GTP Cool Wall: 1981-1989 Dodge Aries

[The87Dodge]

As if I was referring to anything other than the Aries with that description.



Those A-pillars says otherwise. Hell, even the wheel arches look like they're struggling to maintain any amount of curvature.

I know an Aries isn't as curvy as Kim Kardashian's buttocks, but all 80's sedans were boxy. The Aries was stylishly boxy. Foxy boxy.

Badass?


It seems you have literally been blinded by Mopar bias.

I don't think so.

W&N's Sunbird - even in it's last known state of ruined suspension and tappety knocks from the front end - has more road presence, grace and appeal than this thing. And that's really saying something.

Please don't mention White Nerdy.

The Grand Am was a marginally smaller car than the Aries.

You are thinking of the Sunbird or 1000.

You can describe the Aries' looks as "badass" but for accuracy you need a space between the 'd' and the 'a'.

I don't think so.

It's exactly as bad as the Cavalier, can't you see?
To everyone else, it looks just like that, only 5% are seeing it differently.

No, the Cavalier is worse than the Aries. I think more than 5% think the car is cool, I just think some are embarrassed to show support for an 80's "junky" sedan.

 

[Tornado]

Poor people? I don't think so, because people who buy the new Dodge Dart, starting at $16k, aren't poor. Poor people are turning to late 90's and early 00's Neons, maybe Stratuses.

Poor people driving cars for movies set in the 1980s don't have access to cars made in the following decade.

 

[cjr3559]

Even Lee Iacocca would be hard pressed to give this one a 'Meh'.

To the defense of @The87Dodge, I remember being a kid and loving everything full size Chevrolet. Even to the point of saying I'd rather have a '73 Caprice over a Ferrari. Thankfully my sense of judgement has come around.

Still, you're not going to see this car on "What's My Car Worth" anytime soon (or ever).

 

[Famine]

Compared to Chevy Cavalier, Ford Escort, and every other 80's compact.

Mmhmm. You really weren't alive in the 1980s were you? Have you seen the Volkswagen Golf at all?

I have to say I'm surprised that Dodge didn't use "The new 92hp 2.5 litre Aries - looks more badass than a Ford Escort" as an advertising strapline. It's catchy...

How can you compare a car to an eye disease in the first place?

Quite easily. I know which I'd rather look at.

 

[Grandea GTR]

I know an Aries isn't as curvy as Kim Kardashian's buttocks, but all 80's sedans were boxy. The Aries was stylishly boxy. Foxy boxy.

ooooooooooooooooooooooh

Foxy boxy.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

Oh heavens no, buddy boy.

 

[The87Dodge]

This joke got super old.

If you are saying that me liking an Aries is a joke, you're way off. All my avatars were K-related, I have praised the Aries in numerous threads, and even started a GT Suggestions thread for it.

Poor people driving cars for movies set in the 1980s don't have access to cars made in the following decade.

Poor people in 1980's movies would drive a 60's Dart, maybe a Monaco at best.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Please don't mention White Nerdy.

I suspect that most would agree with me when I say that your inability to view certain cars objectively is exactly like White and Nerdy was.

 

[CSLACR]

No, the Cavalier is worse than the Aries. I think more than 5% think the car is cool, I just think some are embarrassed to show support for an 80's "junky" sedan.

It's definitely not that...

 

[Grandea GTR]

If you are saying that me liking an Aries is a joke, you're way off. All my avatars were K-related, I have praised the Aries in numerous threads, and even started a GT Suggestions thread for it.

Well, of course. anyone can see it.

A Dodge Aries K is the only car that is both a beater and a sleeper.
Vote on my 1987 Dodge Aries K suggestion thread!

 

[Panoz]

I don't know if I can survive the night with me laughing this hard.

 

[The87Dodge]

Even Lee Iacocca would be hard pressed to give this one a 'Meh'.

To the defense of @The87Dodge, I remember being a kid and loving everything full size Chevrolet. Even to the point of saying I'd rather have a '73 Caprice over a Ferrari. Thankfully my sense of judgement has come around.

I'm not sure what a '73 Caprice has to do with an Aries, but thanks for telling me.

Still, you're not going to see this car on "What's My Car Worth" anytime soon (or ever).

Mmhmm. You really weren't alive in the 1980s were you?

Have you seen the Volkswagen Golf at all?
Quite easily. I know which I'd rather look at.

I wan't here in the eighties. And I know what a VW Golf looks like, someone at my work owns a brand new GTi.

I suspect that most would agree with me when I say that your inability to view certain cars objectively is exactly like White and Nerdy was.

Where have I brought up politics in this discussion. Wasn't W&N famous for bringing up political references in Cool Wall threads? And I'm not close minded like him. Just cause we both drive 80's American 'beaters, which we praise, doesn't mean we are exactly alike.

 

[Tornado]

You are thinking of the Sunbird or 1000.

No, I'm thinking of the Grand Am. The original N-bodys were only slightly larger than the J-Bodys they were based on. And they were both smaller than the Aries.

 

[Famine]

I wan't here in the eighties.

Gosh what a surprise.

 

[Grandea GTR]

I wan't here in the eighties

 

[The87Dodge]

It's definitely not that...

Maybe not for everyone, but I believe it's true for some people.

Well, of course. anyone can see it.

Did you even vote?

No, I'm thinking of the Grand Am. The original N-bodys were only slightly larger than the J-Bodys they were based on. And they were both smaller than the Aries.

Then it's my bad. I'm only a human, people make mistakes sometimes.

 

[Bo]

I've got a sneaking suspicion that this is going to go on for a long time. A really long time.

 

[Suzumiya]

Best troll ever

 

[Grandea GTR]

Did you even vote?

Yes?

 

[Northstar]

I've got a sneaking suspicion that this is going to go on for a long time. A really long time.

And over multiple threads...

 

[The87Dodge]

Gosh what a surprise.

Me being not alive in the eighties doesn't prevent me from knowing a lot about 80's cars. In fact I know more about 80's cars (not motorsport or race cars) than probably all active members on the site.

I've got a sneaking suspicion that this is going to go on for a long time. A really long time.

It may go on for some time, but at least it's a casual discussion and not a flamewar.

 

[1241Penguin]

Where have I brought up politics in this discussion.

Where did Beeble say that you were political?

In fact I know more about 80's cars (not motorsport or race cars) than probably all active members on the site.

Good. God.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Where have I brought up politics in this discussion.

Just there^. But otherwise, you haven't, but I'm not sure why you bring it up because it's irrelevant to the point I was making.

Wasn't W&N famous for bringing up political references in Cool Wall threads? And I'm not close minded like him. Just cause we both drive 80's American 'beaters, which we praise, doesn't mean we are exactly alike.

White and Nerdy was famous for, among other things, trying to convince everything that a cheap and awful American car was actually really good, and for not being able to view anything without bias.

 

[Grandea GTR]

In fact I know more about 80's cars (not motorsport or race cars) than probably all active members on the site.

Try us.

 

[titleguy1]

In fact I know more about 80's cars (not motorsport or race cars) than probably all active members on the site.

That's a very pretentious statement. Do you know everyone on this website? There are a lot of older people on here.

 

[-Fred-]

To be fair we didn't have a GTP car of the year so far this year.

It will now join the ranks of the 2.2 Camry and the 3.1 Sunbird and be forever in our minds.

 

[CSLACR]

Me being not alive in the eighties doesn't prevent me from knowing a lot about 80's cars. In fact I know more about 80's cars (not motorsport or race cars) than probably all active members on the site.



It may go on for some time, but at least it's a casual discussion and not a flamewar.

That's a bold statement there, knowing more than all of us combined.

 

[The87Dodge]

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Yes?

I meant for my suggestions thread, silly goose.

And over multiple threads...

Thankfully, those issues are resolved and do not go on.

Where did Beeble say that you were political?

Good. God.

He didn't, but he said I was like W&N.

White and Nerdy was famous for, among other things, trying to convince everything that a cheap and awful American car was actually really good, and for not being able to view anything without bias.

That must be a real shame. Did he get a lot of hate around here?

 

[Tornado]

The Omni, probably owing to how it was an 11/10ths scale Golf copy, was a much nicer looking car inside and out than the Aries ever was.

In fact I know more about 80's cars (not motorsport or race cars) than probably all active members on the site.

Tell me more.

 

[Famine]

Me being not alive in the eighties doesn't prevent me from knowing a lot about 80's cars.

It certainly prevents you from remembering them in their time and makes you conjure up a ridiculous romantic notion of how "badass" this blob of nothing was.

In fact I know more about 80's cars (not motorsport or race cars) than probably all active members on the site.

Ohhh, you'll want to wind that particular thought back in.

 

[Grandea GTR]

I meant for my suggestions thread, silly goose.

To be honest, why would I? It's way far back in there.