# Horseless Carriage, Automobile, Car,Ride,Hot Rod,Wheels and now Mobile Device? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587 "2009-06-12T19:39:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Falling_Reverend)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/1 "2009-06-12T19:39:45Z")
May I present the Nissan Cube mobile device > **[Nissan cube | Nissan USA](https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/discontinued/cube.html)** > > Availability is limited for the Nissan Cube, but you can still enjoy the versatility and customizability of the Versa Note. Just when you thought they couldn’t make another, uglier box car, we get hit with this atrocity of automotive engineering. I think if they used cars on The Prisoner it would look like these things. Although I must say I do like the astroturf patch on the dash.(look at the interior pics) ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/2 "2009-06-12T20:06:43Z")
I’m not impressed with that wrap-around window. Seems like it would significantly weaken the structure. And it already looks like it would capsize in a light breeze. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/3 "2009-06-12T20:11:05Z")
And this board jumped all over my ass when I said I actually _liked_ the Pontiac [Aztec](http://www.edmunds.com/media/news/column/letterstotheediors/02.jul/02.pontiac.aztek.f34.500.jpg)… This is atrocious. Which means it will sell a whole boatload its first 6 months. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/4 "2009-06-12T20:53:36Z")
Let’s see. A 30mpg car that seats 4, has fold down back seats so I can put larger items in it. Has lots of headroom, front and back, decent leg room, lots of shoulder room. Costs as low as $14k. As long as you can convince me that the wrap around window isn’t going to lead to the roof collapsing, what’s not to like? I’d take this over a PT Cruiser any day. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Falling_Reverend)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/5 "2009-06-12T21:32:36Z")
> [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](#): > > Let’s see. A 30mpg car that seats 4, has fold down back seats so I can put larger items in it. > Has lots of headroom, front and back, decent leg room, lots of shoulder room. > Costs as low as $14k. > As long as you can convince me that the wrap around window isn’t going to lead to the roof collapsing, what’s not to like? > > I’d take this over a PT Cruiser any day. I can see your point but can’t they make an efficient, roomy, low cost car that doesn’t look like it came out of an old “world of tomorrow” poster. The thing that really bugs me though is the calling it a mobile device. I thought mobile devices were things like laptops and blackberry’s. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/6 "2009-06-12T22:56:03Z")
What practical use, other than collecting dust from places you’ve driven to, is there for that blotch of carpet on the dash? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/7 "2009-06-12T23:07:37Z")
I assume the patch of carpet (or is it grass?) is so if you put your sunglasses or cell phone there, they won’t slide around. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/8 "2009-06-12T23:09:21Z")
I wouldn’t see any problem with it if it wasn’t for the retarded back window, seriously did they go out of their way to make it look ridiculous? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/9 "2009-06-13T00:19:22Z")
There is a Nissan dealer just up the street from my dealership. I have had the opportunity to see them in person. ::: Shudder::: Trust me they photograph better than they look in real life. In person it look like a [Fiat Multipla](http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=1828&fPicId=22125) had sex with a [Scion XB](http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/H/u/ag_08xb_leftfrontteal.jpg) and this abortion was the result. What’s not to like? I’m thinking of two things. First would be the dry heaves every time you look at the car. The second would be all of your friends laughing their ass off at your lack of taste. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/10 "2009-06-13T01:14:57Z")
That isn’t window all the way around. If you look at the 360 interior view, you’ll see that there is a pillar on that corner, but the exterior is styled so that it looks like there isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseless-carriage-automobile-car-ride-hot-rod-wheels-and-now-mobile-device/499587/11 "2009-06-13T01:20:01Z")
What an awful looking vehicle. The design issue was always my gripe with electric cars. The problem? They look like electric cars. Why Nissan wants to sell everyone an Ice Cream truck is unknown to me. I didn’t understand the Scion XB Ice Cream truck either.