Ugliest cars ever

Discussion in 'Automotive' started by BlueScreen, Jun 28, 2014.

  1. Atomix

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    Left hand drive just makes more sense.

    majority of the planet's population are right-handed, and so they need the right hand to operate the stick. You just have more feel in it.

    Automatics tho...
     
  2. Bakasan

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    I am right handed, yet moving a gear lever with my right hand feels unnatural...

    Right hand drive makes sense given that you can reach your right hand out the window to collect your drive through order.

    Ain't nobody got time fo dat...
     
  3. Dc5R

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  4. aljowen

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    Nah mate, there is only one true potato car
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    I feel bad for putting it in this thread since i really quite like them and think they actually look pretty good, my family had two of them. They look fairly ok, get 60mpg and are insanely practical, they have under floor storage. All that from 1999 and a very affordable price point, its awesome.
     
  5. Razer-11

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    Call me crazy but I actually really like that thing's design.
    ...But no matter how much I like boxy cars, I've always hated the Honda N-One.
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  6. SixSixSevenSeven

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    Steering wheel feel is more important than gearstick feel.

    Traditionally old swordsmen would wear their sword on the left to allow an easy across body draw with the dominant right hand. This then leads to 2 swordsmen approaching each other on a path (not in conflict necessarily) each shifting to their own left, if the other swordsman proves hostile you can cut him down more readily. Evidence also suggests romans travelling on the left (particular evidence to quarries where the tracks leaving the quarry are deeper than entering due to a heavier cart as its full of rocks).
    Most humans are right eye dominant, RHD on left road places the dominant eye closer to the center line to view oncoming drivers.
    Also means I can do a drive by shooting from my window with my dominant hand.
     
  7. Godzilla!

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    Looks like Honda wants to compete with the Nissan Cube, Kia Soul and Mini Countryman.
     
  8. Dc5R

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    Kinda looks good , but the whole front just ruins it .;)
     
  9. NistingurA

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    I hate this 458 soooo much , I mean , look at it ... the front is horrible mistaken by ferrari .. (my opinion :/ sry Ferrari)
     

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  10. roy99669

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    In my opinion the 458 does not belong in this thread at all. It's a really beautiful Ferarri.
     
  11. logoster

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    the problem with arguing which hand drive is better, is that no one will ever agree, people who drive left hand drive are going to argue left hand drive is better, and people who drive right hand drive are going to argue right hand drive is better

    now as for steering feel, i don't notice any difference between driving with my left hand or my right hand on the wheel (personally i prefer driving with both hands on the wheel)
     
  12. NistingurA

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    You might think this. But did u ever saw one in reallife? I have and have to say it terrible .
     
  13. roy99669

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    I've seen a couple at events, but I still really like the 458. I guess I can't change your opinion. :p
     
  14. Dc5R

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    Yeah , the front kinda looks weird IMO , if you look from the back you will easily tell it's a ferrari , but from the front , i don't think so .
     
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    Representing you the 1956 zundapp janus from germany. you just dont know where is the front and where is the rear. the front doors are probably a copy from heinkel kabine or bmw isetta 300 but this one has the same door in rear too. It's powered by underpowered 1 cylinder 2 stroke 250cc engine which pushes this umbrella on 4 wheels to the 50mph while it almost everything falls off (probably i guess). Because of its ugliness it was produced for ONLY 1 year selling only 6000 cars before stopping the production because it was too unusual. and it still is
     
  16. Potato

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    I don't like driving with two hands. It's so unnecessary to have both of my hands up there on the wheel. I also kinda feel like an idiot when I do drive with 2 hands.
    I usually just keep my right at hand 3 or below. I also don't like hand over hand turning. You never really do need two hands on the wheel these days with powersteering unless you're trying to make very large steering inputs at high speeds. Helps to have both hands on the wheel for that.
    I couldn't imagine shifting with my left hand. So unnatural. I can drive with either my left or right hands, but shifting is just my right hand.
     
  17. redrobin

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    I usually have one hand on the wheel and one on the shifter, be it floor or column. I usually use both for turning though.
     
  18. Potato

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    I keep one hand on the wheel at all times when leisurely driving, even when turning. If I'm doing something stupid, though, I'll use both hands for turning but still only one when I'm.
    It's so much more comfortable for me to have my left arm on the armrest or something and not on the steering wheel.
    Speaking of stupid stuff, last weekend I raced the Highlander around an unused, 8 story parking garage. Definitely something I'm gonna have to do again.
    That car is pretty torquey when you're just putting around, but as soon as you get into the gas it shows its lack of power. Makes a lot of noise but doesn't really do much. Transmission can also be a little indecisive at times, but it's not bad.
     
  19. Razer-11

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    That's exactly the reason I hate it.
    This is another car that I don't like, the Isuzu Axiom, first of all because it only came with a 4-speed automatic and because of the front end.
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  20. logoster

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    heh

    personally i find it more comfortable for both hands on wheel myself :p
     
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