In reply to 1st Sep 2019, 03:26

1st Sep 2019, 18:31

Just because a vehicle earns the Motortrend car of the year award doesn't mean it will be good in the long run.

1960 Corvair, 1971 Vega, 1976 Aspen/Volare, 1980 Citation, 1983 AMC/Renault Alliance, 2001 PT Cruiser to name a few.

Remember all those gems? Each one was car of the year and didn't fair too well with their reputation after that.

In reply to 1st Sep 2019, 03:26

1st Sep 2019, 19:35

Take it easy there chief. Re-read the comment you responded to -- it is also disputing the K-car's "bad reputation".

And as far as the 1981 Plymouth Reliant being Motor Trend's Car Of The Year? Well, yeah, it was. But so was the 1971 Chevrolet Vega, the 1974 Ford Mustang II, the 1976 Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare, the 1980 Chevrolet Citation, and last but absolutely least, the 1983 AMC/Renault Alliance. So much for Motor Trend COTY as indicative of automotive excellence! LOL!