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From: JosephKK on 23 May 2010 00:07
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?

It seems like there were several people picking cars that they hated for
some reason, but no overall consistency. There were several where i
seriously question the judgment of the choice, Ford taurus/Mercury sable
was(/is?) a useful line and not a market flop.
Some of the strange cars are really ugly though.
From: krw on 23 May 2010 00:22
On Sat, 22 May 2010 21:07:16 -0700, "JosephKK"<quiettechblue(a)yahoo.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?
>
>It seems like there were several people picking cars that they hated for
>some reason, but no overall consistency. There were several where i
>seriously question the judgment of the choice, Ford taurus/Mercury sable
>was(/is?) a useful line and not a market flop.

Was. The name was resurrected, but it is a far different car.

>Some of the strange cars are really ugly though.

There are some really ugly one around. The Element and the Cube are the more
common ones that make my mind boggle.
From: Robert Baer on 23 May 2010 01:42
krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 21:07:16 -0700, "JosephKK"<quiettechblue(a)yahoo.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?
>> It seems like there were several people picking cars that they hated for
>> some reason, but no overall consistency. There were several where i
>> seriously question the judgment of the choice, Ford taurus/Mercury sable
>> was(/is?) a useful line and not a market flop.
>
> Was. The name was resurrected, but it is a far different car.
>
>> Some of the strange cars are really ugly though.
>
> There are some really ugly one around. The Element and the Cube are the more
> common ones that make my mind boggle.
As an "answer" to the ugly box "car"s, i propose the following
useless contraption: A conveyance shaped like a sphere (nice smooth
contours, elegantly rounded corners, etc) and tires shaped like cubes!
From: JosephKK on 23 May 2010 08:01
On Sat, 22 May 2010 23:22:46 -0500, "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz"
<krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

>On Sat, 22 May 2010 21:07:16 -0700, "JosephKK"<quiettechblue(a)yahoo.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?
>>
>>It seems like there were several people picking cars that they hated for
>>some reason, but no overall consistency. There were several where i
>>seriously question the judgment of the choice, Ford taurus/Mercury sable
>>was(/is?) a useful line and not a market flop.
>
>Was. The name was resurrected, but it is a far different car.
>
>>Some of the strange cars are really ugly though.
>
>There are some really ugly one around. The Element and the Cube are the more
>common ones that make my mind boggle.

Indeed, the whole Scion brand are ugly boxy things like the Element.
From: Jim Yanik on 23 May 2010 09:09
Robert Baer <robertbaer(a)localnet.com> wrote in
news:t9Kdnf-B6qu1XWXWnZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d(a)posted.localnet:

> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 21:07:16 -0700,
>> "JosephKK"<quiettechblue(a)yahoo.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_pas
>>>>> t_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?
>>> It seems like there were several people picking cars that they hated
>>> for some reason, but no overall consistency. There were several
>>> where i seriously question the judgment of the choice, Ford
>>> taurus/Mercury sable was(/is?) a useful line and not a market flop.
>>
>> Was. The name was resurrected, but it is a far different car.
>>
>>> Some of the strange cars are really ugly though.
>>
>> There are some really ugly one around. The Element and the Cube are
>> the more common ones that make my mind boggle.
> As an "answer" to the ugly box "car"s, i propose the following
> useless contraption: A conveyance shaped like a sphere (nice smooth
> contours, elegantly rounded corners, etc) and tires shaped like cubes!
>

IMO,that BUSINESS mag should stick to business issues and leave the car
styling opinions to car magazines.

How could they omit the Citroen 2CV?

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com
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