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By any standards, really.
GTP Cool Wall: 1981-1989 Dodge Aries
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I'll bite.
I'd give a Model T an uncool. Not for the reasons you listed, although the 'single color' applies based on what I believe.
My main issue with the Model T was what it became for Ford - something that nearly drove the company into bankruptcy because of Henry Ford believing that there was nothing better available in terms of cars, and therefore didn't bother to try to bring new ideas in.
Sure, they did sell a ridiculous number of the things, mainly because of two factors; nothing else better available, and price. Those two in combination can be fantastic, but when you keep producing the same thing over and over without any changes for a long time, eventually a few things will happen;
-Complacency, here being that the large number of sales of the Model T meant there wasn't a push for innovation;
-Market saturation, with how many Model Ts there were sold eventually there is a point where the market will drop out because of the number available.
(I'll continue the rest of this post later, have a dinner event to attend and I'm on mobile so I can't easily pull my resources and citations together until I get home.)
I'd give a Model T an uncool. Not for the reasons you listed, although the 'single color' applies based on what I believe.
My main issue with the Model T was what it became for Ford - something that nearly drove the company into bankruptcy because of Henry Ford believing that there was nothing better available in terms of cars, and therefore didn't bother to try to bring new ideas in.
Sure, they did sell a ridiculous number of the things, mainly because of two factors; nothing else better available, and price. Those two in combination can be fantastic, but when you keep producing the same thing over and over without any changes for a long time, eventually a few things will happen;
-Complacency, here being that the large number of sales of the Model T meant there wasn't a push for innovation;
-Market saturation, with how many Model Ts there were sold eventually there is a point where the market will drop out because of the number available.
(I'll continue the rest of this post later, have a dinner event to attend and I'm on mobile so I can't easily pull my resources and citations together until I get home.)
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That is one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen. It makes ugly cars like Cavaliers eye candy. You gotta appreciate you're overattached to this car.
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So did the Porsche Cayenne, in a sense. It inflated the sales of Porsche massively. The Jetta MK3 also allowed VW not to pull the plug in America. Heck, even the 2012 Honda Civic is very boring. Maybe it didn't quite save the scompany, but it sold in great numbers. But are they cool? No way. Besides, just look at it!
Refer back to my other statement.
No offense, but you're just asking to start a flame war. If you praise this car but know that know one else does, then it's probably a not a good idea to try and change other's minds about it. Same goes for anything else.
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I can give you that, it certainly was a better choice than a Chevy Cavalier or a Ford Escort of the same vintage. Doing cheap meth that came from a shady dude in the bathroom of a dive-bar was also a better idea.
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So... Ultra, "Beware! Legitimately Sharp Edges" boxy?
And regular-old "super" boxy:
Yeah. I can believe that.
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The87Dodge
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The Aries was much closer to "badass" than "ass".
If I was in a film and casting someone to drive this car, it would be a car nerd who is very informed about Mopar and knows that not all 80's cars were uncool. But that's just me.
Tragic?
It was the opposite of a failure. Combined, Aries/Reliant achieved two million in sales in nine years. And it was only sold here in 'Murica. I don't think it's depressing, and it belongs in heaven, not hell. Good cars go to heaven, and failed cars go to hell.
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Not a turbo.
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This is one of those cars that you want evaporated off the planet... but it just won't go.
You think you've seen them all until you find just one more at a used car lot, and then you slowly scream,
You think you've seen them all until you find just one more at a used car lot, and then you slowly scream,
The87Dodge
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Your Mopar bias is showing.
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Take off your rose colored glasses.
The87Dodge
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I think not, but everyone has their one feelings.
I don't wear glasses, my vision is 20/20, perfectly fine.
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HAHAHA! I'm sorry, what?!
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Wouldn't a guy who was being casted to film and was very informed about Mopar drive something more high performance in the 80s, something like a Daytona, over this?
The87Dodge
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It is an idiom meaning you have an overly positive opinion, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.
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Please tell me more about the 82hp badass.
It's late at night here and I could do with reading something spectacularly boring to get me away.
Was their target demographic the recently deceased?
The87Dodge
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If I was the director, I'd give the person casted an Aries, also because they cost less than a Daytona, easier to access since they are less rare.
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