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eyebeem posted:This was in one of the shittiest parts of southern California. They aren't trying to be funny. Is Modesto considered southern?
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eyebeem posted:Ding! Lake Elsinore. is that, uhh, the Lakeside HS parking lot?
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I loving love the Nissan cube, it's so dorky. Can you imagine coming to look at buying a house and when you get there the neighbors have a Multipla and a Cube?
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wayfinder posted:You overseas people are lucky you apparently don't have Fiat Multiplas in your otherwise barbaric wasteland, that an Aztek or a Prius would even be a contender for worst looking car. The thing is though, the Multipla is basically like a Mini in terms of design which is laughable when you think about it. Both cars were designed for the purpose of hauling as many people as possible in the smallest possible space. The Multipla seats 8 people in a body that's shorter than the car it was actually based upon which was a 4/5 seater and yet doesn't feel cramped inside when you get in one due to all the glass. I feel that cars that are designed for a very particular purpose are exempt from 'worst looking car' competitions because they were never trying to be good looking to begin with. Aztek, PT and Prius weren't limited design wise by needing a particular seating layout and thusly some fucker thought that the designs for those cars were fantastic. The Multipla exists purely to move 8 people around, the Aztek, PT Cruiser and Prius were all designed to look good. Think about that, this is each manufacturer's attempt at making great looking cars... And that's why the Multipla doesn't count.
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88h88 posted:The thing is though, the Multipla is basically like a Mini in terms of design which is laughable when you think about it. Both cars were designed for the purpose of hauling as many people as possible in the smallest possible space. The Multipla seats 8 people in a body that's shorter than the car it was actually based upon which was a 4/5 seater and yet doesn't feel cramped inside when you get in one due to all the glass. Agreed, the Multipla owns. It was never designed to be a great looking car, just one with a specific function in mind.
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D C posted:is that, uhh, the Lakeside HS parking lot? Yes
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8 people? I've never seen one with trunk seats, there aren't even rails to fit seats to. Not saying it doesn't exist I've just never seen it. 6 as 3+3 yes, and all the rear seats come out in about 30 seconds (they're heavy bastards) leaving you with a van. When I take the family camping I take out the middle seat in each row and put the heavy poo poo (fridge, tent) in the middle of the car then pack the back to the roof.
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6. Brain dumb.
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May 16, 2016 14:47
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Remember when Porsche were famous for their sleek lines?
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Shrapnig posted:See also the new Civic's awful tail lights. I thought they were a little over-styled at first but I'm coming around. Those tail lights make the back of the car look really cool and space-craft-y at night.
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spog posted:Remember when Porsche were famous for their sleek lines? To be fair, the Boxster has always been ugly as gently caress and never really fit into Porsche's aesthetic. It's always felt like it's built for yuppies that want something sporty that doesn't offend their cargo shorts and polo sensibilities. Yeah Porsche today isn't the same Porsche of 30 years ago, but neither is any other manufacturer.
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Slavvy posted:e: fucksakes don't know what happened there. To compensate: Maybe it's the angle but I really like this.
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I don't know what you guys are smoking but that Porsche looks fine to me. Porsche design has basically been following the same playbook for decades, but as far as that goes this looks like standard Porsche.
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xzzy posted:Yeah Porsche today isn't the same Porsche of 30 years ago, but neither is any other manufacturer. I take issue with this comment; GM of today is just as incompetent as GM of 1986.
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Jared592 posted:I don't know what you guys are smoking but that Porsche looks fine to me. Porsche design has basically been following the same playbook for decades, but as far as that goes this looks like standard Porsche. It is very trendy to bash Porsche with this "Subaru" engine. This sort of thing happens with any kind of change to Porsche. The price of slow iteration, I guess?
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88h88 posted:The Aztek, PT Cruiser and Prius were all designed to look good. The Aztek was supposed to be a camper. But either nobody bought that option or GM said gently caress it and sold it as is. 
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Fart Pipe posted:Yea he does and I asked about it and he wanted 12k (AI price). Totally worth it cause its stock as stock gets. That was a bunch of years ago though. Yeah, that's not current. At one point I would have sold it for 12K but today I think it could pull north of $25,000, and I wouldn't let it go for less than $30,000. They're gaining in value at a stupid rate.
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May 16, 2016 18:48
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Preoptopus posted:The Aztek was supposed to be a camper. But either nobody bought that option or GM said gently caress it and sold it as is. I feel like I've got CO poisoning from just looking at that.
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But Colorado is actually a nice place?
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xzzy posted:But Colorado is actually a nice place? Colorado poisoning 
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Preoptopus posted:The Aztek was supposed to be a camper. But either nobody bought that option or GM said gently caress it and sold it as is. The Aztek concept was actually pretty cool  Then they green lit it, but said build it on the mini van platform with a shorter wheelbase which led to the massive overhangs and the rest is history.
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88h88 posted:The thing is though, the Multipla is basically like a Mini in terms of design which is laughable when you think about it. Both cars were designed for the purpose of hauling as many people as possible in the smallest possible space. The Multipla seats 8 people in a body that's shorter than the car it was actually based upon which was a 4/5 seater and yet doesn't feel cramped inside when you get in one due to all the glass. I agree with you 100% but have to say that the first prius was styled largely by aerodynamic concerns which then became the trendy look for hybrids everywhere. Seat Safety Switch posted:Maybe it's the angle but I really like this. Seek help.
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D C posted:The Aztek concept was actually pretty cool That is still ugly as poo poo
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May 16, 2016 20:11
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Not even that innovative. International Harvester did the whole "becomes a tent" decades earlier. Similarly, the tents weren't that great.
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May 16, 2016 20:21
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And VW did it earlier still. Again the tents weren't all that awesome.
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May 16, 2016 20:24
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Then Oldsmobile Cruisers came on the scene and people realized that if you want to sleep in a car, might as well design it big enough to do it without a nylon attachment.
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May 16, 2016 20:28
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Naturally Selected posted:But it has a platinum model. Because high class. Because, you know, nothing says classy like a mid-range japanese sedan with PLATINUM in huge letters glued to its rear end. Gotta have it on the sides of your truck for real classiness 
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May 16, 2016 20:28
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A clever prankster would rearrange the letters to spell A TIN LUMP.
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xzzy posted:A clever prankster would rearrange the letters to spell A TIN LUMP. Paint them pink and write ANTI LUMP.
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Kill me.
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trouser chili posted:Kill me. This may not be popular but: wrong thread. A Messerhalfbugmicrotruck is pretty wild.
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Uthor posted:Paint them pink and write ANTI LUMP. A LIMP NUT
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trouser chili posted:Yeah, that's not current. At one point I would have sold it for 12K but today I think it could pull north of $25,000, and I wouldn't let it go for less than $30,000. They're gaining in value at a stupid rate. Oh no poo poo. I didnt know they were worth that much. Thats awesome that you still have it, those things rock.
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Bout a year ago one pulled $43,000 on ebay. It was a 1997 (rarest) and under 12K miles, but that's still a car that sold new for $25,000 less than 20 years ago.
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Jared592 posted:I thought they were a little over-styled at first but I'm coming around. Those tail lights make the back of the car look really cool and space-craft-y at night. The Civic has been dead to me since 2006, but more because Honda made them a lot harder to work on. MrYenko posted:I take issue with this comment; GM of today is just as incompetent as GM of 1986. GM of today makes the LSx though..
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some texas redneck posted:GM of today makes the LSx though.. I'm pretty sure that this is a documentary about GM Powertrain vs the rest of the GM corporate structure.
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MrYenko posted:I take issue with this comment; GM of today is just as incompetent as GM of 1986. I disagree. Outside of BL Roger Smith GM was one of the worst-managed companies in automotive history. He severely damaged the company; only very recently have they started to recover from it.
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trouser chili posted:Bout a year ago one pulled $43,000 on ebay. It was a 1997 (rarest) and under 12K miles, but that's still a car that sold new for $25,000 less than 20 years ago. A decent driver would probably be 20k, the cheapest I've seen was $8000 with rust, accident damage and a JDM front conversion. On a side note, the Internet has made me hate the word JDM.
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Naturally Selected posted:You ever see a 2016/17 Prius? Cause I'm pretty sure it'll give the leaf a long rear end headstart and still come out ahead. A buddy of mine got one as a rental recently, and posted a picture taken from about the 4 o'clock position - I thought it was a photo of a wrecked car, at first glance. Nope, just a new Prius.
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