I challenge you...

"Bandit" (2bandit) 11/20/2013 at 20:22 • Filed to: None

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To find a modern production "retro" car that doesn't look good in some way. There are/have been a ton of retro inspired cars that have come along in the last 15 years, I think most of them look pretty darn nice in some aspect. All cars are open to the challenge except the PT Cruiser (it is truly terrible and the worst car I have ever been in).

Bird > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:23

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I love the Figaro...

That is all.

Bandit > Bird 11/20/2013 at 20:25

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Me too! It's so friendly looking, I just want to give it a hug.

aquila121 > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:26

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The mid-2000s Ford Thunderbird. Buckets of 'meh,' in my opinion.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:27

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Chevy HHR. because GM wanted a PT Cruiser.

Bandit > aquila121 11/20/2013 at 20:28

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But it did look sleek and nothing like the other meh cars of the time (I'm looking at you Toyota). Also, as shameful as it was for him, James Bond drove one in a movie.

Boxer_4 > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:28

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Subaru Impreza Casa Blanca. I win.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:30

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I'm not going to defend the PT Loser BUT it was the first to successfully pull off the retro style and millions of those things were sold. When they were first introduced, for a short while they were THE car, despite their shortcomings. It was successful enough that Ford and GM later introduced their own retro cars. If there was a single major failure with the PT, it was that it failed in subsequent updates due to the financial pickle that Chrysler found themselves in in the early 2000's. They fell behind the curve of a segment that for the most part, they created.

Bandit > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/20/2013 at 20:31

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Ahh, yes, the HHR. A truly ugly car. Sadly though, I find your point rather invalid as you could get a HHR SS that packed (to paste a Wikipedia page)

"2.0 L (120 cu in) turbocharged Ecotec LNF I4 engine and intercooler that produces 260 bhp (190 kW) (235 bhp (175 kW) with the optional 4-speed automatic), race-tuned high-performance suspension, five-speed manual transmission with short-throw shifter, standard four-wheel antilock disc brakes, ground effects with unique front and rear fascias, aggressive black cross-mesh grille, liftgate-mounted aero spoiler, an analog A-pillar-mounted titanium boost gauge, leather-wrapped steering wheel with mounted audio controls, and unique 18 in (460 mm) high-polished aluminum wheels."

Bandit > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 11/20/2013 at 20:32

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They also had speed holes in the door pockets...

just no.

Bandit > Boxer_4 11/20/2013 at 20:33

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OH GOD! Please tell me that wasn't a factory option.

aquila121 > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:33

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Objection! Halle Berry's character rolled up to some party in one. Bond had that appalling 'it's invisible' Aston Martin.

pdthedeuce > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 11/20/2013 at 20:35

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first ? someone wants to talk to you .

Übel > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 11/20/2013 at 20:40

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The retro trend was started by the New Beetle (launched in '97, based off of a concept from '94) not the PT Cruiser, which happened three years later :p

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Übel 11/20/2013 at 20:41

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I forgot about the Beetle.....my bad.

Shiarlis > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:41

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Sup, guys?

Bandit > aquila121 11/20/2013 at 20:41

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You mean the Aston Martin Vanish?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > pdthedeuce 11/20/2013 at 20:42

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Same company, and I always considered that kind of niche car.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:42

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Again, I'm not defending them. and it was pointed out that the New Beetle was first...Fine. whatever.

Bandit > pdthedeuce 11/20/2013 at 20:43

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I like those, I want to buy one and throw in some turbo I6, TT I4, or LS swap.

aquila121 > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:44

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...Yeah. The car was fine, it's the over-the-top Q gadget I take issue with.

Boxer_4 > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:45

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Nope, it's an official Subaru product. Subaru built 5,000 of them between 1999 and 2000. More info can be found here .

Incidentally, the Casa Blanca wasn't the only retro model that Subaru built around that time. There were two other models. However, the Casa Blanca turned out the worst.

The Subaru Vivio Bistro

The Subaru Sambar Dias Classic

505Turbeaux > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:49

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I love that little Figaro. Swanky

Bandit > Boxer_4 11/20/2013 at 20:50

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Those two I like, they are quite fun looking.

Bandit > aquila121 11/20/2013 at 20:51

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That's what I am missing with the current Bond offerings, I miss the over the top gadgets.

Bandit > Shiarlis 11/20/2013 at 20:53

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They are kind of cool looking in the ironic sense of the word. Not terrible.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 20:56

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Bandit > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/20/2013 at 21:04

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You got kinja'd

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 21:09

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yep.. The worst part is that I cancelled.

Birddog > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 21:19

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Those HHR specs are awful similar to the GT Cruiser.

Bandit > Birddog 11/20/2013 at 21:52

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Yeah.. I can't really defend the HHR.

Biostar01 > Bandit 11/20/2013 at 22:58

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The all-new $250,000 Equus Bass 770.

This is designed to be a hodgepodge of Mustangs, Challengers and Chargers, and while some may say it can pull it off, some angles are just fugly.

aquila121 > Bandit 11/21/2013 at 00:03

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Hm, I'm the opposite—I like the Daniel Craig reboot because it eschewed the ridiculous gadgets. To each their own. Even so, "Casino Royale" pissed me off by wrecking the DBS after like fifteen seconds of driving it—then I get my awesome car chase fix in the opening five minutes of "Quantum of Solace," but I was less invested for the rest of the movie because I knew nothing would top it for pure, unadulterated awesome.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Bird 11/21/2013 at 15:05

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I've driven one as a test drive for one of my aunties.

They're surprisingly good fun. Decent feel in the steering, and an old-school 'rattlebox' type feel to them. Interior's great as well.

Auto gearbox isn't great though, and not just because it's an auto. It's livable, but it's not one of its positives.

A-J-I > Biostar01 11/26/2013 at 13:24

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Exterior on that looks great, IMO. Interior, not so much.

4thwall > Biostar01 11/27/2013 at 01:11

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And what angles might hey be?
That machine is all the sex.
No fugly there.