I love this little guy.

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 04/11/2016 at 16:22 • Filed to: None

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built for a kei car race series. BTW Saw a daihatsu charade yesterday before church it was white and awesome and I dont know why I think so.

MonkeePuzzle > Frank Grimes 04/11/2016 at 16:30

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I love the charade! the first ones especially, but some of the later ones also. I desire one, I am just concerned that fuel economy and fun at low speeds comes at the cost of driving in a tin can that wont survived an impact with tall grass

Frank Grimes > MonkeePuzzle 04/11/2016 at 17:04

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I am also concerned about parts and if they are total pieces of crap.

MonkeePuzzle > Frank Grimes 04/11/2016 at 17:34

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I had a friend with a charade, it was the family car through 4 kids learning to drive. It was extremely durable. But yes, I suspect getting something simple like a clutch would be a total PITA in the USA

Frank Grimes > MonkeePuzzle 04/11/2016 at 19:09

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good to know. also look at this detamaso charade dont think this generation was imported to us.
I think we only got this one

Flavien Vidal > MonkeePuzzle 04/11/2016 at 19:12

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It really wouldn’t be... ordering parts from here is actually fairly cheap. I just sent a full set of Porsche 911 wheels to California. Close to 70lbs. It owuld have cost 170$ by boat, but it’s slow and it cost him 320$ by airmail. It gets there in 2 weeks usually. EMS (arrives in 4 days) would have cost around 450$. Keep in mind that’s for 4 wheels, in 2 separate packages. So a clutch is fairly cheap...

MonkeePuzzle > Frank Grimes 04/15/2016 at 11:01

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indeed it is so, the US only got one generation, I think. Conveniently takes 4x100 wheels, so my oppo labeled civic wheels would be a perfect fit :D

Frank Grimes > MonkeePuzzle 04/15/2016 at 15:13

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that looks great!

MonkeePuzzle > Frank Grimes 04/15/2016 at 15:24

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I attempted last year to buy a white charade of that same model, but could not get the guy to respond to emails or calls or texts.

Frank Grimes > MonkeePuzzle 04/15/2016 at 15:35

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bummer.

Why do we like these? I can’t figure it out. I think they are just weird because who the heck knows daihatsu. And I just like small simple hatchbacks especially white ones. I think I like the bumper and rear wheel area with the body that kinda drops down over the wheel. Also it is kind of a nice design rather handsome I might say for something so small and cheap. I think I also like the idea of taking a very light small underdog of a car and modifying it and making it really fun to drive. Also there’s the cargo capacity of a hatch.

Ok maybe I did know why I like them it just took some writing and thinking.

MonkeePuzzle > Frank Grimes 04/15/2016 at 15:41

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yeah. I have attempted similar self examination. I’m not sure why I desire it. I do strongly adhere to the belief that driving a slow car fast is better than a fast car slow.

Frank Grimes > MonkeePuzzle 04/15/2016 at 15:47

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agreed.