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Automotive News & Views Worst Car of 2008 - Your nominees
110 messages, Last post on Dec 15, 2008 at 12:51 PM
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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.
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Replying to: boaz47 (Nov 17, 2008 2:07 pm) 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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Replying to: joshuag (Nov 17, 2008 1:56 pm) The rear appears to be designed by somebody who knew NOTHING about the front and interior. Totally stupid. Doesn't GM even know that most people see the rear of a car for longer than the front? Not because they want to, but because that is what happens when you are on a road. You see the front side for couple of seconds when the car goes by you. But you keep looking at the rear since you are following it. Bleh! 
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Replying to: chikoo (Nov 17, 2008 3:12 pm) And the 09 Worst Car is for sure...the Journey, even worse then the Nitro. Chrysler should give up, they make hidious, unreliable vehicles, that don't even appeal to people above the age of 70. The Jeep Patriot and Compass are in the running aswell. I know I sure as hell don't want a SUV that is powerless, and can't even handle snow, yet alone rocks. I would be more comfortable off-roading in my 05 A6! |
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looks like someone made a big mistake with the front end -- also a 5 speed auto --hello Worst Car --easy SMART CAR-- 2 seat car--under powered-- bad transmission-- MPG's no better then a larger civic-- 2 year wntte, dealer network, zero to 60 in 2 days and worst of all expensive for the package. |
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Replying to: joshuag (Nov 17, 2008 1:56 pm) Actually, I do like the Malibu overall. There are some minor details that I'm not too crazy about, but could live with. For instance, something about the nose of the car just looks swollen to me, but then so does the Camry. And the rear of the Malibu just seems a bit unfinished, somehow. Not hideous, but just a bit awkward. While I would consider a Malibu, I think I'd probably choose a Saturn Aura instead. Same basic package, but just more attractive IMO. Another car in this class that I want to like, but it irritates me that they don't put more effort into the base model, is the Ford Fusion. I like the style of them, and think it's a nice, space-efficient package. Not too big on the outside, but big enough on the inside for my tastes. But with the 4-cyl, you get mediocre fuel economy and performance that's pretty lame by today's standards. That's probably not enough to nominate it for 2008's worst, but it still irritates me.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 17, 2008 5:50 pm) Paint the cladding and you could even convince me to drive a Baja around for the right price. Its saving grace is that it can't be a nominee for the '08 awards. |
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The Aveo still reeks and is essentially a rebadged Daewoo. It's truly awful. Granted the Suzuki Reno is also a bad car and also a Daewoo. The FJ Cruiser has poor visibility that's a fact but it's not really ugly and it's extremely reliable. Poor sales due to low fuel economy. I don't think the Dodges are all that ugly either. Some less than others, but overall not horrible. The Aveo is a real competitor to the Yugo and is about as reliable. It's ugly, unreliable, uncomfortable and gets poor fuel economy. I would give a Nod also to the Suzuki Reno as another piece of rebadged crap. Why can't Suzuki bring the Swift Sport to the US? Besides a Truck isn't a car and most trucks look Butch, and most look like trucks. The SmartCar is also another ugly car and I like hatchbacks! I hate VW's because of poor reliability but I like the look of the Golf and the new Jetta Sportwagen. The Smart Car is a waste of money but some people like the look, it's retro-futuristic. All it needs is Woody Allen to make it complete. Aveo = Total Crap Yugo Wannabe |
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Replying to: nippononly (Nov 15, 2008 12:28 pm) Well you can bet that anything built by GM will be falling apart shortly after the warranty expires if not before. 
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Replying to: gmctruck (Nov 17, 2008 8:36 pm) And there is the beauty of nominating the Reno. You don't have to wait till the warrentee for it to fall apart. From the dependability studies you can watch it fall apart right before your eyes. Maybe even faster than a VW? Well maybe not that fast but pretty quick. Faster than a Kia Reo? Well even they are rated better than a Reno. But I still say darn the luck the Subaru Baja is gone. It was an easy pick. But then the Scions aren't pretty and they aren't Toyota dependable so there is still hope.
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