Cars that made no impact or contribution to motoring

Cars that made no impact or contribution to motoring

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Gemmot

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117 posts

84 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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So, whilst driving home tonight, wishing i'd worked harder at school after seeing no less than three 18 plate Range Rovers and 2 M3s, I thought about what cars have manufacturers made that truely no one will remember with fondness as they were so beige and pushed no boundaries... my first thought was this, but what are your thoughts?


Prinny

1,669 posts

98 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Wins, by way of inappropriate name, IMO.

texaxile

3,289 posts

149 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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I present the biggest ever pile of steaming automotive turd, ever:




vikingaero

10,256 posts

168 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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That car and it's predecessors, transported millions of people around the globe.

In the UK it gave the masses access to reliable cars in the 70's and 80's, Gala Bingo would not be where it is today without that car transporting Doris and her cronies, and it kept countless corner shops open when you needed.

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

178 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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vikingaero said:
That car and it's predecessors, transported millions of people around the globe.

In the UK it gave the masses access to reliable cars in the 70's and 80's, Gala Bingo would not be where it is today without that car transporting Doris and her cronies, and it kept countless corner shops open when you needed.
Not to mention all the curries that have been delivered

IntriguedUser

988 posts

120 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Vauxhall Tigra, yet the puma gets lots of love.

J4CKO

41,282 posts

199 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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IntriguedUser said:
Vauxhall Tigra, yet the puma gets lots of love.
The original Tigra was quite a desirable car when new, my wife wanted one but we ended up with a Golf as the dog couldn't get in the back of a Tigra.

The Puma was a better drivers car but back in the early nineties, a lot of people were really happy with a Tigra, or even a Calibra, the Frontera was pretty trendy back then as well.

EarlOfHazard

3,601 posts

157 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Renault Safrane. I quite liked them too.

Efbe

9,251 posts

165 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Gemmot said:
So, whilst driving home tonight, wishing i'd worked harder at school after seeing no less than three 18 plate Range Rovers and 2 M3s, I thought about what cars have manufacturers made that truely no one will remember with fondness as they were so beige and pushed no boundaries... my first thought was this, but what are your thoughts?

best selling car that nissan made

16,000,000 sold if you include the other names of it, sunny etc.

instantly forgettable though

Efbe

9,251 posts

165 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Prinny said:


Wins, by way of inappropriate name, IMO.
underneath, it's the same car as the volvo s40 (iirc?) but cost way more
i'm guessing they didn't sell to well in the UK though as I really can't remember seeing any on the roads!

Integroo

11,574 posts

84 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Any of the terrible small hatchback cum convertibles.

MalcolmSmith

1,657 posts

74 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Didn’t the Mirage pave the way for direct injection in mainstream cars (something I note that still hasn’t been perfected)

Other nomarks :

Peugeot 207

Mk3 Renault Laguna

Fiat Croma II






Heaveho

5,279 posts

173 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Ford Fusion. I mean, just why?

BarbaricAvatar

1,416 posts

147 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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~Cough~ Nothing to see here. whistle


Edited by BarbaricAvatar on Wednesday 28th March 18:35

kambites

67,460 posts

220 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Honestly, the huge majority of them.

Zad

12,695 posts

235 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Almost everything made since 1970 by Austin Rover / British Leyland? Barring the notable SD1 and 6R4

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

178 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Zad said:
Almost everything made since 1970 by Austin Rover / British Leyland? Barring the notable SD1 and 6R4
Range Rover?

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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J4CKO said:
we ended up with a Golf as the dog couldn't get in the back of a Tigra.
Couldn't or Wouldn't?? ;-)

Jonny_

4,108 posts

206 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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kambites said:
Honestly, the huge majority of them.
Yup. The majority of mainstream cars didn't move the game on in any way; like the Almera above they simply served their purpose as everyday transport.

rxe

6,700 posts

102 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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texaxile said:
I present the biggest ever pile of steaming automotive turd, ever:



Oh give over, under the dull body is most of an Alfasud, a fine handling if slightly porous beast.

I always wanted get a Nissan Cherry Europe (the Nissan version) which us utterly bland and stuff a quad-cam 33 engine in it. That would have been most amusing.