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Automotive News & Views Top 10 Design Winners and Losers
96 messages, Last post on Sep 27, 2007 at 11:25 AM
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Replying to: british_rover (Aug 24, 2007 7:01 pm) I remember back in the day when seeing an AMG car was something special, and virtually all models had USA sales of under 1000 units per year. This was only 5-6 years ago!
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Replying to: texases (Aug 24, 2007 7:17 pm) I didn't like the high sills on the Audi A6 I rented a couple weeks ago. This doesn't appear as bad as some, but I found it impossible to be really comfortable with my arm on the windowsill as I drive - which is a position I like. |
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 24, 2007 7:57 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Aug 25, 2007 6:42 am) I just don't like how common they are now. I think W211 E55 production outnumber W210s by something like 6:1.
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 25, 2007 12:13 pm) The Jag is almost as fast, has better styling IMO and is a lot less common.
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Replying to: british_rover (Aug 25, 2007 12:29 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 25, 2007 4:30 pm) There are only four Super V8s listed for sale on cars.com in the whole country. One of them is a 2003 and the rest are new body style Jags. The new body style ones are a lot more then a W210 but they are still deprecating rapidly while the W210s are starting to level off some. Looks like a 2005 Super V8 can be had in the mid 40,000 range.
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Replying to: british_rover (Aug 25, 2007 7:58 pm) A nice enough early W210 E55 can be had for 20K, the nicest late ones shouldn't hit 30K unless they are somehow special. I paid 28 for my 27K mile 2002 model last year. A decent 2003+ W211 E55 will still cost you 45K+, but I see this as a different car - different engine. The styling is very similar, I like some aspects of both cars - I prefer the older dashboard for one. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 03, 2007 2:06 pm) You have it described perfectly Mr Shiftright:"Front half has nothing to do with the back half", "things stick out, jut at crazy angles" and the most perfect description for this car wreck of a design: "Ridiculous Pomposity; call it the gold chain and hairy chest syndrome". The Cadillac XLR meets this criteria as well.Lines going every which way,no definition, overwrought "art & science" bull****. Everyone mentions the Aztek as the "gold standard" for ugly. Why not the Mitsubishi Montero? Both discontinued and both beyond ugly.Meets all your standards as well. It is as bad or worse than the Aztek, but with a lot of chrome and awful from every angle: lumps, strakes, cladding, curved where it should go straight. A mess. The new Scion box takes the torch as the current offerings Aztek. UGH. On my short list of the best [and soon no longer offered] : the Mazda 6 station wagon. It looks better than the sedan for some reason, balanced and finished off with beautiful tail lights.It's just perfect.Elegant. Compare that to the Malibu Maxx. Passat; again finished off with incredible tail lights.Looks chiseled out of a single piece of steel. Other than a couple of ringers, I'd say the Edmund's community got the list just about right. *Opinion solely that of the author, no insult, affront or flame intended. !!!! 
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Here's a different question - what do you think are the worst technology disasters? We're not talking looks, we're talking things that just didn't work well. Here are some of mine - - Vega's aluminum engine - Fiero's low-oil engine - Corvair's undeveloped engine - BMW's original iDrive system Others? |
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