Cars That Looked Best/Worst as an Estate

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The Badger said:

I don't care if it came from a factory, a shed or Mordor. It's a crime against vision. Look at it.

That as maybe, but it has no more right to be in this thread than a picture of a dog turd, which is equally as unpleasant and irrelevant to the discussion.

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A bit of cross-fertilisation from another thread.



The Cruze is (was) a bit of a minger in saloon/hatch form, but that looks half decent.

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W00DY said:

FakeConcern said:

Best

I love them, but better looking than the saloon and its concave screen and swoopy profile? Not a chance.

So worst then. And that, ladeez and germs, is how the game is played!

Edited by r11co on Monday 9th March 19:32

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Following on from this thread, I hate to have to say it as I respect the car immensely, but this one I think falls into the worst category...

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Fleckers said:

I still think this was a great car





I nearly bought it back last summer, I think I was right not to go back, but......

IMO definitely falls into the best category...



Comparison..



Had this made it to market, would the verdict be any different?..



I think not.

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robbo 2006 said:

Hands down Alfa make great looking sportwagons.....

D'ya reckon?



But of course, in this thread it is only competing against its own stablemates:



Guess that's a 'worst' then.

Edited by r11co on Monday 9th March 21:21

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GurneyFlap said:

I'm not sure if it counts as a wagon as it's more an MPV, but the Dacia Lodgy is pretty dire:

Stand-alone model not available in any other bodyshell, so doesn't qualify for this thread.

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Worst/best?




(Before anyone chips in with the coupe, it wasn't available in this iteration).

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AllyBee said:

How about this, its a bit Marmite so could be a candidate for best/worst.

How's about you read the thread starter...

r11co said:

No shooting brake coachwork specials, so anyone posting the Lynx Eventer or that horrid DB5 thing or similar gets a red card.

So

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Perseverant said:

Bah! Someone beat me to posting the Austin Allegro. No wonder Leyland failed!

The fact that someone else has posted a car doesn't mean you can't enter into the best/worst debate, although I think I can presume your verdict on the Allegro estate from your comment

This is why I was hoping this thread would have some longevity - it is not about posting the best/worst examples of estate cars. Every estate version of a car range is a candidate for this thread as it is only competing against its stablemates, and every car posted can divide opinion on where it sits in the ranks compared to saloon/hatch/coupe versions.

Incidentally - saw one of these on the road this morning..



The new 308 hatch looks like a box on wheels to my eyes, but Peugeot really are nailing the styling of their estate versions right now.

Edited by r11co on Wednesday 11th March 14:42

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TonyRPH said:

That looks a bit Mondeo(ish) at a glance. (to me anyway)

It does, but that is irrelevant. The point (again...!) is it looks better than the hatch.



Ironically, IMO the SW version of the previous model 308 was by far the worst, the hatch version was minging too but the saloon was surprisingly striking (in a good way).