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Old 12-21-2017, 08:07 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I'm used to the idea that I'm going to make my cars look uglier through liberal application of duct tape, coroplast, cardboard, plus maybe some sheet aluminum and poorly made fiberglass add-ons.

With this Clarity, Honda's done all the work for me! Pre-uglification!

I might accidentally make it better by covering up parts of it!

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Old 12-21-2017, 11:09 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Aztek owners everywhere are pleased to finally pass the Ugly Crown on.
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Old 12-21-2017, 11:44 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Looks like every other current(ugly) sedan in the new car market to me.
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Old 12-21-2017, 11:51 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge

Ish Kabibble (Merwyn Bogue) was the comic relief for the Kay Kyser Orchestra and a cornet player in his band. In the 1930s & 40s, Kay Kyser was a major musical entity in radio, the movies and later in television.
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Old 12-22-2017, 01:42 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Kay Kyser weren't no Dr. Demento.
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Old 12-22-2017, 05:09 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Old 12-22-2017, 11:35 PM   #18 (permalink)
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It looks quite disproportionate with that front overhang.
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More important: what are the numbers? Is all that ugly aerodynamic?
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Old 12-23-2017, 11:45 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Unfortunately ugly does matter. Nobody is going to buy that thing at a normal list price regardless of what it can do.

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