Worst Rebadges In History

[UglyAmerican]

Got the idea for this from the still in production thread. I think a lot of these count as future shite, because they are so rare and weird.

 

Volkswagen Routan (Chrysler minivan)

 

Honda Crossroad (Land Rover Discovery series 1, sold in Japan only)

 

Chevy Prism (nee Geo Prism, nee Toyota Corolla.)

 

Toyota Cavalier (Chevy Cavalier sold in Japan)

 

Saab 9-7X (Chevy Trailblazer)

 

Dodge Attitude (Hyundai Accent in Mexico)

 

Chrysler tc by Maserati (I don't care that a handful of them had Maserati-influenced engine, it's a damn LeBaron)

 

Saab 9-2X (Subaru Impreza)

 

Cadillac Cimarron (Chevy Cavalier)

 

Seat Exeo (Audi A4)

 

Cadillac Catera (Opel Omega)

 

Mitsubish Raider (Dodge Dakota)

 

Ford Laser (version of Mazda Protege/323 sold in Australia)

 

Alfa Romeo Dauphine (Renault Dauhpine produced under license by Alfa, 1959-1964)

 

Acura SLX (Isuzu Trooper version sold in USA under Honda's luxury brand)

 

Infiniti G20 (Nissan Primera sold as l''''''uxury''''''' car in the US)

[Tayne]

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[trigger]

 

A bloke at my work has one of these, It's a Honda Horizon, Never seen or heard of it before, Has a load of bits made by Lotus or something.

[mnde]

Where "worst" = cool

 

Volkswagen 1500 W

 

Volkswagen 1500 M 1.8 Rural W

 

I like this. The Passat's bastard brother.

 

These are a facelift VW-badged version of previous Dodge-badged models based on the Hillman Avenger, made 1982 - 1990 in Argentina.

 

(EDITED to add further INFO )

[Pete-M]

 

Saab 600 = Lancia Delta

 

 

 

 

Lancia Zeta = Fiat Ulysses / Citroen summat or other / Peugeot 806.

 

 

 

Alfa Romeo Arna = Datsun Cherry.

 

 

 

Sherpa Coupé = Morris Oxford

[UglyAmerican]

I can spot some of them but would y'all mind writing what the base car is?THANKS,UGLY AMERICAN

[pogweasel]

ROFL @ Sherpa coupe.

[Guest]

 

A bloke at my work has one of these, It's a Honda Horizon, Never seen or heard of it before, Has a load of bits made by Lotus or something.

Isuzu went through a 'Handling By Lotus' phase where all of its cars had a Hethel make over. The Aska, Piazza and Bighorn (nee Trooper \ Monterey) all had chassis work done.

 

Incidentally, a JDM Bighorn HBL steering wheel fits straight on either model of Piazza. Which is a relief because the standard two spoker is fucking horrible.

The Piazza HBL is actually supposed to handle really well, which is a relief. My pre Lotus was a right fucking handful if you wellied it off the line. You got a shitload of axle tramp and the rear of the car shimmied as the axle shimmied on its mountings.

 

I thought this trait was endemic to my (utterly shagged) example, but doing the same test in a sound 50 k car produced the same effect.

In the HBL this was completely eradicated.

 

Do I win a prize for having driven 3 different Piazzas?

[saabhappy]

 

BMW 3-series

 

 

Bedpan

[pogweasel]

Oh no! Our resident comedian is back!!

[Pete-M]

Indeed. Wrong 3 series as well.

[saabhappy]

for the organ-grinder.

 

for his monkey.

[Minimad5]

i feel a repeat of this coming on :

 

[pogweasel]

GR2 work, Saabhappy!Sure, there are ALOT of very wanky E36 3-series out there, owned by dole-spludging morons. Both myself & Pete are quite aware of this. And no, they are not as good looking as other cars. But as long as they are not barried into oblivion with bodykits and lexus lights, they carry their age well. Can you actually give me some good reasons why they are bad cars, image aside?Neither mine nor pete's are overtly modified, overtly skanky or overtly owned for the sake of the badge. an you suggest me another car that will do in excess of 130mph, return 40mpg on a run and provide a sense of driver satisfaction for the same money? Doubtless you will suggest a saab due to your leanings, which I do not dispute, but finding a GOOD 900 turbo would cost more than the combined total of £1300 that mine and pete's cost. Oh no, that was all quite sensible. Therefore, you blow goats. I have proof.

[UglyAmerican]

Goodbye thread. We hardly knew ye.

[Minimad5]

I'm on no ones side here But no offence to this saab dude that keeps having stupid keyboard wars with everyone BUT Before he was here there was friendly banter Sometimes a disagreement But not this chipping away at eachother So i suggest or ask Saabhappy, it would be appreciated by myself and everyone else if certain things like opinions that would spark little wars, were kept to yourselfAs i am sure you are aware this is a fantastic forum and we would like to keep it that way I also ask pete and pog. Boys don't rise to the occasion Please ?

[brammy777]

Damn this all to hell. This wasnt a comparisons thread, sorry.

[Pete-M]

Goodbye thread. We hardly knew ye.

Don't give up that easy, dude!

 

New Chrysler.

 

 

New Lancia Delta.

 

 

Hmm.

[brammy777]

^Is that Chrysler one of those cars which the Fiat group is building for them? Suppose it keeps in with Deltas having a twin.

 

Guess the European van of which this was based.

[trigger]

Volkswagen LT?

[pogweasel]

Guess the European van of which this was based.

Fiat 850t ??

[Pete-M]

Certainly seems to be.I'm looking forwards to the Lancia version of the 300C if they do one. Imagine that? A 300C with an alcantara interior and probably some mental Maserati motor. Some nasty big toothy grin instead of the Chrysler grille. In beige. Want!

[UglyAmerican]

Ford iMax is Mazda5

 

Pontiac G8/Holden Commodore/Vauxhall VXR8

[brammy777]

Trigger won!

[Vin]

Trigger won!

Oh bollocks! I thought Pog had hit the jackpot there....

[trigger]

Hey that Ford iMax is a pretty cool looking MPV, It even has a sliding side door, shame the front ones don't slide as well!

[pogweasel]

Was I wrong? Fucksticks. I was between that and a Piaggio Ape.

[Pete-M]

Have an Innocenti Regent.

 

[UglyAmerican]

I shouldn't have forgotten our Aston Martin Cygnet Toyota Aygo--

[STUNO]

Toyota Cavalier (Chevy Cavalier sold in Japan)

AAHH... I wondered why I see a few of these Chevvy badged ones about