Ugh! Another fugly car

[Anonymous]

Disclaimer: this thread is not an attack on the owner of any of these makes, but a thread just to vent about cars you don't like the looks of.

The majority of cars out there are standard or good looking cars, but every now and then there are some cars that are just fugly...PT cruiser, Honda Element, Toyota Scion, Nissan Cube.

Nissan has just added another vehicle to the list, the Nissan Juke. This car is the gangly knobby kneed puppy that will look normal when it grows up and fills out, but fugly now.



Yes, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there are people out there that love each of these cars. This is just my opinion.

What cars do you think are just so homely that you could never own one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Disclaimer: this thread is not an attack on the owner of any of these makes, but a thread just to vent about cars you don't like the looks of.

The majority of cars out there are standard or good looking cars, but every now and then there are some cars that are just fugly...PT cruiser, Honda Element, Toyota Scion, Nissan Cube.

Nissan has just added another vehicle to the list, the Nissan Juke. This car is the gangly knobby kneed puppy that will look normal when it grows up and fills out, but fugly now.



Yes, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there are people out there that love each of these cars. This is just my opinion.

What cars do you think are just so homely that you could never own one?

I like it, op. But, I also like my VW golf too much to get anything new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Disclaimer: this thread is not an attack on the owner of any of these makes, but a thread just to vent about cars you don't like the looks of.

The majority of cars out there are standard or good looking cars, but every now and then there are some cars that are just fugly...PT cruiser, Honda Element, Toyota Scion, Nissan Cube.

Nissan has just added another vehicle to the list, the Nissan Juke. This car is the gangly knobby kneed puppy that will look normal when it grows up and fills out, but fugly now.



Yes, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there are people out there that love each of these cars. This is just my opinion.

What cars do you think are just so homely that you could never own one?

I like it, op. But, I also like my VW golf too much to get anything new.

As I said, I'm sure that there are people who like them.

But what cars do you think are so unattractive that you would never own one?

[Anonymous]

I would never buy it because I'm tall, but I like.

[Anonymous]

The Juke has been around for almost a decade. Where the hell have you been?

It’s not ugly. It’s not sleek either. But it follows a form/function principle that isn’t visually unpleasant.

Small footprint. Large doors for easy entry/exit. Headlights up high for better visibility. Wheels at the corners to minimize overhang and maximize interior volume for size. Hatchback to allow larger cargo and volume. Smooth edges for better aerodynamics.

It has a utilitarian appeal, with some designed-in personality.


You wanna see a truly ugly car?

1978 Ford Thunderbird.


Have a look at that and then tell me again how the Juke is ugly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

You wanna see a truly ugly car?

1978 Ford Thunderbird.


Have a look at that and then tell me again how the Juke is ugly.

But, hey, it's got a great Beach Boys song written about it...

[Anonymous]

What makes less sense are ugly AND expensive cars. For me, it would be the BMW X6 or the Mercedes CLS. But eye of the beholder as you say.

[Anonymous]

I know this will be an unpopular take, but I can't stand the newer model Foresters. I love Subarus and was planning on getting a Forester for my next car. But I just can't get on board with the redesign they did in 2014. I look longingly at my neighbors' older Foresters and wish I could get that car, but new. The redesign isn't ugly necessarily, but it looks like every other crossover on the market and even though it's only a little bigger, it looks and feels bulkier to me.

I hate the trend toward larger cars with these rounded edges. Particularly when it comes to wagons and SUVs, I miss the smaller, boxier versions. I also think the road was more pleasant when more cars sat closer to the ground and weren't as imposing. It was easier to see and I actually think people drove more thoughtfully. Everyone feels armored now and I think it makes us all less safe.

[Anonymous]

My neighbor had this car. She’s a little off though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this will be an unpopular take, but I can't stand the newer model Foresters. I love Subarus and was planning on getting a Forester for my next car. But I just can't get on board with the redesign they did in 2014. I look longingly at my neighbors' older Foresters and wish I could get that car, but new. The redesign isn't ugly necessarily, but it looks like every other crossover on the market and even though it's only a little bigger, it looks and feels bulkier to me.

I hate the trend toward larger cars with these rounded edges. Particularly when it comes to wagons and SUVs, I miss the smaller, boxier versions. I also think the road was more pleasant when more cars sat closer to the ground and weren't as imposing. It was easier to see and I actually think people drove more thoughtfully. Everyone feels armored now and I think it makes us all less safe.

Agree, the new Forester sucks. It’s just a midsize SUV.

I recently sold a 1999 Forester. Such a fun little box to drive in the city, the storage capacity was amazing. The short wheelbase worked great for street parking. I would buy an updated version if they kept the same dimensions and added the new tech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know this will be an unpopular take, but I can't stand the newer model Foresters. I love Subarus and was planning on getting a Forester for my next car. But I just can't get on board with the redesign they did in 2014. I look longingly at my neighbors' older Foresters and wish I could get that car, but new. The redesign isn't ugly necessarily, but it looks like every other crossover on the market and even though it's only a little bigger, it looks and feels bulkier to me.

I hate the trend toward larger cars with these rounded edges. Particularly when it comes to wagons and SUVs, I miss the smaller, boxier versions. I also think the road was more pleasant when more cars sat closer to the ground and weren't as imposing. It was easier to see and I actually think people drove more thoughtfully. Everyone feels armored now and I think it makes us all less safe.

Agree, the new Forester sucks. It’s just a midsize SUV.

I recently sold a 1999 Forester. Such a fun little box to drive in the city, the storage capacity was amazing. The short wheelbase worked great for street parking. I would buy an updated version if they kept the same dimensions and added the new tech.

PP here and yes! Love the 1999 and I would absolutely buy an updated version of that vehicle. I just don't understand what the point was of changing it since that part of the market is already so full. We drive an Outback now but the new Outbacks are also enormous (I kind of miss the old Legacy wagons!). I feel like we're going to wind up in an Impreza because it's the footprint we want but the storage capacity sucks.

[Anonymous]

the juke is function over form. nothing spectacular about it.

but Pontiac Aztec has got to be the hand down winner of the ugly car contest.

Nissan rogue Convertible
BWM x6
2002 sc430 convert

[Anonymous]

I’m noticing a lot of cars getting more bulbous now, and I don’t like it. Hopefully my car will last long enough until the trend moves away from that.

[Anonymous]

agreed on the awful rounded edges. I like white cars and am looking at my next SUV but it appears all models now will have me driving a giant egg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You wanna see a truly ugly car?

1978 Ford Thunderbird.


Have a look at that and then tell me again how the Juke is ugly.

But, hey, it's got a great Beach Boys song written about it...

No.

That song was about a first-generation T-Bird.

Not the unGodly thing it evolved into.