§carlet §wordfish

I feel really bad about it, but I was secretly hoping you got in a fender bender like I did. But that's awesome dude! Where were you?

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A Grand Marquis rear-ending an Aveo at a red light.

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I can't say much about hood-deck proportion, as fastbacks are my favorite body style. And I'm perfectly okay with any front overhang shorter than 3 feet. I find cars with low, drooped and pointed front ends, like the 3rd & 4th generation Firebirds, far, far more attractive and sporty-looking than cars with tall, blunt front ends like the G8 or new Camaro. With a short front overhang the nose has to be either very tall or very steeply sloped.

That is a cute little thing. Looks like it's a lot of fun to drive, too.

Yes I was sober, I was on my way to the church lock-in which was really the worst part of the evening/morning (middle school girls are mean-spirited people.) And I'd been executing the same manouver fine for the past two weeks. Maybe I turned on the radio too soon. My folks were very understanding (my mom always like to tell of her misadventures in her parents' old Chrysler). The HHR looks perfectly fine. My front fender is pushed pretty far in but looks like it should pop right back out. The car still drives fine. It's really not that bad in the scheme of things. I'll take pictures of my handiwork later.

I wasn't even on the road! I was backing the Sunfire out of the driveway, the HHR was to my left and the van was behind me. I was concentrating on not stalling (because I do that too much) and cut left too soon and my left front fender ran into the HHR's rear bumper. So the HHR's bumper only has some scuffs but my Sunny's fender is all caved in. Do I know how to start the year off with a bang or what!

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What about that DISGUSTINGLY long front overhang? I'm surprised no one is APPALLED at how OBSCENELY long it is!

I'm going to help supervise a youth lock-in at church. I'd much rather spend it at home.

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I don't mind the rear end, love the rest.

Actually I really like that one. I also love the original fastback 'Cuda.

But can you roll your tongue?

12 cm is still 12 cm, dude.

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Of course. It's far far easier to design a car that's universally inoffensive than one that's universally gorgeous. The Volt was redesigned for people like me.

Anyway, the whole point is, the Firebird was fast and pretty.

I meant that you being totally happy with old cars would give GM no incentive to build a new car that you would like. But I don't know what you could do that would make them want to build a new car you'd like. It sounded a lot better in my head.

Yes indeed. But small was comparing it to today's cars, which on average have lower drag than the Firebird. I personally think the Prius and Volt, an in fact a lot of current cars look more like bricks compared to the Firebird, not vice-versa, but as balthazar said, you can't judge aerodynamics by looks.

That is true. But please see my edit.

Swordfish, blissfully naive about the laws of physics, futilely attempts to use a coathanger to conduct the electric current from a AA battery through his tongue.

I still have eyes for it. I don't see anything dumpy, fat, or outdated about it.

Maybe in 20 years or so.