These Cars Are Only Driven By People Who Know Nothing About Cars – Jalopnik

As automotive fans, we are able to inform loads about somebody by what automotive they drive, however we are able to additionally inform once they undoubtedly do not give a crap about automobiles. There are just a few automobiles on the market that no one with even a modicum of automotive data would even dare to buy, and that concept is what led me to the query I requested you all final week.

I wished to know what automotive you all thought was solely pushed by individuals who knew nothing about automobiles. What automotive would an fanatic by no means discover themselves behind the wheel of as a result of they know higher? There are loads of causes for us to keep away from automobiles: they are often boring to drive, unreliable,  inefficient, or uncompetitive of their class in comparison with the competitors. I’m positive we might all lead simpler lives if we did not know a lot about automobiles, however that is who we’re.

In any case, that is sufficient about me. How about you all head on down beneath and take a look at the automobiles your fellow Jalops say are solely pushed by individuals who know nothing about automobiles. If your automotive is on the listing, I like to recommend you do some actual soul looking, as a result of our phrase is gospel. Of course, if you happen to do not personal a pre-recession Chrysler product, you are most likely good.

Man, my life can be a lot extra easy and cheaper if I did not know something about automobiles. I typically envy the oldsters merrily commuting alongside of their low-cost, comfy, gasoline environment friendly little items of inconspicuous metallic and plastic. A Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, and so forth.

But these folks had been at the least conscious sufficient to buy one thing with a shred of reliability and constructive repute. So I’ll go along with somebody driving a Vinfast VF8. They noticed an reasonably priced EV SUV and jumped on it…clearly doing zero analysis on the standard or assist they may count on.

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VinFast VF8. It rapidly turned identified for being terrible in each metric and was panned laborious by critics. Each time I see one on the highway, I all the time suppose the proprietor simply wasted their hard-earned money. Everyone has been nominating Tesla on this dialogue however even that may be a greater purchase to your cash.

Submitted by: SantaCruzin & Giantsgiants

Dodge Dart, the 2013-2016 model. They weren’t good automobiles, and their competitors was a lot better.

Submitted by: Psycho78

Any Nissan crossover. Are they good automobiles? No

Are they a superb worth? No

Reliable? Not actually

Is it higher than the competitors in any approach? No

What is the upside to one among these?

Submitted by: Gerrit DeBoer

This query has some nuance that I believe many of the responses are lacking. We’re speaking about dreadful automobiles which have enchantment on some stage…simply sufficient to get some gross sales from of us who would not know higher. I’m not enthusiastic about automobiles I personally don’t love or driver teams which are … irritating.

My first thought was the latest Chrysler Sebring convertible. It was from the identical period because the Nitro, so it kinda is sensible. My MIL purchased one (ignoring my recommendation to have a look at a Lexus IS convertible) and I acquired to drive it. She was SO happy with that automotive… it was her Rolls Royce. Except the seats had been as uncomfortable as they get, the inside was low-cost, plasticy, and never effectively put collectively, the paint was wafer skinny and displaying extreme swirling at a month previous, and the engine and transmission had been a woeful pairing resulting in an absence of athleticism, reliability and effectivity. The convertible prime was sluggish and did not match the automotive effectively, and I do not suppose it was designed effectively (it might later show to be liable to failure). All my MIL noticed was “4-seat hard top convertible.” None of the opposite points mattered, or had been even thought of.

Submitted by: doslh

Coupe SUVs from Mercedes, BMW, Genesis, Volvo, or some other luxurious model.

I’ve mentioned it earlier than and I’ll say it once more. “What I really want is the poor handling and fuel efficiency of an SUV with the small cargo capacity of a sedan. Don’t forget to toss in poor visibility and ugly styling.”

Submitted by: Brewman15

Unfortunately I am unable to neglect the Dodge caliber. I drove my buddies caliber a couple of occasions and it was a complete joke in each approach. The cvt transmission would recurrently overheat whereas simply cruising on the freeway and the automotive would go into limp mode.

Submitted by: Ethan Smith

Ford Ecosport, Super small with no storage capability, ugly, underpowered, with 25mpg. I am unable to fathom anybody take a look at driving it and shopping for it anyhow! Ignoring that it was additionally a unreliable POS for a similar cash you can get a full dimension low trim Camry with 32mpg! So its not good at efficiency, not that low-cost, tremendous small with not nice gasoline economic system, ugly, and unreliable!! Why would anybody purchase one?

Submitted by: Ryan Stage

I swear VW… I imply Lamborghini made it simply to fleece influencers who know nothing about automobiles.

Submitted by: RC350F

Kia Soul. Especially individuals who purchased them way back for the dancing hamsters.

Submitted by: Michael 

You had been so shut…
The right reply is the Dodge Journey.
It’s the minivan for individuals who hate minivans. It’s an unreliable, badly constructed, absolute joke of a car that solely offered so effectively and for thus lengthy due to rental fleets and subprime lending. Anybody that purchased one did not know a damned factor about automobiles, they only knew it was automotive formed and that their native Dodge dealership might get them financed for one.

Submitted by: MustangIIMatt

Seriously although, the Tesla Model Y is the highest of this listing. Add the truth that the first attraction to Teslas is just not even having to know learn how to drive.

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Yeah, it is the mannequin Y.
Cheap automobiles just like the rogue or journey or stuff like which are pushed by all kinds of individuals , principally for monetary causes.
The mannequin Y is just not. It’s pushed by individuals who heard it is cool and classy and sensible who by no means cross shopped or did a second of analysis of their lives.

Submitted by: potbellyjoe & JaredOfLondon