Ultimate Nerd Car...Your Vote?
11-07-14, 01:06 PM
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Ultimate Nerd Car...Your Vote?
I was riding today and was passed by what I consider the ultimate nerd car, a Checker Marathon. I guess many nerds today prefer Xtracycles, I can't think of a current made car for nerds.
What is your vote for ultimate nerd ride?
What is your vote for ultimate nerd ride?
11-07-14, 01:09 PM
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Str*t*gic *quivoc*tor
Pontiac Aztek with all the camping options:
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11-07-14, 02:18 PM
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Volkwgen Type I
Infinitely hackable.
Infinitely hackable.
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11-07-14, 02:21 PM
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^ hell yes!
Take out that little 4 banger and drop a 911 6cylinder boxer in that baby.
Take out that little 4 banger and drop a 911 6cylinder boxer in that baby.
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Growing up in rural Ontario, we never saw Checkers as cabs, and not at all until an entrepreneur decided to bring them up from the US refurish them and sell them.
The local veterinarian bought one. He wanted a trunk for his bag and meds, but wanted a big back seat to transport dogs and cats if needed. Worked for him, he loved it.
The local veterinarian bought one. He wanted a trunk for his bag and meds, but wanted a big back seat to transport dogs and cats if needed. Worked for him, he loved it.
11-07-14, 03:12 PM
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Subaru wagon w/ clamshell on top
11-07-14, 04:04 PM
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AMC Pacer has to get a Vote AMC Pacer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
or Honda , out Mini-ing the Austin Mini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_N360
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Z
or Honda , out Mini-ing the Austin Mini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_N360
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Z
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11-07-14, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by no motor?
Wouldn't the ultimate nerd car be a bicycle?
11-07-14, 09:10 PM
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11-08-14, 02:34 PM
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Train car, amphibious bus with a satellite dish, or rickshaw/cart/carriage/wagon/chariot that can be pulled by anything, such as a lawnmower, horse, dogs, bike, etc.
11-08-14, 03:05 PM
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The Horse on a treadmill ,inside , powering a Bus was a design I saw . some where .
Like the old farmsteads in Norway where the house was over the barn to get heat generated from the livestock below , may make a warm Double decker .
Like the old farmsteads in Norway where the house was over the barn to get heat generated from the livestock below , may make a warm Double decker .
11-08-14, 03:32 PM
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11-08-14, 05:17 PM
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The Geo Metro of course. Perfect for the person who's interests are digital and a car is just a way to get to the job/Con/store and back.
Second choice, a Prius
Second choice, a Prius
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11-08-14, 05:21 PM
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Fiat 500.....especially if someone puts a big wind up key on the back of it.
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11-08-14, 08:06 PM
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The beetle and prius were my first thoughts. There are sects of nerds for almost every car though. The italian car enthusiasts here are regarded as particularly nerdy I believe. Unimogs are for the renaissance man nerd.
The Smart fortwo, very nerdy.
The Smart fortwo, very nerdy.
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prius
If there was a "head up your butt" car I'd vote Hummer.
If there was a "head up your butt" car I'd vote Hummer.
11-09-14, 08:18 AM
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Volvo 240 wagon, the '70s-'90s boxy one. Easy to maintain, somewhat hackable for performance, decent mpg, engineered for safety, huge loadspace in back with the seat folded down.
No pretense, low cost and configurable says "nerd car" to me.
No pretense, low cost and configurable says "nerd car" to me.
11-10-14, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyclosaurus
