We asked our new member in New Westminster Canada for her Figaro Story - here it is:-
I came across my Figaro by accident. I like to think it was meant to be. On the day I was looking for a car to buy I had posted something to that effect as my status on facebook. I then proceeded to look through the local Craigslist listings. I was pretty much looking for something cheap and reliable. I had seen a Nissan Figaro but didn't know what it was so I bypassed it. (There is an overwhelming amount of used cars for sale in Vancouver). When I went back to check my facebook my friend, Lauren, who is on an art exchange in Ireland at the moment had commented that I should by a Figaro (apparently her roommate in Ireland has one). I thought "I wonder what that is...I just saw a listing...". So I went back and clicked on the ad and it was love at first sight.
What are the chances that a Figaro would be posted on the exact same day I was looking and that my friend in Ireland (who had only been there a couple of weeks) would suggest it?! I was sellling my 2007 BMW 323i to raise some cash towards opening a yarn shop. The discovery of the Figaro made giving up the BMW so easy. Actually, I am way more excited about the Figaro than I ever was about the BMW!! All I keep saying is that it is "so darn cute"! Everyone I know says that the car is "so me" and that it is "so cute". Even my Mother who tried really hard to say it was just a car admitted it was cute. And of course, there aren't many in Vancouver so we get a lot of stares and curious questions.
I have owned the car since January 23, 2009. I bought it from a fellow who imported it from Japan. His wife is Japanese and I think he lived there for a time, too. He now has a second Emerald Green Figaro he recently imported that he plans to love. It is very apparent from talking to him that he absolutely loves Figs, too.
Happy Day,
Karen
P.S. I used to own a 1971 VW Karmann Ghia some years back. That was a cute car, too but not nearly in the great shape the Fig is in or nearly as cute!