Who in hell would bring one of these to France

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 09/20/2019 at 17:37 • Filed to: None

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If my understanding is correct, they're a forgettable car even in their home market. 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:40

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I’d understand if it was a convertible. Terrible, yes, but convertible terrible.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:42

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Idk, but I think the Tiguan sells pretty well everywhere .

I wouldn’t call it forgettable.

ranwhenparked > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:45

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They had their moment around the turn of the century, when they were new and under warranty, they were certainly decent cars. Don't think anyone is really collecting them now, though. 

shop-teacher > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:46

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Wow. That is really weird.

xc90v8/I4 :( > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 09/20/2019 at 17:46

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I would

xc90v8/I4 :( > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:47

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Seen a surprising amount of these.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > xc90v8/I4 :( 09/20/2019 at 17:48

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The current gen is pretty great. It’s quite comfortable, and roomy for it’s class. It’s not fast, but it’s not supposed to be. If I had to get a midsize crossover, that would be the one.

xc90v8/I4 :( > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/20/2019 at 17:49

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Exactly. Midsize crossover.

Why not get a Golf (or Golf estate)?

And when you absolutetly need a tiguan, why not buy it from Skoda?

Chariotoflove > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:51

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Yeah, but how many of us on here lust after quirky, bad cars from over there? Sometimes different is fascinating.

Sir Halffast > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:52

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France was the co-creator of the Concorde. Duh.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:52

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I would.

Love a 300M.

Svend > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:54

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Not my cup of tea but there’ s 11 for sale on autoscout24.

In Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Holland, etc... 

MultiplaOrgasms > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 17:57

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300M were officially sold in Europe through the Chrysler dealer network, as were the earlier New Yorker and Eagle Vision. They aren’t even absurdly rare, you do see them every now and then.

European spec New Yorker for reference.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > xc90v8/I4 :( 09/20/2019 at 17:57

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Because America, plus Skoda grills are... You know the Allegro Vanden Plas?

xc90v8/I4 :( > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/20/2019 at 18:07

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I do now..

It’s not just A merica, the plague is here, too. A nd i’m a branded kid. Everyday I see people losing their ability to drive because they sit a bit higher. Seriously makes me crazy when they can’t park the Q2 because they think they have a big car now.

And I can’t think of any good reason to own one other than that everybody else has one too. So I always get angry for noo reason

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > xc90v8/I4 :( 09/20/2019 at 18:23

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As a boring daily, I 100% would get a crossover over a normal car, provided I could have a fun car on the side. The ingress/egress is worth it alone, plus they generally don’t handle any worse than economy tuned sedans/wagons. 

Hoccy > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 18:23

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They’re actually not that  uncommon in Europe. Nowadays they’re usually bought by people that want something that looks expensive but somehow can’t afford a large german car..

Josh - the lost soldier > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 18:26

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Of the cab-forward LH cars, I’ve always thought the 300M was the best one. It looked better than the LHS and Intrepid, and it seemed to have the best balance of performance and refinement. If I recall correctly, the 300M was supposed to be marketed under the Eagle marque and was intended to be exported to Europe.

xc90v8/I4 :( > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/20/2019 at 18:47

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So you mean I’m too young to get it?

Handling probably not. But fuel economy, insurance, and wear items all cost more . 

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > xc90v8/I4 :( 09/20/2019 at 18:51

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I’m 25, I’m just not a luddite. 

xc90v8/I4 :( > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/20/2019 at 18:57

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I’m 26 and don’t know that word 

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > xc90v8/I4 :( 09/20/2019 at 19:04

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Stuck in the past, uses the phrase “They don’t make them like they used to!” in a positive manor. 

ranwhenparked > Josh - the lost soldier 09/20/2019 at 19:24

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Correct, it would have been the second generation Eagle Vision, but the decision was made to kill the Eagle marque just as it was being made ready to launch, so it became a Chrysler instead.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 20:16

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This instantly reminded me of a photo I took back in 2008.  

I t’s the same kind of person that would bring this to Augsburg, Germany of all places:

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 20:34

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I’ve only driven one once, but it felt like a spaceship. So large, and round. I would could see the appeal of the in a market where big cars are rare 

Nauraushaun > MultiplaOrgasms 09/20/2019 at 21:41

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This I did not know. In this context it almost makes sense. If you do want a plain Jane full size ish sedan, it’s not a segment Europe really fulfillsas a s well as America.

I thought it was passionately grey imported. That would he a whole different story. 

Nauraushaun > Chariotoflove 09/20/2019 at 21:42

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Is this quirky?

I'd like a Twingo in Australia. Not a bad car. But a quirky one. An unlikely import. 

Nauraushaun > gin-san - shitpost specialist 09/20/2019 at 21:43

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At least that has some sort of weirdness to it! 

Nauraushaun > Sir Halffast 09/20/2019 at 21:45

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Haha this has gone over my head. Are you saying this is the concorde of cars?

Chariotoflove > Nauraushaun 09/20/2019 at 22:23

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I guess it is in France?

MultiplaOrgasms > Nauraushaun 09/21/2019 at 10:59

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At the time it made perfect sense, since executive cars were still in demand. Almost all manufacturers offered one in the 1990s . Even the Buick Park Avenue made it over here. The Americans obviously had the advantage of offering big ger engines for the money (which also made them prohibitively expensive to run) since other makes usuall y only offered a 2.0L I4 up to a 3.0L V6. 

Sir Halffast > Nauraushaun 09/21/2019 at 13:36

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Yes. It is literally a Chrysler Concorde.

Nauraushaun > Sir Halffast 09/24/2019 at 05:23

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Haha, OH!