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Wouldn't Be Caught Dead Driving One

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Re: Correction! [perna] by ontop
May 01, 2006 (10:10 am)
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Replying to: perna (May 01, 2006 8:37 am)

I bashed on Hyundai a bit
 
I wish to withdraw my posts
 
Sorry - no do overs. But I'm very sure someone else will be more than happy to bash Hyundai if you're no longer gonna.
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Suvs and Minivans by hpmctorque
Jan 26, 2007 (5:59 pm)
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I'd e reluctant to purchase anything that weighs over ~3,500 pounds, due to the handling characteristics of heavier vehicles. Most of today's hybrids are unappealing to me for similar reasons.
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Wouldn't be caught dead... by jipster
Jan 26, 2007 (7:06 pm)
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driving anything made by Kia. Use to think the same way about Hyundai though.
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jipster by gsemike
Jan 31, 2007 (2:52 pm)
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In person and in pictures, this isn't that bad:
 

 
It beat the Camry and the Aura in a recent C & D comparo.
 
On the other hand, this is just a complete mess:
 
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Re: jipster [gsemike] by wale_bate1
Jan 31, 2007 (3:03 pm)
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Replying to: gsemike (Jan 31, 2007 2:52 pm)

"In person and in pictures, this isn't that bad:"
 
Works for me. Oh wait, you mean the Kia. Never mind.
 
Agreed 100%, the Sebring is an unmitigated disaster. When I think of how stunning the Cirrus was in '95 (Stratus was better, IMO), and this is where we've ended up...
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Re: jipster [wale_bate1] by john_324
Jan 31, 2007 (3:25 pm)
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Replying to: wale_bate1 (Jan 31, 2007 3:03 pm)

Does anyone like the hood grooving that Chrysler has taken to? To me, that one detail nearly ruins the look of the Crossfire.
 
It's like they took a page from the styling book that even Pontiac has disgarded...
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Re: jipster [john_324] by wale_bate1
Jan 31, 2007 (3:39 pm)
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Replying to: john_324 (Jan 31, 2007 3:25 pm)

I think you pegged it. It falls into the same gratuitous category as the old Pontiac ribs, and the last generation Eclipse semi-ribs, the Testarossa Sonny Crocket vanes, etc.
 
Totally unnecessary on any well-contoured design, it can only be interpreted as a sign of a design team's total frustration!
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Re: jipster [wale_bate1] by gsemike
Feb 01, 2007 (6:01 am)
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Replying to: wale_bate1 (Jan 31, 2007 3:39 pm)

That car takes a number of cues from the Crossfire which is really surprising considering that the CF was far from a home run.
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Re: jipster [gsemike] by john_324
Feb 01, 2007 (7:16 am)
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Replying to: gsemike (Feb 01, 2007 6:01 am)

Only thing I can think of is that Chrysler, trying to differentiate itself from Dodge, is trying for some sort of "modern art deco" look with its styling, and this is how it translates into actual design.
 
The current Chrysler logo really looks like something that a guy from the 1930s would have liked. I miss the older star logo...so simple and clean.

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