Question of the day?: what is the worst re badge of all time?

"Bryce H(Wants an M coupe)" (brycehimelrick) 12/10/2015 at 11:15 • Filed to: None

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Automakers love to use one anothers platforms for cost saving. What is the worst example Oppo can think of?

Hermann > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 11:17

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I can’t really decide wether the Aston Martin Cygnet is the best or the worst:

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 11:18

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Great truck that took on many names.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isuzu_Tro…

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 11:20

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The answer will always be: Cimmaron.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 11:22

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The Daewoo Lacetti, which was sold as a GM in Europe, then sold to Suzuki in America meaning that you can’t get a new ECU for it or get your Takata airbags recalled.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 11:23

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Needs no explanation.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/10/2015 at 11:27

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Isuzu was really good at hooring out it’s products. This is exactly what came to my mind as well.

Matt Nichelson > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 11:36

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I’ll just leave this here.

Mercedes Streeter > Hermann 12/10/2015 at 11:36

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On one hand, it’s the coolest and most luxurious Scion iQ money could buy. And it has a cool exhaust note on top of it.

On the other hand, it’s probably the worst Aston Martin you could buy new.

So your answer is, yes.

davedave1111 > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 11:37

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Easy:

The ‘Rover’ Montego. When British Leyland was going through its death-throes, the Austin brand was rolled up into the Rover brand and so the thoroughly dreadful Austin Montego and Maestro were simply rebadged as Rovers. They were so ashamed of them, though, that although they had the Rover badge on the front, they didn’t say Rover on the back and weren’t promoted as Rovers.

When even the manufacturer doesn’t bother taking the rebadge seriously, we have a winner.

More recently, the ‘Dodge’ version of the Fiat Doblo is pretty egregious, although that’s mainly because it loses the Doblo’s happy face.

This is rather smart, IMO, for a grinning loon:

This is tragic:

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/10/2015 at 12:09

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This will always be the answer to worst rebadge ever. The Cadillac Cavalier. The 1980’s Cadillac Cavalier. Seriously, what were they thinking. It was a 1980’s Cavalier. Even new the 1980’s Cavalier wasn’t a good car. Putting soft leather seats in it wasn’t going to make it any better.

ACESandEIGHTS > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 12:11

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The Opel Corsa rebadged as the GM “Chevy.” Really imaginative name and exciting car.

Mexicans refer to this car as a “Shoe.” That’s how dynamic and exciting it is.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/10/2015 at 12:14

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I mean, it kind of has to the be Trailblazer doesn’t it? They made like 9 of them!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/10/2015 at 12:33

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It was put on sale before it was ready, which is never a good thing. Not going to say it was ever going to be anything special, but the fact that the later models were so much better lead me to think that it would have at least been forgotten instead of hated.

Same story on the Fiero.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/10/2015 at 12:33

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NEEDS MOAR V

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/10/2015 at 12:35

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It can lose the Subaru grille anytime, too. Doesn't work.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 12/10/2015 at 12:36

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Which doesn't make it "worst", it makes it "most overused".

Hermann > Mercedes Streeter 12/10/2015 at 12:53

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I think I said this on the FP when it was announced that they’d stop making the Cygnet, but I foresee like 2045, there’ll be a post by Otto Torchinsky:

“That time Aston Martin made a Subcompact”

And all future Jalops will swoon all over its weirdness.

Mercedes Streeter > Hermann 12/10/2015 at 13:33

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No doubt! I like it over the standard Toyota iQ. I know it exists for little reason, but I still like it. The OG iQ was fugly, this looks pretty nice.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > Hermann 12/10/2015 at 16:23

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Its either the best example of the worst rebadging, or the worst example of the best rebadging.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > Matt Nichelson 12/10/2015 at 16:24

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From the country that knows all about driving pleasure. WAT

pip bip - choose Corrour > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/11/2015 at 06:25

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Mazda Roadpacer , a ‘70’s Holden with a rotary engine and auto trans.

only offered in Japan.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Bryce H(Wants an M coupe) 12/11/2015 at 06:26

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also Subaru Traviq , FWD Opel Zafira 2.2L

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/11/2015 at 09:01

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Worst because its soooooooooooo damn lazy. “Hey, why don’t we try and sell a ton of these things, just change the front end and charge more for the Brand.”