Question: what is the rarest "normal" car on sale right now?

"Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available" (whoistheleader2) 12/15/2019 at 09:00 • Filed to: question, questions, Hot take, Oppositelock

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I always have found super rare cars that fill a normal role to be interesting. Right now, no one is buying Alfas for the premium the sedan/SUV market in America. Kia can’t move any K900s either. But those have big profit margins.

There are some really low volume small cars like the Mitsubishi G4 sedan and the Eclipse Cross (eww). Honda doesn’t sell many HRVs or Toyota CHRs either. I think the most surprising is the total lack of new Civic Coupes being sold. Most people don’t even know they still sell them. That’s also what killed the Elantra coupe.

Additionally, super rare options (or lack thereof) have produced some unusual “normal” cars as well. Jeep wranglers don’t come standard with air conditioning and the Patriot didn’t come with power locks or windows either.

What do you think?

Nibby > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 09:04

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nissan altima

Under_Score > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 09:08

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Any Fiat since the 2017 model year.

hike > Under_Score 12/15/2019 at 09:11

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I'm shocked whenever I see a 500x or 500L on the road. I really have no idea what about those cars would appeal to someone. I say this as someone who spent a week once using a 500L. It was not a good car. 

hike > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 09:14

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I enjoy seeing rare hybrid versions of normal cars. So like the old Tahoe hybrid, a Rogue hybrid, or more recently a Crosstrek Hybrid. They look like normal cars, but really they're normal cars with slightly better fuel economy and a way higher initial cost. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 09:21

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Saab 9-4x. They only made 450 of 'e m before GM pulled the plug on Saab.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 09:23

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I see enough HRVs around where I live but the CHRs are rare.

CHRs were very popular in Japan when I was there in 2017, I wonder what made it so popular over there.

sony1492 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/15/2019 at 09:27

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Ive seen a more then a few of the last gen Saabs, maybe ca had got a decent portion of their last sales

sony1492 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 09:30

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Hardpy see any genesis coupes and  sedans.

M.T. Blake > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 09:32

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How often do you see brand new Wrangler 2-door models? I feel like I see fifty unlimited four door models to every one two door. 

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Under_Score 12/15/2019 at 09:47

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Outside of 500 Abarths (which are rare, but exist), they’re quite unusual to see where I live, too. The 500L is the one that surprises me the most When I see one  because I’m not sure anyone around here bought one... They’re all like the redheaded step children of rental fleets.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 10:22

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I see Civic coupes fairly often here, both in base and Si trims. The Si’s often act like they want to race.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 10:42

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I like seeing the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from Honda and Toyota. Those are somewhat normal until you read the badge and realize it's something special. Being in California makes those actually exist. 

smobgirl > hike 12/15/2019 at 10:44

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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 500X in the wild. I know where two 500Ls live.

daender > gin-san - shitpost specialist 12/15/2019 at 11:14

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I’ve only seen two CHRs on the road.  They’re fugly but different in a good way, like a pastel bulldog.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > daender 12/15/2019 at 11:21

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I don’t think they’re bad looking. It feels like a crossover in the same sense as the Macan, they’re both just raised, taller hatchbacks.

Make the CHR a bit less tall and you’ve basically got a Toyota Veloster.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > gin-san - shitpost specialist 12/15/2019 at 12:30

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Have you ever say in one though? They ha e the single worst visibility of any car I've ever been in. The backseat's window is more like a skylight than a window.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > M.T. Blake 12/15/2019 at 12:31

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Never. Especially in the actually good colors, which don't even cost extra.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 12:32

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I haven’t sat in one personally, but that doesn’t surprise me.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > hike 12/15/2019 at 12:34

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Yes, they really have no redeeming features whatsoever.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/15/2019 at 12:35

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I also have only ever seen one of the last Saab sport c ombis .

slipperysallylikespenguins > hike 12/15/2019 at 13:16

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I spotted a Chrysler Aspen Hybrid the other day, amazed that it was ever built.

JeepJeremy > M.T. Blake 12/15/2019 at 13:23

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I usually geek when I see a newer  2 door Wrangler nowadays. They have become unicorns in my area. I bet in the future they’ll be highly sought after.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 13:35

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4wd single cab wt, v8 short bed

fintail > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 12/15/2019 at 13:44

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As mentioned, 500X has to be up there. In the PNW, I see HRV all the time, and CHR aren’t too rare.

Might be too uppity to be “normal”, but even in my overly affluent suburb, I can go weeks without seeing a current model E wagon, I see more new style G-Wagen than E wagon.

BadMotorScooter > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 12/15/2019 at 14:20

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4wd single cab wt, diesel long bed 3500 dually

hike > slipperysallylikespenguins 12/15/2019 at 14:42

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That's truly impressive. I heard about a guy who had an Aspen Hybrid he loved because he'd sleep in his car periodically. He had a hybrid part failure and Chrysler doesn't make parts for them and there are so few in junkyards, the part was impossible to find. 

slipperysallylikespenguins > hike 12/15/2019 at 14:48

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I can see that being a growing problem for those low production electrics/hybrids in the coming years.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > BadMotorScooter 12/15/2019 at 18:12

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Single cab duallys  are so uncommon but have such fantastic proportions. 100% on board with this even though there isn’t much of a market