My first car was a Dauphine.

 

It's got to be a Yugo convertible. Not only do you drive a Yugo, but with the top down, EVERYONE can see you.

 

Heaven help me, I think that's a cool little thing. Someone slap me!!

 

Rare cars are always more interesting to me even if they are economy cars. I know a guy who has a Yugo in his collection and drove it on the Hot Rod Power Tour. He said everybody either loved it or hated it, but nobody ignored it. Back when Yugos were new cars, it would have been somewhat embarrassing to drive one, but today no one is going to assume its because that's all you could afford. They'll be more impressed that the cheapest car you could buy is still going after nearly 30 years.

 

Exactly! It's quite a feat to keep a Yugo on the road for nearly 3 decades. I actually have a soft spot for those oddball cars. To this day, I still get excited when I see a Chevy Vega putting down the road.

 

There is nothing embarrassing about that! Ok so someone has screwed a classic and possibly a perfectly serviceable 4X4, to make a pretty damn cool one off, but I would give it garage space.

 

1984 Dodge Aires K. Gold. Bench front seat, am radio, no A/C. Black hood, purple left rear door. Spider webbed front window, missing 2 hubcaps.

 

my brother's Pinto wagon... Green the smashed in the front and all the front fenders and hood from the junk yard that were red... not repainted and my Dad brought it to FSU in my second year for me to use..... ahhhhh!
while my White 1965 Austin- Healy Sprite with a 4.80 rear end and 9000rpm engine sat at home with Him driving it every now and then to teach high school... (when it was sunny...)

 

I was given a 2001 Kia Spectra. Gets great MPG easy to repair and was absolutely mint when I got it. Needless to say people react completely different to my driving the Kia as opposed to my jag. They cut me off...look at me funny, give me dirty looks. People also dont care about smashing into it when parked, dinging the doors.etc. At first it really bothered me because even though a Kia I like to keep my cars in decent condition. I soon gave up. I cant say Im embarrassed to drive it because I just think to myself..Yeah I have two jags at home....Sucka@

 

I'm not a fan of Hummers in the first place, and I don't like any shade of Orange in the second place.

I'm sure there are Uglier cars out there, some of them even in this thread, but this one made me go back to the house for my camera! I've only seen such Ugliness on Youtube. It was truly Hideous!
(';')

 

Those rims are special. The owner does seem to like a touch of chrome. Its an odd combination, with those rims it wouldnt be able to do anything very well. All about the looksatme I guess, mission accomplished.

 

All good if you want to drive a 2 tonne truck around on rubber bands.
The 5 rims and tyres are probably worth more than both my cars and motorcycle added together.

 

Thanks, Fellas,
And, would you believe, the pictures don't really do it 'justice.' It's even Uglier in Real Life, and the Owner is so proud of it he's parked it there again!
(';')

 

I once had a Reliant Robin - no embarrassment though, everybody wanted a ride in it, and driven through a proper winter with no problems prevented me getting hypothermia on the bike

 

I don't mind the Humer _ a Jeep on steroids, but those rims !
I'm old fashioned, I like smaller rims and more rubber.
Even with a modern vehicle like the Hummer, it can't handle that style _ big rims and then rubber.


The only real gripe I have about the Hummer is the mileage and incredible waste of fuel it takes to run it.
What's it get, 20 gallons to the mile ???

 

Or whatever this thing is. Don't ask me I don't know. Just glad it's someone elses. So what is it anyway? Pic taken at a Jag club meet late last year.

 

that is a weird thing, looks like they modified the bonnet just to land their remote control helicopters.

 

Ok, Here it is, my company car.
on the upside, it's free, the company pays for all repairs, fuel, etc. It hauls all my tools and supplies but for god's sake it's ugly, uncomfortable and I get weekly notices from GM about recalls. I'm looking forward to the day it catches fire.

 

A good friend of mine here in Texas has both a Robin and a Rialto, always popular at the local car shows. Its so funny that probably 7 out of 10 people make a comment about "Top Gear" rolling them over or launching one into space.

 

Nice, mines a little older but still a lot of fun..