

If you’re ever in town and want to hang out, let me know.

Jack Does Cars > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/27/2016 at 21:06

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Yeah, her first car was a ‘77 Pontiac Astre, but she does have manual experience from driving a Chevy S10 back in the 80's, my aunt’s Nissan Hardbody, among a few other things. Nonetheless, she loathes the manual transmission.

She’s also really into the Tesla Model S, the second generation Cadillac Escalade, and the first generation Volvo S60 (they had two, the first one they drove from Belltown to Raleigh, NC, in three days. T5 AWD, too. Truly a fun car).

My father has had a much more interesting car history: VW Rabbit Pickup diesel with a Scirocco GTI swap, manual Accord coupe, ‘64 Chevrolet truck, 86 Honda Prelude Si, among other things.

But, please, don’t mention me to her, for some reason she will flip out. It’s still crazy how small of a world Oppo is...