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Thread: Alright, which TCLer got a job at Yahoo Autos? "Top 10 Boxy Cars" complete with an E30 M3 on the main page...

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    07-31-2012 10:08 PM #1
    I am not lying, ladies and gentlemen :



    http://autos.yahoo.com/news/the-box-...be-square.html

    It's like TCL hive-mind. Just 4 of the 10:



    The list (reasons for each are in the link above):

    Volvo 240 (1975–1993)
    BMW M3 (1988–1991)
    Mercedes-Benz 500E (1991–1994)
    Jeep Cherokee (1984–2001)
    Chevy Blazer (1973–1991)
    Dodge Spirit R/T (1991–1992)
    Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Notchback (1985–1993)
    Land Rover Defender (1993–1997)
    Bentley Turbo R (1985–1987)
    Lexus LS 400 (1990–1994)


    Everything covered. 5.0 Notch. E30 M3. Turbo Mopar. Defender. Cherokee. Volvo brick wagon. W124.


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    07-31-2012 10:21 PM #2
    So true. Great list, really.

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    07-31-2012 10:25 PM #3
    If TCL had enough collective writing skills to publish an article, this would be that very article.

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    07-31-2012 10:46 PM #4
    Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Notchback (1985–1993)

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    07-31-2012 11:54 PM #5
    Who the hell still uses yahoo?
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    07-31-2012 11:57 PM #6
    Somebody did their homework.

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    08-01-2012 01:22 AM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Iroczgirl View Post
    Somebody did their homework.
    This is unheard of in professional journalism these days. Amateur. :p

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    08-01-2012 01:43 AM #8
    No Element, no care.
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    08-01-2012 05:20 AM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by Lwize View Post
    No Element, no care.
    What? With its whopping payload of all of four average 12YOs? No. Defender blows it so out of the water that even Honda forgot it existed.

    edit - agree - great list. TCL approved. Must be a plant...
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    08-01-2012 06:33 AM #10
    TCL approved

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    08-01-2012 06:58 AM #11
    Quote Originally Posted by Lwize View Post
    No Element, no care.
    No VW Fox, no care....
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    08-01-2012 07:49 AM #12


    No Model T, no care.

  13. 08-01-2012 07:55 AM #13
    Great list, woulda liked to see a TE corolla on there but i still loved every car on that list but i kinda feel like the Bentley Turbo R is out of place.

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    08-01-2012 08:14 AM #14
    Quote Originally Posted by Mabe View Post
    Who the hell still uses yahoo?
    People like me, who don't know the difference between email providers, and couldn't care less.
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    08-01-2012 08:20 AM #15
    Good choices

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    08-01-2012 02:13 PM #16
    I had the same thought as Vad when I saw this article... The entire list is TCL approved with possible exception of LS400.

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    Who the hell still uses yahoo?
    Old people like us. Now go away

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    08-01-2012 02:16 PM #17
    Yup very cool, my dad sent this to me last week.
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    08-01-2012 02:22 PM #18
    Quote Originally Posted by VadGTI View Post

    Volvo 240 (1975–1993)
    BMW M3 (1988–1991)
    Mercedes-Benz 500E (1991–1994)
    Jeep Cherokee (1984–2001)
    Chevy Blazer (1973–1991)
    Dodge Spirit R/T (1991–1992)
    Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Notchback (1985–1993)
    Land Rover Defender (1993–1997)
    Bentley Turbo R (1985–1987)
    Lexus LS 400 (1990–1994)


    Everything covered. 5.0 Notch. E30 M3. Turbo Mopar. Defender. Cherokee. Volvo brick wagon. W124.


    If the author isn't a TCLer, there's a spy in our midst.
    It's possible. Can't anybody be a contributing editor to Yahoo these days? I'm not even sure they're paid. Anyways, it's missing the Mk2 GTI, Mitsubishi Starion, 190E, Coupe Quattro, and Escort Cosworth

  19. 08-01-2012 02:25 PM #19
    Quote Originally Posted by bzcat View Post
    I had the same thought as Vad when I saw this article... The entire list is TCL approved with possible exception of LS400.



    Old people like us. Now go away
    Yep. You and 100 million other people that are active users. Yahoo != AOL. If you want to know how yahoo makes money, it's by filing patent lawsuits.

  20. 08-01-2012 02:31 PM #20
    Quote Originally Posted by Vash350z View Post
    Great list, woulda liked to see a TE corolla on there but i still loved every car on that list but i kinda feel like the Bentley Turbo R is out of place.
    Really?


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    08-01-2012 02:35 PM #21
    Should be named "Better looking cars of recent memory" or something like that

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    08-01-2012 02:42 PM #22
    Quote Originally Posted by MAGICGTI View Post
    So true. Great list, really.
    Agreed great list! I'm not keen on the Dodge, but the others get a .
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    08-01-2012 08:25 PM #23
    Quote Originally Posted by Markos View Post
    Yep. You and 100 million other people that are active users. Yahoo != AOL. If you want to know how yahoo makes money, it's by filing patent lawsuits.
    I use it because I can get 1) top stories, 2) random interesting stories and 3) a local portal that feeds into a bunch of LA news sources on one page.
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  24. 08-01-2012 09:20 PM #24
    Quote Originally Posted by bzcat View Post
    I had the same thought as Vad when I saw this article... The entire list is TCL approved with possible exception of LS400.
    I think TCL approves the LS400. There are plenty of closet LS400 lovers in here (me included). The engine is a gem. To this day one of the quietest and smoothest V8s ever. The whole car is just a rolling bank vault of solidity and reliability that honestly still really hasn't been matched to this day in the upper echelon luxury car segment.

    Plus, at this point, LS400s are really pretty cool looking compared to some of the overstyled monstrosities being released these days. I saw a super clean, well taken care of LS400 the other day with the later style LS430 wheels on it and I thought it looked fantastic. I was somewhat astonished that I liked it as much as I did.

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    08-01-2012 09:52 PM #25
    Quote Originally Posted by bzcat View Post
    I had the same thought as Vad when I saw this article... The entire list is TCL approved with possible exception of LS400.



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    Quote Originally Posted by GunSupplier View Post
    I think TCL approves the LS400. There are plenty of closet LS400 lovers in here (me included). I saw a super clean, well taken care of LS400 the other day with the later style LS430 wheels on it and I thought it looked fantastic.
    I love LS400s. I plan on replacing my SVT with one if I sell it. Agree about the wheels.

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    08-01-2012 09:58 PM #26
    Mercedes G anyone?

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    08-02-2012 02:58 AM #27
    Quote Originally Posted by masa8888 View Post
    IAnyways, it's missing the Mk2 GTI, Mitsubishi Starion, 190E, Coupe Quattro, and Escort Cosworth

    ...and Dodge Dynasty


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    08-02-2012 04:40 AM #28
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