Cars that sold better than they deserved

[GingerWizard]

all peugeot 807's

[GhostDriver]

mk4 Golf
Living off the back of previous models

[skene]

GhostDriver said:

mk4 Golf
Living off the back of previous models

Then again, the mk3 Golf (with the exception for the VR6 which they didnt sell enough of!)

[RWD cossie wil]

The Corsa, utterly hateful thing, so many better small hatches about.

[kentmotorcompany]

Crafty_ said:

A3,A4,A6. Simply because people buy them for the badge, they are no better (maybe worse) than any other car out there.

Why the hate for the corsa/astra ? inexpensive, reliable transport. The badge hate is getting a bit pathetic I think.

The irony is strong with this one.

[900T-R]

If anything, Alpina deserve more recognition than they get simply because they consistently take their mainstream competitors' adage of 'sports model = rock hard suspension' ad absurdum.

[whoami]

Frances The Mute said:

Can we add this to the 'threads started that got more attention than they deserved'?

[deltashad]

BMW x1
BMW x3
BMW x5
Audi q7
Hyundai scoupe
Ford capri- not for not liking, was out paced and old fashioned and did the company little favours.

[Adz The Rat]

skene said:

Then again, the mk3 Golf (with the exception for the VR6 which they didnt sell enough of!)

I disagree, I love the MK3 GTI's, especially in 16v form.

I would rather have a 16v GTI than a VR6 actually.

[Turbo Harry]

Peugeot 206. Inept yet massively popular. Like Olly Murs.

[900T-R]

Turbo Harry said:

Peugeot 206. Inept yet massively popular. Like Olly Murs.

Still it was rather more likeable than its successor...

[Fort Jefferson]

kentmotorcompany said:

Crafty_ said:

A3,A4,A6. Simply because people buy them for the badge, they are no better (maybe worse) than any other car out there.

Why the hate for the corsa/astra ? inexpensive, reliable transport. The badge hate is getting a bit pathetic I think.

The irony is strong with this one.

[poing]

The Pits said:

Porsche 911
Porsche 924
Porsche Cayenne
Ferrari 360
BMW Z3
Audi TT
Any BMW Alpina
Citroen Picasso

So that's a list of pretty decent cars? I can't see why any of them shouldn't have sold well.

[sinizter]

Crafty_ said:

A3,A4,A6. Simply because people buy them for the badge, they are no better (maybe worse) than any other car out there.

Why the hate for the corsa/astra ? inexpensive, reliable transport. The badge hate is getting a bit pathetic I think.

We bought our A3 for interior. There is nothing else out there that touch an Audi interior for a similar price. Your personal preferences may vary.

[skene]

Adz The Rat said:

I disagree, I love the MK3 GTI's, especially in 16v form.

I would rather have a 16v GTI than a VR6 actually.

Not being funny but you have had a few, and could be described as biased, or 'Fan-boy' if you will.

[Crafty_]

kentmotorcompany said:

Crafty_ said:

A3,A4,A6. Simply because people buy them for the badge, they are no better (maybe worse) than any other car out there.

Why the hate for the corsa/astra ? inexpensive, reliable transport. The badge hate is getting a bit pathetic I think.

The irony is strong with this one.

Not really. I have two friends who both work for the dealers of the aforementioned brands. One spends his time pulling 20-40k mile engines and replacing them because just about every engineering tolerance you can imagine is way out, if he's not doing that he's battling with recall lists as long as your arm.
The other one doesn't.
I'll leave you to guess which one works on which cars.

Apologies if my preference for a working vehicle doesn't fit the correct fashion of the moment.

[HustleRussell]

Crafty_ said:

Why the hate for the corsa/astra ? inexpensive, reliable transport. The badge hate is getting a bit pathetic I think.

They just aren't very good. Every time I've driven/been in/been involved with either I've found myself thinking what I'd rather own in this class and price bracket. It's usually not a short list. It isn't badge hate, it's just that Vauxhalls, in my experience, aren't that good.
The Mk5 Astra was okay, and the latest generaton of Corsa and Astra aren't too bad, the Insignia is very good; The Corsa C is utter shyte and is the cause of a lot of my bile.

[heebeegeetee]

poing said:

So that's a list of pretty decent cars? I can't see why any of them shouldn't have sold well.

Me neither. Only thing though, with the Cayenne and Picasso you'd need to know how many they sold, and to know that you'd need to care.

[Thed2300]

Prius takes top honors here.

[mister.t]

G-Wiz
Prius
2nd Gen Insight
BMW X1
BMW X6
Subaru Tribeca
Kia Sedona