Also the car that you are required to drive for a specific race and you so buy all the upgrades and set it to B spec so the computer wins the race for you.
As a guy from the midwest, I can confirm, big muscley bros with mall crawler trucks LOOOOVE super tiny retro sub compacts. It's like a biker with a tiny dog
As the proud owner of a 99 Ram 1500 who's watching this after hitting the gym after my welding gig, yeah, its about right, I absolutely dig all the super small cars, I think they're hilarious lol
I daily drive a 19ft Cadillac Fleetwood, a dream car of mine. I'm also the same guy that really wants a honda beat. I like the difference in culture & find it fascinating. I'd also love to have a little corner carver but daily the big body for comfort.
Most of the guys I know like that are gearheads and just enjoy all kinds of vehicles. They usually drive a truck because it's more practical for their blue collar, physical labor lifestyle. Sure, you have some truck guys who fit the stereotype. I find it ironic that in an age where we have the ability to communicate with just about anyone around the world, we've allowed ourselves to fit everyone into a specific category based upon visual clues alone.
Can confirm... 94 Ram diesel, and I'd love one of these! I actually like small Japanese cars more than huge domestic pickups, but my truck is also my apartment... Plus, I'm not ripped, so I don't count. X3
I live in North Dakota. I'd love to have a quirky little Japanese car, but my friends would absolutely roast me. They already give me shit about driving a Nissan Altima. Although I don't know that I'd call their trucks "dick trucks." Most of them use their trucks for work and they're not dressed up with windshield stickers, custom pipes, etc.
I couldn’t shake the thought that it was a European microcar from the ‘60s, my mind just could not accept that it was a 1989 Nissin Cup Nood- er, Nissan
I agree with the Honda looks. I wish Honda would put an ICE or hybrid ICE engine in that car in addition to the battery one. That would be awesome and could slot in under the HR-V (now that the Fit is bye bye).
“Are you allowed to drive that?!?” while pulling out of a Sheetz with no fewer than two Oshkosh 8x8 HEMTT military trucks fueling up haha 😂 That was absolutely BRILLIANT!!!
god this is to fucking real and even more so when it outshines the better version such as the nissan march more specifically the super turbo march or a very similar but actually form over fashion car the toyota starlet kp series which is even in the same weight class and makes over double the horsepower and more fuel economy to boot
The official car if the introvrrt who hates being accosted about his very unique car but also knew exactly what he was getting himself into. Now thats something worth having a philosophical question about.
Have you ever gotten someone who doesnt ask stupid questions, and just appreciates it for what it is? Just like a "oh, hey, I had one of those in Gran Turismo. Neat."
As the owner of a 2014 Scion IQ, I can relate to the hundreds of conversations with strangers you never realized you'd be having when you purchased the car.
The Pao is pretty much what a PT Cruiser aspires to be, but the execution so much better for some reason. It's like two classmates who goes to the same class, and by the finals the Pao gets better grade than the PT Cruiser does.
Japan seemed to "get" the idea the PT Cruiser was going for. The Figaro, Honda Beat, Pao, Alto Lapin etc - they're affected and twee but charismatic, whereas the PT Cruiser had no cuteness, it was unlikeable.
The problem with the PT Cruiser was that it was based off cars from the 1930s, of all things. An era no one was nostalgic for, and whose actual cars weren't even that good looking. I _think_ it was meant to be a watered-down version of the Plymouth Prowler, which was based on '30s cars that got salvaged from junkyards and turned into hotrods by greaser types in the '50s. But watering that down, again, just turns it back into a stock '30s car.
@@stevethepocket nah hot rods were very much in demand. SSR, poweler hhr, the pt. While maybe you don't like the look of them, it'll be the last time detroit will ever do anything like it again.
@@mrjohnnyk They still are. Aside from their subsidiary companies like Jeep,Dodge, and maybe fiat (because they bought out Chrysler,hence the name FCA), their cars are trash. Why else would you see anyone (and I mean ANYONE) can be approved for a car there? Im telling you they were always a hit or miss company (mostly miss imo).
It definitely made you easy to spot around town. When my nephew asked me who I was waving at, I showed him some of your videos. You're now my 14 year old nephew's favorite UA-camr! lol.
As a Veteran... I couldn’t help but laugh at the Trent scenario (we usually say Jodi) but that line “He’ll wait til you’re on deployment before sending thrist traps... ” I thought to myself... yeah sounds about right
The Nissan Pao: The official car of showing off your new TMNT lunchbox to your friends at elementary school, but not telling them there's only a ziplock baggie of saltines with a Tupperware of peanut butter inside.
This is the type of car where you have to carry a stack of business cards like The Joker that tell people what the hell you're driving. "Forgive my Pao, I have a condition."
3:37 did he just complain about the attention his car gets at a gasstation while there is a literal tank just casually refuelling in the background ? Edit: Allright I get it, it was a joke, you can stop telling me it's not a tank.
I was going to call you out for misusing the word literal....but you're still right because it's a fuel truck that has a large fuel tank on the back. But the reaction of the guys who are driving those trucks says it all.
"This is what happens when you put all your points into Charisma and none into Attack, Defense, and Intelligence." That line fucking got me rolling because I play d&d a lot.
If I was being charitable I'd say the bros are cool with it because there's nothing to prove, they're so worlds apart that loving one doesn't diminish your love for the other. You remember how Animal Crossing NH and Doom Eternal came out the same day, and people were doing crossover memes because they were looking forward to both games? Same thing.
I think its because both represent the extremes of completely different ends of the spectrum. Yes you can fit a pao in alot of those trucks gas tanks, but the mindset is the same. "look at me and how unique and special i am"
Full respect Mr Regular. Started with that one UA-camr who bought a Figaro for his wife and ended up finding the Pao. Just can't help but love the goofy little thing.
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: you’re great at reviewing cars for non-car people. Before I spent hours on Wikipedia reading about why a straight-6 is superior to a V6, I watched your videos and gained a liking of cars.
@@riogrande163 Lol. Also needs to be tested in the proving grounds. Don't forget to film your journey and narrate with a slightly overly cheery voice filled with dad jokes.
Oddly enough, hearing the car start after that "Bitch, I'm adorable!" the Pao even kinda *sounds* like Vegeta. Short with something to prove, a bit dangerous in motion, and pleasing to the eye. Just like Bulma likes it.
Some men have big trucks to compensate. Some have them because they enjoy the machines. The former laugh at a car like this. The latter fall in love with it.
As the owner of a square-body chevy brodozer I can confirm. I love little cars. My daily is a 91 escort. Previous, vw hatchback, before that, chevy monza.
@@spiv_gennedy I recently got back into a 2002 Focus ZX3 hatchback. It's so small that it can practically snake through the gaps between cars and parallel parking is a joke. It's also enough power to get out of its own way in a bad situation and the low, tiny nature of it all makes it feel like you're zooming all the time, even if you're not. Having just sold a nicer, newer SUV with almost triple the horsepower, I so vastly prefer the nimble little hatchback over the bulky box on wheels for the driving that I do daily.
€. Oranges Ya gotta admit the rear end is incredible with the 3” diameter tail lites perfectly stacked Red on the extreme outskirts of the bottom 3rd of the C pillar.. White
This describes my experience with dailying an Acty. There are unfortunately a virtually infinite number of people who "have never seen one of those before." It does get old having everyone want to talk to you when you are just trying to mind your own business.
Don't worry, I daily drive an Austin Healey Sprite, of which apparently everyone or their brother had one back in the day. Everyone thinks it's cute and wants to ask questions about it. A very similar experience just it's people reveling in their younger days or asking if it's a clown car. Have fun with the Acty! I've seen one on the road once, and it was in the middle of nowhere outside Clarion, PA.
Thanks for jogging my memory. I remember there were three of these four wheeled trinkets brought out by Nissan back in the day: The S-CARGO, the Figaro...and the one I could never remember - you can see why...
The build quality of that interior looks more durable and ergonomic than most modern vehicles I've seen. I know it's not cutting edge, but it looks like it was built to last. Cute af too! :3
I loved seeing this car drive around Richmond. It was always so quarky and bright among the grey scale business sedans, and the grey scale massive "my husband is a politician" suvs, and over the hood of my grey scale p.o.s econobox sedan. A isolated ball of joy, like the vibrant pink of a dogwood tree amongst the brick and concrete of the street around it. I hope it finds a nice home.
Rest in peace, the 7th official RCR car. The list is as follows: The Toyota Echo Silicone Sally (Honda Fit) Red Betty (Roman's SN95) The camera car Forester The AW11 MR2 The Vagabond Falcon And, now gone, the Nissan Pao. What's next for RCR? Who knows.
I feel like he's reached the point where he's realized he can be a professional car flipper. Buy anything, say it belonged to a famous person (himself), resell it to the highest bidder, easy profit.
@@stevethepocket Especially for something out of region, combine the factors you mention and people will nerd out over trying to get their hands on it. I don't blame the hustle
Hey! I have one of those! I love it. It's like ugly and bad to drive in the best, most charming ways. Driving it is like a conversation with your funny, charismatic friend, who's clumsy and sometimes says out-of-pocket things, but is a big sweetheart deepdown.
@@xaenon my guess is that, only the engine swap here, the transmission missin will disintegrate and destroy it self from the mechanic torsion ball buster that is the LS
Understanding the market the car was created for and, where in the world the car was supposed to be used makes you appreciate it's design. I got to see quite a few Kei Cars and loved the idea! and loved the cars too!. You don't think they should work, but, not only do they, but, they're rumoured to be more fun than larger cars. I wish that in Canada we could get more of them.
Right when you said "FULL SEND" I got an ad for a noodle strainer, like it's specifically for noodles. I wish I could elaborate more but I can add that it's pink and it folds into a compact wedge(?)
Naoki Sakai is a great designer, the Pike series was awesome, he also created the Olympus O product camera (retro styling, modern guts). Its so cool how well he was able to distill design elements from late 60's- 70's compact cars, threre's some Renault, Honda, and maybe a dash of Citroen as well.
Nissan Pao: A car would appeared in the latest "Initial D" series, if someone swap the puny engine, and insert a JDM NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R R34 RB26DETT in it.
"What's the weather like in England?" Seriously? I drive an oddball car too, and sometimes the temptation to just give BS answers to BS questions gets very real, although I've never done it. When someone asks "Are you even allowed to drive that?" a part of me just wants to very seriously respond "No" and just drive away.
I owned a 1957 Bentley S1 for a while. I met all BS questions with BS answers. "So this car really was built in England?" "Actually, interesting fact, from about 1954 through 1959, the body frames were actually built in Dortmund, Germany, which sounds bizarre, but you have to remember that the entire Ruhr region was under control of the British military government...."
Saw one of these wonderful cars at a rip-off Nissan Figaro "Expert" in Woodford, East London in England back in 2007. Yes, we know it is a Nissan Micra, the full service came to £350. He also had some female pop star's tatty Figaro painted pink for sale. And he never sent us the receipt. The Figaro itself has about as much power to pull a skin off a rice pudding. Love your crazy videos, we need more folk like yourself.
Have seen several of these and I still ask the owner every time "Is this a Nissan Pao?" knowing full well that we both know it is just so the owner can proudly say, "yes it is"
Nissan Pao: When you want a Renault R4 but without back doors and a steering wheel on the wrong side of the car. If you want a Pao, get an R4, it's more practical, lighter, funnier to drive, can be entered in raid rallys and easier to tinker with.
Portuguese word for bread is pão. That worm above the “a” turns pao in to another word. Pao is Pao and Pão is bread. Spanish and English Speakers suffer with the nasalization of the portuguese words
It’s the first word you learn on duo lingo. I was trying to learn with my Brazilian friends. The confusion I had when they all fell out laughing at me after saying Eu como pão. The developers played a great trick on us by getting us to all say “ I eat duck” to my friends. That’s hysterical.
Many English are too lazy to learn other languages, and to be honest they can barely speak coherent English. Even The Venerable Bede commented on it, and that was 1200 years ago!
Trent Falkenrath is what happens to that shy kid waiting for his crush to make the first move, after he grows up and compensates way way *WAAAAY* too much in the other direction.
The official car of that guy that sits in the back cubicle, says nothing to no one, but has all the women in the office swooning over him......and he knows it.
3:00 I know exactly what you mean. The one I get most is " you're on the wrong side!" We literally had 3 different people knock on our door to ask over the car this weekend.
It's the kind of car you buy in Gran Turismo 4 just because you have a lot of money to waste and want to fill up your garage with weird shitboxes.
Yup, great game
I do the same in Forza, mod them to hell for a laugh, then put them back to near-stock to be taken out for a Spring drive every once in a while.
@@wraithcadmus same, I deadass drive around sometimes in a heavily modified a Ford Transit van just for the hell of it.
And then strap a stage 3 turbo and make a whole 100hp!
Also the car that you are required to drive for a specific race and you so buy all the upgrades and set it to B spec so the computer wins the race for you.
As a guy from the midwest, I can confirm, big muscley bros with mall crawler trucks LOOOOVE super tiny retro sub compacts. It's like a biker with a tiny dog
As the proud owner of a 99 Ram 1500 who's watching this after hitting the gym after my welding gig, yeah, its about right, I absolutely dig all the super small cars, I think they're hilarious lol
I daily drive a 19ft Cadillac Fleetwood, a dream car of mine. I'm also the same guy that really wants a honda beat. I like the difference in culture & find it fascinating. I'd also love to have a little corner carver but daily the big body for comfort.
Most of the guys I know like that are gearheads and just enjoy all kinds of vehicles. They usually drive a truck because it's more practical for their blue collar, physical labor lifestyle. Sure, you have some truck guys who fit the stereotype. I find it ironic that in an age where we have the ability to communicate with just about anyone around the world, we've allowed ourselves to fit everyone into a specific category based upon visual clues alone.
Can confirm... 94 Ram diesel, and I'd love one of these! I actually like small Japanese cars more than huge domestic pickups, but my truck is also my apartment...
Plus, I'm not ripped, so I don't count. X3
I live in North Dakota. I'd love to have a quirky little Japanese car, but my friends would absolutely roast me. They already give me shit about driving a Nissan Altima. Although I don't know that I'd call their trucks "dick trucks." Most of them use their trucks for work and they're not dressed up with windshield stickers, custom pipes, etc.
From a distance you can't even tell if its 40 years old or Hondas brand new retro electric car. The design is really timeless.
Kinda looks like a Daihatsu Trevis
@@martinlutz5446 I get 1st gen Civic vibes looking at it from the side.
I couldn’t shake the thought that it was a European microcar from the ‘60s, my mind just could not accept that it was a 1989 Nissin Cup Nood- er, Nissan
@@RobCamp-rmc_0 it looks a bit like a Mini if you squint your eyes. Especially with the single big speedometer
I agree with the Honda looks. I wish Honda would put an ICE or hybrid ICE engine in that car in addition to the battery one. That would be awesome and could slot in under the HR-V (now that the Fit is bye bye).
“Are you allowed to drive that?!?” while pulling out of a Sheetz with no fewer than two Oshkosh 8x8 HEMTT military trucks fueling up haha 😂
That was absolutely BRILLIANT!!!
The gender neutral form of sugar mama or sugar daddy is glucose guardian.
GUARDIAN OF THE GLUCOSE
We've gotten to the point in human cultural evolution where this term is required. May God have mercy on our miserable souls...
@@DragosDreamer1989 Seems like a perfectly cromulent development to me.
@@DragosDreamer1989 May an unspecified neutral deity have mercy on our (I can't think of a politically correct way to say 'soul")...
D E X T R O S E D I E T Y
"because it's smooth, symmetrical, and it springs back when you press down on it." this is possibly the best description of a car i've ever heard
Nissan Pao: The official car of that one anime girl you only see once in the whole show, yet she somehow becomes best girl in the community
Nissan Pao, the car of the anime girl on that 2 episode OVA about chilling and transhumanism or whatever.
@@joaovitorstein4024 and she's on the top 5 waifus of the year
god this is to fucking real and even more so when it outshines the better version such as the nissan march more specifically the super turbo march or a very similar but actually form over fashion car the toyota starlet kp series which is even in the same weight class and makes over double the horsepower and more fuel economy to boot
and it's also the one that has the best hentais
Perfect description. Reminds me of Aika, the delivery girl for the Aiya restaurant from Persona 4.
The official car if the introvrrt who hates being accosted about his very unique car but also knew exactly what he was getting himself into. Now thats something worth having a philosophical question about.
Hey, if the guy wants to build up his confidence and social skills, that's a pretty good choice.
3:37 “ArE yOu AlLoWeD tO dRiVe ThAT” as there’s a massive military truck refueling in the back
To be fair, there's a U.S. Army Reserve Center about 3/4 mile up the road with a parking lot full of equipment like that.
That's Sheetz for ya
hahaha glad I'm not the only one who saw the irony when that was in the background
HEMMIT!!!!
Even the Army fills up at Sheetz in order to get some sweet, sweet, MTO.
1:21 "It's drawing one really good panel of a comic you're never gonna finish"
Oh god that hit right in the kokoro
It's utterly ridiculous that your comment only has my like so far... deserves way more!
perfectly captured Pao ownership. I have been asked all of these questions.
Is that a Fiat? Love that one. Nope, Fiat is a way smaller mem... XD
Have you ever gotten someone who doesnt ask stupid questions, and just appreciates it for what it is? Just like a "oh, hey, I had one of those in Gran Turismo. Neat."
What *is* the weather like in England?
The one that’s currently at jdm classics is over 12 grand
what number sugar daddy are you on?
As the owner of a 2014 Scion IQ, I can relate to the hundreds of conversations with strangers you never realized you'd be having when you purchased the car.
Love the fact that Trent Falkenrath is bidding on it... Way to keep things in the RCR universe...
"...as irresistable as a second potato chip"
I was literally midway through chomping down on this exact chip as he said that.
The Pao is pretty much what a PT Cruiser aspires to be, but the execution so much better for some reason. It's like two classmates who goes to the same class, and by the finals the Pao gets better grade than the PT Cruiser does.
Japan seemed to "get" the idea the PT Cruiser was going for. The Figaro, Honda Beat, Pao, Alto Lapin etc - they're affected and twee but charismatic, whereas the PT Cruiser had no cuteness, it was unlikeable.
The problem with the PT Cruiser was that it was based off cars from the 1930s, of all things. An era no one was nostalgic for, and whose actual cars weren't even that good looking. I _think_ it was meant to be a watered-down version of the Plymouth Prowler, which was based on '30s cars that got salvaged from junkyards and turned into hotrods by greaser types in the '50s. But watering that down, again, just turns it back into a stock '30s car.
Chrysler was famous for being awful at everything during that era.
@@stevethepocket nah hot rods were very much in demand. SSR, poweler hhr, the pt. While maybe you don't like the look of them, it'll be the last time detroit will ever do anything like it again.
@@mrjohnnyk They still are. Aside from their subsidiary companies like Jeep,Dodge, and maybe fiat (because they bought out Chrysler,hence the name FCA), their cars are trash. Why else would you see anyone (and I mean ANYONE) can be approved for a car there? Im telling you they were always a hit or miss company (mostly miss imo).
"PAO! Right in the Kisser!" - Trent Falkenrath
To the Moon don’t get me a steamed Alice!
It definitely made you easy to spot around town. When my nephew asked me who I was waving at, I showed him some of your videos. You're now my 14 year old nephew's favorite UA-camr! lol.
Oh
How A M A Z I N G !!!
Haha same, would see it like four times a week😂
Rcr don't care
Ohhh, your poor nephew's sense of humor maturation.
As a Veteran... I couldn’t help but laugh at the Trent scenario (we usually say Jodi) but that line “He’ll wait til you’re on deployment before sending thrist traps... ” I thought to myself... yeah sounds about right
Crazy how long Jodi has been the name for Johnny Come Lately. Even during my Dad's time, Jodi was the name.
Ppl in jail and prison say Jodi too
I was working in a bar near yokota ab, tokyo and met a dude who was actually named jodi. The entire bar proceeded to make fun of him lol
@@mcfarofinha134 yeah I can see that
The Nissan Pao: The official car of showing off your new TMNT lunchbox to your friends at elementary school, but not telling them there's only a ziplock baggie of saltines with a Tupperware of peanut butter inside.
lmao
:(
"His favorite meal is whatever someone else is buying" i'm dying
That is a cute car.
*adorable
I like it but I drive a Fiat 500, so I'm probably disqualified :)
ikr
ikr
PAOOOO
That's the most impressively lethargic dyno pull I've ever seen. Brilliant.
...and Yes "Leave It" was a deep reference!!!
You know what's cuter than this? A basket full of puppies or a Nissan Figaro
Both of which can run faster than the Pao.
ZAZ 965
Figaro was trying too hard
Fiagaro. Fuck the puppies
A Figaro you say... you perhaps know of a certain connection channel?
This is the type of car where you have to carry a stack of business cards like The Joker that tell people what the hell you're driving.
"Forgive my Pao, I have a condition."
"The E.C.U. is a pachinko machine...under the passenger seat". Is, and likely WILL BE the best thing I hear this week! 👍😊👍
If i ever see you and get the chance. You’re going to hear “Is that a Fiat!!??” In the same voice. I await this day.
4:34 Theory 4: it's the car equivalent of a cat, and it triggers the same universal cuteness instinct that pets do.
Yes!
Probably
The automotive equivalent of Toxoplasmosis.
Exact my thought, except not a cat but a friendly puppy
Neoteny. Look at the headlight (eye) size compared to the rest of the car
"I'm selling this on Cars & Bids..." DAMMIT, DOUG! I can't get away from his ads even in other people's videos now. XP
"THISSSSS is a 1989 Nissan Pao!"
c a r s a n d b i d s
3:37 did he just complain about the attention his car gets at a gasstation while there is a literal tank just casually refuelling in the background ?
Edit: Allright I get it, it was a joke, you can stop telling me it's not a tank.
That’s normal Pennsylvania
I was going to call you out for misusing the word literal....but you're still right because it's a fuel truck that has a large fuel tank on the back.
But the reaction of the guys who are driving those trucks says it all.
@@Aperson156 excuse me, I really wouldn't consider myself good at English as it isn't my first language. But I reckon you're right:)
That's not a tank. It's a HEMTT.
Its a HEMTT supply truck
"This is what happens when you put all your points into Charisma and none into Attack, Defense, and Intelligence." That line fucking got me rolling because I play d&d a lot.
If I was being charitable I'd say the bros are cool with it because there's nothing to prove, they're so worlds apart that loving one doesn't diminish your love for the other. You remember how Animal Crossing NH and Doom Eternal came out the same day, and people were doing crossover memes because they were looking forward to both games? Same thing.
Thank you Sinistar, very cool.
I think its because both represent the extremes of completely different ends of the spectrum. Yes you can fit a pao in alot of those trucks gas tanks, but the mindset is the same. "look at me and how unique and special i am"
And now we're on Barbenheimmer :D
RCR has a TFS Abridged reference as a starting quote. Now I can die in peace.
Team Four Star Abridged
Im glad im not the only one who got that
I love the HEMTT just in frame as someone questions if you're allowed to drive the Pao.
Full respect Mr Regular. Started with that one UA-camr who bought a Figaro for his wife and ended up finding the Pao. Just can't help but love the goofy little thing.
nissan pao the occicial car of "just slap a vintage body on a lower spec k10 nissan micra and hope someone wants it"
I WAUNT IT
That's the whole Pike Factory line in a nutshell
I mean, it works
Slap it! I said slap it!
And they did....
"what's the weather like in england?" Is hilarious 😂😂
That "Wow que lindo" cought me off-guard 😂
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: you’re great at reviewing cars for non-car people. Before I spent hours on Wikipedia reading about why a straight-6 is superior to a V6, I watched your videos and gained a liking of cars.
Ironically, this is also the same chassis shared with the rally-homologated Nissan March Super-Turbo.
23 Honk
RALLY PAO
I really frickin want this car, its just so excellent. Its retro yet modern, stylish yet simple, quirky yet simple. I'd kill for one of these things
"It's drawing one really good panel of a comic you're never gonna finish."
Hello police? I want to report an attack...
Can confirm have a diesel truck and love this thing. It's like a little puff with wheels.
Smol
Pog
_PAWG CHAMPPPP!!_
“Oh? You think you’re cute?”
Pao: “I’m adorable :p”
This car is absolutely adorable, and in a long enough timeline...
LS SWAP, LS SWAP, LS SWAP
Although a turbo Busa would probably 'actually' fit.
@@Youchubeswindon 670cc Predator swap, Harbor Freight special.
@@riogrande163 Lol. Also needs to be tested in the proving grounds.
Don't forget to film your journey and narrate with a slightly overly cheery voice filled with dad jokes.
That EASILY has room for one of those kickass JDM Pioneer Carrozzeria Double DIN head units with a minidisc player.
Just like Tien, this car knows, that if you try to ridicule it you've already lost
Oddly enough, hearing the car start after that "Bitch, I'm adorable!" the Pao even kinda *sounds* like Vegeta.
Short with something to prove, a bit dangerous in motion, and pleasing to the eye. Just like Bulma likes it.
@@DefendYoungstown "dangerous in motion" you bet she likes it
@@DefendYoungstown You will also here "Hey Vegeta are we there yet!" 20k times from nappa
Just be sure not to press the Goku button.
@@HankScorpio64 I wasn't expecting a tfs reference here of all places
Some men have big trucks to compensate. Some have them because they enjoy the machines. The former laugh at a car like this. The latter fall in love with it.
As the owner of a square-body chevy brodozer I can confirm. I love little cars. My daily is a 91 escort. Previous, vw hatchback, before that, chevy monza.
@@spiv_gennedy I recently got back into a 2002 Focus ZX3 hatchback. It's so small that it can practically snake through the gaps between cars and parallel parking is a joke. It's also enough power to get out of its own way in a bad situation and the low, tiny nature of it all makes it feel like you're zooming all the time, even if you're not. Having just sold a nicer, newer SUV with almost triple the horsepower, I so vastly prefer the nimble little hatchback over the bulky box on wheels for the driving that I do daily.
I got a 99 ram 1500 that's macked out for offroading and other truck stuff, I also have that a Honda civic that I drive when I dont need a truck lol
@@jacobbenns6090 A little car and a decent pickup truck is the ideal combo for living independently!
Things I don't expect to do after an RCR video:
- Checking my wallet for $10k.
mine's missing - if you find them, lemme know!
€. Oranges
Ya gotta admit the rear end is incredible with the 3” diameter tail lites perfectly stacked Red on the extreme outskirts of the bottom 3rd of the C pillar.. White
12:20 Ah, yes, the JDM experience. I live for that feeling now.
Yes
This describes my experience with dailying an Acty. There are unfortunately a virtually infinite number of people who "have never seen one of those before." It does get old having everyone want to talk to you when you are just trying to mind your own business.
Don't worry, I daily drive an Austin Healey Sprite, of which apparently everyone or their brother had one back in the day. Everyone thinks it's cute and wants to ask questions about it. A very similar experience just it's people reveling in their younger days or asking if it's a clown car.
Have fun with the Acty! I've seen one on the road once, and it was in the middle of nowhere outside Clarion, PA.
Looked it up. Tiny Honda forward control pickup. Don't crash - your legs are the crumple zone.
@@johnpearson492 oh those are great. I used to have a neighbour with an MG Midget, which was a badge-engineered Sprite.
I'm surprised Doug didn't ask if he can review your car, or maybe he's waiting to ask the new owner D:
:( lol though. I hope Doug drives it
As if the isetta experience wasn’t bad enough😂
Maybe he did
@@2023-Sucked Isetta possibly the only car cuter than this. And he loved the Isetta, I'm surprised he didn't buy it
@@superadventure6297 well, considering they go for upwards of 30 grand (i shit you not look on Hemmings) that might be why
Thanks for jogging my memory. I remember there were three of these four wheeled trinkets brought out by Nissan back in the day: The S-CARGO, the Figaro...and the one I could never remember - you can see why...
Be:1
I'd say like a car from anime but they're usually spot on with recreations of 70s hatchbacks from Europe.
The wobbling back and forth in its lane did remind me a smidge of the cartoon mannerisms of Lupin's Fiat 500.
Never in my life would I have guessed this car came from 1987-1989 just by looking at it.
i lol'ed at the black streak on the floor after the dyno run. "Running a bit rich" :D
The build quality of that interior looks more durable and ergonomic than most modern vehicles I've seen.
I know it's not cutting edge, but it looks like it was built to last. Cute af too! :3
Return of the mack really is a great song. My favorite. Always on #1 on my Spotify.
Hello Sir, I just wanted to say that I've never heard "Return of The Mack" until you mentioned it.
It is a genuinely good song. Thank you so much.
Thank you RCR for our weekly Monday bread. Hope you have an excellent week, good sirs!
I loved seeing this car drive around Richmond. It was always so quarky and bright among the grey scale business sedans, and the grey scale massive "my husband is a politician" suvs, and over the hood of my grey scale p.o.s econobox sedan. A isolated ball of joy, like the vibrant pink of a dogwood tree amongst the brick and concrete of the street around it. I hope it finds a nice home.
Here I thought this was gonna be a Technology Connections crossover based off the thumbnail, because I though it was a Nissan Figaro at first.
Makes me wonder, how many variants of these small retro-cute city cars did Nissan make?
Figaro and Pao were based on the same platform, the Nissan March (or Micra, as it was called here) K10. There's bound to be some confusion.
I thought Aging Wheels.
@@NandR it was the aging wheels and technology connections crossover video.
@@RyanKlapperich Four Pike cars: Pao, S-Cargo, Figaro, Be-1
Rest in peace, the 7th official RCR car.
The list is as follows:
The Toyota Echo
Silicone Sally (Honda Fit)
Red Betty (Roman's SN95)
The camera car Forester
The AW11 MR2
The Vagabond Falcon
And, now gone, the Nissan Pao.
What's next for RCR? Who knows.
He got rid of the Forester? I must have missed that news. What replaced it?
I feel like he's reached the point where he's realized he can be a professional car flipper. Buy anything, say it belonged to a famous person (himself), resell it to the highest bidder, easy profit.
@@stevethepocket Especially for something out of region, combine the factors you mention and people will nerd out over trying to get their hands on it.
I don't blame the hustle
@@Caledon91 they still have it, far as I know; and the Roman still has Red Betty, right?
And at least 3 bikes, GS500, DR650, and GS(x?)650
“He’s up in marion from upper merion” these PA references are getting a bit too close to home haha
Try living in the same town and almost instantly recognizing every scene in the video.
@@charlesputt8588
I'm guessing Reg lives somewhere around Tamaqua...
Look at the Cars and Bids Ad.
@@charlesputt8588 I instantly recognized Sheetz and the stretch of 61 by J Bertolet that is in almost every video lol
That's so close to where I live holy fuck
As a raleigh resident and a member of the alt scene here, ohhhh yeah this Pao review was on point.
“The Pao shares DNA with Wes Anderson and acceleration with a shy kid waiting for his crush to make the first move”
Dammit, RCR! 🙏🏼
8:44 damn i never thought i comment on a turn signal switch, but _that's a mighty-fine looking turn signal switch!_
Japanese simplicity, now with a bit of style and flair. What's not to love?
HighSpeedFuelSuck.ogg
Hey! I have one of those! I love it. It's like ugly and bad to drive in the best, most charming ways. Driving it is like a conversation with your funny, charismatic friend, who's clumsy and sometimes says out-of-pocket things, but is a big sweetheart deepdown.
The bros were dreaming about LS swapping it.
Honestly
That sounds...SCARY like SCARY SCARY
@@mezzb Probably. Though if the tires get even the slightest bit of traction, that car will get twisted into a pretzel.
@@xaenon my guess is that, only the engine swap here, the transmission missin will disintegrate and destroy it self from the mechanic torsion ball buster that is the LS
I would say "LS Master Race", but this? No.
Lads... _(dons fancy hat)_
*Turbo Hayabusa*
"Yo its Ali G driving a strange car " 😂😂😂
7:12 gave me a flashback to the PT Cruiser review
Understanding the market the car was created for and, where in the world the car was supposed to be used makes you appreciate it's design. I got to see quite a few Kei Cars and loved the idea! and loved the cars too!. You don't think they should work, but, not only do they, but, they're rumoured to be more fun than larger cars. I wish that in Canada we could get more of them.
Right when you said "FULL SEND" I got an ad for a noodle strainer, like it's specifically for noodles. I wish I could elaborate more but I can add that it's pink and it folds into a compact wedge(?)
kudos! your writing and delivery are absolutely fantastic!! well done friend, we'll done indeed
bro trucks love it for the same reason i love pictures of american landyachts in europe. The contrast is so hard that it makes you smile
Naoki Sakai is a great designer, the Pike series was awesome, he also created the Olympus O product camera (retro styling, modern guts). Its so cool how well he was able to distill design elements from late 60's- 70's compact cars, threre's some Renault, Honda, and maybe a dash of Citroen as well.
These are the kinds of cars that cure introversion. You have no choice but to interact.
The description made me remember my 1965 Trabant 601. A car that sucks but you still like it.
3:55 Pao might as well be sitting on a couch with B R O D O Z E R S standing behind.
Nissan Pao: A car would appeared in the latest "Initial D" series, if someone swap the puny engine, and insert a JDM NISSAN SKYLINE GT-R R34 RB26DETT in it.
looks dangerous
nah sr20 something or other. that would be fun!
@@signlsirchir2156 honestly just smack a ported n/a 13B in it
@@adrianwelgemoed9562 Ewww I like rotaries, but that would ruin that car.
it won't fit lol probably go's up to the steering wheel if it's in the boot
Nissan pao- A girl who uses a "kawaii" aesthetic to coverup the fact that she can't have anything close to an intelligent conversation.
Ruthless!
Sad but true statement. I have met said gals. It's really a heartbreaking experience.
Sheesh that's a brutal truth 😂 got em
Savage!
@@Maelstrom8 *after the 5th conversation about Melanie Martinez*
"Please.... just put the maid outfit on and breathe a little bit...."
I love the way it's got stamped out looking ribs on the body work.It's like a cute, 1 liter , 70 mph Uzi.
"What's the weather like in England?" Seriously? I drive an oddball car too, and sometimes the temptation to just give BS answers to BS questions gets very real, although I've never done it. When someone asks "Are you even allowed to drive that?" a part of me just wants to very seriously respond "No" and just drive away.
I owned a 1957 Bentley S1 for a while. I met all BS questions with BS answers. "So this car really was built in England?" "Actually, interesting fact, from about 1954 through 1959, the body frames were actually built in Dortmund, Germany, which sounds bizarre, but you have to remember that the entire Ruhr region was under control of the British military government...."
Saw one of these wonderful cars at a rip-off Nissan Figaro "Expert" in Woodford, East London in England back in 2007. Yes, we know it is a Nissan Micra, the full service came to £350. He also had some female pop star's tatty Figaro painted pink for sale. And he never sent us the receipt. The Figaro itself has about as much power to pull a skin off a rice pudding.
Love your crazy videos, we need more folk like yourself.
Been a while since I heard a Team Four Star Reference.
I’m off to go drink some HeTap.
Have seen several of these and I still ask the owner every time "Is this a Nissan Pao?" knowing full well that we both know it is just so the owner can proudly say, "yes it is"
Nissan Pao: When you want a Renault R4 but without back doors and a steering wheel on the wrong side of the car.
If you want a Pao, get an R4, it's more practical, lighter, funnier to drive, can be entered in raid rallys and easier to tinker with.
Good call. Never imported into the US, not that any would be left anyway.
I like how most of the video is him saying it’s not that great, underperforming, etc. and yet I still want one more than anything.
Now you can't pretend you're Takumi Fujiwara on a touge run without that speed chime
"Did you ever drive a 4 banger ford ranger with a bed full of wet mulch?" Oh, okay... i gotchu 👌
I drive one for 18 years!
My next dnd character will be called TRENT FALKENRATH
*cha-ching*
He and Detective Detective Savage ("Savage Rage") Rage ought to get along swimmingly.
I just bought one three months ago and couldn't be happier!
Portuguese word for bread is pão. That worm above the “a” turns pao in to another word. Pao is Pao and Pão is bread. Spanish and English Speakers suffer with the nasalization of the portuguese words
It’s the first word you learn on duo lingo. I was trying to learn with my Brazilian friends. The confusion I had when they all fell out laughing at me after saying Eu como pão. The developers played a great trick on us by getting us to all say “ I eat duck” to my friends. That’s hysterical.
Many English are too lazy to learn other languages, and to be honest they can barely speak coherent English. Even The Venerable Bede commented on it, and that was 1200 years ago!
@@Sepperzz If it's Portuguese I can believe it is intentional.
7:50 this clip lives free in my head and i like it
The noise Batman makes when beating up a struggling young man from a troubled background: *P A O*
Trent Falkenrath is what happens to that shy kid waiting for his crush to make the first move, after he grows up and compensates way way *WAAAAY* too much in the other direction.
lol perfect
The official car of that guy that sits in the back cubicle, says nothing to no one, but has all the women in the office swooning over him......and he knows it.
He's also imaginary
@@ingusmant yes lmao this comment reads like an introvert fantasy
3:00 I know exactly what you mean. The one I get most is " you're on the wrong side!"
We literally had 3 different people knock on our door to ask over the car this weekend.