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Why were most 80's cars so ugly?

posted 8 years ago by MustacheUmbrella
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Just some random ones.

1987 Chevrolet Cavaliers

https://www.google.com/search?q=1985+Chevrolet+Cavalier&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0y-XTw-nLAhVKMSYKHXnsABoQsAQIHA&biw=1366&bih=705#safe=off&tbm=isch&q=1987+Chevrolet+Cavalier

1986 Station wagons

https://www.google.com/search?q=1986+station+wagon&safe=off&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=705&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiL_ouBxenLAhVHTSYKHR5XCzIQ_AUIBygC

1982 Mercury cougars

https://www.google.com/search?q=1982+mercury+cougar&safe=off&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=705&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjr6MCqxunLAhUHYyYKHTSVAQoQ_AUIBygC

1989 Lebaron

https://www.google.com/search?q=1989+Chrysler+Lebaron&safe=off&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=705&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt5LfjxunLAhVNgiYKHUsmA5IQ_AUIBygC

1987 Dodge Charger

https://www.google.com/search?q=1987+dodge+charger&safe=off&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=705&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjA7f2mx-nLAhXIQiYKHc_bDp8Q_AUIBygC

I mean, my freaking God!!!

[–] SKay02 8 years ago

That is from your perspective. 20+ years from now the cars you see on the road will be just as ugly.

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[–] MustacheUmbrella 8 years ago

I don't think that's entirely true..There were cars from the 50's, 60, and even 70's that were pretty good looking. These cookie cutter 80's cars lacked imagination and creativity.

[–] SKay02 8 years ago

Again, you have no clue what you are talking about.

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[–] MustacheUmbrella 8 years ago

How so?

[–] SKay02 8 years ago

http://momentcar.com/images/lamborghini-countach-1988-6.jpg

https://8096-presscdn-0-43-pagely.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1980s-Dodge-Viper.jpg
http://www.imcdb.org/i005406.jpg
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[–] MustacheUmbrella 8 years ago

Ha..Nice try. I wasn't talking about millions of dollars cars like lamborghini, vipers and that car used in Knight Rider? I meant cars the average consumer used.

[–] SKay02 8 years ago

You really are pathetic aren't you? You never stated specific cars. You just said that most cars in the 80's were ugly. It is evident that you are blinded by nostalgia and are too dumb to notice that EVERY DECADE HAD UGLY CARS. You simply cannot admit you were wrong.

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[–] puredieselbc 8 years ago

I wasn't talking about millions of dollars cars like lamborghini, vipers and that car used in Knight Rider?

Speaking of 'trying', the 1982 Pontiac Trans Am was NEVER a million dollar car.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

Thank you for inserting maturity into this childishness.

[–] captainamerica-5 8 years ago

"Average car"

Firstly, I had a 1987 Chevy Cavalier as my first car. Best one? No. Good looking? For it's time, yes... it was 1993 when I got it. I liked it, even though it was very basic. It was a 6yr old car at the time, same as getting a 2010 vehicle today... so it wasn't dated.

Secondly, most SUV's today are cookie-cutters of each other. I swear, I have a hard time telling which is which except looking at the badges.
- Ford Escape
- Nissan PAthfinder
- Toyota RAV 4
- Hyundai Santa Fe
- Kia Sportage
- Hyundai Tuscon
- Acura RDX
...if I weren't a car guy, I'd swear these were all built off the same platform using the same generic design. Down the road 20+ years, people will see these as ugly & 'cookie cutter', if you will.

Third, here's just a short list of the awesome 80's cars for the AVERAGE consumer:
- Chevy Monte Carlo (as indicated... in the early 2000's they restyled it after the 1980's version).
- Buick Grand National
- DMC DeLorean
- Mid-1980's Camaro & Firebird
- Ford Thunderbird (In the 80's, bigger was better)
- Mazda RX-7
- Pontiac Fiero
- Toyota W10 MR2
- Porsche 924 (known as the poor man's porsche, because it was affordable to the average consumer).

Do I need to go on, or is this enough to prove 80's cars weren't all that bad.

[–] SKay02 8 years ago

I nominate the OPs thread as "Dumbest thread of the year" as he got proven wrong and roasted hard.

[–] JoWilli2 (855) 3 years ago

this post is the dumbest ever on any website, you got pwned by willi...

[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

The consumer Porsche 924 was the the Volkswagen Porsche, with an anemic 4-cylinder flathead engine.

[–] willywonkasrevenge 8 years ago

There were cars from the 50's, 60, and even 70's that were pretty good looking.

So were several from the 80s. Examples include the Chevy Monte Carlo, Fox body Mustang, and Nissan Z32.

These cookie cutter 80's cars lacked imagination and creativity.

I think many would argue that today's cars suffer from cookie cutter badge engineering worse than the 80s could ever dream. To reduce costs as much as possible, nearly every manufacturer bases their entire lineup on maybe three platforms. It's been a long time since Chrysler Group was able to take chances on oddball concepts like the Plymouth Prowler and Dodge Viper. These days, if you take the badges off many vehicles, most people would be hard pressed to be able to distinguish between them.

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[–] ldlamb74 8 years ago

That Dodge Charger is outstanding

[–] northsouth1 8 years ago

CAFE standards

[–] Xcalat3 8 years ago

yeah must were not very good looking to say the least and yet I love those station wagons with the wooden sides because My aunt had one and we had such amazing summer road trips in that thing! oh the nostalgia 

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[–] Utpe 8 years ago

Oddly enough, my first car was a white 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier. My grandfather drove a 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis and my father owned something similar to the station wagon that they drive on the show (Buick LeSabre from the 1980s).

Granted, they weren't the most fuel-efficient vehicles, but that was the '80s for you. It was all about luxury back then, and that's why a lot of the cars were so huge and bulky. They even referred to them as "boats" because they occupied a good amount of space.

[–] shuglife 8 years ago

Honestly if you look back on any generation you're going to have cookie cutters and you're going to have your outliers and unique vehicles.

The 80s might be more notable because economy slagged/recessed so manufactureers couldnt take risks so they carbon copied a lot, and the 90s economy blossomed so there were more risks taken and more uniqueness.

I was thinking most likely today it appears there could be more cookie mold, but there are more variety of each class or subclass it feels like there are more variety.

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[–] Pandjy 8 years ago

My mother in law had a mustang II in the 80's .... such sad looking car.

[–] willywonkasrevenge 8 years ago

Mustang II was from the 70s, though...

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[–] Pandjy 8 years ago

.... just found that out tonight - lol. My daughters friend came over and we were talking Mustangs and he corrected me.

[–] pikalive 8 years ago

well nothing can ever replace or beat my first car, red '86 camaro, which I bought used in '88, while still in high school, paid for by my money from my $3.75/hour part time job!