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Chaotic_Warlord wrote:Since my vote for the Neon was kicked out, here are 2 prime examples of less than interesting...

Ford Tempo/Mercury Topaz
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MinisterofDOOM, on the previous page wrote:Nope, Tempo's out. The Tempo was not just boring, it was a genuine pile of s***. One of the worst cars ever built.
2nd gens were an improvement over the first-gen, but they were still remarkably bad cars.

lino wrote:Achieva's ugly cousin:

the Buick Skylark
Skylark is definitely not eligible. Same reason as the Malibu. A-body heritage.
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Do you believe that there is heritage involved in that Skylark :rotfl :rotfl

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well it said its a skylark "custom" so it obviously has had some heritage... :)

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Jesda wrote:By that I mean:

1. Not cute
2. Note polarizing
3. Not brutally ugly
4. Not pretty
5. No heritage or legacy
6. Not fast or too terribly slow
7. Not crude but not extremely refined either
8. Not terribly unreliable, but nothing that would survive a nuclear holocaust either
9. No real cult following, few detractors

In general, something very beige. I nominate the:

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Toyota Corolla
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Toyota Corolla?

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I totally 100% agree that the Tempo/Topaz should most DEFINITELY be in the running. My girlfriend has one. It's so aggravatingly bland.

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lino wrote:Achieva's ugly cousin:

the Buick Skylark
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Someone beat me to it. This model Skylark is pure puke.

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Even that interior. Its just so... just... god. HOW DOES THAT LEAVE THE FACTORY WITHOUT ANYONE AT GM ASKING THEMSELVES HOW THE HELL SUCH AN AUTOMOTIVE ABOMINATION COULD BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC?

Then again, Toyota gave us the Echo.

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Jesda wrote:Then again, Toyota gave us the Echo.
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It's bad but it could have been worse. It's nowhere near as bad as the Skylark.

It's functional and practical. The little drawer under the passenger seat is handy. They could have done better with the little cubby holes around the center console though. They're shaped weird inside and don't hold as much as they should.

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Ixnay on the Escort and contour. What with SVT and S/R variants. Some early escort models even had a turbo 1.6.

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dodge intrepid

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I really think we can quit now. I'll say it again, the Corsica is the biggest turd ever. Look at this uninspired interior.
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Watch out, here it comes averagely average 110hp at the crank.
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This sweet color combo is exactly what my brother had. I drove it, it sucked.


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