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The ugly duckling...
« on: July 13, 2012, 03:14:54 PM »
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/smart-ramps-forfourtwingo-testing



That is the start of things to come...

...possibly!
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2012, 04:10:26 PM »
Saw that in the magazine - just looks like a twingo to me.

It's even got the same door handles as a twingo.

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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2012, 05:17:57 PM »
From that other thread -

Quote from: Alex on July 08, 2012, 03:15:56 PM
Why not wait for the new forfour? :-X

Here's why.
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2012, 05:38:45 PM »
The F is that!? I WAS going to get some ICE upgrades for my forfour, but now I'm just going to get a bullbar and ram any new forfour I see off the road!
 >:(
That thing, if it turns out to be the new forfour, will make ours look even better, and they will turn out to be classics, like the original GTI and M3. ;D
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2012, 10:16:37 PM »
Its just Twingo body panels hung on a chassis, the forfour won't look anything like that. They're just testing the running gear buried deep within.
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2012, 10:35:30 PM »
If it looks anything at all like that...or is a small as that then it needs to be buried....
under about 20 tons of concrete !
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2012, 10:39:28 PM »
Quote from: CrazyG on July 13, 2012, 10:35:30 PM
If it looks anything at all like that...or is a small as that then it needs to be buried....
under about 20 tons of concrete !

It looks like it already has been ........ and been  dug up .
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2012, 11:24:09 PM »
I think 'yuck' sums it up.
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2012, 10:55:32 AM »
Quote from: Alex on July 13, 2012, 05:38:45 PM
That thing, if it turns out to be the new forfour, will make ours look even better, and they will turn out to be classics, like the original GTI and M3. ;D

if thats the case ill be keeping my forfour when i get another car!
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2012, 10:04:53 AM »
I'll consider the new micra to be a Forfour replacement before anything in the minds of Renault. They only have the name, nothing else.
As for Bull-bars... I think I'll tag team with Alex on this one
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2012, 11:27:51 PM »
Nothing is as ugly as the Fiat Multipla.
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2012, 07:51:11 AM »
Quote from: LadyV on July 17, 2012, 11:27:51 PM
Nothing is as ugly as the Fiat Multipla.

The elephant man was more attractive than the Fiat Multipla... WORST CAR DESIGN EVER.  Although they almost beat it with the new Panda.
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2012, 09:14:25 PM »
Quote from: funkydoodycool on July 18, 2012, 07:51:11 AM
Quote from: LadyV on July 17, 2012, 11:27:51 PM
Nothing is as ugly as the Fiat Multipla.

The elephant man was more attractive than the Fiat Multipla... WORST CAR DESIGN EVER.  Although they almost beat it with the new Panda.



And whats wrong with the Multipla? ;)

Anyhoos the Panda is a funky car :p
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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2012, 09:39:23 PM »
i quite like the multipla and the panda 100bhp is yummy!!





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Re: The ugly duckling...
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2012, 07:16:51 AM »
what about the prius with that growth that covers the back and top of the car the japs have created? the elephant car as clarkson put it on top gear
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