[johnmflores]

Since this thread is now completely off the rails, let me toss in my "car"




Not a box to be found on this beauty!

Just be glad that I didn't throw a unicorn in here...

[westmill]

Since this thread is now completely off the rails, let me toss in my "car"




Not a box to be found on this beauty!

Just be glad that I didn't throw a unicorn in here...

Soooooo you do have a tad of taste occasionly lol

[zxaar]

I'm sure there are places in the world where those things are used as cars.
Rather than being a dork, show me a car that is not a 3 box design that has actually made it to production.
Better yet, show me 10.

So again you are defining a car to be a 3 box design. Great for you.

What I showed you is a car. I chose to call it a car. It does not conform to your old ideas but it is a modern car.

How about you accept modern ideas and changes that comes with it.


Or you could provide list of attributes unique to car and tell us that a vehicle is a car if and only if it confirms these ideas.

Three boxes:
1 engine compartment
2: passenger compartment
3: luggage compartment.

This three box definition is not acceptable because it defines car as 3 boxes and then you claim that I have never seen a car without 3 boxes.

It is like saying that
A person is a man if his name is John.

Then claim I have never met a man whose name is not John.

Go ahead enlighten me of what makes car a car other than 3 boxes that you listed.

[Wheatfield]

So again you are defining a car to be a 3 box design. Great for you.

What I showed you is a car. I chose to call it a car. It does not conform to your old ideas but it is a modern car.

How about you accept modern ideas and changes that comes with it.


Or you could provide list of attributes unique to car and tell us that a vehicle is a car if and only if it confirms these ideas.



This three box definition is not acceptable because it defines car as 3 boxes and then you claim that I have never seen a car without 3 boxes.

It is like saying that
A person is a man if his name is John.

Then claim I have never met a man whose name is not John.

Go ahead enlighten me of what makes car a car other than 3 boxes that you listed.

Better still, show me a significant number of cars that deviate from the 3 box norm (and lets keep it to street legal vehicles). Remember, there is no reason why the boxes can't be the same size (as a station wagon).
One offs and rare exceptions and your stupid deflection don't make much of an argument.
The reason why the very vast majority of cars on the road today follow the conventional 3 box design is because it is a logical arrangement that works.
In much the same way, the traditional SLR hasn't changed shape very much over the past 6 decades because the traditional SLR shape is proven to work.

[zxaar]

this page is interesting:

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/05/worlds-smallest-cars-part-2.html

Better still, show me a significant number of cars that deviate from the 3 box norm (and lets keep it to street legal vehicles). Remember, there is no reason why the boxes can't be the same size (as a station wagon).
One offs and rare exceptions and your stupid deflection don't make much of an argument.
The reason why the very vast majority of cars on the road today follow the conventional 3 box design is because it is a logical arrangement that works.
In much the same way, the traditional SLR hasn't changed shape very much over the past 6 decades because the traditional SLR shape is proven to work.

You have still not defined what makes a car a car other than those 3 boxes. You can not.


About me showing you 10 designs that does not confirm to your ideas.



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Peugeot H2O concept

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1972 Norsjo Shopper

BMW Isetta / Hot Wheels WHATTADRAG

BMW Isetta / Hot Wheels WHATTADRAG

[riff]

Good grief, what a silly thread. cya!

[Wheatfield]

this page is interesting:

Dark Roasted Blend: World's Smallest Cars, Part 2








You have still not defined what makes a car a car other than those 3 boxes. You can not.


About me showing you 10 designs that does not confirm to your ideas.











Peugeot H2O concept
























1972 Norsjo Shopper

BMW Isetta / Hot Wheels WHATTADRAG

BMW Isetta / Hot Wheels WHATTADRAG

Your links are as broken as your arguments.

[johnmflores]

[Rupert]

This has gone so far south....I bet if I posted a shot of a handsome Squirrel right here I could turn it all around?

Before it is shut down.......my favorite Box. I think it qualifies as much as almost anything for being a worthy box? ....and it has a nice clear "viewfinder" too!

Regards!

[creampuff]

I actually drive a Subaru R1 for my daily runabout and while it may look different, it's a lovely car.
This Japanese "kei" car was pretty popular during it's production run.
I get a frugal 20km/litre from it, and considering Singapore is one of the most expensive cities to own a car, it's terrific value.

[Rupert]

I actually drive a Subaru R1 for my daily runabout and while it may look different, it's a lovely car.
This Japanese "kei" car was pretty popular during it's production run.
I get a frugal 20km/litre from it, and considering Singapore is one of the most expensive cities to own a car, it's terrific value.

Well, it is certainly a neat looking little car, I'll give it that!
Regards!

[ogl]

This has gone so far south....I bet if I posted a shot of a handsome Squirrel right here I could turn it all around?

Before it is shut down.......my favorite Box. I think it qualifies as much as almost anything for being a worthy box? ....and it has a nice clear "viewfinder" too!
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Regards!

My best friend's car...

[monochrome]

#1 answers all questions. Q.E.D.

[Wheatfield]

And every one of those cars is a 3 box design. Imagine that.

[johnmflores]

And every one of those cars is a 3 box design. Imagine that.

Actually, no. The Boxster, Caymen, Lotus Elise and MRSpyder are mid engined with 2 luggage compartments front and rear and drivetrain components divided front-rear for weight distribution (i.e., radiator and battery up front). So the boxes aren't quite as tidily arranged as you think.

Likewise, the 911 reverses the order of the boxes, and the Prius battery pack is not located in the same box as the motor. Plenty of cars like the Corvette also move the transmission to the rear of the car, away from the engine, for improved weight distribution, so they are not, by your own definition 3-box designs but rather "1/2 a box, 1 box, the other half of the first box, and the last box on top" designs. I could even add the new Acura sports car, which will be rear-engined but will have electric motors driving the front wheel, so the engine box is actually split into three. By your definition, I'd argue that the only cars that really satisfy your three box criteria are front-wheel drive cars as they have engines and drivetrains together, and even that's a stretch because they also often have tanks and rear suspension components separate.

In any case, your definition of "box" is quite loose, as the photos posted don't look at all like boxes. If by box you really mean "component" or "area", then it's hard to argue, because by definition, cars need a passenger space, luggage space, and space for a propulsion system.

I could similarly reduce a camera to three boxes - control, lens, and sensor - and argue that the K-01 fits the 3 box design quite nicely.

What are we arguing about again?