Bad styling details

MaX_PoWah · 1 Jun 2006 at 14:02

Them horrible horrible little lumps on the headlights of the new fiesta, why ???

The massive black bumpers on the ka, they look so much better colour coded

corsas in general new or old

citroen c2s in general

cars with lights that come on automatically as soon as it gets even slightly dark, that really really annoys me

Zip · 1 Jun 2006 at 14:11

MaX_PoWah said:
cars with lights that come on automatically as soon as it gets even slightly dark, that really really annoys me

My solution for that is to drive with them on day or night

Bes · 1 Jun 2006 at 14:39

Alphas- Disgusting pepperpot wheels, horrible looking fronts with number plates off to one side..... eugh!

Meridian · 1 Jun 2006 at 14:49

Rotty said:
Not ugly cars but small styling details that you hate or leave you asking why

Glued-on wheel arch extensions on 06 Imprezas. Just make some different panels you lazy goits.

M

Gilly · 1 Jun 2006 at 16:14

kaiowas said:
Any designer who pretends that front numberplates don't exist and makes no provision for one then wonders why everyone thinks their concept looks terrible once it's been made road legal.

Alfa! \o/

Bes said:
Alphas- Disgusting pepperpot wheels, horrible looking fronts with number plates off to one side..... eugh!

Alfa \o/

The revolution is beginning

mr jamez · 1 Jun 2006 at 16:36

Alfa styling is too much for you simple northern folk

Gilly · 1 Jun 2006 at 16:40

mr jamez said:
Alfa styling is too ugly for you simple northern folk

Corrected for truth

Besides which, the two guys I quoted are in Norwich and Bristol respectively...

excaliborg · 1 Jun 2006 at 17:02

MaX_PoWah said:
Them horrible horrible little lumps on the headlights of the new fiesta, why ???

Disagree - really like the new style headlights.

I think a 'bad' detail is having engine size on the back of a car.. i.e "Astra 1.6"

Why does the person behind need to know this?

The_Dark_Side · 1 Jun 2006 at 20:21

Rotty said:
those tringular exhausts on the new Civic - stupid

so i'm on my way home, stuck in traffic as i scream along at a heady 3MPH and something occurs to me.
the exhaust openings you mention on the new civic aren't a million miles apart from the same feature on the RX8.ok the Mazda doesn't have a chrome surround, and the pipes stick a little further out, but they look pretty similar to me.
of course after the revelation that only some of the gas is removed through the ports and the rest leaves a regular pipe you have to think it's a little silly, but aesthetically they look the same-ish.

more contributions,
the rear of the Porsche Boxster...this would look rubbish on a car costing half as much never mind costing Porsche money.

the Pug 307 cc...it looks like some of the animals from "Jumanji" have sat on it.

TripleT · 1 Jun 2006 at 20:25

Regarding the Civic's exhausts...

Aparently only the diesel and 1.4 models have the dodgy exhaust mentioned earlier in the thread. The 1.8 comes straight out the back

It's quite a good cost saving idea actually. Your not then wasting money on a shiney exhaust everytime it goes as there'd be no point as no-one sees it.

v0n · 1 Jun 2006 at 20:46

Two campest examples of nineties raving gay era design:

Dame Edna Everage's glasses:

BMW 5 series front clusters:

The_Dark_Side · 1 Jun 2006 at 20:49

v0n said:
BMW 5 series front clusters

/snigger.

he said front clusters.

hehe

GeezerButler · 1 Jun 2006 at 21:21

Might be controversial but I hate 4-door cars that hide the rear door handles to make it look like a coupe. Marketing people obviously think 4-door cars are unsexy....if you've got kids and need a 4-door car grow up and deal with it!

Oh yeah - the rear end of the new shape 3-series is bloody awful too.

JUMPURS · 1 Jun 2006 at 21:23

ok i may well get flammed for this but

Lexus lights on anything other than a lexus, Especially black cars!!!!!
M3 mirrors on anything not an M3
Faux Carbon fiber (basically black and grey chequered plastic
TSW Venoms, or any imitations!

Mic · 1 Jun 2006 at 21:26

JUMPURS said:
ok i may well get flammed for this but

Lexus lights on anything other than a lexus, Especially black cars!!!!!
M3 mirrors on anything not an M3
Faux Carbon fiber (basically black and grey chequered plastic
TSW Venoms, or any imitations!

I cant see where anyone would disagree.

Marshmule · 1 Jun 2006 at 21:27

The minging chrome, around the headlights of the new saabs, minging!

NickXX · 1 Jun 2006 at 21:53

JUMPURS said:
Lexus lights on anything other than a lexus, Especially black cars!!!!!
M3 mirrors on anything not an M3
Faux Carbon fiber (basically black and grey chequered plastic
TSW Venoms, or any imitations!

Quoted for the truth.

Jet · 1 Jun 2006 at 22:01

I'll further that point and say M3 mirrors on an M3. The old M3 (can't remember the code) is a sharp, square car wheres the M3 mirrors are curvy and sleek. They don't go at all imo.

My hates are:

Soft-top Mini thingys that somebody's mentioned;
New Audi headlights, worse than the old ones.

Foghorn Leghorn · 1 Jun 2006 at 22:10

merlin said:
Euuuw See through plastic. I mean wtf. Are they built in France? :/

Oi!!!

My 406 alloy handles are exactly that, alloy......

.........wanders off muttering under breath............

Fog

zetec452 · 1 Jun 2006 at 22:26

Rotty said:
stepped roof on the discovery

I know the person who helped build and design that roof.