The top 10 cars that Americans hate

A new Forbes Magazine story says American buyers despised the Dodge Magnum
with a passion. Especially the SRT8 version. Along with a few other cars.
--
Pat Durkin

On Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:40:23 -0800, "Paddy's Pig" >
wrote:

>A new Forbes Magazine story says American buyers despised the Dodge Magnum
>with a passion. Especially the SRT8 version. Along with a few other cars.

I can speak from somewhat limited experience. Last year, my wife and
I were married in Florida and while there, our rental car was a
Magnum. Maybe it was *because* it was a rental (although it didn't
have many miles on it at all), it was THE worst driving car I'd ever
experienced. At the time, I compared it to driving a bathtub on
wheels. It seemed to have exactly those handling characteristics. I
really, really could *not* wait to return it.

Mark

"Phil McCracken" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:40:23 -0800, "Paddy's Pig" >
> wrote:
>
>>A new Forbes Magazine story says American buyers despised the Dodge Magnum
>>with a passion. Especially the SRT8 version. Along with a few other
>>cars.
>
> I can speak from somewhat limited experience. Last year, my wife and
> I were married in Florida and while there, our rental car was a
> Magnum. Maybe it was *because* it was a rental (although it didn't
> have many miles on it at all), it was THE worst driving car I'd ever
> experienced. At the time, I compared it to driving a bathtub on
> wheels. It seemed to have exactly those handling characteristics. I
> really, really could *not* wait to return it.
>
> Mark
>

You don't know a guy by the name of Ben Doon do you?

Yes, of course. You don't know of anyone who'd be seen in one, do you?
There are none on the streets here.

max

"Paddy's Pig" > wrote in message
...
>A new Forbes Magazine story says American buyers despised the Dodge Magnum
>with a passion. Especially the SRT8 version. Along with a few other cars.
> --
> Pat Durkin
>

Sorry guys, Forbes magazine, which I read in the Dr's office is a snob magazine
for the extremely wealthy, I saw the dozens of wrist watches for way over a
million dollars, (stupid excess) and the two thousand dollar shoes, ties that
cost 1,000... What a waste.

I'm sorry you don't have any Chryslers, Dodges in your neighborhoods. My entire
state has them and they love the high temperatures in the summer.

Doby

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 03:48:37 -0800, "Max Magister" >
wrote:

>>Yes, of course. You don't know of anyone who'd be seen in one, do you?
>>There are none on the streets here.
>>
>>max
>>
>>"Paddy's Pig" > wrote in message
...
>>>A new Forbes Magazine story says American buyers despised the Dodge Magnum
>>>with a passion. Especially the SRT8 version. Along with a few other cars.
>>> --
>>> Pat Durkin
>>>
>>

Vancouver and area is not reflective of the rest of Canada any more than Los
Angeles and area is of the USA. There is one Buick Lucerne in my area of
town, very few Chrysler 300s, no Dodges at all except for the occasional Ram
truck, almost no Fords and no Lincolns at all. There are thousands of
Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Volvo, Toyota, and Honda models everywhere. I don't
think I've seen more than a couple of Chevrolet Impalas or Malibus on the
road. I have no doubt that I'd see more domestics in other provinces. In
Canada Chrysler outsells Ford, by the way, so somebody's driving these cars,
but they don't live in my part of the country.

Max


On 04/11/08 7:47 AM, in article ,
"Doby" > wrote:

>
> Sorry guys, Forbes magazine, which I read in the Dr's office is a snob
> magazine
> for the extremely wealthy, I saw the dozens of wrist watches for way over a
> million dollars, (stupid excess) and the two thousand dollar shoes, ties that
> cost 1,000... What a waste.
>
> I'm sorry you don't have any Chryslers, Dodges in your neighborhoods. My
> entire
> state has them and they love the high temperatures in the summer.
>
> Doby
>
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 03:48:37 -0800, "Max Magister"
> >
> wrote:
>
>>> Yes, of course. You don't know of anyone who'd be seen in one, do you?
>>> There are none on the streets here.
>>>
>>> max
>>>
>>> "Paddy's Pig" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> A new Forbes Magazine story says American buyers despised the Dodge Magnum
>>>> with a passion. Especially the SRT8 version. Along with a few other cars.
>>>> --
>>>> Pat Durkin
>>>>
>>>

Max Magister > wrote in
:

Oddly enough, in Australia, Asians buy and drive BMW, Honda, Volvo and
MB. The most dangerous driver on the road is an Asian in a Volvo wearing
a hat

Chrysler USA has started exporting cars to Australia again. This time
they are doing better with the 300 than they ever did with the little
Neon.

I see a lot of 300 sedans, wagons, coupes and the odd convertible around.
There is talk about bringing back the Cadillac, but I think it will be a
disaster. There are a couple about, usually owned by Italian Gentlemen.

Toyota sells better than any other car here, followed by Holden, Ford,
Mazda, Nissan, etc. The top selling car most months is the Holden
Commodore which you guys see as a Pontiac G8.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=996y8RK5bTs

Cheers,
Ron

> Vancouver and area is not reflective of the rest of Canada any more
> than Los Angeles and area is of the USA. There is one Buick Lucerne
> in my area of town, very few Chrysler 300s, no Dodges at all except
> for the occasional Ram truck, almost no Fords and no Lincolns at all.
> There are thousands of Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Volvo, Toyota, and Honda
> models everywhere. I don't think I've seen more than a couple of
> Chevrolet Impalas or Malibus on the road. I have no doubt that I'd
> see more domestics in other provinces. In Canada Chrysler outsells
> Ford, by the way, so somebody's driving these cars, but they don't
> live in my part of the country.
>
> Max
>
>
> On 04/11/08 7:47 AM, in article
> , "Doby"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Sorry guys, Forbes magazine, which I read in the Dr's office is a
>> snob magazine
>> for the extremely wealthy, I saw the dozens of wrist watches for way
>> over a million dollars, (stupid excess) and the two thousand dollar
>> shoes, ties that cost 1,000... What a waste.
>>
>> I'm sorry you don't have any Chryslers, Dodges in your neighborhoods.
>> My entire
>> state has them and they love the high temperatures in the summer.
>>
>> Doby
>>
>> On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 03:48:37 -0800, "Max Magister"
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Yes, of course. You don't know of anyone who'd be seen in one, do
>>>> you? There are none on the streets here.
>>>>
>>>> max
>>>>
>>>> "Paddy's Pig" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> A new Forbes Magazine story says American buyers despised the
>>>>> Dodge Magnum with a passion. Especially the SRT8 version. Along
>>>>> with a few other cars. --
>>>>> Pat Durkin
>>>>>
>>>>
>
>

"Ron" <xnews.com> wrote in message ...
> Max Magister > wrote in
> :
>
> Oddly enough, in Australia, Asians buy and drive BMW, Honda, Volvo and
> MB. The most dangerous driver on the road is an Asian in a Volvo wearing
> a hat

My grandad always said not to trust a driver wearing a hat. The combination
of him being from Texas, and my other grandfather ALWAYS wearing a hat must
have made for some interesting conversations...

--
Skip Middleton
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