Confessions

"CB" (jrcb) 10/14/2017 at 15:01 • Filed to: Opinions are like Assholes

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I don’t get the love for the Twingo.

The internet hard-on for the Miata doesn’t make me want to drive one, and kind of turns me off from it. Kind of like Rick and Morty fans, or Doctor Who fans.

I like post lists in groups of three, so I guess here’s a Prius. I wouldn’t have minded one for a work car.

Thank you for your time.

CaptDale - is secretly British > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:06

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DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:06

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Hatchback, manual steering rack, cute styling, goofy interior, what’s not to love!?

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/14/2017 at 15:06

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Although I do feel a similar way about Miatas. To an extent.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:07

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Because they’re fairly unobtanium outside of France, small, interesting, and look happy all time. If anyone were to actually drive one they’d see the light.

dogisbadob > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:07

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Forbidden fruit maybe?

CB > dogisbadob 10/14/2017 at 15:09

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Most likely it.

“Why don’t we get the shitboxes they get in other countries? Sure, we don’t like our shitboxes because they’re underpowered and cheaply made, but surely underpowered and cheaply made shitboxes from other countries must be better!”

-The Internet

CB > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 10/14/2017 at 15:10

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Most likely. The grass is always greener.

CB > CaptDale - is secretly British 10/14/2017 at 15:12

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I do what I can.

CB > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/14/2017 at 15:12

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Not my cup of tea.

Captain of the Enterprise > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:14

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I like how happy the twingo looks but don’t know anything besides that because I’m in the U.S. and will probably never have one. I daily drove my brothers 1991 Miata for a couple weeks and hated it. I’m 6’3” so it was way to small for me and I couldn’t turn the wheel easily because my legs touched the wheel. I think they could be fun if you fit but I don’t really like convertibles and think they get way more love than they deserve. I used to hate the Prius but I don’t really care anymore. If they are efficient than that’s fine. I think they are becoming less of a symbol than they used to be and instead are just another car at this point. I wouldn’t buy one but could drive one without a problem.

No Prius Needed > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:26

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404 - User No Longer Available > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:37

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Not sure about this Twingo, but I had high hopes on Renaultsport when they put their hands on this one, but it turned out meh.

My bird IS the word > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:39

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There are thousands of better car models to obsess over.

bhtooefr > CB 10/14/2017 at 15:58

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I don’t get the love for the Twingo either.

The thing with the Miata (having owned two) is it’s cheap, it’s RWD, the short wheelbase and modest power means the drifers have ignored it, and it’s fun to beat the shit out of. The problem is that when the internet likes something, especially when it’s unfairly hated by a large part of the population (which applies to the Miata, with the gay/hairdresser stereotypes), it blows it way the fuck out of proportion, and ignores the bad parts.

And, the Miata certainly has its bad parts. Noisy as fuck on the highway, older ones are really unrefined (because they basically applied cosmetic refreshes to the 80s second-tier Japanese econobox partsbin that Mazda was drawing from, all the way through 2005), visibility is restricted for tall people, some years have torture device seats, the powertrain wasn’t exactly thermally efficient, it doesn’t like to be driven gently...

The new Prius is good. Good enough that I found I was never driving my Miata, and sold it. (Part of the reason was that on my commute, my Miata would get about 22 MPG, whereas my Prius gets over 50 easily.)

Jonee > CB 10/14/2017 at 16:01

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How could you not love that face? It’s no R5, but the Twingo is one of the great economy cars of all time.

Svend > CB 10/14/2017 at 16:31

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I knew a guy over 15 years ago in Holland who had a Twingo. He’d make the thing dance. It’s a small, quirky throw able car.

I mean look at it.

There’s nothing on it that isn’t needed.

The interior is minimalist while still being comfortable for long periods.

I think the love from many is the fact it’s not available to them.

Chariotoflove > CB 10/14/2017 at 16:55

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This is perhaps the truest statement I have ever read on the internet.

ranwhenparked > CB 10/14/2017 at 16:56

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I think its because of the Twingo’s timeless styling and classic French quirks. It was one of the last small, cheap cars that was truly classless and contemporary enough (read, not retro) to be built for years and years without dating.  

dogisbadob > Svend 10/14/2017 at 17:05

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that’s a cool-looking interior

Svend > dogisbadob 10/14/2017 at 17:20

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This is more subdued.

Others not so much.

Flavien Vidal > CB 10/14/2017 at 17:21

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The Twingo is France’s Kia Rio. It’s crap... As a passenger, with different drivers, I’ve been involved in 3 car accidents. All 3 involved Twingos. I’ve learned to dislike them and the stereotypical people who drive them... (Some have no choice, I understand that...)

But Americans have a massive ”can’t get it” syndrome. If they can’t get, it must be awesome!

dogisbadob > Svend 10/14/2017 at 17:34

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wow those are awesome!

Ihaswrxandfiero > CB 10/14/2017 at 17:37

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They’re adorable, and that’s all they have to be to get my love.

duurtlang > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 10/14/2017 at 17:57

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France? I see them all the time in Germany, of all places. In Munich, home of BMW.

Svend > dogisbadob 10/14/2017 at 17:58

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I couldn’t live with them though.

  > CaptDale - is secretly British 10/14/2017 at 23:00

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gif also shows what the shifter in it would feel like to use

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CB 10/22/2017 at 18:44

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The latest Prius is one of the ugliest damn cars ever to be put on the road.