[pianotech] sf chronicle article

[joel a. jones]

Will,

The Madison paper today featured a review on the KIA Soul.  Listed as  
mpg of 24/30 with more room, better
ride, warranty 10/10,000 etc.

Anyone drive these boxes?   I looked at a Nissan cube, but my wife  
wouldn't ride with me.  The space seemed
useable for tech tools.

Joel
Joel Jones, RPT
Madison, WI



On Jun 28, 2009, at 8:36 PM, William Truitt wrote:

> I have one, a Scion Xb, which I affectionately call Stimpy, the Geek  
> Box.  Lots  of head and leg room, and with the back seats folded  
> down, plenty of room for tools and a grand action.  Good in snow in  
> these New Hampshire winters, it’s front wheel drive  and I just use  
> an all season radial (Real Men don’t use snow tires….)
>
> Decent on gas, but I not sure what to think when an 18 year old boy  
> walks up to me and says, “Cool car!”
>
> Hey, I think I am arty too, so where does that leave me?
>
> Will Truitt
>
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf Of David Ilvedson
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:57 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org; caut at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] sf chronicle article
>
> List,
>
> I'm in the market for a new vehicle.   My daughter is 21 and I'm  
> giving her the Toyota Corolla...which, as you can imagine, wasn't  
> the greatest tuner vehicle.  Anyway, I'm reading the Cars section in  
> the Sunday Chronicle (San Francisco) and I'm reading a "Motor  
> Matters" article about boxy vehicles like Nissan Cube, Scion &  
> Kia.   At the end of the article I read:
>
> "...these differences aside, while driving these small cars I took  
> notice that the art and design crowd embraces the Cube, the Tuner  
> crowd gravitates to the Scion...etc."
>
> Well, I was amazed and a bit perplexed...really?   Do we Tuners have  
> a thing for the Scion?
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA 94044




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