I agree 100% with everything KK said, I also want to add these to the Disagree list. AMC Gremlin, Obviously the idiot never drove a Gremlin X before! Pinto, they were a perfect little car, I could care less that the so-called "Experts" called them fire hazards due to the tank location. Chevette, drop in a 4.3 V6 and smoke some big blocks. They were a cool compact! Plymouth Prowler, this is the only retro styled car that actually looked good.
I disagree strongly with the inclusion of the El Camino and VW Thing. The Elky has always been a fun car that captured the imagination and spirit of frivolity...from the time my 15-year-old friend and I carjacked his stepdad's '69 SS numerous times and went driving. The VW Thing is the modernization of the WW2 Nazi German Kübelwagen, the frontline liaison transport of the Axis forces. Once equipped with the 1,130cc air-cooled flat-4 whicih put out an impressive 25 horses, the new version was civilianized with various paints and a more effective dual-port 1.6 litre four which produced anywhere from 44 to 60 horses, depending on the year. If these cars were so ugly, why are people still seeking them out? Just my question here.
This crackpot's "list" needs to be in the top ten of the "50 Stupidest Lists By Total Morons" list. I hate lists like this! David :banghead3:
I agree with wixom. All of these lists are completely worthless. Throw this on the pile with the "Worst Cars" list and "Worst Engines" list. Most of them are just regurgitated from second or third hand info with no real reasoning. Strictly an opinion piece and you know what they say about opinions.
Indeed: to put it briefly, "Everybody's got one". The article was probably written by a 18-year-old student who was desperation-hired by the Associated Press.
I really have to disagree with a few of his choices. Honestly, it looks like he was running out of ideas to make it a top 50 list and had to pad it up with vehicles that really aren't bad. Many of his descriptions sounded like a grade school kid looking for anything to find fault with. Why isn't the Scion XB on the list? The notorious flying toaster. I can think of a lot of cars more deserving than the DeLorean, Ferrari Enzo, BMW 7 series, El Camino, all of which I would never have expected to see on an ugly list.
That is a very good point.......WTF??? There is on of these Rag Tops in town, you just won't understand how ugly they are untill you see one in person! mg:
I actually love the look of SAAB's, they could not be mistaken for anything else on the road. Unlike today, every damn car produced looks just like 5 others. Hyundai makes a car that I constantly mistake for Jag as it comes up from behind on the highways. And a Mercury Sable look alike from the front. Now instead of 50 ugliest cars produced, I have a better idea. Look for a new list according to my taste, just for fun mind you.
I'll agree, a Saab stands out in the croud! But yeah, it is pritty dam sad that today every plastic POS that rolls off the line has no personality of it's own...... What was that book/movie in the 50's "The grey suits", I may be wrong on the name though.
Ya ever look under the hood of a Saab? I'm at a loss for words whenever I do. And their last commercial slogan was "Born From Jets"...I have to nod in sorry agreement, esp, when I consider the Saab Tunnan... I rest my case.
The fact that he didn't include either of these two beauties tell me he has no idea what he's talking about.
The Datsun F-10! Remarkable, they always sounded like turbines or something while driving around, probably bad transmissions. What I do know is that the Nissan Pulsar evolved from this car. The Pulsar--the N12 (1983-1986) and N13 (1987-1990) variants--were far superior to the F in looks and performance. I've owned 3 '87s, all great cars. But as far as the F...what were they thinking?
