We have the “Ricer” thread currently in the Pit, and we’ve had “What’s the hottest looking/coolest/fastest car” type threads in the past.
What kind of car do you think is the plain brown wrapper of cars? White-can-labled-with-block-letters-“BEER”-type vehicle. Nothing fancy, no bells or whistles, no attention grabbing features.
I’m going with my wife’s car, a 1992 Buick Century. This is not a shot at her or Buick. I’m driving a 95 Jetta, so I’m by no means street rodding. I was just thinking the other day how plainly dull our cars are (…except I have a sun roof ).
Most cars today are fairly generic looking. Late model Chevy Malibus do tend to appear especially bland to me. With the exception of the Celica, I can tell any Toyota apart from any other. Is there really any physical difference between a Camry and a Corrola? Bland bland blah cars…
To me, it’s the 70’s Dodge Dart. http://www.dodgedart.org/brochure/73dg1.jpg
No doubt it’s because that’s the first car I remember my family having. And it lasted a long time, and was the one of the first cars I ever drove.
I’ve got to go with the Camry/Corolla/Accord crowd here. Our parking lot at work is littered with Toyotas in various pale colors at the moment: 2 people own Camrys, 2 own Corollas and there are a couple more Corolla rentals floating around as well, and my Mom, bless her heart, currently drives a '97 Accord in the ever-popular Old Person’s Metallic Beige. Visual Quaaludes, the lot of them.
Going further back, whenever I think ‘generic car’ my mental image defaults on the mid-'70s Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant. In fact, most of Chrysler’s output from the '70s through the late '80s were complete snoozers, particularly the Aries/Reliant ‘K’ cars and their many spinoffs.
I am the proud driver of a beige 1998 Toyota Corolla. It runs great, has super gas mileage, and gets me where I want to go. I love my nondescript car. I don’t need my car to stand out in a crowd. I can stand out enough on my own if I feel like it.
Here’s another vote for the ubiquitous, bland Toyota Camry. I imagine it comes in a white, cardboard box with " CONTENTS: ONE CAR" written on each side.
1990s and early 2000s-era Korean econobox sedans. Any of 'em just scream “GENERIC!” Really, they don’t scream anything. They’re just … there. The Kia Spectra is an outstanding example of a plain, plain looking vehicle.
Topic reminds me of a car I saw regularly about 12 years ago. I never did figure out the make/model because all the badging had been taken off. It had strips of electrical tape in varying thicknesses on the trunk in the form of a bar code, and the word “car” in block letters. Clever, wished I had thought of it.
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