2005 mercedes SLK

TAFreak · 01-08-2004, 11:04 AM

Looks like someone melted some other mercedes car.

frenstall · 01-08-2004, 11:12 AM

I'm getting a little sick of having every car under a division needing to look exactly the same. Whats the fun in spending 130K on an SLR when some jackass will tell you how his brother-in-law just got the same think, only its newer cuse its called SLK. Same thing with volvo only worse (except i really like the look of the S40).

Maybe I'm just confused but there's no reason for a Cobalt coupe to look like a Corvette, which it doesn't.

**Ming** · 01-08-2004, 11:23 AM

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Originally posted by frenstall@Jan 8 2004, 11:12 AM
Maybe I'm just confused but there's no reason for a Cobalt coupe to look like a Corvette, which it doesn't.

Then improve the looks of the Corvette even more.

No one wants to buy a dumpy looking car, no matter how far down on the economy scale it is. That's why Daewoo got an italian designer to pen the Aveo hatchback.

Mr_Pringle · 01-08-2004, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by Ming@Jan 8 2004, 10:23 AM
No one wants to buy a dumpy looking car, no matter how far down on the economy scale it is. That's why Daewoo got an italian designer to pen the Aveo hatchback.

I think his point is that it's ok for the the cheaper car to look good -- just not the same.

frenstall · 01-08-2004, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by Mr_Pringle+Jan 8 2004, 12:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Mr_Pringle @ Jan 8 2004, 12:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Ming@Jan 8 2004, 10:23 AM
No one wants to buy a dumpy looking car, no matter how far down on the economy scale it is.  That's why Daewoo got an italian designer to pen the Aveo hatchback.

I think his point is that it's ok for the the cheaper car to look good -- just not the same. [/b][/quote]
Yeah, thanks, that was my point, as in it's ok for companies to have each car styled differents. I was actually complimenting Chevy for not doing this. Its just for most luxuary companies it seems all their cars look a little too similar. There's no more personality between the lowest model and the highest one which span a gap of $80k

3eb · 01-08-2004, 03:41 PM

i'm really not sure...but my 2 cents on it is that they do it for statusand brand identification. a big reason people buy BMW's is because when they are driving, people will look and say...wow that guy's got a BMW, those are very nice, expensive cars. you don't want someone looking at your 75K bimmer and thinking it's a honda or something. i think they make them all look similar so that they are easily identifiable as belonging to a particular brand...which is why it's mostly a luxury car thing. but thats just my guess.

**BigAls87Z28** · 01-08-2004, 03:45 PM

still butt fuggly. The look is better on the SLR, but this thing looks like it has downs. The weird incline from the nose to the windshield looks like crap, and the nose is just pure ugly. I dont even really like it on the SLR, but Ill overlook that with teh 650hp motor under the hood. The Crossfire looks a lot better and if I had to get one of them, it would be Crossfire all the way.

powervette · 01-08-2004, 04:24 PM

looks like SLR after a crash-test ! :P

casket_demon · 01-08-2004, 06:56 PM

U know I don't think I've ever liked a car that Mercedes has made,and this mess right here reminds me Y.
The SLR's (it's the SLR right) front end grafted on 2 a Daewoo, shameful.

TAFreak · 01-08-2004, 07:03 PM

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No one wants to buy a dumpy looking car, no matter how far down on the economy scale it is.

I wouldn't say no one, there's a coupe self professed GTO buyers on this forum alone....

casket_demon · 01-08-2004, 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by TAFreak@Jan 8 2004, 08:03 PM

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No one wants to buy a dumpy looking car, no matter how far down on the economy scale it is.

I wouldn't say no one, there's a coupe self professed GTO buyers on this forum alone....

OUCH!!!!!

Nocturn_Bird · 01-09-2004, 05:03 AM

Im suprised Freak is saying how bad of a car it is because it isnt a LS1 Trans am.

sTUNNA · 01-21-2004, 09:16 PM

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Originally posted by frenstall@Jan 8 2004, 04:12 PM
I'm getting a little sick of having every car under a division needing to look exactly the same. Whats the fun in spending 130K on an SLR when some jackass will tell you how his brother-in-law just got the same think, only its newer cuse its called SLK. Same thing with volvo only worse (except i really like the look of the S40).

Maybe I'm just confused but there's no reason for a Cobalt coupe to look like a Corvette, which it doesn't.

I agree

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BigAls87Z28 GMI Mod/Camaro Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,506	still butt fuggly. The look is better on the SLR, but this thing looks like it has downs. The weird incline from the nose to the windshield looks like crap, and the nose is just pure ugly. I dont even really like it on the SLR, but Ill overlook that with teh 650hp motor under the hood. The Crossfire looks a lot better and if I had to get one of them, it would be Crossfire all the way. __________________ Any Inside Info? Questions or Coments? Ideas? Email me at BigAl@GMInsidenews.com 1993 Caprice 9C1 1987 Camaro Z28 1972 Camaro RS

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casket_demon 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: @ home in my room Posts: 1,937	U know I don't think I've ever liked a car that Mercedes has made,and this mess right here reminds me Y. The SLR's (it's the SLR right) front end grafted on 2 a Daewoo, shameful. __________________ Current line up: 1987 Buick Regal S/W 1987 Pontiac Trans AM 1991 Pontiac Firebird Formula 1998 Ford Windstar 1998 Subaru Impreza Wagon 1998 Chevy Camaro Z-28 2004 Chevorlet Trailblazer And further down the road: 2k4 Cadillac CTS V. Those gone but not forgotten: 1991 Ford Taurus 1993 Chevy Lumina --ME--

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01-08-2004, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
TAFreak Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 475	Looks like someone melted some other mercedes car.

01-08-2004, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
frenstall 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 579	I'm getting a little sick of having every car under a division needing to look exactly the same. Whats the fun in spending 130K on an SLR when some jackass will tell you how his brother-in-law just got the same think, only its newer cuse its called SLK. Same thing with volvo only worse (except i really like the look of the S40). Maybe I'm just confused but there's no reason for a Cobalt coupe to look like a Corvette, which it doesn't.

01-08-2004, 03:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
3eb 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 317	i'm really not sure...but my 2 cents on it is that they do it for statusand brand identification. a big reason people buy BMW's is because when they are driving, people will look and say...wow that guy's got a BMW, those are very nice, expensive cars. you don't want someone looking at your 75K bimmer and thinking it's a honda or something. i think they make them all look similar so that they are easily identifiable as belonging to a particular brand...which is why it's mostly a luxury car thing. but thats just my guess.

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