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1SICKLEX

10-23-2008, 08:54 PM

http://www.nextautos.com/ten-cars-that-looked-better-before-their-makeovers

Acura TL
BMW 5
Chrysler Sebring
Dodge Viper
Infiniti FX
Lincoln Navigator
Nissan Murano
Saab 9-5
Scion xB
VW Jetta
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NevrNufTorq

10-23-2008, 08:56 PM

sti definitely shouldve made that list :2cents:

Black Mamba

10-23-2008, 08:58 PM

Acura TL - Agree.
BMW 5 - Disagree
Chrysler Sebring - disagree
Dodge Viper - disagree
Infiniti FX - agree
Lincoln Navigator -agree
Nissan Murano - agree
Saab 9-5 - disagree
Scion xB - both look fugly
VW Jetta - will always look fugly.

Kamikaze

10-23-2008, 09:00 PM

The G35/G37 should be on there too.

DecoyOctopus

10-23-2008, 09:02 PM

lol im surprised the chrysler even made it up there i think they always looked stoopid everything else i gotta agree with you cept the viper...i like the newer one better

Elbow

10-23-2008, 09:03 PM

I agree with a couple

osnap

10-23-2008, 09:07 PM

Acura TL - Agree passionately
BMW 5 - Fuck Chris Bangle. Agreed.
Chrysler Sebring - Sebrings are all fugly regardless of which design.
Dodge Viper - I think they're both hawt.
Infiniti FX - I want to agree, but I kinda see em as being equal
Lincoln Navigator -Definitely agree
Nissan Murano - agree
Saab 9-5 - Agree
Scion xB - agree, and i thought it couldnt get worse lol
VW Jetta - disagree. if the new style was a little smaller id love it after a drop and some wheels.

where the hell are the Evo and STi?

Bruce Leroy

10-23-2008, 09:16 PM

Whoever put the viper up there was smoking that gunja

dz988

10-23-2008, 09:27 PM

the new z should be on that list 2

boostedb16

10-23-2008, 09:31 PM

Acura TL - Agree.
BMW 5 - looks better now.
Chrysler Sebring - who care's.
Dodge Viper - looks better now.
Infiniti FX - looks better now.
Lincoln Navigator -looks better now.
Nissan Murano - looks better now.
Saab 9-5 - looks better now.
Scion xB - looks better now.
VW Jetta - looks better now.

Christopherr

10-23-2008, 09:48 PM

Totally agree on each one! Add the EVO, STi, Accord, TSX to that list! Not to mention the GTR.

EJ25RUN

10-23-2008, 09:58 PM

http://www.nextautos.com/ten-cars-that-looked-better-before-their-makeovers

Acura TL - Yes, the new one is terrible. There is a way to help though. Just paint the Acura "shield"
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/img_5756_450op.jpg

BMW 5 - Really like the new M5 so I'll disagree
Chrysler Sebring - Hate both too much to care.
Dodge Viper - I like the new one. I adore the old one.
Infiniti FX - Both ok.
Lincoln Navigator - the new one is fail.
Nissan Murano - the new one is like an ugly roach.
Saab 9-5 - I don't mind that front. Saab needs to stand out.
Scion xB - especially when compared to the Japanese second gen Bb, we got the short end of the stick.
VW Jetta - I like the new one better.

FasTech

10-23-2008, 10:02 PM

I disagree on the Viper, the rest I think I agree on!

Z33_kid

10-23-2008, 10:10 PM

new sti ,evo, 370z

DR_Imports

10-23-2008, 10:15 PM

Humphrizzle

10-23-2008, 10:16 PM

everything but the jetta.. it looks beautiful now.

dads got one.. it's one of my favorite cars.

WTF?

10-23-2008, 10:19 PM

Whoever put the viper up there was smoking that gunja

Agreed

HatchMan

10-23-2008, 10:23 PM

Agree for the most part but for the Bimmer.
The new 550i with sport package is jaw dropping!
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87 Turbo II

10-23-2008, 10:33 PM

The bimmer and Viper I think look better now, the rest shouldn't have been changed. ESPECIALLY THE ACURA

BKgen®

10-23-2008, 11:03 PM

Ford Thunderbird lol.

but srsly, I disagree with the Infiniti FX. Looks so much more bitchin' than the previous design

Captain-Obvious™

10-23-2008, 11:09 PM

I disagree on the Viper, the rest I think I agree on!

yes you are correct

tubby

10-23-2008, 11:13 PM

reps i agree

TicketRedBB6

10-24-2008, 08:59 AM

The new fit should be on there

08turb@x

10-24-2008, 09:04 AM

_Christian_

10-24-2008, 09:15 AM

Acura TL - OMG WTF, Agree!!!
BMW 5 - Agree
Chrysler Sebring - eh, they're equally ugly
Dodge Viper - Agree
Infiniti FX - Agree
Lincoln Navigator - Agree
Nissan Murano - Agree
Saab 9-5 - Agree
Scion xB - Agree
VW Jetta - They're about equal in my eyes

santacruz77

10-24-2008, 10:17 AM

i only agree with some but i do agree the sti should have made the list so should the mini cooper lol and the beetle

XLR8NMR2

10-24-2008, 11:37 AM

sti, civic si,evo,and gt-r should have made it.

h23bb2

10-24-2008, 02:24 PM

DVSRX-7

10-25-2008, 01:19 AM

one car that seriously needed to be up there..... the RX7 to RX8....

takume

10-25-2008, 03:34 AM

agree mostly with tl

VooDooXII

10-25-2008, 05:49 AM

The only ones I disagree with on are the SAAB 9-5 (Yea yea, call me a fanboy) and the Dodge Viper...I don't think the new one looks better, but it certainly doesn't look worse.

G.C

10-25-2008, 09:54 AM

Viper + bmw looks better right now.

neon_guy

10-25-2008, 10:45 AM

Acura TL: Looks like all new butt cheese
BMW 5: I didn't see M3 so it might as well be an Accord as far as I'm concerned.
Chrysler Sebring: The sedan looks like a Camry or Corolla or some other homogineous car that blends in to society's roadways.
Dodge Viper: There's no such thing as an "ugly" dodge Viper. Two things that they don't come in are "ugly" and "slow".
Infiniti FX: They both look like engorged penises. I'm not really sure if you can have a "worse" in that category.
Lincoln Navigator: One is an L and the other one is not. Neither are vehicles I like so I can't really say one is uglier. The new one looks more "Ford"-ish.
Nissan Murano: Didn't I just see this car up there with the Infinity?
Saab 9-5: REALLY? I just thought pretentious suburbanites just kept recycling these cars amoungst themselves. I wasn't aware that they actually made new ones.
Scion xB: How do you fuck up a box? It's a box.
VW Jetta: The jetta used to look like a Passat. Now it looks like a Jetta. I guess if you wanted a Passat and couldn't afford one, then...well...now everyone knows you got a Jetta.

Oz10

10-25-2008, 11:20 AM

The new vipers and old vipers both look sexy. I agree with almost all of the other ones. LOL WTF @ that new saab :screwy:. I generally like saabs, but that one looks really sh!tty.

hybrid90accord

10-25-2008, 08:36 PM

i think the new viper and 5-series looks better then their older versions but thats just my :2cents:

RL...

10-26-2008, 03:45 AM

I love the new jettas! Pretty much agree on the rest.

VooDooXII

10-26-2008, 07:57 PM

The new FX looks like a Pokemon.

james

10-26-2008, 09:27 PM

The G35/G37 should be on there too.

the 37 wasn't a remake though right? its just a new model

and i agree with everything on the list except for the scion. i like the newer one better. i wouldn't buy one, but i like the newer one better.

VooDooXII

10-26-2008, 10:22 PM

the 37 wasn't a remake though right? its just a new model

and i agree with everything on the list except for the scion. i like the newer one better. i wouldn't buy one, but i like the newer one better.

By that logic, the FX doesn't count since it went FX45 to FX50. It's still the same model...the Infiniti G.

I think the Honda Accord should be up there. The previous one was inoffensive...nothing flashy, but nothing ugly. The new one looks awful up front. The new Lexus GS looks pretty bad too, I think. The new Cayenne is even worse than the old one. I'm sure I'll think of more.

The new Mini looks bloated to me too...I'm not comparing it to the original Mini, but you know...the two newer ones. I understand however, that they had to redesign it as per new EU regulations about the height from the top of the engine to the bottom of the hood.

I like this...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/MINI2006Checkmate.jpg/800px-MINI2006Checkmate.jpg

...better than this.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Mini_3_cooperd.jpg/800px-Mini_3_cooperd.jpg

Oddly enough, I really like the new Mini Clubman.

Nittanys1

10-26-2008, 10:54 PM

I'm about 50/50 on all the cars. some of them the before looks better then the after and others are vise versa...

merfwin

10-27-2008, 01:36 PM

very true! especially the TL

Sammich

10-27-2008, 01:38 PM