GM, GM, GM. The cheap heap of the past, Dodge, is nowadays the hottest tamale. And Ford? "hideously offensive" looks like the whole line over the past 15 years. All look like Tauruses (Tauri ?), including the newest Jaguar. God forgive, what have they done.
On 11/29/05, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Everybody's a critic, and in keeping with my shallow and vapid ways, I > don't have any actual experience with their products or engineering, > but I've always hated GM purely on aesthetic grounds. I came of > automotive age in the early '80's, and they made (and still do) > hideously offensive looking vehicles, from the inside out. Each > successive design cycle has continuously reinforced my subjective > prejudice, sometimes causing me to laugh out loud and/or shoot liquids > through my nostrils upon viewing their latest offerings. Pathetic and > poorly executed derivatives have been par for the course. The other > two Detroit rejects aren't much better, but at least they can be > counted on to dredge up something to pique my interest from time to > time...not the General though. Incidentally, MB's grotesque new > R-class and CLS500 coupe look like they were swiped from the General's > cutting room floor--a new low in "Teutonic" automotive design. > Totally "Bangled" > > There, I feel better now. > > Casey > Olympia, WA > Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" > '87 300TD intercooler (211k) > '84 300D (205k) > Gashuffer: > '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K) > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D
