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View Poll Results: What is the biggest automotive let-down of all time?
Flintstones mobile
1.85%
4 cyl mustang
33.33%
geo metro
14.81%
nissan nx
3.70%
chevy cavalier
1.85%
any saab
3.70%
toyota paseo
1.85%
ford pinto
7.41%
ford festiva
7.41%
other
24.07%
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Old May 11, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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U.S. RX8 FTL! What, no turbo? WTF is the point of a rotary then? /thread
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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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mustang ll is based on a stretched out pinto chassis,and let's never speak of it again.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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BTW,festivas are awesome cars.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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a 95 Ford Thunderbird. You already know why.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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i cant argue, pc is beanerville,ford gremlins suck,saabs are getting better,and tbirds normally suck.its true, ill be the first to admit it.theyre heavy, long,and the stock motors are slower than tittys,but,that can all be changed.but 1 thing has been made very clear;mustang II should have been on the list.apologies to all.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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Jaguar.....the current ones are made by ford, so they suck. The old british made ones were crap as evidenced by the fact that when people would get them the popular thing to do was to drop in a chevy motor and replace all the wiring in the car. The only original parts were the body, and it's design is still fugly.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by SONIC380R
XR4TI slow overpriced piece of ford euro SH*T
Yea and a engine that could handle 400+hp..What was ford thinking ..This car failed much like the Svo because they were to far ahead of there time..People did not care about saving gas,Good handling and things like that..All they wanted was a V8.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 04:34 AM
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86 Mercury Sable.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Teamcalloway03
Yea and a engine that could handle 400+hp..What was ford thinking ..This car failed much like the Svo because they were to far ahead of there time..People did not care about saving gas,Good handling and things like that..All they wanted was a V8.
I agree, Merkurs were way underappreciated.

The biggest automotive dissapointments? I can't believe no one's mentioned the classic flop—the Edsil. Also, the Plymouth Prowler set a new standard for hype>reality. The MR-2 Spyder dissappointed me also, but only because Toyota stopped making it in favor of the Matrix. Ew. The Spyder was such a cool car, and it didn't even last long enough to go through one body-style change.

Festivas rock! Especially with a v6 in the back...
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