What marques do you not buy?

cjt156

siralfalot wrote: »

really?

so whats going to take the place of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat, Abarth, and Pagani? the VW Golf GTPDTDPGTDDDII?? :rolleyes:

Bo11ox to that!!

Nice to see siralfalot come to the defence of the French...oh, wait, hang on Do you want to go get sirpugalot?

On topic; yeah I'd never buy a Toyota - except for a MR2,
or a Nissan, except for a 350Z
or another VW, except a Mki, 11 or V GTi
or a Daewoo...yeah or a Daewoo.
Oh or a Hyundai. Does that clear it up?

mondeo

I just dont like korean cars....somthing about them, ordinary mary/joe mobile with no taste, I use to like the hyundai coupe but I would not spend my own money on one.

Esel

junkyard wrote: »

What car do you drive OP?

Whatever the old man has in the driveway in the moment, apart from any of those listed?

Biro

esel wrote: »

Whatever the old man has in the driveway in the moment, apart from any of those listed?

Most probably!
Anyway, I suppose I should stick to the topic and answer the original question with Lada. I wouldn't ever buy a Lada cause they're horrible looking, and I did research them and none of them have enough power to make any use on a forrestry road of the rear wheel drive, making them useless!
Other than that, I can't think of any I'd rule out completely.

cantdecide

I'll never buy a Toyota for personal use except maybe a Camry. They're the most over-rated cars in the world, they're not as reliable as people say, totally unrefined with carp interiors and MOST (only most, not all) toyota owners have believed the hype to the extent of brainwashing IMO.

The cars themselves are OK but I never want to belong to that club.

They're slogan should have this small addition 'not bothered enough about cars to prove or believe otherwise??.....Toyota: the best built cars in the world'.:D

colm_mcm

cantdecide wrote: »

they're not as reliable as people say, totally unrefined with carp interiors

Toyota stopped making interiors out of fish a few years ago. they're using plastic again.

To think that any other car manufacturer isn't in it for the money is naieve.

blackbox

Mercedes

Just too vulgar (apart from S class)

colm_mcm

blackbox wrote: »

Mercedes

Just too vulgar (apart from S class)

Wouldn't regard the A, B, or CLS as vulgar either

maidhc

colm_mcm wrote: »

Toyota stopped making interiors out of fish a few years ago. they're using plastic again.

To think that any other car manufacturer isn't in it for the money is naieve.

You sure? The Avensis is still pretty dire... Cororlla/Auris much nicer though in fairness. I agree about Toyotas not being anything special in the reliability stakes... Toyotas customer services makes up a lot for this though.

colm_mcm

To be fair, any cars I sold in 07 that have given me hardship have been non Toyotas.

The Avensis has been around since 03, and while it's not to everyone's taste, it is well built.

Anan1

colm_mcm wrote: »

Wouldn't regard the A, B, or CLS as vulgar either

I'd have to disagree with you regarding the CLS, it's an E-class without the class.

colm_mcm

without the comfort too! they're tiny inside (but sweet to drive!)
They're eye catching and very elegant. wouldn't call them Vulgar.

Anan1

I dunno colm, I think they're quite tacky.:)

kaiser sauze

plissken wrote: »

What exactly is the point of this thread when you are making silly contradictions like the above, you have posted a ridiculous thread in the motors forum which is populated by people who are interested in motors, what response were you hoping for exactly sensible people don't discredit 95% of all cars available to buy in ireland just because of the badge, by your own admission you would not drive the following cars based purely on the badge on the bonnet

Audi R8

Toyota supra

nissan 350z

fiat punto abarth

mitsubishi evo

as you can see by the above this thread is irrelevant to motor fans as your opinion is ridiculously foolish

I never said I would not drive them; I said I would not buy them.

unkel

colm_mcm wrote: »

Toyota stopped making interiors out of fish a few years ago. they're using plastic again.

Class

kaiser sauze

astraboy wrote: »

So you make sweeping generalizations about car makes, then make more about hot hatches from these manufacturers. Is the 205gti or the honda integra Type R, both thrilling FWD cars of their generation, worse because they have a body kit? Just because a car has "go faster stripes" you clearly declare it is no good. Judging every car by the badge on the bonnet is stupid. You can make sweeping generalisations, but they are incorrect at best. BMW make fine cars and I have enjoyed driving several. On the other hand, i drove an E36 316 and this was far from the ultimate driving machine! A spin in an M3 will convince you BMW can make great cars. As for opel, VXR astras, Corsas etc are the name of the game today. Back in the 90's they had the red-top astras, coming with one of the most bullet proof N/a engines of the decade.

So, if you come to the motors forum and make stupid uneducated generalizations then expect some backlash. Back up your points with evidence at least. I can safety say you probably never drove an escort cosworth or an M3.

I think you are just browned off that somebody has gone on record saying that they would not buy a Beemer.

kaiser sauze

cjt156 wrote: »

Nice to see siralfalot come to the defence of the French...oh, wait, hang on Do you want to go get sirpugalot?

On topic; yeah I'd never buy a Toyota - except for a MR2,
or a Nissan, except for a 350Z
or another VW, except a Mki, 11 or V GTi
or a Daewoo...yeah or a Daewoo.
Oh or a Hyundai. Does that clear it up?

I agree with all of the marques listed here. Have you any personal experience of the horrors that Hyundai peddle as automobiles?

unkel

Keep digging, kaiser

kaiser sauze

Biro wrote: »

Most probably!
Anyway, I suppose I should stick to the topic and answer the original question with Lada. I wouldn't ever buy a Lada cause they're horrible looking, and I did research them and none of them have enough power to make any use on a forrestry road of the rear wheel drive, making them useless!
Other than that, I can't think of any I'd rule out completely.

I left out Lada and I've never driven any of them so am not in a position to comment, however, if the consensus is correct, I'd probably have to rule out ever buying one!

kaiser sauze

cantdecide wrote: »

I'll never buy a Toyota for personal use except maybe a Camry. They're the most over-rated cars in the world, they're not as reliable as people say, totally unrefined with carp interiors and MOST (only most, not all) toyota owners have believed the hype to the extent of brainwashing IMO.

The cars themselves are OK but I never want to belong to that club.

They're slogan should have this small addition 'not bothered enough about cars to prove or believe otherwise??.....Toyota: the best built cars in the world'.:D

I actually could not agree more about Toyotas, an extremely overrated marque with all the character of Naomi Campbell sans makeup.

I would advise you against a Camry, my uncle owned an automatic one and it was clunky, unresponsive, unrefined, noisy and actually did stink now that it has been mentioned earlier in this thread. It could have been my uncle, but that is unconfirmed speculation.

kaiser sauze

colm_mcm wrote: »

Wouldn't regard the A, B, or CLS as vulgar either

Mercedes is not on my list, but the A-Class is a terrible looking car.

Mr.Boots

What do you drive op???

mick.fr

I only buy bimmers :-) Anything else is insignificant to my eyes.

S.I.R

hmmm what cars do i not buy... most cars i wouldnt buy unless its a :

Daihatsu

Bmw ( only bmws that are 1992 or older )

Merc ( same story of bmw )

Nissan... maybe

Toyota.... the older the model , the better the car

Suzuki.. can you break one of these cars ?

saab... poorly made car , tons of fun to drive.

austin/leyland mini... do i need to explain ?



thats basically it.

colm_mcm wrote: »

The Avensis has been around since 03, and while it's not to everyone's taste, it is well built.

you might wanna edit that and use wikipedia to help you