A thing my wife's uncle bought

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 04/02/2018 at 15:35 • Filed to: None

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First impressions?

Worst color ever. Who Ok’d this color? It should be called “sad gray”.

I know why sedans are dying - this thing is massive, but its a pain to get in and out of the back seat and there isn’t much leg room. the rear door is 100 feet long and the roofline is so low you have to hunch down to avoid hitting your head (and im short).

The red interior looks nice, but smells like non-premium leather. I.e. smells like the same as my father in law’s 10+ year old Azera. I like the interior layout though. I like the functional wheel vents (but the fake hood vents are a cheesy touch I would HATE staring at each time I drove it).

Stereotype confirmed - has Pilot Sport Summer tires but it’s “great in the snow because its awd”. Sigh.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:42

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When I got behind the wheel of one I thought that it was way, way too big.

Also, Canada only gets the AWD version. We also get the 360 degree view and you don’t. So odd.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:46

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I actually quite like that color gray....dull in the sense it’s still a shade of gray, but at the same time, NOT dull to me because it’s not just another shade of dark ‘graphite’ gray or silver that everybody and their mother’s car company offers. Almost has a slight blue-ness to it in my eyes.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:48

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Nice Optima.

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:48

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2WD Jeeps?!

HammerheadFistpunch > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/02/2018 at 15:48

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its...underwhelming...in person. At least to me. It’s not metal flake, its just...lack of color.

BeaterGT > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:49

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Interesting about the roofline. Personally love these depressing/cement grays.

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 04/02/2018 at 15:50

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at least those have enough sharp angles to create areas of varying shade. This is just an elephant skin over a car.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > For Sweden 04/02/2018 at 15:50

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FWD drive jeep, AWD sports car(?) sad world.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:51

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Like the battleship grey.

I think that I currently am the only person on all of Oppo who doesn’t have one of these in the family. It’s the new FoST/FiST/Miata

HammerheadFistpunch > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/02/2018 at 15:52

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yeah, their scale is impressive the same way a corvette looks huge in pictures but tiny in person...only backwards.

HammerheadFistpunch > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/02/2018 at 15:52

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but for people who generally don’t “into” cars.

TheRevanchist > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:53

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That color seems to be the tribute to the primer grey that the kids these days are using on their cars. At least it’s not a matte finish.

punkgoose17 > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:54

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It has back doors that is enough entry and exit. He just will be near last choice for carpooling.

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 15:55

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Wait a few years, and amazing transformations can happen.

HammerheadFistpunch > punkgoose17 04/02/2018 at 15:56

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Thankfully he wont be doing ANY carpooling.

AestheticsInMotion > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/02/2018 at 15:58

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Agreed. I absolutely love that grey

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 16:10

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This is a bad take and you should be ashamed.

I did see my first one in the wild this week, in blue though. It looks just as good in person as on the internet.

Also I have to file a complaint with KIA, they brought a Stinger to the Milwaukee auto show but it was roped off on one of those turn tables. WTH?

HammerheadFistpunch > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/02/2018 at 16:13

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I stand by my comment. I stood there staring at it for a good 10 minutes hoping it would grow on me. It didn’t.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 16:14

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Whatever, no use arguing with a chipmunk.

I like it quite a bit...though I’d personally get the blue given a choice.

HammerheadFistpunch > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/02/2018 at 16:17

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that’s right, we’re leg biters.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > For Sweden 04/02/2018 at 16:18

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Wait.. which one is new?

Chariotoflove > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 16:29

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There are very few cars where color doesn’t matter to appeal. This is no exception. It’s way better in blue, or even red.

HammerheadFistpunch > Chariotoflove 04/02/2018 at 16:30

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I believe it completely. The shapes were nice but the overall effect in this color was poor.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 17:35

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Damn, you came out swinging on this review.

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/02/2018 at 17:36

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I’ve got small arms, they’re always swinging.

Saracen > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 18:17

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I like the color, and the overall shape.

I really don’t like the rear side markers that run across two body panels. They look so, so bad. I would delete those and make body colored fillers.

I also don’t like the headlights, or the fake hood vents as you mentioned, or the grill that looks like the mouth of a puffer fish.

Captain of the Enterprise > HammerheadFistpunch 04/02/2018 at 21:25

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It’s probably a turn signal or something but I think it would look better if the tail light didn’t wrap around the side of the car. Especially since that part is so thin.

pip bip - choose Corrour > HammerheadFistpunch 04/03/2018 at 05:36

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nice!

(yellow would’ve been a better colour choice imo)

VCeXpedition > HammerheadFistpunch 04/03/2018 at 20:47

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Picture vs Reality, but doesn’t it look a lot like Cement (grey) on the Toyota Tacoma / 4Runners? I rather like it on a truck, looks a little too industrial on a fancy sedan. And EVERYONE is reaching for ways to sell sedans these days, just watch what happens in the next few years!

HammerheadFistpunch > VCeXpedition 04/03/2018 at 20:53

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its just not...good. its a dull sheen and there is no depth to it. I can’t comment on the Trucks because I don’t see those as often, but this one doesn’t work at all.