Teh Car Blogz

Patrick: A bold statement to be sure, however I feel it is true. I make decent money in my position now and have a habit to browse for my next car (yes, I change cars like people change socks). I sat down with my most recent TopGear magazine and a few other car magazines and flipped through them. Decent cars are littered between the covers, but all of them have flaws. For example: Audi A4, looks like a big-mouth bass mated with a BMW 3 series. While I like the lights and engine, the exterior is atrocious. Plus, it makes you look like an actuary driving about. So it’s out. BMW 3 is alright. The flame styling looks nice, but aside from a 335i coupe, the rest are boring. Even the new M3 has too many bulges, baubles, and buttons for my taste.

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Patrick:
Toyota Prius. I admit the BMW X6 is close second, however the Prius just sucks so badly its black hole encompasses the BMW. It is the epitome of lackluster design and soulless driving that I hate in cars. It is driven by the Hollywood set for appearances and to seem ecologically friendly. In reality they drive the worst car in recent memory. You can buy a Mini Cooper and get similar mileage or get a TDI Volkswagen and not even use any gasoline, both of which keep you from looking like a tool. The Prius is a posers car if every there was such a thing. Also problematic is the style, or more accurately lack of style. Toyota’s hybrid looks like a Corolla and a Pontiac Aztec mated. A swollen, disorganized conglomerate of styling cues. It looks as if Congress convened a panel to design and implement the thing. A bit of hatch here, gas engine there. A dash of technology in the display sytem and electric motors as a bit of an afterthought. The electric motor and gas motor even work like Congress. (It’s your turn to work some gas motor, not yet electric) Overall, the car is disgusting in its ecological arrogance and design. Just get a diesel or motorcycle for the sake of all things automotively decent.

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