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[Andy B]

Oh, and to top it all, it's FWD.

Pretty much goes without saying these days .............. cheaper & easier to make. 

[omega3000]

Its pig ugly all what ever angle you look at it , + side its cheap to buy but keeping it going will be another thing 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The Citroen Ami from the seventies is even more dog ugly.

Too ugly to post a picture.

[Kevin Wood]

The Citroen Ami from the seventies is even more dog ugly.

Too ugly to post a picture.

The Ami 6 was quite cool, though. Ami 8 was just horrible.

They were slow too. Very, very, very slow.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The Insignia is an ugly mare too.

Bloated and ungainly it is devoid of style. It has dated poorly.

It appeared old-fashioned before production even started. 

[Kevin Wood]

The Insignia is an ugly mare too.

Bloated and ungainly it is devoid of style. It has dated poorly.

It appeared old-fashioned before production even started. 

That goes for 99% of "current" car models IMHO.

They plug the same numbers into the same aerodynamic modelling software, apply the same type approval criteria for impact protection, etc. and get the same bland car out as a result.

[Dishevelled Den]

Not sure I have even heard of this let alone seen one, not bad on economy given the power if the specs are to be believed........

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201230479800812/sort/locasc/usedcars/transmission/automatic/price-to/2000/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/radius/1500/page/7/postcode/dl179bb?logcode=p

I've seen a few Vel Satis, it's the Avantime that's the rare one. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/renault/avantime/postcode/bl81xw/radius/1500/sort/default/onesearchad/used 

Yes, I think Claire (Guinney1971) runs an Avantime - amongst a few others.  I'm sure she could give a run down on either it or the Vel Satis.

[MaxV6]

no mention of ugly cars is complete without the mention of the Fiat Multipla....


or, more commonly known as


The Fuglymobile.



a mate has one..... it's unremittingly eye waveringly ugly, and shite as well....


how much fiat paid to have it named car of the year, way back then,   i have no idea....


Billions probably....

[Kevin Wood]

.. or what about that ghastly Nissan Juke?

The Japanese haven't got any better at translating their product names into Engrish. Surely they meant Nissan Joke?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Jensen CV8......ugly as sin, but I want one.

[Kevin Wood]

Jensen CV8......ugly as sin, but I want one.

Fair enough.. although <dreaming> it I were hypothetically offered the keys to a 541 as an alternative <wakes up> 

[I_want_an_Omega]

Pal of mine was a senior manager @ Renault's UK head office @ the time these were introduced. So, I've driven them both as he used to bring them home & tried many times to get me to buy one - oh no no no no....

The Avantine did indeed have double hinged doors and was easy enough to get in and out of.

They drove little more than "ok", which at the time wasn't that good considering that they were brand new and that I was comparing them with my R reg MV6, which @ the time would have been 6 years old and with 100k on it.

The interesting (strange) thing is that with the Vel Satis there was an extensive choice of wooden inlays for the dash area, these were all real wood and very nicely implemented IIRC.

Strange things French cars 

[SteveAvfc.]

French -- enough said YUK YUK YUK Never. 

[omega3000]

.. or what about that ghastly Nissan Juke?

The Japanese haven't got any better at translating their product names into Engrish. Surely they meant Nissan Joke?

I like that 

[Webby the Bear]

.. or what about that ghastly Nissan Juke?

The Japanese haven't got any better at translating their product names into Engrish. Surely they meant Nissan Joke?

haha, i remember clarkson slating the ford scorpio because there was no other car on the market that looked like a frog..... until the juke came along