QOTD: What Car Would You Never Buy For No Other Reason Than "Because"?
Cadillac clickbait? Maybe. But, that’s not what I’m aiming for.
One of our Facebook likers said he’d never buy an ATS and “can’t even give you a good reason why not.” Interesting. I have a few cars like that, too.
On the incredibly exotic end of the automotive spectrum, I would never buy a McLaren. Sure, they are wonders of automotive advancement and when I got to ride shotgun in the MP4-12C I was ecstatic. The performance is immense. The feeling of acceleration and handling is mind boggling. And, no matter how much money I may have in the future, I would absolutely never buy one and I’m not sure why.
Coming back down to Earth, I would never buy a Chevrolet or GMC full-size truck. They’re capable, quiet, and at least the Sierra is handsome (the Silverado looks too much like a Michael Bay-era Transformer for my liking). And no matter how much money GM put on the hood or how many options I could get for free or money I could save over an equivalent Ford or Ram, I’d never have a full-size pickup from GM. I can’t tell you why because I don’t really know.
So, Best & Brightest, what perfectly good car on the market today would you never buy “just because”?
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Never say never, but I would definitely never, ever buy anything with a CVT transmission.
A Lada or a Yugo
I don't see myself ever owning a Toyota, not unless they finally make something that's genuinely sporty. Glossy black trim on a 138 horsepower Corolla is not sporty.
Anything Korean. Partially because I don't like their labor policies (unlike first-world countries, they don't get paid a living wage) and animal rights (or lack thereof--driving a car with leather seats makes me a hypocrite, I know), partly because--the early ones, at least--they had a disposable quality that I never was able to dissociate with modern ones.