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#10 of 728 BMW and other company's styling awkward cars: by carguy58 Mar 15, 2003 (2:05 pm)
Now I'm 23 and the late 90's 3 Series is one of the best styled cars I have seen. The new 7 Series just looks awkward. The new 5 looks like a German Pontiac. They are just going to just scare customers away. Still, look what Honda and Toyota have done. The 02 Camry, 03 Corolla, and 03 Accord are some extermely bland cars and they still sell like hotcakes. So you never know. Alot of today cars especially 2002 and on just look either bland(Camry) or or way overdone(7 Series). There is no middleground. In the 90's there was alot middle ground styled cars(inoffensive looking) now you don't have lots of that. Its either bland or overstyled. There's no middle anymore.
#11 of 728 not to get off topic, but worst cars period... by randomguy11111 Mar 15, 2003 (4:17 pm)
Worst/ugliest cars that have been sold recently to me would be:   1. Aztez 2. ES 300 3. Camry   Accord, RL, etc. are merely bland to me. These others are just plain ugly and scary.   Any nominees for a worse car.   On BMW, I am waiting to see the 1 series. Hopefully that will incporate the CS-1 concept car looks.   P.S. While the current 3 series to me is perfect, remember the 318ti... failure is very easy by just wandering off a great concept even slightly...
#12 of 728 by sphinx99 Mar 15, 2003 (9:32 pm)
I did not like the Z4 in person until I saw a silver one on the road. It's a gorgeous car in motion, in silver, with the top down on a sunny day. But that same car with the top up, sitting outside slightly dirty, in front of a dealership on an overcast day is somewhere between mediocre and ugly. (In comparison to, say, a Boxster.) I don't like the rear at all.   Ditto the 7-series for the most part. Gorgeous inside, pretty nice outside, very imposing, but the rear is heinous. I don't understand why rear design appears to be such a hit-or-miss affair lately. Honda's efforts in this area haven't been particularly positive, either, and I for one am not a fan of the 350Z/G35c rears. And don't even get me started on the new CLK. I'd complain more loudly about BMW's rear design if it weren't for this seemingly being an industry-wide trend.
#13 of 728 I Agree With RandomGuy by markcombs Mar 15, 2003 (9:49 pm)
I totally agree with randonguy. I think the new Lexus 300 is HIDEOUS! I hate the longer lights in front. In the same vein, I hate what BMW is doing right now. I don't like the 7 or the Z4. I think the 7 is flat out ugly. I thought the last 7 was elegant and powerful and very BMW. I think the thing that makes BMW's such fantastic cars is that they age so well. I hope they don't go this direction with the 3 Series. If the 5 flops I think Bangle will be looking for work, probably in Japan because I think that's what the new light format looks like.
#14 of 728 Why is styling getting so ugly? by carguy58 Mar 16, 2003 (7:48 am)
I think in the 90's Domestic Big 3 buyers whined about bland styling by the Japanese and Germans and not taking any chances style wise. Now you have import car companies taking chances and making their loyal buyers mad. I think import companies tried to chase the Domestic Big 3 audience. Shouldn't have done that. Just goes to show there is the import buyer and than the domestic buyer. People who buy Japanese and German want something more conservative exterior styling wise looking than the domestic buyers wants. The import buyer doesn't want something that looks like a Pontiac.   I like the 350Z. Mercedes designs have never appealed to me really. I think in the early 90's they styled better cars than they do now. I do like the Acura RL. The current one is better looking than the 96-98 model.
#15 of 728 Give credit where credit is due? wha? by stray_cat Mar 19, 2003 (7:31 am)
to logic1 and kyfdx, check your facts before you open your traps. it was the vapors. they wrote it. the cars and cheap trick never even covered it.....ignorance is bliss, but ever so annoying.
#16 of 728 Hey stray cat by logic1 Mar 19, 2003 (7:36 am)
read my post again... It is a question, not a statement. I know a group in the early '80s had a hit with the song. I was pretty young. I asked whether that group was the Cars. I did not say that group was the cars.   People who attack without even having their positions right are ignorant, annoying, and probably do not belong in public.   And I see where you are a fan of the new 7 styling. Well, Mr. Musical Genious, if you look at news reports about cars instead of music nostalgia, you would know that the 7 series will be radically altered next year.
#17 of 728 segment votes on best styling... by randomguy11111 Mar 19, 2003 (8:50 am)
Lets do segment votes on best styling... (obviously one buys a beamer for more than styling)...   Your thoughts? (remember this is styling only   A. Entry Luxury sports 4dr or coupe -   1. G35/350Z   2. 3series second (m3 1st if allowed)   3. A4 (new styling that is)   4. X-type (needs to be a little longer for my taste)   B. Convertible -   1. TT (remember this is styling only)   2. Boxter   3. Z4   4. SLK   C. Mid-range luxury   1. E-class   2. A6   3. 5-series   4. S-type (I know others like this, not my style)   D. Luxury -   1. A8 NEW   2. S-Class   3. 7-series   4. Jaguar   E. SUV   1. x5   2. ML-Class   3. Acura   F. Luxury convertible   1. sl   2. Z-8   3. 911 convertible   4. SC430   5. XK-8 (again not my style)
#18 of 728 I can't get over the fact that the Z4 front looks like a buik by mg330ci Mar 19, 2003 (11:30 am)
Otherwise is OK.   If Bangle could just change the front end....
#19 of 728 never though of it as a buick... by randomguy11111 Mar 19, 2003 (12:48 pm)
However, I never liked the old Z3 for some reason. A bit too muscular and not enough sleek to it...

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