The BackRoom European Car Of The Year.

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Tue 5 Oct 2004 20:51
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year. - Dynamic Dave

Some time ago, carl_a posted a list of contending cars for next years "European car of the year"

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=25165

It was then suggested that we choose a BackRoom European Car based on your votes.

Mark(RLBS) has now added up all the results from your original choices and whittled the list of 31 down to 10.

Over to you to vote again.


Voting closes approx one week from today.
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Thu 7 Oct 2004 16:28
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year. - madux
None of the above.
Especially the ones that are not European.
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Thu 7 Oct 2004 17:28
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year. - patently
None of the above.


Seconded!
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Thu 7 Oct 2004 19:51
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year. - Dynamic Dave
Did you vote first time round to get the car you wanted into the current list?
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Thu 7 Oct 2004 20:03
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year. - patently
Yes, but I'm used to being in a minority!
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Fri 8 Oct 2004 21:36
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year. - keo-the-dog
No thanks cant say i like any of them , if i had to have one it would be the audi , cant say i like it though , just happens to be the best of the bunch (just my opinion).
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Wed 13 Oct 2004 01:36
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - Dynamic Dave

The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is The Toyota Prius

Total scores for each car in brackets.

1st. Toyota Prius (29)
2nd. Opel Astra (20)
3rd. Audi A6 (17)
4th. Alfa Romeo GT (16)
5th. Citroën C4 (11)
6th. Renault Modus (6)
7th. Mitsubishi Colt (4)
8th. Kia Picanto (3)
9th. Fiat Idea/Lancia Musa (2)
10th. Opel Tigra TwinTop (1)

Also see HJ\'s roadtest of the Prius here:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=135
www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=147


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Wed 13 Oct 2004 01:50
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - Cardew(USA)
I wonder which will sell the most - Prius or CityRover?
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Wed 13 Oct 2004 11:58
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - MichaelR
I'd be interested to know just what on earth it was which posessed so many people to vote for a car that is so comphrenensivly terrible and pointless that even bearded Eco-manics didn't buy one.

It's patheticly expensive and in the real world is no more economical than a decent diesel, and it looks like something out of a questionable B movie.
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Wed 13 Oct 2004 12:03
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - PhilW
and it's not European - like a couple of others also. Or does European mean it's voted for in Europe?
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Wed 13 Oct 2004 13:42
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - Dynamic Dave
I'd be interested to know just what on earth it was
which posessed so many people to vote for a car....


Don't ask me. I'm just glad the Astra didn't win, otherwise a certain Alfa driving moderator *could* have accused me of rigging the result.
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Wed 13 Oct 2004 20:52
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - No Do$h
No, it was Mark who rigged the Astra figures. Do you really think 20 people voted for it?
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Wed 13 Oct 2004 21:15
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - NowWheels
Do you really think 20 people voted for it?


Maybe it was those irritating kids who do the TV adverts for the Vauxhalll Zzzz?
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Thu 14 Oct 2004 01:15
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - Dynamic Dave
No, it was Mark who rigged the Astra figures. Do
you really think 20 people voted for it?


On reading HJ's Astra road test, ( www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=148 ) he must have been one of the voters. I was another one, and I imagine Victorbox would have also done so. That leaves 17 to account for somewhere.
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Thu 14 Oct 2004 06:56
The BackRoom European Car Of The Year is - Honestjohn
No, I didn't vote for the Astra. I voted for the Prius. The Astra test was after the vote anyway. But I'd still have voted for the Prius. It's the only refreshing new technology, new thinking and new driving experience on the list.

HJ
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