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Unidentified Rolling Object - what is this thing?

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by Rybold, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. Rybold

    Rybold globally warmed member

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    Today, June 19, 2011, I saw this white car in Orange, CA. I was in the back seat of our car, and I saw the roofline of this car and it immediately triggered a signal in my brain that this was something I've never seen before. I quickly pulled out my iPhone and snapped some pics as we drove by. My eyes caught what I'm pretty sure (100% sure at the time) that I saw a Toyota emblem on the front, but now as I look back I wonder if I positively ID'ed the emblem. I'm pretty sure I did, but now my memory is questioning itself.

    What is this thing??? It's not a Yaris, not an Auris, not a Matrix ... what is it? There were no hubcaps (an attempt to hide the manufacturer?) and the C-pillar looks unfinished. (white on the back door around the window right next to a black pillar? Doesn't look right). The whole shape of this car looks like the front end of an Auris attached to a Yaris rear end, with a Fit-like fastback over the top. Seems to me like several different car shapes were put together.

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    I snapped this Yaris Fastback photo a few minutes later:
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    Not a Matrix, Not a Yaris (look at the C-pillar ; the post behind the rear door)
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  2. sipnfuel

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    It's looks like a Matrix to me. There are more than one generation of the Matrix and this looks like an older one.

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    #2 sipnfuel, Jun 20, 2011
  3. HI MPG

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    I agree with sipnfuel... just a beater of a Matrix.
     
    #3 HI MPG, Jun 20, 2011
  4. Rybold

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    Thanks guys. This thread is closed.

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    #4 Rybold, Jun 20, 2011
  5. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    haha... yep base 1G Matrix on 16" steel rims with missing wheel covers (you can tell a base model Toyota by the black handles and coloured window frames.. works up to the Corolla level)
     
    #5 Tideland Prius, Jun 21, 2011
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