What car did you hate but now love ?

[Chopped]

Like a lot of people I really didn't like the AU when it was released and basically kept not liking them up until about last year.

Now I find myself thinking the shape is really cool. I love the XR models. The bonnet details and the front headlamp design is great. The more I look at them, the more I am falling in love with the shape.

I currently have a black AU XR8 ute on loan and now I'm thinking of buying one!

So what cars have you hated but then done a complete backflip and now love ?

[wicksy]

I hated the VF's when they first come out, now i own one haha

[cram_it_frog]

I really didn't like the AU when it was released yes I agree it looked like the ugly duckling lol

even now i still not keen on it the shape is all wrong

[mik]

I never really warmed to the au shape, though i thought the faimont looked not bad, and to be honest , i still dont think its a pretty car inside or outside, by the same token ,

every day i drive the AU say to myself what a " bloody grouse car " , its just that good to drive.

[Sioso]

Other way around for me.
Loved the Golf R prior to purchasing and now I loathe looking at it.
16 weeks later and VW still can't fix it, plagued with electrical issues that they can't fix!
Not only will I never touch another VW product, but I won't even hand over a cent to any of their service centres either.

Not a relevant post I know but I am currently taking any opportunity to inform people of their practices.

[NGN 351]

Camira....no wait I still hate it

[Express]

[cram_it_frog]

Express I can rember as a little kid way back in 1960s in the UK seeing one of those for real totally unreal

it those days most people were driving moris minors or beford van or jags

[cram_it_frog]

Camira car sales man tried to sell me one of those in Perth even with the promise of a new engine he still could not sell it lol what a heap of crap

they were a very bad attempt at front wheel drive

[Express]

Originally Posted by cram_it_frog

Express I can rember as a little kid way back in 1960s in the UK seeing one of those for real totally unreal

it those days most people were driving moris minors or beford van or jags

I never saw a 300SL as a kid but I did see many Morris Minors, my old man had one as a runabout in the 60’s and it always looked funny next to the local Fords and Holdens of the time.

I use to think the SL looked odd but I’ve totally changed my opinion in recent years.

[Dauphin]

The new Bentley saloon is growing on me:

[Stefan]

Early 1970s Porsche 911.

[rst2000]

My 06/07 Chrysler 300c.. Love the gangster look now.

[malazn mafia]

Toyota Corolla. After being slammed from behind by a dump truck, knocking 4 cars ahead into each other, and still being able to drive away while the dump truck needed to be towed, I developed a newfound respect for Japanese engineering.

[Ben73]

Aurions.
I thought they were just regular family cars, until I found of they are race spec sleepers.

[Syndrome]

Third generation Mazda RX7 (FD model)

[XG_Falcon]

VE Holdens. At first they looked so bad to me but now the shape has really grown on me, to the point where I'm considering a series 2 Calais.

[Qwerty321]

Ford Fairlanes. Used to think they were way to big and kinda ugly. I still think they're excessively big and not the best looking cars, but I love em now

I've learnt now to never judge a book by its cover. May seem like a barge but the interior, handling and pulling power totally make up for it.

[FairmontGS]

ZL Fairlanes - used to think they were soft looking but now think they are one of the best looking cars ever made in Oz.

P76 - used to think they looked like something you would use to jam a door open but now... Sorry, they still look like that :-)

[The Yeti]

JD Camira

[Mechan1k]

Used to have a Camira on my P's a long time ago
The key to a good Camira is thrash the living crap out of them ... funnily enough they seem more reliable if you do this .... never had a problem with mine.

Was used to deliver pizzas in as well.

Was great at reverse helis too.

I knew someone who had one and drove it like Miss Daisy ... had no end of trouble with it.

[Falcman0o7]

AU! Sold our AU XR8 for a FG XR6, I want the AU BACK!

[Brazen]

Another interesting thread would be the opposite question!

[Brazen]

For me the 100 series Landcruiser. Didn't like it on release, thought the 80 was better. Now I would love a good nick 100.

[chookaradley]

EA Falcon. A much maligned car, but is really smart looking for its time

[Mechan1k]

I remember when I was younger ... looking at the sketches of the EA ... and thinking this was such a modern change over the X-series for it's time.

[Beastie]

I remember back a long time ago (in a far away galaxy) we bought a second hand TN Magna Elite. It had a fancy digital speedo and IRS. The wifey loved it as it was a big step up from the Datto 120Y

It was as ugly as sin, but it grew on me....

[BLU-220]

I never liked the AU forte dash especially the heater controls, that's why i've own 3 AU with hi-series dash's
and i saiD to myself i'll never own an AU with that pox dash
but now i own a AU3 XR8 and love it
this the dash i didn't liked it as grown on me

by the way this the XR8


cheers Dean

[mik]

Originally Posted by chookaradley

EA Falcon. A much maligned car, but is really smart looking for its time

They they where good to drive too, glass house vision, good steering lock, nice roomy cabin.

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by BLU-220

I never liked the AU forte dash especially the heater controls, that's why i've own 3 AU with hi-series dash's
and i saiD to myself i'll never own an AU with that pox dash
but now i own a AU3 XR8 and love it
this the dash i didn't liked it as grown on me
image
by the way this the XR8
image

cheers Dean

I've been looking on Ebay & the like for a AU Fairmont as a daily, but the more I see the Forte, I'm thinking K.I.S.S (no offense intended). I'm starting to this a Forte is the go (less to go wrong).