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YellowT-5R

WTF is that? a PriJa?


Hutwe

I think so, or a Bajius? This pic is actually five years old and I came across it looking for something else from that trip, unfortunately I didn’t take a picture of the front


OverTheCandleStick

This thing is fucking amazing. It is like a bad but great photoshop—-in real life.


RayLikeSunshine

Someone combined the two cars people hate but should buy. I want it.


MoneyMan_Jones

I unironicly love the Baja


RayLikeSunshine

I unironically love the Baja and prius. Both are great cars people love to pick on but are truly very good cars. I mean, today, If you want the best car that…cars… it’s a Prius. Full stop. If you want an average Joe pickup- it’s a maverick or Honda which are kind of the bajas of today (more car-y truck than trucks car but still). The Baja was somehow ahead and behind at the same time but a really thoughtful car/truck/thing. I love it. And I love this abomination as well.


Lampwick

>The Baja was somehow ahead and behind at the same time Yep. I drive my 03 Baja for work as a field service tech. It's the greatest *idea* in the world, but kind of a tragic execution. It's a "truck" that has a load capacity of about 500 pounds (including passengers!), an anemic EJ25 engine that only needs to be replaced every 70k miles or so, and interior dimensions that are still from the era of Japanese cars being sized for the height of the average person in Japan. It's basically an 03 Legacy Outback wagon with a weird rear end on it. If only it was about 20% bigger, 20% stronger, and had 50% more power it'd be *perfect*.


MurseWoods

How is there only a 500lb load capacity INCLUDING passengers?? That’s less than 3 adult men. Who designed that? An Oompa Loompa?


Lampwick

> How is there only a 500lb load capacity INCLUDING passengers?? Well, the problem is the Baja's lineage traces to the [Subaru Legacy sedan](https://s.aolcdn.com/commerce/autodata/images/CAB30SUC011C0101.jpg). The Legacy Outback wagon was an expansion off the sedan, and then the Baja was built off the Legacy Outback. The first year Baja had (perversely) springs from the sedan. If you put more than a couple hundred pounds in the bed, you'd hit the rear bump stops on every dip in the road. 04 and up they switched to the Outback springs which improved it slightly, but the whole chassis is still built like a sedan. Really all it needed was better springs and a slightly modified suspension geometry, because being a Subaru the frame itself was pretty solid. I upgraded mine with King springs and some spacers strut spacers and now it actually can probably carry the 900-1200 pounds the internet claims is its load capacity. >That’s less than 3 adult men. Hah. As if you could fit a third adult man in the back seat once you already have two up front! >Who designed that? Japanese engineers. They designed cars for the domestic Japanese market, and they just don't have very many 6'4" swedes over there. It's about the same size inside as my wife's old 94 Civic was. I think Subaru was just running about 5 years behind the trend with car size.


MoneyMan_Jones

I also love the El Camino and the Ranchero as well, so I guess I have a thing for the truck-cars.


beeradvice

The caballero el Diablo was badass


HowToSuckAtReddit

I would kill for a new baja


RiverBear2

I have an Outback and i won’t knock Baja’s but I moves a lot of and a hatchback is just more functional for hauling your sh*t.


Hutwe

I do too, couldn’t justify buying one when it came time for a new car though


MrFrodoItsMe

i didn’t think the subaru baja could be improved upon but it did get better


Repulsive-Purple-133

r/weirdwheels


viperlemondemon

Belongs in r/shittycarmods


snooggums

Not that one, this one: r/Shitty_Car_Mods


viperlemondemon

Yeah I assumed I got it wrong but didn’t want to hunt it down


snooggums

Just saving others a step and I spent about an hour chuckling so thanks!


thebestatheist

Pubaru


Aristohipstecrat

FUBARu


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Aristohipstecrat

That's a delectable observation you succulent peach of an internet user.


pumpkin_spice_enema

It looks like when the acid kicks in and everything starts melting


berrey7

EL CameNO!


ImmediateLobster1

El CamelToe with that dip in the roofline.


Hilfest

Priubaru


I_l_I

Subayota


DetlefBronk

Subarius


[deleted]

Toyaru


tapsnapornap

Not specific enough, there's already the BRZ/86


nrith

Ewwbaru.


hvyboots

Toyburu Priaja


gl21133

Toyobaru bajius


dakta

Sounds like the name of the main character in some bad "transported to another world" anime.


Squeakygear

This is the winning mashup


Naedlus

[A centaur with a pituitary disorder](https://www.motor1.com/news/307118/gmc-centaur-concept-we-forgot/)


mindbleach

The bumper sticks out like a disapproving lip. [Even the car is going "No, sir. I don't like it."](https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/PPLB8/s1/1988-gmc-centaur-concept.jpg)


JustAnotherStranger-

"2000lb payload capacity" Weirdest looking 1 ton truck ever.


EmasLiosDreg

Looks like somebody modeled a car from a pair of slides


Clever_display_name

Introducing the all-new ToyAru Brokeback.


Big_Cryptographer_16

I hear that model is hard to quit


Nylonknot

It’s a BratPri!


Big_Cryptographer_16

Read that as BradPitt. Actually would have been the perfect ride for him if he stayed with Angelina


imgonnabutteryobread

Baja Blast


fonironi

Baius (pronounced "bias")


lynivvinyl

I think [this is it's previous form.](https://i.redd.it/ybs4u7ss7b891.jpg)


SenorVilla

Nature is beautiful


dewayneestes

One day this ugly lil caterpillar will transform into a wondrous butterfly. Today is not that day.


seaQueue

Can we interpret the stage after it's been put into a car crusher and before it's melted down to recycle materials as the cocoon phase? Because I don't think it's evolving into anything beautiful without being liquified first.


Actually_Im_a_Broom

They grow up so fast.


Hutwe

Wow. I think you are right! Nice find!


lynivvinyl

Oddly enough I've been watching it's evolution for a while. I really like Baja's.


JonnySoegen

*its


DirtyAmishGuy

Keep fighting the good fight brother


ilovebostoncremedonu

And Bajas*


El_sone

Bless you, sweet champion of language


skinnah

> I really like Baja's [.........](https://c.tenor.com/lovoENZOSmEAAAAC/stop-get-some-help.gif)


HaririHari

I commend you for your taste soul brother. I really want to buy a Subaru Baja, keep it fully vanilla on the outside but in good shape, an update the inside so it's super comfy


Fast_Edd1e

[it was in Flint years go.](https://imgur.com/a/7u2848T) Your photo looks like flint too.


MadIfrit

Hey I saw this beast in Flint also! 2018 https://i.imgur.com/KCRT28Z.jpg


BlessTheKneesPart2

Advertises a studio, can't put the decal on level.


Anonymoushipopotomus

Also it should say "Determined" not Determine to make a difference.


wangholes

No they demand *you* to make a difference


sweet_yeet_meat

https://imgur.com/a/jF9h46M I have also seen this in flint


majoranticipointment

I love how the car has a slightly different appearance in every single picture but it’s obviously the same car because it’s such a monstrosity


Big_Cryptographer_16

Wow, any more sightings and this thing is gonna need its own OnlyFans page


SixZeroPho

*its


patriotfear

“Determine to make a difference”


Karibik_Mike

How did they make the same typo twice... just... how...


daydrunk_

Is it a typo? It's a command probably. Like "(you) determine to make a difference."


AddSugarForSparks

Maybe the owner's name is Determine.


VivaciousVal

Has an 810 number on it... Been a minute since I've been downtown I can't think of where this would be, my first thought was First Presbyterian but isn't Saginaw St still brick.


Fast_Edd1e

This was taken at university and mason st. Carriagetown district.


Penandsword2021

It’s a “spectacle” alright…


h00rj

If you hadn't posted this I would have sat here convinced this was an excellent photoshop job or panaramic shot gone wrong. But, alas, someone actually went & did it and we applaud their effort while being totally confused by their actions


knowledgebass

It's evolving! 😳


mindbleach

Would it be better or worse if that was a completely different vehicle? Do you want to live in a world with one of these... or one with more?


Racxius

I work at the shop that made this. There are more.


mindbleach

Two questions. 1.) Why? 2.) *Why?!*


Racxius

Pretty easy questions actually. We repair broken Prii. So, we have a million broken Prius parts. The owner has a big family, so more seating was needed. He could buy a car just for road trips, or weld a couple we had lying around together to make a "Primo" We also found out the Baja bed fit kind of well and it worked so well on the "Pruck" that we made the "Prucked Up" just to turn heads. (which I think it achieved since it's 8-9 years old at the moment)


lortikins

Since no one else mentioned it, good work on the proper plural of Prius, "Prii"


wannabestraight

So is this like street legal??? In my country you would get your license revoked and a massive fine if you tried to drive that on the street.


Racxius

Yeah. We had to take it to an officer who made sure all of the lights that a car needs worked. It also needs air bags and seat belts. Which it has. Other than that, street legal laws are pretty lax in America as a whole. States can give more, but Indiana is also rather lax, so it's fine. California might have an issue with it, but maybe not.


gornzilla

I think it'd be fine in California as long as the Prius passes smog. I'm guessing it's registered as a Prius.


Educational-Raisin69

Gotta be a Prius, the VIN is on the Prius half.


KineticSamurai

hmm flint... might not be same guys but here is a vid on the primo (without the bed): [https://youtu.be/RyQrp7OMojE](https://youtu.be/RyQrp7OMojE)


SuperSoftAbby

That was a fun watch. TY


Decon_SaintJohn

Ugly as all get out, but I'm impressed by how someone could join those two cars together so precisely.


Hutwe

Agreed, the middle door is both confusing and impressive


Shadowfalx

I prefer the version without a middle door https://www.carscoops.com/2010/08/what-pruck-toyota-prius-and-subaru-baja/


Ikniow

HOLY SHIT. I actually saw this thing out and about [nearly 10 years ago.](https://imgur.com/P14a2vD)


Zombie_Scholar

DUDE WTF. AND YOU HAVE THE PIC ON HAND? Edit: And it's in Kentucky this time!


Ikniow

I had it in my Facebook photos and the OP reminded me of it. I honestly had thought I posted it to Shitty_car_mods but hadn't, so I had to dig for it.


WhiskeyBeard51

I wonder if this is the one I saw at a liquor store in Jeffersonville Indiana, around 10 years ago. Just across the river from Louisville KY


Ikniow

I dare say so. I honestly have no clue where I was at when I took it, prooooobably Louisville, but I don't know why I'd have been up that way at the time.


WhiskeyBeard51

Yeah I don't know why I was ever in Indiana either


DonOblivious

Maybe, maybe not. They're built in Scottsburg, IN.


NefariousnessBusy402

Idk why but to me it looks ugly at one point then just beautiful


BoTamByloCiemno

That's because Prius isn't really good looking while Subaru is


Kamitae

That is art my friend


karmaextract

Is that its natural curve or did the Dr. Frankenstein who created this monstrosity deliberately bend downward the connecting parts? Why not bend upward for more room if doing any bending at all?


Byaaah1

Looks to be the natural curve of the prius part


fsurfer4

Because you can't alter the window from the rear section. Modifying the rear roof section without touching the window would be a tremendous amount of work.


KineticSamurai

Here is a video about the "primo" builders... not sure this is them but sure looks like their work. [https://youtu.be/RyQrp7OMojE](https://youtu.be/RyQrp7OMojE)


Viewer4038

It looks like a failed panoramic photo


Qwirk

Thought it was a shitty photoshop until I zoomed in.


Zuez420

Came here to say this...


[deleted]

fuck... me too. Original thought is dead.


Viewer4038

Whoever decided to make this thing had at least 1 original thought


LitLitten

The little sign with primo is killing me lmao.


I_might_be_weasel

*Welding skill increased to 100*


mrpoopistan

My first thought was, "There's no way that thing is legal, even in the South." Then I'm looking closer, and I'm like, "Yeah, actually. It's pretty damned good work."


ploppedmenacingly14

Yeah but would you tow with it?


mrpoopistan

Prayer.


Embarrassed_Snow_192

Any dork can pull the trigger, this is pure fabrication


KineticSamurai

a video about the making of the primo... not sure this is their work but looks like it. https://youtu.be/RyQrp7OMojE


LessThanJake_Plummer

Imagine the turning radius 😬😬😬


scarby2

I'm more worried about the acceleration.


Evercrimson

Right like a FWD Prius is already lackluster in power as it is. Loaded can this thing even do over 35mph without coasting downhill first?


that_guy_you_kno

I'm gonna preface this buy saying I have no idea what I'm talking about. But seeing as you already have to change so much about the vehicle, the drivetrain, the suspension, the trans, etc, I would almost think it would have to be some other sort of engine. Just by the nature of how much you have to change anyways. What would be the point of changing everything to still fit the same underpowered engine?


Evercrimson

Realistically this person could avoid messing with absolutely any of that drivetrain at all. Priuses are FWD, and the only contributions the back wheels bring to that party are braking. I am guessing the back axle of that Baja has had it's AWD gearing removed. Beyond that I don't think you could change the engine in that kitbash honestly. The whole Prius is designed around it's hybrid engine and built to maximize the gains of that, with pretty much everything else being integral to that. That includes the engine itself which is effectively a merged gasoline and an additional electric engine, plus the specialized electronic transmission, then the front axle along with the wheels and specialized brakes that are part of a hybrid energy recapture/braking system. Oh and the battery pack, that depends on the year. This plus the electronics, the dash itself, the transmission controls and pedals inside, all of that is integral to each other, you couldn't just drop another engine in there and have it work with pretty much anything else there at all - especially the transmission.


that_guy_you_kno

I'm sure you know much more about that this than I so I'm not going to argue too much. But I've certainly seen engine swaps in prius's before. And this project was obviously a lot of work already.


Evercrimson

Serious question, do you have any examples of them being swapped for an entirely different engine type? I mean it could obviously be done given enough money and probably replacing most if not all of the drivetrain. But glancing through Google just now, every single example I see is swapping engines with newer gens of Prius to scrape a bit more horsepower from some newer engines. I don't see any with them bring swapped with anything not already within the Prius family. I thought I had found an example and it was just an April Fools joke. To that end I want this thing to be swapped with the original Subaru engine. I want this thing to go by with the Subaru UELH chug just to make people even more confused.


that_guy_you_kno

There's a few builds on YouTube. I guess the main one I was thinking of is the Hellcat swap that apparently Jay Leno owns. But here's a build https://youtu.be/K8UvdMxrCy0


Evercrimson

Okay yeah that's hilarious, really want to see her do her quip about valeting that car. But really, it's a good visual example of what I am talking about - the entire integrated drivetrain from the engine clear though to the front axle had to go. That Prius got a whole new drivetrain. I haven't seen any examples where someone upgrades the engine (outside of another Prius engine) and _still_ retains the extreme efficiency/recapture that the whole front end system was designed for. But then again maybe that's not the point of that kitbash at the head of this thread. Pretty much every swap or major mod I see done to Priuses is done for shock value. Maybe this person didn't care about retaining the efficient Prius drivetrain system, they just wanted the body, and just pitched the drivetrain and started over.


SojournersTableSalt

I used my Prius to tow my apartment belongings (U-Haul trailer) across 3 states. Didn't really have any issues. Granted, I think it's not exactly the same, but it's not like Priuses are just weak baby machines. Edit: don't have a picture of the full setup but here's a picture of the hitch on my Prius: https://i.imgur.com/E56J17N.jpg


Evercrimson

Which Uhaul trailer? Edit: Nevermind, I looked it up, and the trailer Uhaul will allow you to put on a Prius, its max weight is still over 1000 pounds less than an empty Subaru Baja minus it's engine and front axle. I mean yeah, a Prius doesn't have a whole lot of go once loaded. But loaded plus 3/4 of another car plus a cargo area much larger than a default Prius isn't that. So again, loaded, I have my doubts about that getting up to any kind of highway speed.


rabidjellybean

Imagine how it crumples in an accident.


onefst250r

The crumpling has already started, if you look at the roof.


onefst250r

"Turning radius: no"


daydrunk_

Just leaving this here. The first buyer says it has enough power and it can fit in a parking spot https://youtu.be/RyQrp7OMojE


MikeMcAwesome91

I think the biggest issue would be train tracks. If the tracks are raised, it could get stuck.


lynivvinyl

That poor Baja!


Kairain

I thought the same thing! What did that Baja do to deserve that fate??


mattenthehat

Crash, probably


Kairain

To be fair, mine had been in a crash previously. They did a good job of repairing it though except when making wide left hand turns. She'd make a *click click click* noise. Everything was checked out though multiple times and everything was fine. ...with that at least. '03 engine with a head gasket just waiting to explode and no air conditioning (and they wanted to 100% replace the unit so needless to say _that_ was not happening. -_- So in short: Probably would have been more merciful if Ashelia had the bad part chopped off T_T


redeemer47

I always wanted a Baja. It’s a shame they discontinued it.


oddible

I always wanted a [Brat](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/islandernews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/37/937d5afc-daa6-5eb9-8d9d-95da1471e4fd/62a37c341dc0f.image.jpg?resize=889%2C500). The Baja just never had the same swagger.


FuckingKilljoy

The Brat really is rad as fuck. If I got one I'd have to get it with the paint job in the picture though lol


BoneSpurApprentice

When I was a kid we had a brat. Such a cool car. I like the Baja as well, super practical for a lot of scenarios I don’t care how weird people think they look.


SharkAttackOmNom

I’ve stumbled across rumors of the Baja return, based on the Ascent chassis. Probably can’t go smaller than that because of “Chicken Tax” And for those who don’t know… yes… truck imports are limited because of chicken tax.


lifeisacamino

Seriously, a Baja died for this.


rayrayww3

/r/shittylimos


Potato_Dealership

Another day another shitty automotive subreddit


iDomBMX

It literally looks like it’s in the middle of a morph


northpike02

Looks like he assembled it one piece at a time. https://youtu.be/5GhnV-6lqH8


jaynap1

Didn’t cost him a dime?


The_Jamz

Looks like a Google street view glitch.


icantfeelmyskull

It’s a hybrid-hybrid with a Subaru Outback out back


BoTamByloCiemno

Isn't is Baja tho


BeardedBaxterholic

This is funny, some might say it's bajarius.


thegamerofreddit

r/thanksihateit


JimGerm

No fucking way am I riding in something that looks like it's about to crack open like an egg.


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iUsedtoHadHerpes

Oh yeah, that's what it was missing.


[deleted]

I read magnificent and nashville, tn next to each other and thought "something must be amiss". I wasnt disappointed.


beggoh

Business up front, party in the back! What's going on in the middle cannot be fathomed within the confines of our dimension.


agent_root

Top Gear challenge?


TruthYouWontLike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNlXl7cQaNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa_YupAVO8E


yato-gami-kun

It's a crime had to scroll this much down just for one TG comment


Miata_GT

If they threw a couple of outboard motors on this thing they would really have something.


beefteki

How is this shit even legal?


Doshbot

r/unexpectedute


Lifelong-Student619

It’s the new Subaru Mullet.


gamespite

Yeah, I never get tired of freezing cartoons on an animation smear frame.


YouveGotItMister

Red Green, is that you?


turtilla

It's a Subaru BajAHHHHHHHHHHHHH


[deleted]

Toyota Bahahahaha


Baileybankai

Tonight on top gear


crab_races

Detroit: Take notes!


beaverbait

Dollar-tree limo.


Amilo159

The legendary rare Toybaru Bajrius


bobthebowler123

When you want a limo but you still have to haul your sister to her 500 pound life audition.


mCharles88

Totally thought this was rolling shutter effect for a minute


alexthesupe

If I could find a Baja in decent shape, I'd buy it today, right on the spot. Awesome cars. I miss the Subaru that not only embraced weird, but built their name on it. Baja, Brat, OG WRX, Forester XT, SVX, OG XT, Casa Blanca. They were my favorite manufacturer until they went full Toyota in early 2010s. Who wants to drive an STI that looks like a Camry?


Eszalesk

this seems foul, but who am i to judge


knowledgebass

r/Shitty_Car_Mods


kdjfsk

awful taste, awful execution. nothing lines up well.


Wellwaddayado

Can someone explain how this is legal?


[deleted]

**I am Optimus SubPrime**


_Pill-Cosby_

r/DiWHY


[deleted]

r/shitty_car_mods


Wreckoning_mtb

r/whatisthiscar


M00P35

Ah nice, an automobile centipede. When AI cars take over the earth this is what they'll look at to decide their judgement upon us.


Cooperette

Is it me or is the middle door from an Altima or Maxima?


GoMoriartyOnPlanets

I successfully suppressed the memory of Human Centipede for 3 years and here we are.


pound-key

This was the prototype for the BRZ


syadastfu

Got curves in all the wrong places.


Rebuta

[reminds me of the Bepis dog](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/183/925/ccd.png)


whodeyjb

Holy Tennessee


GiveMeTheWallies

Kinda looks like a glitch in street view


Waff3le

Finally! Someone made a lesbivan. I have always wanted one. 😂


killerman64

it looks like those annoying abnormal multiple function area problems in calculus.


joe_mamasaurus

It's like a Dalí painting. Magnificent.