Just got a Nissan Cube! Good car for Aspies!

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We got the Nissan Cube with SL-preferred package--I'm finding it has a lot of useful features.

It is very easy to drive. It is a small but tall, so everyone can see you on the road. Visibility is excellent.

It is very easy to get into--even if you are short. I've heard it is also a great car for tall people.

It has the Navigation and Traffic built in--perfect for those of us who get lost without a GPS.

The rear view camera allows you to see whether you have parked properly into a space without getting out of the car! It has markings on the screen to line up with the spaces behind you.

It has pushbutton ignition--you can keep your keys in your pocket and start the car!

It is easy to find in the parking lot! An advantage of a tall car. Our old car had a distinctive roof rack.

Good acceleration; does great going up and down hills.

Downsides

Lots of wind noise at highway speeds--I can live with that.

Marks you as being different--I've been living with that for almost 50 years.

Oh I've seen those on the road and thought they were a KIA Scion.

Seems like it could be a decent city vehicle. Is it comfortable?

Yes, I've found it quite comfortable for short trips--we haven't had a chance to go on any long ones yet...

Looks kinda like a hearse for midgets

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They're the ugliest cars I've ever seen.

This particular aspie hates it; I think it's ugly as hell. I'd stick with my beloved 2001 Nissan Almera if that was the only other option, thanks. I guess it would be boring if everybody liked the same cars though

I have a friend with one of those kinds of cars. I have seen a few of them around here. I just do not like how they look. My friend likes the way his drives though. Then again I don't like quite a few of the specialty looking cars. I can't stand those PT Cruisers that look like the ZZ Top cars either. There is another one around that I don't know the name of that looks like a tennis shoes.

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Practicality is one thing, but surely there is a compromise between storage space and looking like a brick on wheels.

I kind of like the PT Cruiser lol

I like that car, but I decided on a Scion xD instead. It suits me better. I didn't get one with navigation or anything; no way could I afford that on the salary I was making.

My Renault Kangoo from 1998 seems about to give in, so I will have to get another car.

Having the aerodynamics of a brick causes the vehicle to consume more fuel than a sleeker shaped vehicle.
A low sportscar or a prius has a fuel saving shape

Vibing with a trades man vehicle appeals to my work ethic aspie utilitarianism, so I can relate the the boxy appeal, but I do like to save fuel more than most.

An aerodynamic automobile will integrate the wheel arcs and lights into the overall shape to reduce drag. It will be streamlined; for example, it does not have sharp edges crossing the wind stream above the windshield and will feature a sort of tail called a fastback or Kammback or liftback. Note that the Aptera 2e, the Loremo, and the Volkswagen 1-litre car try to reduce the area of their back. It will have a flat and smooth floor to support the Venturi effect and produce desirable downwards aerodynamic forces. The air that rams into the engine bay, is used for cooling, combustion, and for passengers, then reaccelerated by a nozzle and then ejected under the floor. For mid and rear engines air is decelerated and pressurized in a diffuser, loses some pressure as it passes the engine bay, and fills the slipstream. These cars need a seal between the low pressure region around the wheels and the high pressure around the gearbox. They all have a closed engine bay floor. The suspension is either streamlined (Aptera) or retracted. Door handles, the antenna, and roof rails can have a streamlined shape. The side mirror can only have a round fairing as a nose. Air flow through the wheel-bays is said to increase drag (German source) though race cars need it for brake cooling and many cars emit the air from the radiator into the wheel bay

Also that Nissan Cube looks like it must have a very high centre of gravity. I'd be terrified of it tipping over when turning round a sharp bend.

My wife liked the looks of the PT Cruiser, but it was just too uncomfortable for her. We rented a Cube on a vacation--she had a great time putting another 1000 miles on it! It fit her perfectly!