5 cars you hate the most

[blackstang04]

so lets just agree to disagree!

Did anyone miss that?

[blakscorpion21]

Originally Posted by 98BlackTransAm

i always thought the srt-4 had the same engine as the stock neon, but that was just an assumption based on what i've heard. sti's/evo's are good comparisons because they both have slower versions of those same cars too. srt-4>neon, evo>lancer, and sti>non-sti wrx.

is an 03/04 cobra considered a mustang?

yea i wasnt thinking about cobras, those would def. be nice to have.

i think that with the stage 2 mopar upgrade, some technical goodies, and an awd system the srt-4 would be a good match for the evo and sti.

[kevinthenerd]

1. Honda Civic (It's the most popular in a range of cars I hate that are underpowered, slow, and with poor handling. Everybody says they're bullet-proof, but they have common problems that people have learned to ignore because of what the magazines feed them about what build quality should be about.)
2. Cadillac Escalade (It's a big bling-mobile that people use to show off their money. There's no reason for a 6L motor because the rest of the car obviously wasn't designed for acceleration. It's just a waste to cover up for such weight.)
3. The new VW Beetle. It's just a FWD Golf, and it has nothing of the "folk's wagon" feel of a cheap, functional car. It's trying too hard to compete with more expensive models, losing its character in the process.
4. Mazda MPV. It has no power, and the front seats are the most uncomfortable pieces of furniture that I've ever used in my life. If you take the seats out and put anything in it (like back when I was moving into a dorm), you have to totally floor it to have any chance of highway merging.
5. Chevy Aveo. It was GM's sorry attempt to make a car as cheap as the Koreans do. GM has to realize that those engineers didn't come from the fast food culture of throwing out stuff after using it once.

[mason_RsX]

Originally Posted by kevinthenerd

5. Chevy Aveo. It was GM's sorry attempt to make a car as cheap as the Koreans do. GM has to realize that those engineers didn't come from the fast food culture of throwing out stuff after using it once.

Isn't the Aveo just a Daewoo, which would actually make it at Korean car? Correct me if I am wrong

And by that criticizm you should also not like the Honda Fit, or Toyota Yaris, which are both really popular right now...At least in Canada...we think smaller

[blakscorpion21]

Originally Posted by kevinthenerd

1. Honda Civic (It's the most popular in a range of cars I hate that are underpowered, slow, and with poor handling. Everybody says they're bullet-proof, but they have common problems that people have learned to ignore because of what the magazines feed them about what build quality should be about.)
2. Cadillac Escalade (It's a big bling-mobile that people use to show off their money. There's no reason for a 6L motor because the rest of the car obviously wasn't designed for acceleration. It's just a waste to cover up for such weight.)
3. The new VW Beetle. It's just a FWD Golf, and it has nothing of the "folk's wagon" feel of a cheap, functional car. It's trying too hard to compete with more expensive models, losing its character in the process.
4. Mazda MPV. It has no power, and the front seats are the most uncomfortable pieces of furniture that I've ever used in my life. If you take the seats out and put anything in it (like back when I was moving into a dorm), you have to totally floor it to have any chance of highway merging.
5. Chevy Aveo. It was GM's sorry attempt to make a car as cheap as the Koreans do. GM has to realize that those engineers didn't come from the fast food culture of throwing out stuff after using it once.

i dont know on what planet the civic is unreliable, casuse here on earth it will outlast most cars on the road. not to mention the civic si is fairly quick and handles pretty good.

[98BlackTransAm]

one of the civic's main strongpoints is its mpg. and they're a very reliable car (my gf has one) just not stellar when it comes to performance. throwing a wing and a WAI on it doesnt make it a race car like fast and the furious has lead so many ignorant ppl to believe.

[blakscorpion21]

yea, blame the people and the movie, not the car.

[kevinthenerd]

Originally Posted by blakscorpion21

i dont know on what planet the civic is unreliable, casuse here on earth it will outlast most cars on the road. not to mention the civic si is fairly quick and handles pretty good.

I never said it was unreliable. I just said it has its own problems and that it's not the supercar of longevity that people make it out to be. One of my favorite common problems is that, over a relatively short amount of time, the shift lever really feels like it's not connected to anything (despite the fact that it still works). I also hate these cars because of the crowded engine bays (which is fairly common among front-wheel-drive econoboxes) and the tiny passenger compartment obviously not designed by a team of men 6 feet tall. Lastly, for what you get, they're overpriced when compared to the competition.

[kevinthenerd]

I think the Civic is overpriced. Let's compare the MSRPs for base models. Wouldn't you agree that these are comparable models? It's not like I'm throwing the Kia Rio, the Chevy Aveo, or the Hyundai Accent into the mix.

Honda Civic - $14 760
Toyota Corolla - $14 105
Hyundai Elantra - $13 865
Chevrolet Cobalt - $13 590
Kia Spectra - $13 475
Saturn ION - $12 490

The Saturn might be the lowest here due to "no haggle" pricing.

[kevinthenerd]

Originally Posted by mason_RsX

Isn't the Aveo just a Daewoo, which would actually make it at Korean car? Correct me if I am wrong

And by that criticizm you should also not like the Honda Fit, or Toyota Yaris, which are both really popular right now...At least in Canada...we think smaller

GM owns Daewoo, so that makes perfect sense. It's actually sold in South Korea as a Daewoo Kalos. More information can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Daewoo
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Aveo

I've driven it, and I still say the car sucks. It would have been 10 times more fun to drive with a slightly lower center of gravity and a little less weight up front (or more weight in the back).

[pimprolla112]

If you do notice that out of the cars you listed the most reliable are the most expensive. Seriously because a common prolem you consider is the shifter doesnt feel like its attached to anything. WTF, ive seen bigger problems with other cars, that are more common and work out to be a bigger problem. No matter what you say the point is the civic/corolla are 2 of the most reliable cars ever made, in fact if i can find the video of the civic that being run with water in the crankcase that seriously wont die. I highly doubt you could do that with a kia, or a hyundai.

ANd saturns have had there nice list of problems in the past and now. And a side note you do knoe that gm uses a honda motor in one of there smaller suvs and i believe saturn uses it to. And when your talking reliability ALL cars have there problems, and civic seem to more of a function problem than mechanical. And mechanical problems are what more people look at. So in agreeing with you no car is perfect, not even a $600k ferrari, lambo is free from defects.

[blakscorpion21]

Originally Posted by kevinthenerd

I think the Civic is overpriced. Let's compare the MSRPs for base models. Wouldn't you agree that these are comparable models? It's not like I'm throwing the Kia Rio, the Chevy Aveo, or the Hyundai Accent into the mix.

Honda Civic - $14 760
Toyota Corolla - $14 105
Hyundai Elantra - $13 865
Chevrolet Cobalt - $13 590
Kia Spectra - $13 475
Saturn ION - $12 490

The Saturn might be the lowest here due to "no haggle" pricing.

just because theyre in the same class dont mean you are getting the same quality. that 2000 extra bucks will pay off when your saturn is falling apart and the civic is still going strong. you see the price cutting in crappy interiors and being more problematic. the cars are cheaper for a reason.

[most_wanted192000]

Shoot i once had a 93 civic ex that thing got the best mpg and was pretty reliable until it overheated and there went the reliability, but it had over 200K and not once messed up the yrs i drove it. Although it could have used more Hp it was slooowwwwww but hey i was getting 30+ mpg so i wasnt complaining at all Heck i wish i had another one.

[kevinthenerd]

Originally Posted by pimprolla112

ANd saturns have had there nice list of problems in the past and now. And a side note you do knoe that gm uses a honda motor in one of there smaller suvs and i believe saturn uses it to.

The ION is mostly Opel from what I hear. The ECOTEC is anything but Honda. As far as the transmissions go, the 03-04 automatics were Aisin, and the 03+ manuals are Getrag.

When you stop to think that the sticker price of two or three cars can add up to a single engineer's salary, you realize that with the vast quantity of cars these companies are making, "engineering expertise" costs rather little. I know nobody will agree with me when I say this, but I'll say it anyway: It's obvious to me that the Civic is sold with higher profit margins than these other cars. Look at GM's Saturn ION: The company is going to hell, and the Spring Hill, TN plant where the cars are made drastically cut its production. I think the ION is being killed in favor of a rebadged Astra.

[drunken monkey]

eh?
you think that GM equivilant cars not costing as much as a honda civic is the reason why they are going to hell?
has it ever occured to you that the civic is simply worth the extra money and the equivilant GM cars aren't?
i also guess you don't like the new mini then.
or the golf.
or bmw 1 series.
or audi a3.
£18,000 for a focus st?
£16,000 for a renault clio?

if the honda civic is overpriced, then those cars must be absolute rip-offs.