Is there a car that no-one on PH hates?

[white_goodman]

Mission impossible? The petrolhead sacrilege thread was a very interesting read and it seems that not everyone likes Ferraris, Porsches, Astons and MX5s! Does such a car exist that everyone on PH likes it at least a little bit (or at least doesn't hate it)? Now, it obviously can't be an SUV/estate/convertible or a BMW/Audi or a diesel or French!

Here's a few suggestions (I've thought about them in terms of driven wheels):

FWD

I've avoided all the hot hatches and plumped for the humble mk1 Focus petrol (not the ST or RS though).



Practical, reliable, cheap to run, a decent steer, still looks great IMHO and available for shed money now. Does cheap shed motoring get any better? Surely even the most ardent FWD hater can't hate a 100bhp shopping hatch for what it is? Possibly the most classless car that Ford ever made (I know several wealthy people who have a mk1 Focus on the fleet) and successfully shrugged off the chavvy image of the Escort. I should have bought one instead of the mk4 Golf that I bought. Much better car!

4WD

Surely the RWD fanboys wouldn't object as much to something 4WD?

I was going to suggest the Audi Quattro



as there wasn't so much hate for Audis in the 1980s but I know of at least one person that doesn't like them, so maybe



or



Never read a bad word about the ST205 Celica GT4 on here, although the standard wheels (3-spokers?) were pretty hideous.

RWD

mk2 MR2 Turbo?



NSX?



Classics

Range Rover Classic?



Interceptor?



MkII Jag?



Aston Vantage?



Any other suggestions, as to a car that no-one would hate?

[Phil Dicky]

Good thread but I guess no car could be universally liked ...NSX would be my closest guess

[InductionRoar]

Caterham?

[kambites]

I often wonder whether anyone genuinely hates any car. It strikes me as decidedly unhinged to feel hatred towards an inanimate object.

[Strawman]

white_goodman said:

Never read a bad word about the ST205 Celica GT4 on here, although the standard wheels (3-spokers?) were pretty hideous.

I think that is probably because they've slipped off the radar and few think about them any more. When they were new they were considered heavy and disappointingly slow by much of the motoring press, not so much a bad car but not a very good one in comparison to the rally version.

[Jaska]

Always found in various discussions that the Aston DB5 is held in high regard!

[Strawman]

I'll nominate the Lotus Carlton, 170mph no ABS and five seats.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Mclaren F1

[Negative Creep]

kambites said:

I often wonder whether anyone genuinely hates any car. It strikes me as decidedly unhinged to feel hatred towards an inanimate object.

You haven't seen the latest SOTW have you?

[Jasandjules]

I think that there are people on this site who will simply say "No I don't like that" just to be different/annoy others etc.

[kambites]

Negative Creep said:

kambites said:

I often wonder whether anyone genuinely hates any car. It strikes me as decidedly unhinged to feel hatred towards an inanimate object.

You haven't seen the latest SOTW have you?

No I hadn't, but SotW always seems to bring out the worst of those wanting to fit in with the crowd.

[kambites]

Jasandjules said:

I think that there are people on this site who will simply say "No I don't like that" just to be different/annoy others etc.

Not, I think, as many as will do it simply to be the same as others.

[DaveCWK]

Strawman said:

I think that is probably because they've slipped off the radar and few think about them any more. When they were new they were considered heavy and disappointingly slow by much of the motoring press, not so much a bad car but not a very good one in comparison to the rally version.

Apart from it being cramped Clarkson seemed to like it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm2txziUpGU

In answer to the OP, I doubt it. Only the 'least hated' of which I'd guess the NSX would fair well

[sparks_E39]

Jaska said:

Always found in various discussions that the Aston DB5 is held in high regard!

Only because of the connection to Bond, which I've just mentioned in another thread is rather tacky. In reality the DB4 was prettier, and the DB6 was as pretty but a bit better.

I'd say the NSX is a good shout.

[B'stard Child]

Strawman said:

I'll nominate the Lotus Carlton, 170mph no ABS and five seats.

Boils my piss - It does have ABS but that is the one and only driver aid & it only has 4 seats

Oh and I hate it

And I love it

And I hate it

And I love it

I have issues (build number 0000g issues)

[white_goodman]

Strawman said:

I'll nominate the Lotus Carlton, 170mph no ABS and five seats.

Good suggestion!

[TheAngryDog]

Strawman said:

I'll nominate the Lotus Carlton, 170mph no ABS and five seats.

much want.

[TooMany2cvs]

Negative Creep said:

kambites said:

I often wonder whether anyone genuinely hates any car. It strikes me as decidedly unhinged to feel hatred towards an inanimate object.

You haven't seen the latest SOTW have you?

Or the reactions to the Harris 2cv video...

Utter ambivalence, absolutely, but "hate" seems to be far too strong an emotion - unless it's a specific individual car that you actually own or have owned...

[AAGALL]

G-Wagen?

[Monkeylegend]

BMW 320D