The ugliest? How about the 140 S-class? The 204 GLK? The weird-ass SLS (especially from the rear)?

So, like a boat, but without the benefit of water?

I had totally forgotten about the epic hideousness of the aero kit on the Mercedes. I think I will have to drink to forget again.

Would a 2006 Mazda5 count as “appropriate”? (Please say yes.)

If weirdness is at least partly a function of rarity, then the DS is nowhere near as weird. I regularly see DSes, but I have only ever seen one Aston Martin Lagonda in the wild.

I have to disagree. A few items on the “useless” list are not.

The VW T3 had the spare on the outside, under the engine. It was held up by a circular piece of sheet metal and a screw. I think modern-day VW caddys have a similar arrangement, but I don’t quite remember.

Road legal? Then the NL law is very, very different from Austria.

A “parking spot” is, as the name suggests, there to provide space for car to sit on. A sidewalk’s primary goal in life is not to serve as parking space but as a means for pedestrians to “walk” on the “side” of the road.

Had to stop reading to shake my head when I saw “super ultra low emission” and “389 hp V8" within an inch of each other. Let’s face it, people: If it has a 5 litre V8, it is not going to be “super ultra low” anything. At least not if you are going to drive it for any lenght of time.

I love the Gibson reference. For a long time I had a serious hankering for the Deliverator’s car.

Oh great. So that is the next level of the cheap-bicycle plague that has broken out like an ugly rash in European cities.

Mercedes has been calling the wagon versions of the CLA and CLS “Shooting Brake” for years (to my chagrin).

I never could stand wristwatches. I have been wearing pocket watches since I was 16 or so. The nice thing is that you can score a decent one for about 100-150 and have it refurbished by a trustworthy watchmaker for about the same amount. $ 400 pocket Omega, anyone?

I saw a Boxster in this colour this morning. The wheels where not painted, and the top was down. It is still an amazingly douche-y colour, especially combined with grandma shades and a man bun.

They’ve managed to combine the bulk and mass of a truck or SUV without any of the cargo-hauling flexibility of either. A triumph!

At least in Austria you can (or could, to be precise).

That’s what makes my Mazda5 a better car than this ‘Vette: I have the exact same shift knob, aligned perfectly.

Did you use silicone for the window seals or a 1k PU variant? If the latter: that stuff can be smoothed if you wear nitril gloves, dip your fingers in acetone and smooth it manually (I know this because I use similar stuff to toughen my snowboard mitts).

To nitpick: “14.1 kWh” is not 40 horsepower more than anything, because