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Author Topic: Ugliest car in production in DECADES William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-11-2003 01:13 AM                        The Pontiac Aztek. Beyond belief. I am not what you call style conscious, & have been philosophical about ungainly, bulbous cars from the 40s & 50s, & weird messes from the 60s & 70s like the Pacer, Gremlin, etc. But this thing is the all-time winner. Indescribably ugly, beyond what the photos can convey. There is an assumption that there is likely some distortion in the photos, & the car cannot look like that, but it does. Since the first time I saw one, each appearance of one on the road makes me feel like I'm gonna puke. WHY ARE PEOPLE BUYING THIS BUTT-UGLY CHUNK? HOW CHEAP CAN IT BE?  |  IP: Logged Jon Miller Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 973 From: San Diego, CA, USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-11-2003 01:39 AM                     The Aztek's not alone... (Scroll down to the bottom of that Web page for another General Motors offering worthy of the distinction.)  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-11-2003 02:21 AM                     I agree that the Aztek is pretty fuggly. But there is one that beats even it: The Scion (a car named for a donor twig for grafting trees??) Xb. Looks like someone took a Chrysler PT Cruiser and placed it in a crusher and just crushed it a little bit. Even Volvo isn't making cars that look like boxes anymore! -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-11-2003 02:38 AM                        You've obviously never seen the Fiat Multipla http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-11-2003 06:48 AM                     The New York Times did a brief review of the AZTEK, and the reviewer said that children were laughing and pointing at the thing as he drove down the street. The worst AZTEK is the bright yellow one.  |  IP: Logged Paul Trimboli Master Film Handler Posts: 274 From: Perth Western Australia Registered: Dec 2002 posted 09-11-2003 07:41 AM                     Bah the Fiat Multipla is not that bad, maybe the orginal model is not the best. But Fiat have and still do make some of the best cars!!!!!  |  IP: Logged Michael Barry Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 584 From: Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-11-2003 08:09 AM                     I think that the Mercedes A series (160?) is incredibly fugly. The tag line for the ad went, 'Some people just don't get it'. I am unashamed to admit that I am one of them.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-11-2003 09:00 AM                     Generally IMO any car made after 1964 is ugly.  |  IP: Logged Jason Burroughs Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 654 From: Allen, TX Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-11-2003 09:07 AM                     The Honda Element is pretty fugly too. Looks like a shoebox on wheels.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-11-2003 10:45 AM                        I can't believe the Aztek went through any genuine focus testing before it was released. The question they probably forgot to ask is "OK, so you think it's neat, but would you ever actually drive one?"  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-11-2003 12:18 PM                     I believe I have an affinity for the ugly car. Personally I lust after the Mercedes A-Class and the Honda Element. One of my criteria for a car is its usefulness. A box is useful, therefore I drive a box. Although I agree that the Pontiac Aztek is a poor excuse for an automobile, I must admit that it looks its best in that beige color in the photograph. Besides the ugly nose, one of the biggest sins that Pontiac made was sloping the rear hatch. If you want utility why crowd the hatch area? This is a mistake that many cars make like the Nissan Mirano and the Pontiac Vibe. As far as the Fiat Multipa is concerned, I hear that they sell a bunch of them and that it is Fiat's most successful car. Most of the cars that people find beautiful are too low and I can't fit in them.  |  IP: Logged Ron Lacheur Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 650 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-11-2003 03:30 PM                     There's a tent thing that pops out of the back of the Aztek.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-11-2003 03:37 PM                     The 1980 Cadillac Seville Fastback was a FUGLY car! I don't know how people could stand to be seen in a car that looks like that! To top it all off, they strut around like they are wearing the Emporer's New Clothes!  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 09-11-2003 04:46 PM                     ewww! I've seen a ton of those UGLY SQUARE BOXY THINGS on the roads of LA and OC recently. I've seen Honda, Mercedes, and one other maker I can't remember. What the hell? I guess "aerodynamic" is no longer in fashion, a strong wind would tip these boxes over! Danny  |  IP: Logged Jeff Stricker Master Film Handler Posts: 481 From: Calumet, Mi USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-11-2003 04:48 PM                     How about a Cooper?  |  IP: Logged

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