Slightly newer than Rezia's Odyssey. Not mine, but it's the same color and trim as mine. 2010 EX-L, (EX-Ls are upper trim models, the only trims above it are the Touring and Elite)
I want to see what you can say about my old man's car, a 1989 Nissan Cefiro. Not my photo, but my old mans car was like this except it was a faded red with rims from a R32.
The 21st century's bland Japanese midsize sedan is not a sedan - it's a crossover, because Dad's starting to have a bad back, and the kids have friends you gotta put in the backseat. Look at this car. Based on looks, it could as well be a Hyundai, or a Geely. But the Volvo buyer does not care, because they're the type of people who are milionaires, but still shop at Tesco and only buy discounted stuff. Oh, Odyssey EX-L. A midrange minivan. Owning one, you may be satisfied in your suburban bliss, but you'll always keep thinking that if you worked harder, you would've had a Touring or an Elite. Picture Peter. Peter wants a big sedan, but not a Ford, because his family always hated Ford, since grandpa saw the first bloody Model T. And not a Holden, because these break down. So, a Nissan Cefiro. Fast-forward 20 years. There's Michael, and he is poor, but not broke. He wants a sporty sedan, but not a Holden or Ford, because he has better things to do than drink Fosters while hooning. No, the car will be a BMW. But BMWs are expensive - heck, even Skylines are. So, he buys a worn Nissan Cefiro, but at least has Skyline wheels on it. People say it goes against the idea of a hybrid, because it's boxy and not tiny. But think about it - you can't fit seven people in an Insight. Some people won't buy a Prius-sized Prius, so now there's a Highlander-sized Prius. This is a car of a man whose family has always been poor. But now, he is not, because he makes $30k a year. And after escaping poverty, the trailer and the needle, it's time for the only sports car he's ever known - a supercharged Monte Carlo with stickers. You may laugh, but frankly, he doesn't give a shit - it's HIS GODDAMN MONTE CARLO! You've got all the small sedans with penalty box interiors and handling - Kia Rio, Chevy Aveo, Nissan Versa. They are meant to be sold in hundreds of thousands of units, yes, units, to rentals, so Mr. Spendthrift will have a car away from home. But the Fiesta tried to be a different kind of small sedan, one that is well-made and isn't that bad to drive. No rentals bought it, because it wasn't Asian, and nobody else bought it, because nobody wants a subcompact. Now, it's gone. Sometimes people want "good enough". It's not a car - it's a tool, just like these barely-costing-anything hammers from Walmart. And just like them, it will be used until it can't function. And because we're not in the Rust Belt, and it has a 300,,it will run until it does not. Then... oh well, time for a new truck. You know why tuned pickups are always maintained so well? Because they aren't trucks, they are the owners' childhoods. 1997 Ford Explorer. The car of the king of "Look, I found a 4x4 for a thousand bucks!". Then it breaks down, and goes to a junkyard, or gets sold for two hundred bucks on Craigslist, then goes to a junkyard. Later, people see all went to junkyards, and start buying the remaining ones for five grand. So kids, maintain your Explorers - you never know if they won't be your college fund.
How the f**k did you get the Cefiro's description so accurate, my uncle literally bought one because he hates the Festiva or any Ford, he even thinks Holden is sh*t.
That isn't too far from the truth. He grew up in a trailer park in the Rust Belt He makes $29K a year He escaped poverty over 30 years ago One of the better homes he lived in was a trailer He never did drugs but my mother did This isn't his first sports car over a year before my older sister was born he had 2 Firebird Trans Am a 1978 and a 1980 and he had a C2 Corvette sometime in the 90's It's not a supercharged Monte Carlo I said that all readly He don't give a shit about a lot of things
You’re actually dang close. It was actually a hand me down from my grandpa (not my car though) and he was considering buying a Prius as a new car, he instead got the RAV4 Hybrid, thank goodness.
Ah, the Duratec-engined Sable. Back in the day, this used to put some shade on Buicks and Oldsmobiles with their ancient 3800 V6 and somewhat bland styling. But now, it turns out the Sable has none of their durabiity, and we've gone past the era of calling soap bubbles cars - and the Merc is relegated to staying in the lowest price registers of Craigslist, then going to the wrecking yard when the tranny fails. There is the idea of an enthusiast's car - a light manual 2-seater with RWD, like an MX-5, Caterham 7, Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, which puts a deep smile on the driver's face. And then there is this. It's front-wheel-drive, 7-seated, has a subpar automatic, an underpowered diesel and handles like a boat. But it outsells pretty much all enthusiast cars, because remember - 9 out of 10 people don't give a shit about cars. Now, I've seen a lot of Galaxies - rusted, overloaded, dented, dirty, grimy... But this one is special, because somebody kept it clean. But whatever, just wait until the next owner. Many engineers have spent countless hours perfecting this car, from the floorpan's shape, to the smoothness of the trackpad, and making sure it drives in the most balanced way possible. In fact, over 60 billion euros have been spent creating the platform, and another few billion went into the car itself. And then it gets bought just because everyone else has one. Back in the past, the Econoline bus would cover hundreds of thousands of miles, ferrying disabled children to schools or senile old ladies to church. It still does, because the 300 ci is a tough bastard.
