Okay, so for a while I've loved the Nissan Cube. I know for some of you it'll be a love hate car, but for me it's all love
I wanted it from the minute I laid eyes on one on my first trip to Japan. After compliance became available for them last year, I'd been looking on and off. Then I saw some local examples, and I knew I had to have one. I've been looking every day for the last 2 months for one that suits my needs, bid on many auctions, checked out many dealer cars but for a number of reasons the sales fell through.
Then this evening, meet my 2005 Pearl White Nissan Cube Cubic 15M purchased at auction.
1.5L 7-seater and the late model version or series 2 if you like. Absolutely immaculate example with 49,000 legitimate km's on it. Black interior. Grade 4.5 condition with not a single dent and the tiniest little fingernail or less sized marks on both bumpers. No accident history. Absolutely beautiful condition.
A bit of background, the 1.5L shares the same engine and driveline as the Tiida. The 1.4L, the Micra. It's a small car with the most amazing amount of space. It seats 7 adults, and with the rear two rows of seats folded down it fits a Nissan option double matress (no I'm not buying one ) They also came in 5 seater versions. The Cube is a 5 seater, the Cube Cubic (otherwise known as a Cube3) is a 7 seater. They were the biggest selling small car in Japan with good reason - tonnes of space, quirky looks and character and more factory options than any car in the history of the universe, tiny turning circle and excellent fuel economy.
I have a few plans for her, nothing outrageous. Custom plates were ordered tonight; 'CUBE.3'. She hits our shores in the next couple of months, more pictures then too.
Here's what I intend the car to look like later on:
I spent a bit over my budget to pick up this example so unfortunately it won't happen overnight, but it will happen. The overfenders and stickers are factory, called the 'Neoclassical Aero Package'. They're pretty expensive new from Nissan.
As Big Kev would have said (rest his soul), I'm excited!