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I know it's not my normal taste in vehicles, but it's so ugly I want it!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The Columbus, dedicated to Christopher Columbus, was a 7-seater MPV van designed as an ultra-high level status vehicle ideal for the urban scenarios of the United States.

This will appeal to precisely nobody.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The year was 1992. Chevy Astro vans were decked out as Explorers for kid-hauling duty. The more car-like minivan hadn't quite hit it's prime and the crossover/SUV craze hadn't taken foot in suburbs. I could see this monster making some sales. I mean, the Pontiac Trans Sport/Chevy Lumina Van made some sales and could be stylistic cousins

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

We’re talking about an era when this thing had sex appeal

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Here me out, make it bright yellow and sprays confetti out of the exhaust!

Change your mind?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly seems appropriate for a car named after Columbus. Maybe it's hideous as an art piece? A metacommentary on the horrors of slavery/capitalism?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't that one called Cybertruck?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Beautiful. I want to frame your comment.