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"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2) 08/01/2019 at 18:15 • Filed to: Mitsubishi i-MiEV, You really are plumbing new depths this week, CHAdeMO

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I found a Mitsubishi brochure while cleaning my room today.

I secretly still want an i- MiEV damnit.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 18:20

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I want one too.  Just for shits and giggles

facw > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 18:23

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I saw one of these behind me when I got on the highway the other day! I’m somewhat surprised they can drive at (or at least near) highway speeds...

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > facw 08/01/2019 at 18:24

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I’m mildly terrified at the prospect of highway speeds in an i-MiEV.

facw > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 18:26

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According to Wikipedia they have an 80mph top speed, so fast enough, barely. No word on wh ether or not the range drops to like 5 miles if you push it that hard.

SiennaMan > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/01/2019 at 18:36

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 Exactly.   There's not enough range there for me to do much, but on some level I would like one.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 18:39

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Rear engine & rwd, like a 911.

DeDion rear suspension, like Caterman.

It’s very light, like NA miata.

The enthusiat car that enthusiats pass over.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 18:40

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There is ONE local one around here (far right of shot) ....I’ve spotted it a few times, but I’ve never seen another in person in my life...

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/01/2019 at 18:48

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I once stopped traffic for a picture of one.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 18:53

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I did not have to go to such extremes (dashcam in my case) , but I admire your tenacity :P

Milky > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 19:18

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Coworker had one, bought it off lease for like nothing. IIRC it was only a year or two old and $ 10k with barely any miles.

I was at an EV scooter start up and he charged it daily at work. Rode it in, fun little gold cart around town.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 19:20

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My university has a bunch of these as campus runabouts. They are phasing out their old GEM carts with them.

Nick Has an Exocet > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 19:35

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Fun fact, they are still making them 10 years later.

For Sweden > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 19:39

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Bluei-MiEV

Goggles Pizzano > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/01/2019 at 19:50

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N ot sure if you know what things were like there back in ‘ 95, but at the time I was living and working in Halifax. Everyday I’d walk past Eastlink off Robie Street and admire the most exotic car I’d seen in the flesh . A green convertible with a tan top. A Porsche? Nope. A Mercedes? Nope. It was a brand new BMW E36!

I realize some of your shots have been of tourists but still, things have changed so much . When I visit now and go to Spring Garden it appears to be dripping with money .

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Goggles Pizzano 08/01/2019 at 20:04

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Spring Garden is one of the more popular spots downtown nowadays I’d say. I live near Mahone Bay, but I went to uni in Halifax for 7 years. I haven’t lived there in another 7 years (my god, how time flies when you think about it...). The iMiev pic I caught above was in Lunenburg just near where you start to enter ‘O ld Town’.

Occasionally in Halifax you’ll spot a Lamborghini or Ferrari, depending what part of the city you’re in....but they are very rare and are usually older models (not that that is a bad thing!)

I would’ve been in upper Elementary school in ‘95, so my memories of Halifax then are pretty faded ! :)

bhtooefr > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 21:10

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I just wish we got the true kei version, instead of one embiggened by a few inches for MURRICA.

(Realistically, even if they had brought the normal version, it would’ve had the longer European bumpers, BUT STILL.)

Under_Score > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/01/2019 at 22:21

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I saw one of these at a Mitsubishi dealership in 2012. The real novelty is the Wheego Whip. The Wheego dealer near me became Grand Motorcars, yet another dealer than sells northeast/Florida auction cars.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/02/2019 at 01:18

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These are very fast thorough a roundabout, especially in a business livery. I think it was flower delivery. Absolutely quicker than a 1997 Honda Civic Sedan on new all seasons.