Lazy car designs

thomas 75 connie · 6th July 2010, 08:53

The name says it all really when on your travels or indeed having owned a car where you think that it has a lazy design. I'll start of I was delivering shopping to somebodies house on sunday and I saw a vw sharan. It was the one where they put the indicator in the wing mirror. Then where there should be an indicator in the wing there is a blanking plug with sharan written into it. Now I think that is lazy designing don't you?

matt1301 · 6th July 2010, 09:02

Yeah i've noticed that, the same thing on the ford C-max iirc.

The one that annoys me most is on the MG SV though, it has the MGF door handles with a little blanking plate for a door lock, then they stick a big ugly lock halfway down the door.

thomas 75 connie · 6th July 2010, 09:08

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Originally Posted by matt1301

Yeah i've noticed that, the same thing on the ford C-max iirc.

The one that annoys me most is on the MG SV though, it has the MGF door handles with a little blanking plate for a door lock, then they stick a big ugly lock halfway down the door.

You'd think a car that costs £65,000 onwards would have different bits wouldn't you. I still want one though

richardwjackson · 6th July 2010, 09:29

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Originally Posted by thomas 75 connie

You'd think a car that costs £65,000 onwards would have different bits wouldn't you. I still want one though

...and its got Fiat Punto headlights!!

thomas 75 connie · 6th July 2010, 09:51

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Originally Posted by richardwjackson

...and its got Fiat Punto headlights!!

I almost believed you then

sikelsh · 6th July 2010, 10:02

For main stream cars that borrow from others such as MK2 75/ZT pinching wing mirrors from the 45, I find that very lazy indeed.

But when it comes to "Special Cars" almost hand crafted such as the SV, I actually quite like it, seems to bring car manufacture back to the shed, as if they have said to the designers, ok heres a bucket of bits, make it fit, and thats genius to me.

TVR used to be a prime example, with rover engines and mishmass of other parts from various cars.

I love this page > http://www.chimaerapages.com/resources_partslist.php

thomas 75 connie · 6th July 2010, 10:54

Blimey just looked and it seems like a kit car and the bit that made me laugh was washer bottle is tesco milk bottle top! I mean they can't be serious about that can they?

richardwjackson · 6th July 2010, 10:59

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Originally Posted by thomas 75 connie

I almost believed you then

No, seriously mate.......look

richardwjackson · 6th July 2010, 11:00

and, don't forget the Fiat Coupe rears too!!

sikelsh · 6th July 2010, 11:22

Thats brilliant

genius to take a Punto and make them look as mean as the SV does.

6th July 2010, 08:53	#1
thomas 75 connie This is my second home Rover 75 launch car x2, Rover 800 Vitesse Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Devon Posts: 8,463 Thanks: 1,115 Thanked 1,083 Times in 653 Posts	Lazy car designs The name says it all really when on your travels or indeed having owned a car where you think that it has a lazy design. I'll start of I was delivering shopping to somebodies house on sunday and I saw a vw sharan. It was the one where they put the indicator in the wing mirror. Then where there should be an indicator in the wing there is a blanking plug with sharan written into it. Now I think that is lazy designing don't you?

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sikelsh This is my second home MGF Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 123 Thanked 281 Times in 178 Posts	For main stream cars that borrow from others such as MK2 75/ZT pinching wing mirrors from the 45, I find that very lazy indeed. But when it comes to "Special Cars" almost hand crafted such as the SV, I actually quite like it, seems to bring car manufacture back to the shed, as if they have said to the designers, ok heres a bucket of bits, make it fit, and thats genius to me. TVR used to be a prime example, with rover engines and mishmass of other parts from various cars. I love this page > http://www.chimaerapages.com/resources_partslist.php __________________ Si Kelsh

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richardwjackson Posted a thing or two Mercedes A-Class A180 CDI ECO Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Crewe Posts: 1,292 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	and, don't forget the Fiat Coupe rears too!! __________________ http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...psc44ada88.jpg[

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sikelsh This is my second home MGF Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 123 Thanked 281 Times in 178 Posts	Thats brilliant genius to take a Punto and make them look as mean as the SV does. __________________ Si Kelsh

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matt1301 Avid contributor 75 Cdti Auto Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire Posts: 151 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Yeah i've noticed that, the same thing on the ford C-max iirc. The one that annoys me most is on the MG SV though, it has the MGF door handles with a little blanking plate for a door lock, then they stick a big ugly lock halfway down the door.

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thomas 75 connie This is my second home Rover 75 launch car x2, Rover 800 Vitesse Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Devon Posts: 8,463 Thanks: 1,115 Thanked 1,083 Times in 653 Posts	Blimey just looked and it seems like a kit car and the bit that made me laugh was washer bottle is tesco milk bottle top! I mean they can't be serious about that can they?