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From: Nico Coesel on 17 May 2010 02:53
"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

>On Sun, 16 May 2010 12:35:12 -0700, John Larkin
><jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1028_50_ugliest_cars_of_past_50_years/index.htm?chan=rss_topSlideShows_ssi_5
>>
>I owned two (three if you count the 2000 Sable we have now - different body,
>though), a '70 AMC Gremlin, and '74 Ford Rustang II. I don't agree with a lot
>of those picks, though. Delorian? BMW 7 series? Ferrari Enzo?

Same here except for owning the vehicles. The Fiat Multipla which
out-uglies most cars by far is missing BTW.

--
Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply
indicates you are not using the right tools...
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From: Nico Coesel on 17 May 2010 02:56
John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 16 May 2010 15:33:33 -0500, "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
><krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 16 May 2010 12:35:12 -0700, John Larkin
>><jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1028_50_ugliest_cars_of_past_50_years/index.htm?chan=rss_topSlideShows_ssi_5
>>>
>>I owned two (three if you count the 2000 Sable we have now - different body,
>>though), a '70 AMC Gremlin, and '74 Ford Rustang II. I don't agree with a lot
>>of those picks, though. Delorian? BMW 7 series? Ferrari Enzo?
>
>Yeah, the Sable didn't look that bad to me. Boring American classic
>styling, but not agressively ugly.
>
>The BMW isn't all that bad. Nor the Beetle or the Rav4. I'm glad they
>did include the Escalade and the Hummer, a couple of world-class
>butt-ugly and tacky vehicles.
>
>Where are all the rest of the Volvos? And all the Dodge Ram trucks?
>
>The French sure design warts.

French design is usually not bad. But it depends on taste. Americans
like rectangular shapes, Europeans like round shapes.

--
Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply
indicates you are not using the right tools...
nico(a)nctdevpuntnl (punt=.)
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From: Robert Baer on 17 May 2010 03:52
John Larkin wrote:
> http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1028_50_ugliest_cars_of_past_50_years/index.htm?chan=rss_topSlideShows_ssi_5
>
>
The two worst pictured are: "Bond Bug" (uglier than sin), and "Corbin
Sparrow" (cookie tosser).
Unfortunately they did not picture other nasty uglies that have
chopped back ends like that "Bond Bug"; they all look like someone took
a shoe, chopped it in half and rejected the rear half.
From: John Ferrell on 18 May 2010 11:11

>Chrysler makes some of the the ugliest and the junkiest iron on the
>road.
>
>
>John

Ugly is OK with me if it works!
When I flop down the seats in my 2008 MiniVan & Load up with whatever
I do wish the interior was a bit tougher! I will probably end up
replacing the seats, my Lab is pretty tough on them in spite of the
carpet mats I have on them.

I keep a list of the dings to be included in the next body shop visit.
I find it very annoying that even my New Holland Tractor has "styled
headlights" with replacement costs of about $240 each.

Maybe I work my vehicals too hard to worry about styling any more.

John Ferrell W8CCW
From: krw on 18 May 2010 21:18
On Tue, 18 May 2010 11:11:14 -0400, John Ferrell <jferrell13(a)triad.rr.com>
wrote:

>
>>Chrysler makes some of the the ugliest and the junkiest iron on the
>>road.
>>
>>
>>John
>
>Ugly is OK with me if it works!

It doesn't.

>When I flop down the seats in my 2008 MiniVan & Load up with whatever
>I do wish the interior was a bit tougher! I will probably end up
>replacing the seats, my Lab is pretty tough on them in spite of the
>carpet mats I have on them.

2008? That's new. Wait ten years and see how much rust is left.

>I keep a list of the dings to be included in the next body shop visit.

Body shop visit? Chrysler requires PM on the body now?

>I find it very annoying that even my New Holland Tractor has "styled
>headlights" with replacement costs of about $240 each.
>
>Maybe I work my vehicals too hard to worry about styling any more.

If you work your minivan "hard" it won't last five years. They
re certainly not trucks, though they pretend to be BTDT-T.
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