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« on: December 10, 2004, 02:24:13 pm »
MT’s Ten Best Nominees for 2005 are listed below. Who will make the final list?
•   Acura RL  
•   Acura TSX  
•   Audi A6 Quattro  
•   Audi S4 Quattro  
•   BMW 3-series/M3  
•   BMW 5-series  
•   Buick LaCrosse  
•   Cadillac STS  
•   Chevrolet Aveo  
•   Chevrolet Cobalt*  
•   Chevrolet Corvette  
•   Chevrolet Impala SS*  
•   Chevrolet Malibu Maxx  
•   Chrysler Crossfire convertible  
•   Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6  
•   Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible  
•   Chrysler 300/300C Hemi  
•   Dodge Magnum  
•   Ford Five Hundred  
•   Ford Focus  
•   Ford Mustang  
•   Honda Accord  
•   Honda S2000
•   Infiniti G35
•   Kia Spectra
•   Kia Amanti
•   Lotus Elise  
•   Mazda RX-8  
•   Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata  
•   Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG  
•   Mercedes-Benz CLS500*  
•   Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI  
•   Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG*  
•   Mercedes-Benz SLK350  
•   Mercury Montego*  
•   Mini Cooper S convertible  
•   Pontiac G6  
•   Porsche Boxster*  
•   Saab 9-2X  
•   Saturn Ion Red Line  
•   Scion tC  
•   Subaru Legacy  
•   Subaru Outback  
•   Suzuki Forenza  
•   Suzuki Reno  
•   Toyota Camry Solara convertible  
•   Toyota Prius  
•   Volkswagen Passat TDI  
•   Volvo S40  
•   Volvo V50


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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2004, 02:36:43 pm »
300C will be there!!
thats for sure...
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2004, 02:38:52 pm »
Snowy - confused me - this is Motor Trends list? Or is it Car & Drivers? WTF??
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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2004, 02:40:47 pm »
my list, in alphabetical order:

Chevrolet Cobalt
Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
Honda Accord
Chrysler 300/300C
Ford Five Hundred
Kia Spectra
Mazda RX-8
Subaru Legacy
Volkswagen Passat TDI
Volvo S40/V50 (should be grouped together)

Those are the cars I personally like.
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« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2004, 02:57:19 pm »
...Sorry Man. Car and Driver...Mee Stu-pidd
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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2004, 03:04:18 pm »
S'ok. Do it all the time meself. Thanks.
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« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2004, 03:13:57 pm »
Here are my bets and/or wishful thinking....

BMW 5-series
Chevrolet Corvette
Chrysler 300/300C Hemi
Ford Mustang
Infiniti G35
Mazda RX-8
Mercedes-Benz SLK350
Subaru Legacy
Toyota Prius
Volvo V50
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« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2004, 03:47:08 pm »
Acura RL
Chevrolet Corvette
Ford Mustang
Porsche Boxster
Subaru Legacy
Toyota Prius
Honda Accord
BMW 5 series
Volvo V50
Chrysler 300C

Where's the BMW 6 series?  

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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2004, 04:01:34 pm »

It's categorized, isn't it?

Chevrolet Cobalt
Honda Accord  
Ford Five Hundred
Chrysler 300/300C Hemi
Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI
Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata  
Scion tC  
Ford Mustang  
Chevrolet Corvette
Toyota Prius

Man, would like to add some more: RL, 5-Series (love the exterior), G35, S4, PT Cruiser Convertible, RX-8, Elise, Legacy/Outback, S40/V50.

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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2004, 04:05:58 pm »
Shank, have you ever seen Car and Drivers 10-Best list before?  I'll bet you a pretty penny that you won't see the Cobalt, Malibu, the Ford Fivehundred, the Kia, or the Passat anywhere on that list...not a chance in hell.

Chevorlet Corvette
Ford Mustang
Porsche Boxster
BMW 3 series (as always)
BMW 5 series
Chrysler 300/300C
Honda Accord (and, as always)
Subaru Legacy
Toyota Prius

Acura RL or TSX?
S2000?  (it's seen the list many times)
EDIT: Infiniti G35? (also fairly popular on "the list")

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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2004, 04:08:00 pm »
Yeah they are categorized.  I should have realized that.  I would have changed my list a bit if I had.  Oh well.  The winners are on their site.  I won't post them yet so that people can still take a crack at the winners if they want.
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2004, 04:15:19 pm »
Dave, I know... like I said, those are the cars that I like... I couldn't care less of Car and Drivers 10-Best list... a list that has the Ford Focus 4-5 years in a row has no credibility, especially when the Focus was a terribly unreliable car in its first years.
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2004, 04:19:08 pm »
Hahaha...yeah, Car and Driver is a totally unreliable source.

You're probably right, the Kia Spectra and the Ford Five-hundred will be much better cars than the Focus ever was...
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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2004, 04:22:10 pm »
HOLY COW....Shnak's got a couple GM car's he likes!  He likes it...he really really likes it!
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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2004, 04:24:10 pm »
Kia Spectra is an excellent product this year. The redesign is awesome, and deserves tons of credit. While the Focus is now a good product, its first few years, it was terribly unreliable. As for the Ford Five-Hundred, I like it personally. Not something I'd buy myself, but it has Volvo engineering and is is a huge improvement over the previous Taurus.
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« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2004, 04:27:33 pm »
Mdx... I knew someone would say that about my post... but I give credit where credit is dued... Cobalt, Malibu Maxx, Ford Five-Hundred and Chrysler 300 are all great cars, all major improvements over their predecessor. That's why I listed them.
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« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2004, 04:29:04 pm »
DSW show us the results...
i wanna be surprised to see the 300 taking another spot on the media...
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« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2004, 04:32:07 pm »

Well, I expect 300-Series will be Canadian Car of the Year, and possibly North American.

I'm on C&D now... what an pop-up advertising mecca!

I don't disagree with the choices, but think Canada is somewhat different:
- The RL is priced far more competitively in the US than Canada, even tho Acuras are generally priced lower in Canada for their other lines.
- Where the heck is the sub and compact car award? It's all more expensive cars on the list! Best Luxury Sport Sedan or Best Muscle Car (because really, how many cars qualify here?) should have made way for Best Compact. Isn't that what the Focus won last year?
- If it weren't for the poor fuel economy and excessive oil usage, the RX-8 would have been on my list as well most definitely.

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« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2004, 04:33:07 pm »
Shnak supporting the 300???? whats happening? the predction of a disaster?
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« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2004, 04:34:26 pm »
Ah Siraqua ur there...
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