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$5 Clones are back baby

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:10 pm
by Finks
Went to Rite Aid today and thought, well shit, wonder if they have any clones kickin around? Sure enough they did in an Isle that was all toys by the same company (I am guessing a Rite Aid Brand). Well 1st off the suckers were marked at $5.99 and I was like hellz yeah, bout time I found a place up here in bumfuck Maine that has cheap bits.
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As I looked it got a little cooler, they had different body styles. Course they had the Cellica and Skyline, but there was an F1 style crappy clone and a motorcycle on training wheels clone. And then there was this thing, it was a hatch back so I just had to have her, may mod her into well.. I donno, but she needs some modding.
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Took my two cars up to the register and they rang up at $5.99 each but then got $2 off... well whatever, that mean $5, and that's cool w/ me. Brought em home and hey hey, they were all up standard scale and standard working... other than the accursed wired motor... bah.
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Everything about em is Average, from run time to speed, basically what you would expect from a clone. So if you are down, grab some for yourselfs. Here are some close ups of the Hatchback just to eat up bandwidth.
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And what post is complete without SKyLinez
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:16 pm
by Sdog
What the hell is that? It sorta looks like a 2-door PT Cruiser.

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:17 pm
by Finks
My thoughts as well.

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:23 pm
by Sdog
I'm diggin' the paint on it. It's actually a pretty cool shell...original. you could probably make a kick ass ride with that thing.

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:23 pm
by TheEvo
Im thinking Toyota yaris? Think it is called Vitz or so in the US?

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:11 pm
by SuperFly
It also looks like the closest thing I've seen to a VW GTI, which would be a fun car to turn it into, Finks-style.

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:54 pm
by Sdog
The Toyata Vitz may be a good call...not sure though, the Vitz is also the Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix.

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:49 pm
by crusty

toyota Vitz A.K.A. Echo hatchback

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:30 pm
by tatsboy
That body is actually a Toyota Echo Hatchback. See for yourself.

Good find though!!!

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Re: toyota Vitz A.K.A. Echo hatchback

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:40 pm
by hue35
tatsboy wrote:That body is actually a Toyota Echo Hatchback.
Nice grab, it even comes in that color.

Hell of a first post... sign up, lay down some facts, no fuckin' around... welcome to da 'hood.

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:22 pm
by DarkTari
Good Eye Finks! :shock:

I'm checkin out da Rite Aid & Eckerds tomorrow ! :smile:

I like that Eco, it's different! Just like when the Peugeuot 206 came out,
had to have one! 8-)

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:03 pm
by Finks
Yeah, I am down w/ the idea of it being an Echo. The Scion is more sharp looking in the front, where as the Echo is rounder like this. It also could be easily converted into a 2 door PT convertable. Those are 2 door right? Bottom line tho, there are Rite Aids all the hell over the place and these are priced to move. Enjoy the savings pimps.

Got Em !

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:59 am
by DarkTari
Well I went to my local RA today. I went thru, at the very front of the
store they had everything but the Micros.....Damn ! So I bought some
water.

Then I went the other RA in the underground. They had all the $5.99 - $10.99
up on the top shelf in eisle 1, I searched like hell, no Micros again.
But I continued to search and just before I was going out the door,
I looked back over at eisle 1 and there was a table (which I didn't
see cause I was looking up), under a bunch of other stuff were 5 Micros.
Got my Echo and a Hummer. I picked the Hummer cause it had the off road tyres.
They also had a Motorcycle, Celica and Skyline.

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:51 am
by Finks
Hummer too eh? Coll shit, glad you got hooked up DT and can't wait to see what you do w/ that Echo.

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:52 am
by hue35
"What goes in the hatch is up to you"? :eek: ... that is most definitely what SHE said.