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New Volvo car designed entirely by women.
2004-03-11, 6:47 AM #41
It's funny how everyone's a designer expert the second they see a picture like that.

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2004-03-11, 7:34 AM #42
I'm no designer of cars. But I did read what that car offered. It's a bleedin' joke! I mean an auto-park feature?? This car just encourages more and more bad drivers. And what happens if you need a tune-up, oil-change, fill the washer fluid tank? Take the car in to have it hoisted so that you have to do everything underneath?

Throw it back to the drawing board.

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2004-03-11, 10:12 AM #43
its cute i like it. im liking the doors as well, but those would be highly inconvenient in a tightly mapped out mall parking lot wouldnt they?

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2004-03-11, 10:15 AM #44
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Wolvie17:
..im liking the doors as well, but those would be highly inconvenient in a tightly mapped out mall parking lot wouldnt they?</font>


Yes, they would. However, properly designed gull wing doors are fine, and dont hinder vehicle exit any more than normal doors....

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2004-03-11, 10:22 AM #45
As I've stated before, I believe the entire metallic area is the hood, but the hinge is at the front.

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2004-03-11, 10:23 AM #46
No Roach, there is no hood. There was a story on /. about it.

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2004-03-11, 10:28 AM #47
Yeah, I see, apparently it only needs to be opened once a year by a mechanic...wonderful idea.

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2004-03-11, 11:00 AM #48
Does it come with a guy in the trunk to replace a flat? [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2004-03-11, 11:34 AM #49
excuse me while I throw up......

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2004-03-11, 11:42 AM #50
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by GBK:
Yes, they would. However, properly designed gull wing doors are fine, and dont hinder vehicle exit any more than normal doors....

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So, basically the Delorean.
Not only that, but it's a lot easier to get into in a tight spot, since you don't have to squeeze toward the hinges.

(I am, of course, talking about 2 door cars)
2004-03-11, 12:06 PM #51
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Freelancer:
Boy, looks like Mech, Roach and I are the only people with balls around here to say we like it. Oh well.. I'd guess maybe half of you are just jumping on the bandwagon of bashing it because it was made by women.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Yecti:
It doesn't look too bad when you can see the ultimately sexy doors. I like the ultrahigh intensity bulbs in the doors too... STOP OR I'LL OPEN MY DOORS AND GO 5th ELEMENT ON YOU!!!</font>


I'd like to note my balls now please. Screw you.

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2004-03-11, 12:56 PM #52
Oops, looks like I missed you. Sorry. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif] Also, I have to say that after that front-end shot Spork posted, I think the front is incredibly sexy. The side and top could standa little work, and I haven't seen the back yet.

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2004-03-11, 1:00 PM #53
So wait, wait, if women designed it, does the thing break every 28 days for a few days, that way women don't have to go to work, pick up the kids at school or grocery shop?

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2004-03-11, 1:15 PM #54
I really don't give a flip what sex it was made by.

That is one boring and ugly car.

*goes back to drooling over Vipers*

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2004-03-11, 1:51 PM #55
Wow. Considering the fact that most of the people here still attend grade school, I'm wondering why so many people give this car such a hard time.

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2004-03-11, 2:02 PM #56
Because girls have cooties and should stay in the kitchen where they belong, duh.

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2004-03-11, 2:04 PM #57
I was just having some fun, personally. Honestly, the car isn't much worse than most concept cars. The gull-wing idea isn't really a good one, i don't think, but soem of the features would be quite useful.

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2004-03-11, 6:41 PM #58
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by BobTheMasher:
I was just having some fun, personally. Honestly, the car isn't much worse than most concept cars. The gull-wing idea isn't really a good one, i don't think, but soem of the features would be quite useful.

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Agreed. I was just teasing it.

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2004-03-11, 6:44 PM #59
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Eversor:
Wow. Considering the fact that most of the people here still attend grade school, I'm wondering why so many people give this car such a hard time.

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Most of the people? I'd be willing to agree with many, but most is just a bit over the edge, don't you think? [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]
2004-03-12, 1:52 AM #60
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Freelancer:
I haven't seen the back yet.
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[http://atlas.imagemagician.com/images/spork/015.jpg]

Here's the fugly interior:

[http://atlas.imagemagician.com/images/spork/027.jpg]

And finally a profile shot:

[http://atlas.imagemagician.com/images/spork/017.jpg]

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2004-03-12, 2:06 AM #61
Flowers, haha.

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2004-03-12, 4:52 AM #62
As someone mentioned earlier, most concept cars are gross...though I can't see this one getting much better.

Anyone seen the Mitsubishi Eclipse concept? It makes grown men cry.'

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2004-03-12, 6:21 AM #63
hmm.. i think the front looks nice, but the back is just too.... flat for me. not sure why, i just don't like the shaping.

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2004-03-12, 6:35 AM #64
Dear god.. it's even uglier from behind!

Kill it! Someone put it out of it's misery!

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