Cars you are ashamed to like publically (or that no one else likes)

JimCorrigan

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Basically, anything that Rick likes that you find yourself agreeing with. :p

For me? Chevrolet SSR. I know it's bloated, I know the interior is awful, and I know the early models were under-powered and auto, but the last few years it was available it had a 390 hp LS2 and a six speed stick. I still want one.


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Fiat 147
I can't justify why I want one.

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The last-generation Firebird.

The second-generation Chrysler Concorde.

Hey, it was the 90s.
 
That Firebird is seriously cool.
That "nose" is kinda stupid but I think it fits the car.
 
The Neon is probably best represented by the ACR version.

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The Fiat Tempra must have four-spoke wheels:

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Best colour for a Toyota Paseo:

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The Nissan Primera needs body addenda, but this spoiler is a bit much:

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Like the Neon, the Volvo V40 got worse when they made it better:

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You get the picture. :p
 
Did you enter that contest yet?
 
I still gotta get to American Apparel and get some leopardskin tights. :wicked:
 
I have to agree with the Panamera. I would love to have one some day, but I know I'm too damn practical to buy a car that fancy. It gets a lot of shit for the styling, but it makes perfect sense and it is one of the few sedans made to fit a 6'4" passenger in the back.

I'm not sure what other cars I like would qualify for this list, I wasn't even thinking that the Panamera would make the cut because by every measure other than looks it is a good car. Since looks are subjective, I wasn't sure that counted.
 
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Yeah, the Le Mans of this generation should not be all that appealing, but there is something about it that just works. I had a Malibu of the same generation and it drove really well. The real treat would be to find a Grand Am from this era. They were fairly rare to begin with, must be all but unobtanium by now.
 
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