Not Ugly Cars

Griff · 10-11-2002, 08:05 AM

Now that we know what we don't like in cars, what do we like? I like the new Thunderbird its not the old Bird but it'll do.

Of course I've got kids so I'd be better off driving this lil' beauty.

Looking at those sticker prices, I think I'll keep driving my Nissan

perth · 10-11-2002, 08:28 AM

mmmm...

~james

Griff · 10-11-2002, 10:48 AM

Thats a pretty sexy ride. I'm not sure theres room for your ball bat though.

I looked around on the Ford site a little, apparently the beautiful people who drive thunderchickens often get caught bathing in fountains. Something to do with homelessness caused by car payments?

perth · 10-11-2002, 10:51 AM

god i love that car. it will be mine one day.

~james

tw · 10-11-2002, 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by Griff
Now that we know what we don't like in cars, what do we like? I like the new Thunderbird its not the old Bird but it'll do.

The original Tbird was a beautiful car. Innovative in thought. Designed by car people. Then a bean counter who did not even have a driver's license turned it into a bloated piece of crap. Car guys who later wrote books (both from Ford and GM) rountinely note how a good thing was perverted. It drove like your living room couch. It was too big. It rode like a water ballon. Its engine was such low performance that it required bigger and bigger engines. It polluted excessively. Gas mileage was embarrassing. Then it had trouble idling without overheating. The Tbird demonstrated exactly what was wrong with Ford Motor and now demonstrates that someone is slowly getting their act together. Yes, it takes 20+ years to undo the destruction of bean counter mentalities.

What makes something pretty is what is under the skin. For example, what makes a pretty women? Big breasts? Curvy figure? Good complextion? Desireable face? Good personality?

All those are indicators of something superior under the skin. Big firm breast (not overly enlarged) means she is fertile and can better nurse children. Curvy figure with well proportioned hips means she is ready to raise healthy kids. Good complextion with a symmetrical face means she is genetically superior and healthy. And so it goes. Those things that we call pretty are really based upon fundamentally essential features under the skin.

That new Tbird is pretty because of what is inside. There are still many improvements necessary, but it is a good first step.

Then there are perverts who want a 50+" chest on a woman and call something pretty only because of its size or price. You know you've made it when you can buy a $2000 per night hooker. After all, at that price, the sex must be better.

What is pretty is really based upon fundamental facts. If a Porshe had a Pinto engine, then what would it be? If a tree did not provide heat, homes, fruit, shade, oxygen, and soil conservation, then what would it be? Any ugly, ungainly, disjointed, unsymmetrical weed.

perth · 10-11-2002, 12:51 PM

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If a Porshe had a Pinto engine, then what would it be?

a beetle.

~james

Griff · 10-11-2002, 01:02 PM

in Davids head.

One of my college buds had a Merc Cougar a Thunderbird by any other name still sucks gas It was that 50" woman. 351 Cleveland and you couldn't see anything in front of the vehicle, not a great combination.

Undertoad · 10-11-2002, 01:03 PM

350Z. 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. $26,500. It will be mine.

Maybe in a few years when the dealer markups come down.

perth · 10-11-2002, 01:11 PM

my father-in-law almost bout a 350z, but then his wife talked some "sense" into him. but he did get the dealership to give him a little push-pedal toy 350z.

~james

Nic Name · 10-11-2002, 07:26 PM

Maybach

a great site, if you've got the time ...

a great car, if you've got the dough ...

BrianR · 10-12-2002, 09:59 AM

Hey now... I drive a Cat and I like it.

Except for the lack of engine performance even in the V8 which I remedied somewhat myself.

I still get 400 miles hwy on a tankful...not bad for a 4.6 L V8

And it's comfortable for my large frame and still can haul the groceries and trailer when I need it to.

I wish I had a pic digitized to attach but I don't.

Brian

43% Burnt · 10-14-2002, 06:10 AM

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Griff · 10-14-2002, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BrianR
Hey now... I drive a Cat and I like it.

Except for the lack of engine performance even in the V8 which I remedied somewhat myself.

I still get 400 miles hwy on a tankful...not bad for a 4.6 L V8

And it's comfortable for my large frame and still can haul the groceries and trailer when I need it to.

I wish I had a pic digitized to attach but I don't.

Brian

Maybe I was too short for it? That long hood just didn't do it for me.

jaguar · 10-14-2002, 07:55 AM

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........

Undertoad · 10-14-2002, 08:14 AM

Quite classy, the TT! That would be my second choice, after the new Z, but it would have to be the 225 HP Quattro version. Of course.

10-11-2002, 08:05 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Not Ugly Cars Now that we know what we don't like in cars, what do we like? I like the new Thunderbird its not the old Bird but it'll do. Of course I've got kids so I'd be better off driving this lil' beauty. Looking at those sticker prices, I think I'll keep driving my Nissan __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-11-2002, 10:48 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thats a pretty sexy ride. I'm not sure theres room for your ball bat though. I looked around on the Ford site a little, apparently the beautiful people who drive thunderchickens often get caught bathing in fountains. Something to do with homelessness caused by car payments? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-11-2002, 01:02 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	in Davids head. One of my college buds had a Merc Cougar a Thunderbird by any other name still sucks gas It was that 50" woman. 351 Cleveland and you couldn't see anything in front of the vehicle, not a great combination. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-12-2002, 09:59 AM	#11
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Hey now... I drive a Cat and I like it. Except for the lack of engine performance even in the V8 which I remedied somewhat myself. I still get 400 miles hwy on a tankful...not bad for a 4.6 L V8 And it's comfortable for my large frame and still can haul the groceries and trailer when I need it to. I wish I had a pic digitized to attach but I don't. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

10-14-2002, 06:10 AM	#12
43% Burnt Jotter of Notes Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11	Cars that don't suck 70 Dodge Challenger <img src="http://www.musclecarrestorations.com/lill/lill47.jpg"> 69 Plymouth Roadrunner <img src="http://www.mopar.homestead.com/files/69roadrunner.jpg"> __________________ Effective immediately\| the cactus is balanced.

10-11-2002, 08:28 AM	#2
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	mmmm... ~james

10-11-2002, 10:51 AM	#4
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	god i love that car. it will be mine one day. ~james

10-11-2002, 01:03 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	350Z. 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. $26,500. It will be mine. Maybe in a few years when the dealer markups come down.

10-11-2002, 01:11 PM	#9
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	my father-in-law almost bout a 350z, but then his wife talked some "sense" into him. but he did get the dealership to give him a little push-pedal toy 350z. ~james

10-11-2002, 07:26 PM	#10
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Maybach a great site, if you've got the time ... a great car, if you've got the dough ...

10-14-2002, 07:55 AM	#14
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......... __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

10-14-2002, 08:14 AM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Quite classy, the TT! That would be my second choice, after the new Z, but it would have to be the 225 HP Quattro version. Of course.

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