dhudd Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 What are your nominees?? Mine are the Ford fusion and the renault modus (Could'nt find any good fusion pics-well it's close to a ford fusion anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loddrik Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Vauxhall signum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudd Posted September 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 The signum is a vectra with no boot and a 20 grand price tag. Who ever buys on is a Here a picture of a renault modus and its owner: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyds Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Vauxhall Nova Saloon.... why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tafster Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 The BMW X3 gets my vote, soon to be joined in first place by the Mercedes MLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hummer H2. Absolutely f*cking pointless, hideous heap of excrement. (in my humble opinion) .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 I doubt its that clear-cut There are a few in the "executive" segment that seem to have been conceived without purpose, no matter how enigmatic some may have been: Lancia 8.32 Ford Scorpio Ultima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshepsman Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 BMW X3, X5, Porsche Cayenne, - Basically, and 4x4 that is designed NOT to go off road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimadme Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 modus isnt that pointless me and me dad borowed one and made it jump 3 1/2 foot in the air up hill then again a old mini does 5 foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Fiat Multipla - the original design is so ugly that only blind people buy them. Oh, hang on... Minty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsparkesuk Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 The X3 (see sig) The Tigra! What a useless car i hate it with a passion! Modus and signum both pointless! Anything that had a daewoo badge and anything that has a proton badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 PREVIOUSLY ON TSN Ari hit it on the head then and I'm hitting it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I have to say Ari got it in one. That two seat Suzuki Jimny jeep thing. No space, crap off road, crapper on road, thirsty, horrible trim... Driven only by camp hairdressers who can't afford an MR2 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saab Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Ah yes the Jimny is indeed a seemingly very pointless vehicle. However allow me to suggest that the Subaru Vivio is also quite pointless. It's eyewatering ugliness should be enough but don't think you can escape from the Vivio by going for a walk in the country because those clever bods at Subaru gave it 4 wheel drive - presumably just in case Granny fancied taking a short cut across a ploughed field on the way back from collecting her pension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Ah yes the Jimny is indeed a seemingly very pointless vehicle. [/ QUOTE ] There is a very attractive blonde that drives past my office sometimes. She has a Jimny and therefore it is and can never be (until she sells it) a pointless car. It makes me 'smile'. This is a Jimny Not that thing Ari was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyds Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Someone up the road form me has one of those, it was hillarious in the snow, as the onwer didn't think to put the thing in to 4WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 X3, Kia Mentor (visions of grandeur), Suzuki thing and the SangYong Rodius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sipperana Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Nobody's mentioned the Renault Avantime yet. Is that possibly because nobody's ever even seen one? Even Renault admitted they'd made a turd and stopped manufacturing them. The ultimate example of a car designed by committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Nobody's mentioned the Renault Avantime yet. Is that possibly because nobody's ever even seen one? Even Renault admitted they'd made a turd and stopped manufacturing them. The ultimate example of a car designed by committee. [/ QUOTE ] I saw one once and I have to admit I think it's a beautiful design. Just ahead of its time and too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boblutz Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 *Suzuki X90 (a really underdone sportscar/4WD) *BMW 8-series (not a bad car, but an answer to a question that nobody asked, and not a patch on the reputation of the smaller, lighter and glorious 6-series before it) *Ssangyong Stavic (so visually disjointed that no one is sure about what it actually is) *Subaru Forester GT/XT/STi (not a great offroad device, but not a great performance car either) *Maserati MC12 (rehashed Enzo costing $100,000 US more but missing around 30 bhp) *Subaru Alcyone/Vortex (slow, wedgey-ugly attempt at a sportscar. Or is it a slow, wedgey-ugly attempt at a Grand Tourer?) *BMW X3 (pile of twat that doesn't do anything particularly well, Bangle-ugly, and costs almost as much as an X5 when fully loaded) *Renault Avantime (Only beginning to make sense today, but when released it made absolutely no sense at all. It's supposed to be a grand tourer, but as Carcoat Damphands would say, it's nailed to the gusset of the Espace...) Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Get it off your chest mate. Welcome to TSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Nobody's mentioned the Renault Avantime yet. Is that possibly because nobody's ever even seen one? Even Renault admitted they'd made a turd and stopped manufacturing them. The ultimate example of a car designed by committee. [/ QUOTE ] I saw one once and I have to admit I think it's a beautiful design. Just ahead of its time and too big. [/ QUOTE ] Pointless, but beautiful. I wish more car manufacturers were brave enough to knock out interesting stuff like this. I think in bankrupt the plant who made it (Matra ?) in France. pity... I still say the Hummer is the biggest heap of on this list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boblutz Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Thanx Tian! For those curios about the Avantime, The deal was that Matra would build the Avantime for Renault, much as with the first series Espace people mover. But the public was wary on its first showing in 1999. The monovolume (one-box design) Avantime was meant to be Renault's Grand Touring flagship, but people questioned the curious tail (now widely accepted on the Megane), the transparent roof (now a much sought after feature on Citroen C4 and the like), exposed aluminium super structure, just four (very plush) seats, and two doors well over 1 m in length. Weighing 55 kg each, the massive slabs had twin parallel opening hinges that made them move forward as they swung out. Much like the Espace, the Avantime's chassis consisted of a galvanised floorpan, to which the aluminium upper structure was attached and plastic panels were bonded. Below the glass roof, the interior was equally quirky. Its name is fitting today - Avant came from French for "ahead", while English contributed time. The new model missed its promised 2000 debut, and finally got to market in October 2001. With sales barely reaching a dribble, poor build quality and sloppy dynamics nailed Avantime's coffin. Losing money by the bucket and highly annoyed with Renault (which released the Vel Satis as an in-house competitor), Matra closed its doors and quit the auto business in April 2003, a sorry end for a company respectfully remembered for the Espace plus a myriad of sports and racing cars, after just 8,450 Avantimes were produced. Hope this answers all your questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfly_driver Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Surely the most pointless car ever should go to something that completely missed its target audience, regardless of what it looked like. The 1970 Range Rover fits nicely, designed as piece of farm machinary, but with shag-pile carpet? WTF? Plus 3mpg fuel economy at a time when the world was on the verge of fuel crisis. You win again BL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Nobody's mentioned the Renault Avantime yet. Is that possibly because nobody's ever even seen one? Even Renault admitted they'd made a turd and stopped manufacturing them. The ultimate example of a car designed by committee. [/ QUOTE ] I have also seen one. Beautiful from the outside, dunno about the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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