Worst Car of 2008 - Your nominees

110 messages, Last post on Dec 15, 2008 at 12:51 PM

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#42 of 110 Re: Worst looking... [andre1969] by berri Nov 17, 2008 (8:27 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 16, 2008 5:13 pm) '57 DeSoto was a beautiful looking car, probably the best looking of those next to the Chrysler 300. If Detroit still had stylists like Virgil Exner and Bill Mitchell, they'd probably move more metal.
#43 of 110 Re: Worst looking... [jregen7243] by joshuag Nov 17, 2008 (9:53 am)
Replying to: jregen7243 (Nov 15, 2008 7:54 am) I think that is so true what you said. So many people will jump on the American car companies so quickly, but when it comes to the beloved Toyota or Honda, it's like sacred ground. Has anyone seen the Toyota Yaris, now that car is horrible looking. It looks like it was rear ended by something a lot bigger. Replies to this message: guss (Nov 17, 2008 10:54 am) saablcp (Nov 17, 2008 11:15 am) fintail (Nov 17, 2008 11:58 am) pf_flyer (Nov 17, 2008 12:24 pm)
#44 of 110 Re: Worst looking... [joshuag] by guss Nov 17, 2008 (10:54 am)
Replying to: joshuag (Nov 17, 2008 9:53 am) Well, while we are jumping on Toyota , can we throw the FJ Cruiser into the mix. Bad visibility, harsh ride, terrible gas mileage and a waste of interior space. Kinda the Hummer of Japan. Replies to this message: saablcp (Nov 17, 2008 11:15 am) fintail (Nov 17, 2008 11:58 am) pf_flyer (Nov 17, 2008 12:24 pm)
#45 of 110 Re: Worst looking... [guss] by saablcp Nov 17, 2008 (11:15 am)
Replying to: guss (Nov 17, 2008 10:54 am) Title of the thread was "worst car" not worst looking or ugliest.My opinion is: based on pre-sale hype and how poorly it fit it's perceived niche and almost universally negative reviews from any journalist who drove the car for more than a day;the winner IS "THE DUMB",oops pardon me,I meant to say "THE SMART CAR". Short of being,in fact "short", the car comes up short in every objective category you judge a car on.and "cute" don't count!
#46 of 110 9What can be worse than a Ford Expedition or Nissan Armada by yanker Nov 17, 2008 (11:21 am)
Listen to thing purr next to a gas pump. Be gone ugly Ford and d.... GMC big SUV
#47 of 110 Re: Worst looking... [guss] by fintail Nov 17, 2008 (11:58 am)
Replying to: guss (Nov 17, 2008 10:54 am) The Hummer of Japan...that's a good one. The FJ is just about as pointless. It's more than just physically ugly, it's an ugly conception. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Nov 17, 2008 12:24 pm)
#48 of 110 Re: Worst looking... [fintail] by pf_flyer HOST Nov 17, 2008 (12:24 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 17, 2008 11:58 am) I've never really liked the look of the FJ either, although I did see one the other week that looked OK... it was white on white so it didn't have that white roof with a different color body.
#49 of 110 Re: Worst looking... [andre1969] by joshuag Nov 17, 2008 (1:56 pm)
Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 16, 2008 5:13 pm) What about the new Chevy Malibu. I think it is a whole lot better looking then the Accord or Camry. Most all the car magazines agree with me on that. Switch over to GM, they need you. Replies to this message: chikoo (Nov 17, 2008 3:12 pm) dm1212 (Nov 17, 2008 3:38 pm) andre1969 (Nov 17, 2008 5:50 pm) steve_ (Nov 17, 2008 7:02 pm)
#50 of 110 To be clear by boaz47 Nov 17, 2008 (2:07 pm)
Shouldn't the worst car be, Ugly, have poor sales, and be rated as unreliable? The Reno fits all three. Right now universally the Element and xB are ugly. But are somewhat dependable. The Prius is very ugly but dependable as well and sells better than average. The only thing rated less dependable than the Suzuki is the Land rover and they are not considered ugly by most. I would also agree the Smart earns a place on the list due to its failure to meet even one of the promises it offered when it was introduced. It cost more than several bigger vehicles in its class. It doesn't get better fuel mileage than some less expensive vehicles in its class. And its cuteness wore off rather quickly. It has been in the red in Europe almost from its first introduction. The Kia Reo isn't a stunner and is down there with VW and Suzuki in dependability. It would seem that the worst cars would have to come from the least dependable vehicles we could buy or if we are voting for ugly the Element, Prius, and xB are in a class all by themselves. Replies to this message: fezo (Nov 17, 2008 3:11 pm)
#51 of 110 Re: To be clear [boaz47] by fezo Nov 17, 2008 (3:11 pm)
Replying to: boaz47 (Nov 17, 2008 2:07 pm) I'm in agreement with you. Worst should be unattractive, unreliable and not sell well. You really want it to lay a total egg. Grant you ont every year can produce an Edsel or an Aztek but we should identify those clearly trying to.

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