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America's Best Selling Car: The Little Tikes Cozy Coupe

boston.com — A classic toy car is being inducted into an auto museum in Cleveland - and it outsold every other car in the U.S. in 2008. The Cozy Coupe, a plastic cherry-red sports car, allows toddlers to sit on a bench-style seat and poke their legs through to the ground. The Cozy Coupe sold 457,000 units in 2008, topping the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.

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  • BrianJ5000, on 06/08/2009, -0/+123ah, my first car. i lost my virginity in it.
  • j0hnc0ry, on 06/08/2009, -0/+78Did Pedobear call you the next day?
  • quadrant6, on 06/08/2009, -2/+64It's no wonder they're selling in this economy. MPG: Unlimited.
  • diggification, on 06/08/2009, -1/+63I just realized that Smart cars totally ripped their design off Little Tikes.
  • The_Tate, on 06/08/2009, -0/+57This was the only car that I've ever driven into a swimming pool without having to file an insurance claim on afterward.
  • Denominator88, on 06/08/2009, -1/+48Who didn't have one of these?
  • Choobie, on 06/08/2009, -0/+38Most reliable car I have ever driven...

    Would buy again. A+++++plus++
  • AmyVernon, on 06/07/2009, -0/+38It's an awesome one. You see these EVERYwhere.
  • bdbr, on 06/08/2009, -0/+35Miles per Gerber?
  • Metalcard, on 06/08/2009, -1/+32Me. :( All I got was a box and my imagination, unfortunately, I'm not very imaginative.
  • BrianJ5000, on 06/08/2009, -0/+28no, but my uncle promised it would never happen again.
  • korbandallas, on 06/08/2009, -0/+27Anyone else put a hook on the roof and play Back to the Future?
  • thisismydigg, on 06/08/2009, -0/+27god you must be flexible
  • kentifer, on 06/08/2009, -0/+23I remember driving one of these.
    Didn't steer very well on grass.
    Then again, not much does well on grass.
  • GeorgeWKush, on 06/08/2009, -0/+23I remember cutting the roof off of mine when I was 12 and riding it at speeds it was never meant to.
  • tgc1, on 06/08/2009, -0/+22Me. I had a Big Wheel.
  • mgcarlo, on 06/08/2009, -2/+22Of course it's the best selling car. The thing is a total babe magnet.

    Literally.
  • e8989, on 06/08/2009, -1/+20I bet if there was a GM badge on the front, it wouldn't sell as well.
  • TVarmy, on 06/08/2009, -1/+17That's nothing. All I got was a job threading bobbins at the textile mill. And they outsourced my imagination to some Malaysian kid :(
  • TVarmy, on 06/08/2009, -0/+16GM would make it twice as big and add cupholders, and then accidentally change the design so that you'd bump your shins every time you'd move a step. Then they'd run an ad campaign to guilt kids into buying it, saying it's built by kids, for kids, in China.
  • alworcester, on 06/08/2009, -0/+16Love this car, all I need is a good sunny day and a popsicle and I would then be in heaven.
  • NextGenXbox, on 06/08/2009, -0/+14I had to walk.
  • deathandtaverns, on 06/08/2009, -0/+14the chariot of very small gods
  • inactive, on 06/08/2009, -9/+23Lie, No Digg user has ever lost their virginity.
  • inactive, on 06/08/2009, -0/+13Why am I suddenly hungry for McDonald's?
  • strictnein, on 06/08/2009, -0/+13Wait... what?
  • falconear, on 06/08/2009, -0/+11All my dad did when I graduated from the third grade was told me to get a job.
  • kryptikcomic, on 06/08/2009, -0/+11You've driven more than one car into a swimming pool?
  • protogenxl, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10I always preferred the Pedal Racers.
    http://common.csnstores.com/common/products/JD/JD1 ...
    Of course back in the day they were more Corvette shaped. But they still had the Rear Wheel Steering, and Hard Plastic wheels that when the road was wet enough you could do skids and spin outs. Of Course it was also the first car I worked on (Thank you Little Tikes replacement parts phone number)
  • indyattic, on 06/08/2009, -3/+13The only reason I would buy one of those little death traps is specifically to paint it orange and yellow.
  • camino262, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10I have one parked in the living room right now.
  • inactive, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10My older brother used to push me around in this all time time. Then once, he thought it would be a good idea to push me down the hill in our backyard. I smashed my face into the steering wheel. Sadly the airbag didn't deploy. Damn American automotive.
  • IMustBeEmo, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10This car is way too reliable to have a GM badge on it.
  • tgc1, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10Yeah it'd probably get recalled.
  • IMustBeEmo, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10I read your other comments on other submissions and I think it's safe to say that you are attempting a crusade against the lulz
  • lordmike, on 06/08/2009, -0/+9Putting a plug in for the Crawford Auto Museum... it's pretty sweet... If you are ever in Cleveland, it's worth a visit... Lots and lots of old planes and cars... Cleveland used to have a thriving auto industry back in the early days... rivaled Detroit. Most of the old companies like White Motors are long gone now, although some of the old plants still remain.

    One of my favorite cars in the museum is a car made by Sears Roebuck... You bought it out of a catalog and they shipped it in a kit to your house which you had to assemble yourself! Sears really did sell everything at one time... I once visited a Sears house that was for sale... same type of thing... it was a big kit! Sears sent you all the materials (wood, shingles, nails) and the plans and you built it yourself!
  • marx2k, on 06/08/2009, -0/+9I care to disagree
  • inactive, on 06/08/2009, -0/+9I still remember the horror of getting stuck in one of those
  • cyrix, on 06/08/2009, -0/+9I crammed myself into one when I was 22. Took forever to get the ***** out.
  • falconear, on 06/08/2009, -0/+8I guess I must have missed it when I was little. My 3 year old has one, and it has to be the one toy he would rescue if the place was one fire. My biggest complaint is that it's always blocking SOMETHING.
  • SilverBlade2k, on 06/08/2009, -2/+9This car holds more value then any GM or Chrysler car....At least you can resell these
  • WDM01, on 06/08/2009, -0/+7I had a broken arm from it. I was dumb enough to climb/fall off the roof of the thing when I was four.
  • diggduggjoe, on 06/08/2009, -1/+7I never had one. One of my friends had a kiddie car, but it was made out of cold American steel. You know, back when Americans actually made stuff instead of whining about *****.
  • IMustBeEmo, on 06/08/2009, -0/+6Now you make me feel cheated, like my parents didn't care enough to get me the awesome sports car version.
  • strictnein, on 06/08/2009, -0/+6These are made in the US.
  • diggduggjoe, on 06/08/2009, -0/+5Why not? A simple basic vehicle without government regulation that is affordable to nearly everyone.

    NO airbags, NO emission control (though those diapers can be a handful), NO overpaid union workers, NO sleazy dealers and NO second mortgage on your house to pay for it.

    There is the business model for the future.
  • tgc1, on 06/08/2009, -0/+5Don't forget freezies!
  • gtrob, on 06/08/2009, -0/+5Can we get one of those things on "pimp my ride"?
  • graemee, on 06/08/2009, -0/+5It has an emissions problem. No one wants to clean it either.
  • bravecoward, on 06/08/2009, -0/+5I kept thinking your comment was a haiku of some sorts.
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