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  1. rigidjunkie

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    #270 rigidjunkie, Jan 19, 2012
    Could not disagree with you more. I sat in all three modern muscle cars and the Mustang seemed very user friendly. You could see all four corners of the car the gauges are clear and the materials seemed decent. Camaro is a vault pure and simple, from the passenger seat I could not see the hood of the car at all, not even the part closest to the windshield. Looking over my shoulder all I saw was a huge plastic cover for the B & C pillars. The Chalenger was not much better you could see the front half of the car but the pillars were way too wide and thick. Also in the Stang when I moved the seat to where I would have it driving there was room in the back for a person behind me, not a ton of room but enough for a couple hour ride, now I am sure most Stang drivers take the big pimp lean back stance which would make the rear seat useless, but if you take a proper drivers possition there was plentry of room.

    All that said the new 3 from BMW and the Benz C class were head and shoulders above anybody else in adjustability. If you can't find the perfect driving possition in either there is something really wrong about you. The BMW had what felt like 18 inches of telescope for the steering wheel (make all the jokes you want but telescoping steering wheels are a huge help in getting your possition right in a car.)
     
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    #271 Johngo, Jan 19, 2012
    We test drove the 2011 Mustang. The interior was horrible. Line of sight wasn't bad, just the layout/size. My wife was all excited abut getting one, until she got in and couldn't adjust the car to reach the clutch.

    When I drove it, I was amazed at just how bad Ford did on layout. It looked like an early 1980's Camaro interior.

    Then I DID sit in the back, with her driving. She is short... My legs barely fit and I had to lean my head over to the side the whole time. EXTREMELY uncomfortable. I am 6' tall and I would have had to lay down on anything longer than 10 minutes for fear of a massive kink in my neck.

    For a car that is as large as that class of car has become, I was disappointed and had a hard time with the fact that the MINI has more room in the back seat. I don't understand how a car that size could have so much useless space and a MINI seems to maximize every cubic CM.
     
  3. Metalman

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    #273 Metalman, Feb 2, 2012
    Fiat 500L
    Looking kind of Countrymany.....:crazy:
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    #274 rigidjunkie, Feb 2, 2012
    3 rows of seats in Europe!!!

    I would take one of these:

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    #275 Nathan, Mar 1, 2012
    Fiat ditches J Lo for a different celebrity

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjYxE2VD7VE]FIAT 500 Abarth -- "House Arrest" - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #276 Justa Jim, Mar 1, 2012
    Better, but the one with the girl turning into the car was good too. :Thumbsup:

    Jim
     
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    #277 Crashton, Mar 1, 2012
    So if that is yours it's a ....wait for it.... UP yours. :wink:
     
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    #278 rigidjunkie, Mar 1, 2012
    Well plaid Chuck, the jokes about the Geneva show are awesome, VW has 6 Ups there all with crazy names.
     
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    #280 Metalman, Mar 1, 2012
    Huh... I liked it much better with the car turning into the girl...:D
     
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    #281 Metalman, Mar 10, 2012
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    Hmmmmm, something looks kinda familiar here....
    [​IMG]

    Edit: Could this be the......Abarth 695 MINI Tributo
     
  11. Metalman

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    #282 Metalman, Mar 10, 2012
    Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari
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    Abarth 695 Maserati Tributo
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    #283 Minidave, Mar 10, 2012
    Well, I got to sit in a new Abarth last night at the KC auto show, and I have to say that while I see where the extra money went, I'm still not all that impressed. In a couple of months they'll have them at the dealer tho the spokesperson said the entire production run for this year is already sold out, so it may be a while before I get to drive one.

    They seem to be playing with the interior design a little this year too on the regular 500 and I have to say I like some of what they've done. The white dash insert and steering wheel in particular - while very retro - really looked like fun.
     
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    #285 Crashton, Mar 10, 2012
    Baby got Back!!!
     
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    #286 Steve, Mar 30, 2012
    Fiat 500L-Based Crossover Coming Next Year (MotorAuthority.com)
     
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    #287 Nathan, Mar 30, 2012
    So it seems Fiat is taking a page out of the MINI playbook with lots of variants.
     
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    #288 Steve, Mar 30, 2012
    But doing so much more quickly than MINI.
     
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    #290 agranger, Mar 30, 2012
    I drove through Oklahoma the other day and stopped in for gas in a small town. Of the 10 vehicles in the lot: 1 MINI (me), 8 American-made pick-ups and 1 10+ year-old Toyota Camry.

    I don't think that much of middle-America has gotten the message.
     
  18. Metalman

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    #291 Metalman, Mar 30, 2012
    Not until MINI or Fiat offers a micro pickup.....:D
     
  19. Justa Jim

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    #292 Justa Jim, Mar 30, 2012
    There are parts of the country where a pick up is necessary and not just driven to look macho. Ya can't pull a goose neck trailer with a micro truck. :nonod:

    Jim
     
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    #293 Metalman, Mar 30, 2012
    O Rly.......
    This will pull a goose neck trailer filled to the brim with goose necks....:wink:
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