Anyone thinking of a Cube? (Don't laugh)

jginnane

Thanks to the federal government, I find that my 12-year old GMC Yukon SLT has magically transformed itself into a $4500 credit toward buying a higher-mileage vehicle. (Note: restrictions apply.)

Since we have an 09 TL for the wiffey already, I'm looking at a daily driver - slash - milk run car so I can save my Z for the sunny days. That leads me to cars like the Honda Insight EX and the Nissan Cube SL. (I've eliminated the Fit, all Toyotas, and all domestic cars.)

I'm trying to find something different enough in profile it won't conflict with the two near-luxury cars we've bought already. The Insight I've test-driven, and it handles somewhat like a Chevy Vega (without the tendency to need a new engine every 20K). The Cube is cute, perhaps too-cutesy, and one review called it "peppy but the power goes away above 35 mph". (ROFL!)

But the Cube could carry 4, could carry big bags of peat moss, and I wouldn't be afraid of parking it some places I'd never want to take the Z.

So before I find some teen forum raving about the shag carpeting -- anyone here looking at a Cube for similar use? (Overstock.com shows my best local price at $100 off invoice, and with the $4500 credit, there's no negotiating.)