as predicted in TTAC ("The truth about cars")

Just a reminder about some of the lame vehicles being peddled around here these days

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=3624

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

"Ten Worst Automobiles Today (TWAT) Awards: Six Month Update"

What an unfortunate acronym.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Appropriate acronym I'd say.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Subaru? Who'd a thought?

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

I like this one:
1. GM Minivans: dead

"For their… cancerous effect on not one but four GM brands and their abject inability to hold a candle to their foreign-owned competition, GM's minivans earn The Truth About Cars' accolade as the worst vehicles currently for sale in America."

These vans were so bad they caused their manufacturer to abandon an entire market segment. After this year, they're toast.


We rented a Chevy Astro about 5 years ago for a trip. Had just less then 1k miles on it when we picked it up, drove like a 10 year old truck, rattled like a 10 year old GM car. I have never seen a bigger pos, we refused to rent one next time we needed a van, took the Chrysler insted which was better. My favorite part was their were no vents for the AC in back. So the people in the front seats would freeze and the people in the back seats would sweat.

People who buy them must love the discounts or something because they don't offer anything else.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

my step dad drives an aveo.. 1st gen.. its pretty scary in to ride

They're almost all SUVs...

Imagine how much profit could be had to simply stop making the stuff that loses money.

I get a kick out of seeing the Buick Rendezvous on the list.

My sister in law bought a brand new one a couple of years ago. Said she wanted something she could do some in-state road trips with the kids in. We told her to look into a used Honda Odyssey instead. But did she listen? Oh hell no. When her Buick was about a year old, we compared it to our then 6 year old 125,000 mile Odyssey. We ate it alive. What a POS it was. It had already been back to the shop more times in the first year than our Odyssey ever had in 6. It has no room for any luggage unless you loose the rear seat (so much for trips with the kids). Gutless. Rattles. Road noisy as hell. Ergonomics suck. Handles like an old truck. What a POS. No wonder their dropping it.

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

Some of the descriptions are down-right funny.

Like this one on the Subaru Tribeca:

"...Subaru is about to modify the Tribeca's infamous "flying vagina" grill and slot-in a bigger engine."

Flying vagina grill. I wish I would've come up with that one.


Or how about this one on the Hummer H2:

"While the H2 doesn't come with hair plugs, it tells the world that the man behind the wheel has a small penis, or brain, or both."

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

lmao love those comments on the H2... its such a pos as well as most of GM's line up.. except the C6.. I had the honor of driving one last night... as well as do some donuts in the stores parking lot mwhahaha

Yeah, I've always joked that there is an inverse relationship between the size of one's car and their size of their brain.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

I like my car

I like the Subaru grill comment. I'm going to start using it now and take credit for it!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I was wondering why subliminally I don't like the Colorado/Canyon trucks very much. Initially I thought it was the strange bi-focal headlights. But it was pointed out that it is built on a very narrow frame. The truck looks too skinny. Saving weight and materials over the length of a vehicle seems smart but here it looks like another failed attempt at cost cutting.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

Sounds like a great name for a lesbian steakhouse.

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