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Wouldn't Be Caught Dead Driving One

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Re: Never EVER! [davethecarnut] by fintail
May 14, 2008 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: davethecarnut (May 13, 2008 9:43 pm)

Pretty much, yeah. Seeing as how pointless they really are for 95% of their buyers...and those who actually do have a use for them aren't the ones showing off.
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Re: It will never happen... [lemko] by nwng
May 14, 2008 (12:46 pm)
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Replying to: lemko (May 09, 2008 7:36 am)

throw in some more corollas, rabbits, civics, a few accord/camry size cars and you have pretty much what people drives in the rest of the world.
 
Oh, and execellent diesel engines.
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Worst looking cars IMHO by whittonm
May 21, 2008 (8:19 am)
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- Pontiac Aztek
- Any GM vehicle with plastic slathered on bottom half
- Chevette
- BMW X3, 1 Series hardtop
- Geo Metro
- New Honda Accord
- Most Saturns, expecially ION
- 1968 Plymouth Belvedere (still emotionally scarred by using it to take date to the Prom)
- Lada (for you Canadians), also Hyundai Pony
- Lumina Minivan
- Ford Maverick
- Ford Tempo, Mercury Topaz
- Cadillac Cimarron
- AMC Gremlin, Hornet
- Austin Marina, turns into rust before your eyes
- Datsun B210
 
 
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Re: Worst looking cars IMHO [whittonm] by davethecarnut
May 25, 2008 (9:45 pm)
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Replying to: whittonm (May 21, 2008 8:19 am)

AMC Gremlin, Hornet
 
What???!! You liked the Pacer??!!
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Re: Worst looking cars IMHO [davethecarnut] by andre1969
May 26, 2008 (4:27 am)
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Replying to: davethecarnut (May 25, 2008 9:45 pm)

I think the Pacer's kinda cool, in a reverse-chic sort of way. But I don't think I could handle a Gremlin or Hornet. Maybe if the Hornet was one of those performance models...I think they called them the S/C 360 or something like that?
 
I'm curious what the beef was with the '68 Belvedere? I always thought the '68-70 Plymouth intermediates were gorgeous. But IIRC, the Belvedere was the bottom feeder by that time, basically what they used for taxis and police cars. The nicer ones were Satellites, Roadrunners, or GTXes. And I guess, if it was a ratted-out used car by the time prom came around, it would be an embarrassment.
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Re: Worst looking cars IMHO [andre1969] by uplanderguy
May 26, 2008 (10:26 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 26, 2008 4:27 am)

I am throwing myself out there for humiliation by others, as we own an '08 Cobalt XFE (purely for unbelievably low cost and good MPG) and a Chevy Uplander minivan in Sport Red (hey, except for the Venture look from straight on in the back, I think the best-looking minivan out there, mostly due to the bigger factory tires and wheels!), a car I just always hated was the '90's VW Jetta. And people loved it and thought it was a status symbol! I wouldn't necessarily say it was ugly styling, just a total lack of styling. Small wheel openings. Small tires and wheels. Rear door is a complete upright square cut-out. No styling in rear. No styling in front. UGGGGGGHHHH!
 
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Re: Worst looking cars IMHO [andre1969] by uplanderguy
May 26, 2008 (10:30 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 26, 2008 4:27 am)

I think the 1968 (and to only a slightly lesser degree, the '69, and an even lesser degree, the '70) Plymouth Satellite is the most attractively styled Mopar ever built. I think there's not a bad line on the car. I guess this would cover Road Runners and GTX's too, and even Belvedere coupes. I even like them in that ubiquitous light urine-y green that seemed so popular!
 
Bill
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Re: Worst looking cars IMHO [uplanderguy] by andre1969
May 26, 2008 (11:11 am)
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Replying to: uplanderguy (May 26, 2008 10:26 am)

I am throwing myself out there for humiliation by others, as we own an '08 Cobalt XFE (purely for unbelievably low cost and good MPG) and a Chevy Uplander minivan in Sport Red
 
I know the Cobalt tends to take a lot of criticism, but there are a few things about it I like. Mainly the front seats. I've heard complaints about them having poor support, contouring, or whatever, but the Cobalt is actually one of the few small cars I could actually stretch out in. So just for that, I have to give the car some credit. Now on the downside, the back seat feels pretty cramped, but it's rare that I get chauffeured around in my own car, so I'd rather they put more effort into the front seat. What kind of fuel economy do you get with the Cobalt? It doesn't seem so hot, according to the EPA estimates, but at least you get a fairly powerful engine as a tradeoff. And then, like you said, there's the low price.
 
As for the Uplander, I really don't care for them, and that front end they worked onto them in the final years to try to make them look more SUV-ish. But then, I don't think there's a minivan out there that I can say turns me on. It's just the nature of the beast. They're not meant to be sexy. They're meant to be functional.

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