Weekend Head Scratcher: Which Car Is Overrated?

Michael Jackson is overrated. There! I said it! You’d be surprised how much trouble that statement has got me into. Not that I’m a stranger to saying stuff that gets me into trouble. If were to say “I think the Rolling Stones” are overrated, most people would shrug and say “Fair enough”. If I were to say “The Beatles’ music isn’t seminal”, most people would say “To each their own”. But every time I say “Michael Jackson’s music all sounds the same and is overrated” people look at me, as if I’ve murdered their children. I just don’t understand this reaction. Why is Michael Jackson above criticism? I mean, Michael Jackson? Is it really THAT blasphemous to question the music of the Mr Jackson? Anyway, this isn’t “The Truth About Music”, it’s “The Truth About Cars”. And it’s this, quite frankly, lack of credulity which gave me inspiration for this weekend’s “Weekend Head Scratcher”.

What car, either currently on the market or in history, do you think is vastly overrated?

Do you shake your head in despair when you see people driving a Toyota Camry? Maybe your heart sinks when you see a Cadillac CTS? Or possibly you think people are wasting their money on a Porsche Boxster?

But don’t think that you can just post “Honda Accord” or whatever car you think and that’s the end of it. Put some thought behind it. We want to know what car you think is overrated, reasons why you think that and (if applicable) a suitable alternative. We don’t want to see baseless ranting (this isn’t YouTube); we want to read reasoned arguments. This is “The Truth About Cars”, not “Goobers Rant About Cars”. So come on, then. Vent your spleen. Strip the Emperor of his clothes.