Comments on: Pichon-kun car http://news.3yen.com/2009-05-08/pichon-kun-car/ News.3Yen.com - Japanese News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:32:12 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Taro http://news.3yen.com/2009-05-08/pichon-kun-car/comment-page-1/#comment-449573 Taro Sat, 09 May 2009 01:53:01 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=7932#comment-449573 <blockquote><em>Cbass wrote:</em> ....Would you like to own one of this jewel? I would and i'd take a run in the most dangerous neighborhood of my town but i'll add some badass running lights under the chassis just to make it more interesting :P</blockquote> Ha. I already have my "badass" 1962 Coupe de <em>Vile</em>. <a href="http://news.3yen.com/wp-content/images/my62coupehellokitty.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://news.3yen.com/wp-content/images/my62coupehellokitty.jpg" alt="my 62 coupe hello kitty" title="my 62 coupe hello kitty" width="350" height="113" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7943" /> (<em>Click for full-size photo</em>.)</a> Yes, that's a photo of me in the barrio in Denver driving my pink Cadillac.

Cbass wrote:
….Would you like to own one of this jewel? I would and i’d take a run in the most dangerous neighborhood of my town but i’ll add some badass running lights under the chassis just to make it more interesting :P

Ha. I already have my “badass” 1962 Coupe de Vile.
my 62 coupe hello kitty
(Click for full-size photo.)
Yes, that’s a photo of me in the barrio in Denver driving my pink Cadillac.

]]> By: Cbass http://news.3yen.com/2009-05-08/pichon-kun-car/comment-page-1/#comment-449496 Cbass Fri, 08 May 2009 22:20:54 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=7932#comment-449496 gawd! they indeed love mascots over there... Anyway...mr. Taro, would you like to own one of this jewel? I would and i'd take a run in the most dangerous neighborhood of my town but i'll add some badass tunning lights under the chassis just to make it more interesting :P gawd! they indeed love mascots over there…

Anyway…mr. Taro, would you like to own one of this jewel? I would and i’d take a run in the most dangerous neighborhood of my town but i’ll add some badass tunning lights under the chassis just to make it more interesting :P

]]> By: Taro http://news.3yen.com/2009-05-08/pichon-kun-car/comment-page-1/#comment-449388 Taro Fri, 08 May 2009 16:01:46 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=7932#comment-449388 <em>Oops/Update:</em> I just read at <a href="http://so-net.web.transer.com/url_trans_sn.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkaden.watch.impress.co.jp%2Findex.html&eid=CR-JE" rel="nofollow">watch.impress.co.jp (machine translation)</a> that this car is compact Toyota, the "iQ" model. Daikin Industeries are using the car as part of its tenth anniversary commemorative campaign of the debut of their Pichon-kun character. The campaign period from May 7 to August 31, three of these cars will be exhibited all over Tokyo. See many more photos and read more at <a href="http://so-net.web.transer.com/url_trans_sn.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkaden.watch.impress.co.jp%2Findex.html&eid=CR-JE" rel="nofollow">watch.impress.co.jp (machine translation). <img src="http://news.3yen.com/wp-content/images/pi_4042_s.jpg" alt="k-car no licence plate" title="k-car no licence plate" width="225" height="150" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7940" /> </a> Oops/Update:
I just read at watch.impress.co.jp (machine translation) that this car is compact Toyota, the “iQ” model. Daikin Industeries are using the car as part of its tenth anniversary commemorative campaign of the debut of their Pichon-kun character. The campaign period from May 7 to August 31, three of these cars will be exhibited all over Tokyo.
See many more photos and read more at watch.impress.co.jp (machine translation).
k-car no licence plate

]]> By: Taro http://news.3yen.com/2009-05-08/pichon-kun-car/comment-page-1/#comment-449364 Taro Fri, 08 May 2009 13:28:00 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=7932#comment-449364 It's some kind of <strike><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car" rel="nofollow">K-car<em> (keijidosha)</em></a>--Japanese micro car class with a 660cc engine displacement limit. </strike> [Wrong-o! The white license plate means it's regular car.] <em> Update: </em>It's a Toyota "IQ". <strike>My best guess is that it's a Suzuki Twin with fiberglass modifications.</strike> <img src="http://news.3yen.com/wp-content/images/suzuki-twin_1st-front.jpg" alt="suzuki twin K-car front" title="suzuki twin K-car front" width="300" height="243" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7939" /> It’s some kind of K-car (keijidosha)–Japanese micro car class with a 660cc engine displacement limit. [Wrong-o! The white license plate means it's regular car.]
Update: It’s a Toyota “IQ”. My best guess is that it’s a Suzuki Twin with fiberglass modifications.
suzuki twin K-car front

]]> By: leafletprinting http://news.3yen.com/2009-05-08/pichon-kun-car/comment-page-1/#comment-449359 leafletprinting Fri, 08 May 2009 13:16:17 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=7932#comment-449359 what kind of car is this? i mean which brand it is? cheers what kind of car is this? i mean which brand it is?

cheers

]]> By: Taro http://news.3yen.com/2009-05-08/pichon-kun-car/comment-page-1/#comment-449316 Taro Fri, 08 May 2009 07:53:38 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=7932#comment-449316 Please note that the attachment of the front license plate of the Pichon-kun car is highly illegal in Japan. Please note that the attachment of the front license plate of the Pichon-kun car is highly illegal in Japan.

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