What an Ugly Little Car, an Electric Car Built in Morocco

Morocco is celebrating an historical moment as of yesterday. The little car might be weird, but look how happy a soccer game can make them. It is a city that is growing fast, and becoming a major automobile export city.

 

Capt Lightning said:
You might get mangled, squashed, injured - even killed, but not decimated.
Decimated is generally (mis)used to mean a large drop in numbers, but originally meant reducing numbers of something by 1 in 10.
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You could lose ten body parts. :eek:
 

JustBonee said:
Wouldn't stand a chance of survival on our freeways, with all the big SUVs and trucks.
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I read about it. I think the maximum speed is 45 kmh. No freeways for you.

A Mini Cooper story: There was a little car in the apartment parking lot. I would have called it an Austin Mini. After a few months it wasn't there any more.

One day two people came to the building. One identified himself, saying he worked for an insurance company. He asked me if I'd seen a Mini Cooper in the parking lot, and I said no.

I thought he was talking about a dog (mini poodle, mini dachshund, etc.).
 
Nathan said:
I had a mid '60s Austin America, which I thought was a piece of junk, but then it did have a hard life before I acquired it. :unsure:
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For that car, a hard life means just driving it.
I had one in 1969; it was my first car. $1,895.00 brand new.
It overheated in winter while waiting at red lights.
In summer, water pumps quit & radiator hoses burst.
At 13,000 miles, reverse gear quit. I'd have to push the car backwards, then jump in to drive off.
Then the whole transmission quit.
I successfully sued British Leyland Motors. The judge made them buy the car back from me - at full price!
I bought a new Toyota Corolla with the money - $2,100.00. Drove it over 175,000 miles with no problems.
After that, my motto was: "If it ain't made in Japan, I ain't buyin' it."
 
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win231 said:
For that car, a hard life means just driving it.
I had one in 1969; it was my first car. $1,895.00 brand new.
It overheated in winter while waiting at red lights.
In summer, water pumps quit & radiator hoses burst.
At 13,000 miles, reverse gear quit. I'd push the car backwards, then jump in to drive off.
Then the whole transmission quit.
I successfully sued British Leyland Motors. The judge made them buy the car back from me - at full price!
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I think I gave $50 for my Austin America, it had a busted motor mount or tranny mount, and maybe a bad throw-out bearing, I forget. It sat more than it ran, I recall using it for storage...
 
Nathan said:
I think I gave $50 for my Austin America, it had a busted motor mount or tranny mount, and maybe a bad throw-out bearing, I forget. It sat more than it ran, I recall using it for storage...
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Yes, that reminded me of a repair I forgot. My motor mounts also broke at around 4,000 miles.
 
Llynn said:
I had a 70s MG Midget. It was an anniversary model and had the engine from a Triumph factory installed. It would do significantly better than 60.
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My dad had an MGB-GT for a couple of years. BUT, he also had a mechanic in the family who needed practice & experience, & he got lots of it, replacing clutches, radiators, water pumps & hoses every few thousand miles.
 

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