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09/04/2015 at 22:11 • Filed to: aotn, answers of the night
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"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
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Thanks !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , we have quite a number of excellent nominees for my informal QOTN, such that I think I’ll try to make this a nightly feature.
My selection criteria are fairly simple: nominees must have met the criteria (last night’s criteria were “the least intimidating, least unusual, least confounding, most easily-learned, most approachable vehicle made for the USDM in the last decade that a large group of people could all find reasonably acceptable”) received a good number of recommendations/stars - or, for later submissions, a spot-on recommendation - and there’s no particular rankings, just a list of ten notable nominees. I’ll try to be as non-biased as I can, and I apologize in advance if anyone feels their submission was missed. As we know, Kinja sucks, but I’ll try to overcome it. I may not have the production quality of the FP Q/AOTD, but I’ll do what I can. I’m doing this from a tablet, so it gets tedious making too long of a post.
10: Classically-styled British roadsters (Morgan, Caterhams, etc.).
Propulsion has changed over the last few decades, but for the better. A 1970s resident might feel at ease in one of these.
9: Modern rebuilds or reproductions of classics (Superformance GT40, Singer 911, ICON vehicles, etc.).
Modern suspension, brakes, powertrain, classic semi-timeless style. It’s almost like they’d never left.
8: Modern Porsche 911:
Clear evolution of its predecessors, but no longer the unintended automotive suicide note its forebears were.
7: Modern American muscle/pony cars:
Even base V6 models can embarrass their V8 predecessors, and offer more and better technology, tires, suspension, and refinement.
6: Pickup trucks, notably the Ford Ranger:
Same platform for decades, but - like others on this list - one of the examples of an appropriately-sized and insanely plucky vehicle that was engineered to survive, not be a disposable appliance like so many others. Other pickups can be had to a fairly utilitarian specification, including column shifters and bench seats, so more familiar to 1970’s residents
5: Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen:
Mostly the same as it was back when it was new, so perhaps less confounding to use for someone who may have experienced it when it was new than it is now.
4: Mazda MX-5 Miata (it’s always the answer).
Small, simple, light; what the small British roadsters/ were back then that inspired it.
3: Jeep Wrangler. Like others, closely styled to look like its predecessors.
Still fairly straightforward to use and operate, surprisingly capable, and enough improvements to set the time-travelers/coma-survivors’ minds at ease that, yes, it is the future.
2: Full-size Body-On-Frame Vans:
Cargo, cutaway or passenger, extended length or not, excepting entertainment upgrades and improvements in RV-like accoutrements, these are largely unchanged, and stayed on the same platforms for decades, with minor cosmetic updates.
‘1: FoMoCo Panthers (Crown Vic, Mercury Grand Marquis and Marauder, Lincoln Town Car).
Yes, this was in my post, but the number of submissions are enough to give it a place in the list. Like the full-size vans, mostly unchanged other than mild cosmetic updates and reliability improvements.
Birddog
> boxrocket
09/04/2015 at 22:23 |
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Wait.. Wat?
Your boy, BJR
> boxrocket
09/04/2015 at 23:04 |
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3G CTS-v. A magnetic suspension’d 200mph Cadillac sedan. Back when Cadillac was building the worlds largest V8s, a 200mph supersedan that rides like a cloud is the most reasonable conclusion to america’s biggest selling fancy cars 40+ years ago.