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Originally Posted by benebob
Its not so much ugly as it is completely cheap and standard issue parts bin GM plastic parts that were designed in ruining what was overall a solid original design. Kinda like the commerical where the couple wants their house designed around a bathroom facet only, GM chose to design around a stardard issue square headlight that has been used on GM vehicles since the mandatory switch in the 70s to univeral style and sizing even though that was then again done away with in the mid 80s long before the redesign was begun.
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Dude...punctuation is our friend!
Almost the entire car is plastic. I don't see that as bad. Especially as the Fords and dodges of the same year are rusting away. How much metal does an average modern Subaru have in it? Not much from my experience.
Oh and I don't have to worry about condensation and yellowing in my WS6's "completely cheap" headlights.
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Originally Posted by benebob
Hey that Aztek still outsold the SVX every year it was produced. Granted, that was with rebates in excess of $5k some years. I though the Avalanche would look better once they took the plasticlad (that will no doubt be faded a horrible shade of peach in 8 years) off but I saw one of the newer cladless ones the other day and it actually looked worse to me.
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I wouldn't try to say that the Aztek was good looking, but people didn't seem to care. It sold quite well. Even in my short time as a salesman, I sold three. People loved the Aztek's functionality and very-not-minivan styling.
I, too, think the Avalanche looked better with the cladding. All they had to do was streamline the plastic, and paint it the same color as the body, and I don't think people would have had much issue with it.
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Originally Posted by benebob
The weird thing is the fender up front has an internal portion showing (that was hidden by the cladding) that they simply left there. It would be like taking off the SVX cladding on the front fender and just leaving the fender the way it is. Not sure who's brilliant idea that one was.
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That would be the idea of the thousands of enthusiasts who called for GM to lose the cladding, and now complain about how the truck looks without it.
Just goes to show that you can't please people anyway.