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Ugliest car currently in production?

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by bookrats, May 2, 2004.

  1. ltu1542hvy

    ltu1542hvy New Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Dave M\";p=\"110151)</div>
    Isn't this also the vehicle in which you increase the legroom by opening up the sunroof?
     
  2. Bob Allen

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    Re: Ugly is as ugly does

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jonnycat26\";p=\"110147)</div>
    Now that was an awesome car, and quite a collector's item today. And not only did VW make something that looked completey and utterly different, but they had the guts to name it "Thing".[/b][/quote]

    I almost bought one in 1974. I thought they were cool. I didn't know that they were also death traps and unreliable. Instead, I bought a Rabbit new in 1975; a more practical car, but also cheaply constructed and not very reliable. I don't quite understand why or how German cars lost their quality edge, beginning in the mid 70's and continuing to the present.
     
  3. Dave M

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    Jonnycat26 and Jeff,

    I'll agree that the watch Thing was a bit different for it's time, but "unique", No. Watch the History Channel. The VW Thing is a reissue of a WWII German field car, their equivalent of the US "jeep". It even had the fold down windshield.

    Dave M
     
  4. ltu1542hvy

    ltu1542hvy New Member

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    The German WWII field car was called the "Kübelwagen," which literally translated means "bucket car." :p
     
  5. prius isUGLYandSUCKS

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    the Prius is the ugliest and so is the element.I actually think the aztec looks pretty cool though...
     
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    Yea right, the 9-7x was awsome and maaybe the malibu wasn't as good(but it still kicks Prius's nice person)
     
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    Have you seen the Nisson Roque is a shoe box with wheels.
     
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    Currently in production... I vote for the Nissan Cube.
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