With gas prices going through the roof I have been thinking of getting a more economical daily driver. Think I may have found something that fills the bill.
http://www.corbinmotors.com/sparrow.htm

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LOL

 

i see this old guy driving around Berkeley in one of these all the time, heh... hard to see him from up in my screw though :-)

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Hey,

One of those might be pretty cool. Just think, a 900 lbs. base uopn which to superchagre, turbocharge, with a nice shot of NO2. 790HP from a nice little .5 liter 2 cylinder. Then try and race one with one of your "L's." Betcha you won't be laughing then.
LOL

Mike

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20" Polished Aluminum Wheels
275/45/20 Goodyear GSII's
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Front Valence W/ driving lights and Billet Insert
3.55 LS Rear End
Leather Interior
6 Disk CD Changer
Sliding Rear Window
Heated Seats
Hidden Hitch
Orange Pinstriping
Lund Front Blackouts
GTE Rear Blackouts
Lowered 1" Front & Rear
Block heater
McGard Wheel Locks

 

$14900 / $2.50per gal * 10mpg = 59600 miles wonderfully delightfull 400 hp. I'll take the L every time.

Andy

 

My wife and I checked them out and talked with the "developers" at a car show several months ago. They're way cool. They also have a sporty version which was, of course, the one we liked most.

They also make couches from rear seat of classic cars, but they're ugly in person.

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I hope nobody took me seriously. I think this is one of the silliest vehicles I have ever seen, and a deathtrap to boot. However, I have thought about getting a more economical daily driver, not so much for the economy as to reduce the wear and tear on the L. and exposure to the CA traffic. Was thinking about a Civic del Sol VTEC, but then I wouldn't have the fun of driving the L. Here's a pic of an economy car I wouldn't mind having, but I don't think Suzuki will ever actually mass produce it. In fact, when I asked the Suzuki rep at the L.A. auto show about it he looked at me like I had leprosy.
http://www.ggtuning.com.ar/fotosuzukievsport.htm

 

AVIOD THE DEL SOL. That was one of the worst cars I ever owned! My '76 pacer was better. I will admit that the del sol was fun to drive but it was a pos. I traded it in at 67,000 needing a third set of trans berings. The dealer tried 5 times to fix the roof. Eventually the leak moved behind the passengers seat so I suffed a towel back there and gave up. After about 40,000 it started to run hot and nobody could figure out why.

When my Mom was buying her Toyota I got to talking to the salesman and the del sol came up. He laughed at me and said the del sol was the worst car Honda ever built.

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I did like them (not joking). There are many small stores in our area that we shop which are only 1 to 2 miles away. Also, in comparison to L.A., the roads getting to them are small and traffic is light.

Thus, we have considered a small commuter such as the Sparrow. A motorcycle would be ideal if it didn't rain so much. This thing is covered and has three wheels. And, why fire up the Lightning just to drive it 1 1/2 miles?

Spike

 

Well of course your '76 Pacer was a better car. One of the best cars ever built.
I have a friend with a '75 who offered to give it to me if I restored it. If I had not just sunk $85K into a boat I would seriously consider it. It would be so cool to tool around in a Pacer with a built 302 in it. If any of my internet start-ups take off (very doubtful) I still might do it.

P.S. Which suburb, SCAdian? I grew up in Deerfield and Winnetka, a looooooong time ago.

[This message has been edited by alphadoggy (edited 04-20-2001).]