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stan
stan GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
7/23/23 1:43 p.m.

 I'm sure with this group of auto-nuts almost everything "normal" people think is odd or ugly is tolerated, if not loved. But is there a car or two that just can't be loved by anyone? Ever. I'm thinking cars like the Tempo/Topaz pair, or my pick, the Corsica (and apologies to those who actually like this one. Both of you). 

 One reason I'm asking is I might get a car most people, especially car people, hate. (Not that it will stop me from getting one..).

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
7/23/23 1:45 p.m.

Citicar 

 

Except for stampie. He likes them cause hes an odd bastard. 

clutchsmoke
clutchsmoke UltraDork
7/23/23 1:52 p.m.

Smart car?

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
7/23/23 1:54 p.m.
clutchsmoke said:

Smart car?

I know someone who wanted one, only his wife said no.

ClemSparks
ClemSparks UltimaDork
7/23/23 1:54 p.m.
Dusterbd13-michael said:

Citicar 

 

Except for stampie. He likes them cause hes an odd bastard. 

Fail.  I like 'em too!  ;)

 

I'm curious to see how this thread goes.  The Junk Connoisseurs has some content dropping two weeks from today that is related.

AClockworkGarage
AClockworkGarage Dork
7/23/23 2:08 p.m.

I don't have an answer for you. Years ago I was working as a dismantler at a salvage yard. At the time I was president of the Central Florida Saturn Club, an oddity to be sure. A man came in and was excited to see we had a Nissan 200sx. As we pulled a huge number of parts from this wholey forgettible japanese nothing car he told me he was a member of the 200sx club.

I later purchased a '95 Trans Sport and found both Transsport.de and the pontiac bonneville club. This vehicle also brought me into contact with A-body.net for fans of celebrities, cutlass Sierras and centuries.

I became firmly committed to the belief that there is someone out there for every car.

NermalSnert (Forum Supporter)
NermalSnert (Forum Supporter) HalfDork
7/23/23 2:10 p.m.

Nissan Rogue and anything that looks like this^

WillG80
WillG80 GRM+ Memberand Reader
7/23/23 2:24 p.m.

Aztec?

WillG80
WillG80 GRM+ Memberand Reader
7/23/23 2:24 p.m.

Nissan Sentra CVT

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy MegaDork
7/23/23 2:26 p.m.

Nissan Murano convertible 

Datsun F10

 

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
7/23/23 2:31 p.m.

I'll vote the Saturn L300.  The larger, Saturn sedan ( a rebadged Opel) and  specifically the 3.0L V6 version that shared the engine with the Catera.

Not a bad looking sedan when new though generally non- descript that did not age well.  The wagon...cooler.  The 4cyl versions...more reliable.  

Duke
Duke MegaDork
7/23/23 2:33 p.m.

Second-gen AMC Matador.

GIRTHQUAKE
GIRTHQUAKE UltraDork
7/23/23 2:42 p.m.

Even I love the Citicars because they're just so shockingly bad but still managed to somehow sell 4,500 of them. Smart cars were beloved by my last ENT who loved that she could park it literally anywhere. Even a nurse of mine from the Phillipines loves his Nissan Rouge.

I'm gonna say 80s American Renault, sans the Le Car (because of LeMons rallies) Because it was literally nothing but 80s econoboxes past 1984.

In reply to Duke :

Im sorry sir, but I love them for this specific reason alone:

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UltimaDork
7/23/23 2:46 p.m.

No matter how bad a car is, someone, somewhere likes it.

Corollary:  No matter how good a car is, a whole lot of people hate it.

68TR250
68TR250 HalfDork
7/23/23 2:46 p.m.

Pontiac Aztec.

 

Duke
Duke MegaDork
7/23/23 2:46 p.m.

In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :

Sorry, even that treatment can't fix the horrid proportions.

 

DarkMonohue
DarkMonohue GRM+ Memberand Dork
7/23/23 2:53 p.m.

In reply to Duke :

Nice effort, but GQ is right. That Matador has some nice lines once you get rid of the enormous bumpers and peel back some of the overwhelming 70s kitsch. Like most later AMC products, it has a certain charm underneath the inevitable trappings of the era. And it was actually a legitimate race car:

I'm casting a vote for the Cadillac Cimarron.

Lest we forget...

Peabody
Peabody MegaDork
7/23/23 2:55 p.m.
Duke said:

Second-gen AMC Matador.

Once again, we agree. One of the ugliest and most grossly out of proportion cars ever built. 

Why has the Altima not been mentioned yet?

singleslammer
singleslammer PowerDork
7/23/23 2:57 p.m.

In reply to NermalSnert (Forum Supporter) :

I think you might be right about the Rogue. Anyone who has any understanding of cars runs away.

The Lexus, not so much. They are really awful to look at but are otherwise quite nice. I don't have to look at it while driving.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/23/23 3:07 p.m.

Land Rover Freelander. 

Except for that one guy who pops in here occasionally. 
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/land-rover-freelander/110592/page1/

vwcorvette (Forum Supporter)
vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UberDork
7/23/23 3:19 p.m.

I think Smarts are neat, having owned two. 1800 lbs and 70 hp.

I hated my Dad's Plymouth Horizon TC3.

 

Trent
Trent PowerDork
7/23/23 3:22 p.m.
Peabody said:
Duke said:

Second-gen AMC Matador.

Once again, we agree. One of the ugliest and most grossly out of proportion cars ever built. 

Why has the Altima not been mentioned yet?

The Matador coupe is almost cute compared to the Matador sedan

That thing has zero redeeming features 

stan
stan GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
7/23/23 3:23 p.m.
Datsun310Guy said:

Nissan Murano convertible 

Datsun F10

 

 Wow. I'd forgotten about the F10....indecision

Trent
Trent PowerDork
7/23/23 3:24 p.m.

Are there any Nissan Murano apologists here?

 

Seems to be one of the most 3 out of 10 cars out there. For some reason they are everywhere though.

GIRTHQUAKE
GIRTHQUAKE UltraDork
7/23/23 3:37 p.m.

In reply to stan :

The F10/210 is one of the few cars that has never run in LeMons, per last year or so.

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