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Old 04-15-2009, 07:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I actually like that color. But it should be electric blue for posterity's sake.
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I guess it's not the color, but the odd trim over the bottom of the windows and the weird wheel covers turn me off
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That trim would be better as either CF or just plain color-matched, I agree.

The wheel covers are an unfortunate effect of secrecy, I surmise.
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Of course, just having them painted with spokes, and no weird gray ring would be better.
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Hi,

Do those tires even have any room for air in them?

Silly wheels...
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Hi,

Do those tires even have any room for air in them?

Silly wheels...
Those aren't wheels.. they're plastic or something. If they were wheels, the tires would have lip-protectors on them. It's the way almost every low-profile tire is made.

The miniscule gap between the "rim" and tire's sidewall kind of gives it away.
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I was hoping the ugly trim area was where the solar panels would go.
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Nice blue colour. Horrible wheels though.
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