The Dorkiest Ride On Earth

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    The comments in the Ugliest car currently in production on I-5:
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    A discussion naturally ensued about whether you would ever want to drive a car like that, with a friend saying, "Chicks dig the Weinermobile". :lol: I replied that I would never drive around in something dorky that would attract attention.

    And then I thought, wait, what am I waiting X months to buy?... :oops:

    (No, I don\'t think the Prius is dorky-looking... but, well, it\'s neither sexy nor low-key, I think, and I can understand people who think it looks "odd"...)
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    About ten years ago a friend of mine won the Oscar Meyer talent search. The Weinermobile came to my school. It was pretty damn cool (it looks smaller in person than it does in pictures). The principal still talks about it to this day (or so I've heard.)
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    umm, how many mpg does it get? And how long is the wait list?

    : )
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    And even more important: "Does it really taste that bad?" :D
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    Good news! It runs on rodent feces! :mrgreen:
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    How did you ever forget Hershey's Kissmobile?

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    OK, now that's dorky. Makes me think of giant multicolored dragon stools.

    But you're taking this thread in a great direction. What other weird product-brand-related cars are there out there? The Mrs. Pauls Fish-Stick-Mobile? The Speedy-Alka-Seltzer-Mobile?

    The Hormel's Chili-Mobile? (Yeccch.)
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    Well, that didn't take long:


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    IsrAmeriPrius Progressive Member

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    How many of those have their own websites?[web:3961a8f1e5]http://www.kissmobile.com/[/web:3961a8f1e5]
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    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    I like that Cat car! But I'd want it with Prius innards.
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    I had no idea that all those cars existed (except the Oscar M.)... *shudders in horror*
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    Same here. I first saw the Wiener Mobile in CA LONG before you were born. Didn't know it still existed!
    My kids would LOVE the Meow Mix car. I'll be sure to NOT show them the picture!! It would feel just a bit odd opening THAT trunk and pulling something out! :)
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    :lolup: :lolup: :lolup:
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    I have never actually seen the Wiener Mobile (only pics), and for that I am greatful. As for the Meow Mix car.... I wonder if it gets hairballs?
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    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    this has got to be one of the most entertaining threads ive seen in a long time!!
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    This had me laguing my ass off for nearly an hour!! I love it. :mrgreen:
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    More evidence of WeinerMobile Dorkiness

    While no one is going to call the Weinermobile handsome, I have to say that it's rear profile is not it's best:

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    Actually, looks like something of a road hazard. Shouldn't there be a blinking light at the end, or a Warning sign attached to the end?
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    It just never ends...

    ...and I just keep finding new *Mobiles:
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    The Tropicana Beetle

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    The Pringlesmobile (which appears to double as a launch platform -- like something out of the Austin Powers movies.)
    Thunderbirds are Go! :wink:

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    The WellsFargo.com Bus (which looks extremely sinister to me; probably funded by the CIA for domestic surveillence)

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    And finally, photographic evidence of a prehistoric WeinerMobile (I believe that's Chef Boyardee standing next to it)

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    bookrats, Jul 23, 2004
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    I have to admit to liking the Tropicana Beetle...
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