American Car hate club

merlin · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:06

Hello,

My name is merlin and I hate Amercian cars.

Looking for other like minded individuals.

Thanks.

flat-6 · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:09

Agree mostly. Their mass market cars are poor versus Euro products, even now. Interiors also no matter what car or trim level feel like they come out of a GMC half-ton.

Good American Cars:

Hummer H1
Corvair
Corvette

Bad:

The rest.

Janesy B · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:10

The Americans forgot how to make good cars.

There's the odd exception, but 99% are utter tripe.

gurusan · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:10

I hate nearly all of them except I do like the Corvette.

panthro · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:12

Awaits Lashout and JRS......

Firestar_3x · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:14

Janesy B said:
The Americans forgot how to make good cars.

There's the odd exception, but 99% are utter tripe.

Whilst that does indeed fail, lots of european cars also suck.

I like quite a lot of the classic american stuff and a handfull of the latest cars.

Janesy B · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:18

Firestar_3x said:
Whilst that does indeed fail, lots of european cars also suck.

I like quite a lot of the classic american stuff and a handfull of the latest cars.

Yes but BMW, Mercedes, Lotus, Ferrari, Lambourghini etc balance all that out. Even the products from Ford of Europe are highly superior to their American counterparts.

Europe can make a fine turd too :cool:

gurusan · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:18

lol at least it looks streamlined

daz · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:19

CTS and Corvette are pretty awesome.

Dup · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:19

I don't know much about American cars, but I'm currently watching the Overhaulin' series and the end products look pretty damned awesome.

eidolon · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:19

My name is eidolon and I hate American cars. WLTM other individuals who don't understand how a 24.6l V8 engine can produce 6BHP.

Firestar_3x · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:20

Janesy B said:
Europe can make a fine turd too

So thats the car ford nicked the fiesta light design from!

Janesy B · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:20

Dup said:
I don't know much about American cars, but I'm currently watching the Overhaulin' series and the end products look pretty damned awesome.

I do concede that they certainly know how to restore a car and they are streets ahead when it comes to hot-rods, restorations and the like but the bread and butter is plain poor.

Firestar_3x said:
So thats the car ford nicked the fiesta light design from!

The Lancia Y came out after the MK4

Both cars do look very unhappy.

Firestar_3x · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:24

eidolon said:
My name is eidolon and I hate American cars. WLTM other individuals who don't understand how a 24.6l V8 engine can produce 6BHP.

Because the driving conditions in the USA are very different to the UK, miles between services is far more important to them, hence big lazy engines which will run for years and cover vast distances without being maintained.

Janesy B said:
The Lancia Y came out after the MK4 Both cars do look very unhappy.

Lancia takes design ideas from Ford, whatever next!

flat-6 · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:35

Dup said:
I don't know much about American cars, but I'm currently watching the Overhaulin' series and the end products look pretty damned awesome.

No they all end up looking the same. Giant 22" chrome wheels and a 'bitchin' Foose paint job.

Dr Who · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:38

flat-6 said:
No they all end up looking the same. Giant 22" chrome wheels and a 'bitchin' Foose paint job.

And that's a bad thing?

I love lots of muscle cars and yank iron, but they aren't good cars.

Janesy B · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:38

flat-6 said:
No they all end up looking the same. Giant 22" chrome wheels and a 'bitchin' Foose paint job.

i.e.

merlin · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:41

I think it's the lack of engineering finesse that does it for me with American cars, sure there's some exceptions to the rule, but not many. Yes there might well be a reason for it - but that's irrelevant, fact is they are what they are and they tick no boxes for me.

Jez · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:57

Firestar_3x said:
Because the driving conditions in the USA are very different to the UK, miles between services is far more important to them, hence big lazy engines which will run for years and cover vast distances without being maintained.

This is always quoted, and is something which i used to agree with as an excuse.

This was until i found out that the average US motorist does a little over 12,000 miles per year - roughly the same as over here.

Housey · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:57

With a passion. I can't think of a great car they ever made, not one. They made some iconic cars, they made some quick cars, but all have been pig iron or made from margarine pots inside...or British with an American lump.