Saw an i-MiEV on the highway today.

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 06/02/2020 at 12:04 • Filed to: None

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Seems inadvisable...

UserNotFound > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:08

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Are they even allowed on the interstate? I thought they were basically just big motor scooters.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:12

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I’ve seen one ever. It’s even uglier in person.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > UserNotFound 06/02/2020 at 12:13

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Apparently, the top speed is 81 mph. But it’s only got 66 hp and takes 13 seconds to get to 60.

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:15

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I’ve seen one on the highway as well. I was a bit surprised.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:17

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Ha! I wonder if it was the one a friend of mine was selling. Was it purple?

For the price I was a little tempted to put it up and run it for a few months....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/02/2020 at 12:19

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Nope, white. Have you ever driven it? We may need an OPPO review.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:20

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I didn’t. “A little tempted” means “ didn’t even mention to him I was interested.” He is ( was?) a dealer and it was one of the weirder things on his lot.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/02/2020 at 12:29

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Ah, so already sold. Was thinking you might be able to get a shake-down run before it went to the next sad sucker.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:50

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I saw one once but I didn’t get a good look. It really looks like one of those weird egg shaped golf carts except less aesthetically pleasing. I still remember the Motortre nd magazine where they said it might sell half decent with the right marketing and I LOLed for a few minutes straight.

kanadanmajava1 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:52

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My brother owns (but I actually use it more than him ) an European version badged as Peugeot iOn . It’s a bit smaller then the US version but it has longer nose than the Japan /Australia /NZ version. Peugeot’s version looks sillier than Mitsubishi or Citroën but it’s still a fun car.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 12:54

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Wait holy crap, we’ve found it! The last car to be sold in the US without a blacked out B pillar!

The FP asked this a while back and no one could find something from this decade.

dogisbadob > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 13:08

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The iMiev is fucking awesome! I like them and I’d drive one :o)

rear engine RWD too

dogisbadob > UserNotFound 06/02/2020 at 13:08

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Yes, they are street-legal cars

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/02/2020 at 13:22

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Glad I could be of service.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > dogisbadob 06/02/2020 at 13:23

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With double the power it’d probably be a hoot.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 13:25

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Y ou saw it on the highway?

Was it lost and looking frantically for it’s way back home to the suburban surface streets?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 06/02/2020 at 13:29

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Haha - yes, I did. It was probably going ~60 nearing a major interchange in a metro area .

Milky > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 06/02/2020 at 15:36

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Coworker at the old job had one. Got it cheap off lease, drove it around for free essentially too .

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Milky 06/02/2020 at 15:40

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