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View Poll Results: Which car do you choose?
The fast ugly one? 82 50.93%
The less fast pretty one? 79 49.07%
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Old 17-03-2009, 02:37 PM   #31
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FFS.....

One car only.
No modifications, either performance or cosmetic.

Ugly = camry/avalon/mondeo etc looking
Pretty = mustang/BA GT/porsche etc looking.

ugly is significantly quicker than pretty. (and no I am not saying that camrys are quicker than GTs before some idiot arcs up)

Does that make it easier..................
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Old 17-03-2009, 02:42 PM   #32
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Does that make it easier..................
I voted before I learned that an F6 wasn't the ugly one :(
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Old 17-03-2009, 02:52 PM   #33
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pretty for sure ,you will never win the race anyway always someone quicker .

your list of ugly cars don't even exist in my eyes ,cosmetic also means nice appointment so no brainer imo, just buy a bike if you want a bit of fast on the side
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Old 17-03-2009, 02:56 PM   #34
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I vote for the fast/ugly.
Of course you can only do 110km's as others have mentioned, but I like the idea (feeling) of sitting behind the wheel of a good handling and performing car.
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Old 17-03-2009, 02:58 PM   #35
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Thanks for putting it in context, that makes it easier for me.

Gone the shallow superficial way - Pretty and less fast. I've gotta like the look of a car otherwise I'd never get one. I can't own a butt ugly car, no matter how good it is!!
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Old 17-03-2009, 02:59 PM   #36
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Nope dont get it
Redmond Gary and the RG in red on white in the red circle are emblazoned on all the energex trucks. Redmond Gary is the name of the company that makes the raised height working platforms. I'd be damn surprised if you've never sat behind one at the lights with the giant RG staring you in the face
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Old 17-03-2009, 03:18 PM   #37
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Redmond Gary and the RG in red on white in the red circle are emblazoned on all the energex trucks. Redmond Gary is the name of the company that makes the raised height working platforms. I'd be damn surprised if you've never sat behind one at the lights with the giant RG staring you in the face
you should of narrowed it down to brisbane ,cause i have never seen 1 while sitting in my pretty car (keeping it on subject)
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Old 17-03-2009, 04:05 PM   #38
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Fast and ugly.... Its all about how quick you can reach the speed limit
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Old 17-03-2009, 04:12 PM   #39
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Pretty for me.

No point on a fast car on the streets anymore, as long as It turns heads I'm happy.
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Old 17-03-2009, 04:19 PM   #40
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As Borat would say, "whatever one has the stronger chick magnet"...I suspect that would be the pretty one
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Old 17-03-2009, 04:21 PM   #41
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It's gotta be the Less fast pretty option in my opinion, The way I see it is pretty simple, you can only go so fast on our roads, but you've got to look at your car every day, so it may as well be enjoyable to look at.
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Old 17-03-2009, 04:45 PM   #42
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It's gotta be the Less fast pretty option in my opinion, The way I see it is pretty simple, you can only go so fast on our roads, but you've got to look at your car every day, so it may as well be enjoyable to look at.
That is interesting. My car is almost always in one of three places.

1) In my garage so I can't see it.
2) Where ever I park it when I go somewhere so I can't see it.
3) Around me while I am driving it so I can't see it.

The interior to me is more important than the exterior because that is where I am. This is why I always bought Fairmont Ghias instead of XRs and a BA GT-P instead of BA GT. I really did not give a rats bum about what other people think about how it looks.

But then again I used to own an AU so that is obvious........
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That is interesting. My car is almost always in one of three places.

1) In my garage so I can't see it.
2) Where ever I park it when I go somewhere so I can't see it.
3) Around me while I am driving it so I can't see it.

The interior to me is more important than the exterior because that is where I am. This is why I always bought Fairmont Ghias instead of XRs and a BA GT-P instead of BA GT. I really did not give a rats bum about what other people think about how it looks.

But then again I used to own an AU so that is obvious........

Does the preference for a nice interior over a nice exterior extend to the house you live in, or is it just cars?...I'm having visions here of a run down weatherboard shack with an interior of marble tiles, granite benchtops and expensive artwork.
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Old 17-03-2009, 05:07 PM   #44
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That is interesting. My car is almost always in one of three places.

1) In my garage so I can't see it.
2) Where ever I park it when I go somewhere so I can't see it.
3) Around me while I am driving it so I can't see it.

The interior to me is more important than the exterior because that is where I am. This is why I always bought Fairmont Ghias instead of XRs and a BA GT-P instead of BA GT. I really did not give a rats bum about what other people think about how it looks.

But then again I used to own an AU so that is obvious........
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I'd go the fast ugly car, having a nice looking car without guts is like having a supermodel girlfriend with no vagina IMO.
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Old 17-03-2009, 05:32 PM   #46
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Fast'n'Ugly....you can't see your car when your driving it.
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Old 17-03-2009, 05:46 PM   #47
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Fast n' Ugly for me.
I won't say " of course, I own an AU "

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (Thats what mum always said about my looks. )
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Old 17-03-2009, 05:55 PM   #48
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F6 is not ugly and that is not the purpose of the poll.

It could be comparing a XR8 to a SS or XR8 to a WRX or whatever.

The idea is to see if people think that looks are more important than performance or vice versa.
WRX over an XR8
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Old 17-03-2009, 06:14 PM   #49
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What about woman flappy :
You saw my GF at the Bowden day. The blonde chick standing next to me

I don't have a house. I used to live in a F6 but since Jenny Craig came to visit I can fit in a 350Z
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Less fast but pretty. What's the point of a girlfriend who's great in bed if you can't stand looking at her?
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Fast & ugly for me!
I would choose the Bugatti Veron over the Ferarri 430 every time! _2: :hihi:
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Less fast but pretty. What's the point of a girlfriend who's great in bed if you can't stand looking at her?
To coin (an apt) phrase "you don't look at the mantle piece when you're stoking the fire" :
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Old 17-03-2009, 07:57 PM   #53
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going by a lot off the posts you should all be driving ve's ,or is that too ugly ?
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going by a lot off the posts you should all be driving ve's ,or is that too ugly ?
I take it that your XD Sundowner must be REALLY REALLY quick then.......
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I'll have a beige or pink Skelta, Clubman or Nota Fang (look that up in your Funk & Wagnells kiddies) before I take a red Alfa Brera or black Audi TT V6 (gen 1).

Yes, I currently own a Honda EB Civic so I'm reasonably familiar with what an ugly car looks like. My other cars are "if you lost some weight and put on makeup someone MAY find you attractive" in looks, but that isn't why I bought them.
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I dunno about you but i'd be pretty worried if i knew of a 17 year old that didn't know what to do.....
Not saying they wouldn't be able to figure it out, but knowing.....
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I take it that your XD Sundowner must be REALLY REALLY quick then.......
bit harsh for someone driving a hairdressers car : its a very slow project
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Fast n' Fugly that the way I like it!
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Old 17-03-2009, 09:50 PM   #59
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Correct me if I have this wrong Flappist:
The way I like to think of this is, it's like comparing a FG GT-E to a Subaru WRX STi, They are both fast cars, The Subaru is substantially faster than the GT-E, especially around a track, but damn is it hideous. Meanwhile the GT-E is fast enough to entertain most people, and on the plus size, it is an absolutely beautiful piece of kit (remembering that beauty is in the eye of the beholder). Personally I would prefer the GT-E.
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RG, Rifes Good (actually Rucky Goldstar)........
: good to see you know the real meaning behind that certain Korean brand. Hardly any do.

I chose the slow good looking one.

Why? because for 95% of the time I drive in a sedate manner on or below the limit, so a fast ugly car will have no benefit to me other than the fact that it will be useful perhaps for the 5% of the time I flang my car down the M5 some early mornings.
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