These Are the Cars You're Sick of Seeing

Yesterday, we asked you what car you’re just sick of seeing everywhere, and man oh man did y’all let loose with over 400 comments about what vehicles you just hate looking at. You folks sure are angry about a lot of stuff, but I do suppose that is par for the course for Kinja comments.

You all were pissed about everything from lifted trucks and Jeep Wranglers to Nissan Altimas and police cars. I really get it. I’m a touch annoyed that the Chevy Equinox wasn’t included by any of you (as it is the worst thing on earth), but this was not my question to answer.

I digress. Let’s take a look at the cars you all are just sick of seeing, and try not to get too upset if you see a car you are sick of.

Lifted bro trucks.

They spend insane money on a very capable truck. Then they spend even more absolutely fing up the suspension geometry and handling until they can barely keep it in the lane after hitting a small bump.

Then, after 10,000 miles they are whining about why their wheel bearings are failing (check you wheel offset buddy) or why their CV joints are howling. Not to mention they need a step stool to access the bed, like my mother in law trying to get her serving platter from the cabinet over the fridge.

Besides their annoying headlights it doesn’t affect me so whatever, but you asked for irrational anger so here it is.

This one I can understand, but I also just spent five days with a Ram TRX, and I get the lifted-truck hype now. Just kidding, I do not. Brodozers are a scourge on society that no one should have. I really enjoy looking at some of the suspension “choices” that were made with some of these rigs. They’re here for a good time, not a long time.

Submitted by: my goat ate my homework

It doesn’t matter if its a car meet or regular traffic, there are way too many damn Subaru WRXs. Maybe it’s because I live in the northeast... but seriously? Your car isn’t special if there are 50 other people with the exact same car around (and 10 of them have the exact same mod list). There are other fun and interesting cars that exist in the world, you know.

MY SUBARU WRX IS THE BEST SUBARU WRX BECAUSE I HAVE GOLD WHEELS. NO, MY SUBARU WRX IS THE BEST SUBARU WRX BECAUSE I HAVE A BIGGER TURBO. NO MY SUBARU WRX IS THE BEST WRX BECAUSE IT HAS NO CATS. RARE. RARE. RARE.

Submitted by: shanepj13

“Mall crawler” Jeep Wranglers. And these things are EVERYWHERE!

Often parked across two spaces because the driver isn’t going to confined to “paint on the pavement” or some grass island because the next closes space is TWO spots away at their local Cheddars Restaurant.

Otherwise, the only other time they go offroad is to block the gravel path leading to young “Aiden’s” recreation youth soccer practice. Why do they line up across a greenway access point? Because every Sienna or Traverse has taken all the gravel parking at the first level and they don’t have enough gas to get to the second parking lot?

If I do see them on the road, they will cut across three lanes of traffic to *barely* make it to some exit/onramp... because “adventure”.

This is such a good rant. Kudos to you, honestly. I asked for you guys to be upset, and so far you’re all delivering. I often see Wranglers like this and think to myself, “I wonder if anyone ever takes the doors off or off-roads this thing?” The answer is obviously no, and that is just too bad. Wranglers are delightful little rigs when you use them the way God intended. If you don’t, it’s a pretty hateful experience.

Submitted by: FutureDoc

Constipated Cars, Trucks, and SUVs

Every single new car design seems to be trying to crap out a brick after having a diet of pain pills and cheese for a month.

If a vehicle came from the factory not looking like it was about to pop a blood vessel crapping, then the owners modify them to make them look that way.

Lotta shit talk in this comment right here. I’ve always heard them described “angry” headlights. Never once have I heard “constipated.” That being said, I will be describing them as constipated from now on. I think eventually we’ll start to see them fall out of fashion with OEMs. It’s just trendy in car design right now.

Submitted by: hoser68

How BMW went all-in for monster snout, uh, kidney grille fascia:

I used to think of BMWs as incredibly well-engineered cars that showed a German-ish restraint to the styling. Styling to match going whoosh! at 150mph all day long on the Autobahn.

I see these cars and I want to put a brick thru the windshield. It’s as if they’re an affront to what a BMW should present to the world for its look. Can’t help thinking the stylists were having a practical joke on the Suits by deliberately dreaming up monster grille models with no intention of getting the go-ahead, just yanking their chains, and when the Rufus* models got approved anyway, the stylists were stuck with following thru.

How “wonderful”.

* the mole rat on Kim Possible

This is the correct take. I’m a BMW fan; I’ve even got one myself. But the company seem to have lost the plot when it comes to the front end. May I suggest not committing any sort of crimes if you happen upon an M440i. I feel like that would end badly for all parties involved.

Submitted by: the 1969 Dodge Charger Guy

Toyota Corolla.

There are billions of them on the road up here in Canada. Owing to something like 90% of Corollas built in the last 20 years are still on the road. Ramping up the angst is the fact that they are all absolutely terrible drivers. Part of this is due to all the driver’s training companies seemingly having an army of dented Corollas, part because they’re actually cheap, reliable and sensible. The perfect car for someone to treat as an appliance and be completely oblivious to their surroundings, merrily going on their way bouncing off other cars as they go.

The only vehicle that might be more popular (that I’m tired of) are pickups, but there’s already an excellent post for that here.

Corollas are weird because I’m positive I see them every single day multiple times a day, but I literally never notice. Hey, I’m not here to judge, but I think the Corolla may literally be too bland to be upset about. If you’re getting pissed every time you see a Corolla, that’s a lot of hate. It’s gonna be okay, man. It’s gonna be okay.

Submitted by: dolsh

The Tesla Model 3. I live in Marin (the peasant portion). But, I work closer to the high-earner neighborhoods. The Prius has been replaced with a faster, much more dangerous rebellious younger sibling and it has caused those same, former Prius drivers, to become even bigger douche-canoes on the roads. I can’t stand them, because I drive in fear of their erratic lane changes and apparently mandated tailgating.

Give it a few years, and we’ll be looking at Model 3 drivers the way we look at Altima drivers, especially once deprecation and deferred maintenance sets in. Look out and give a wide berth, the Model 3 is heading toward you.

Submitted by: ShowerThoughtsofJohnMayer

Dodge Challenger, especially with the yellow splitter guards.

You are half correct here. The yellow splitters are horrible, but there can never be enough Challengers in this world. I will defend this opinion until my dying breath.

Submitted by: Earthbound Misfit I

Never realized it until I had a car-obsessed toddler point it out, but there are Kia Souls everywhere where I live. We own one, so whenever he sees one he yells “another mommy’s car!”—and that happens about 10 times every time we get in the car, even if we’re going less than a mile to his daycare.

I’m mixed on the Soul. On one hand, it’s a cheap econo-car that I shouldn’t pay any attention to. On the other, at least it’s a little interesting? Like, Kia was going for something with this car, which is more than they can say for the Forte.

Submitted by: 1dersaurusRex

Lexus RX. Never has a vehicle with premium pretensions showed so little effort at looking premium. The pinnacle of phoned-in anonymity.

There’s a reason the RX is the best-selling luxury vehicle. People vibe with it, even if its little more than a tarted up Toyota. Hell, I even like the grill, but I am a bit weird.

Submitted by: flyingstitch

Dodge Journeys. Garbage car that you buy when your A1 asks are room for the kids and a rock-bottom price—which are both totally valid criteria. Unfortunately neither of them are “driving”, “being a good driver”, or “driving safely”. The number of dipshit maneuvers I see from Journeys on the daily...I actively avoid them when they get near me in traffic.

The Dodge Journey is the lowest common denominator of automobile. That, however, did not stop over 100 people from buying 2020 leftovers so far this year. Honestly, it’s impressive.

Submitted by: levdir

Golf carts. I guess they now qualify as “cars” because apparently you can drive them just about anywhere, on any public street, in Galveston, Texas. I hate them. You can’t see them very well at night and it’s only a matter of time before someone doing the legal limit of 35 MPH runs up on a poorly-lit golf cart doing its maximum 15 MPH, and there’s a horrible tragedy.

This is an experience I can’t say I’ve ever had. In fact, I’ve never driven a golf cart... or gone golfing. One of these days. I also didn’t know you could just drive them on the street! How strange.

Submitted by: Telecaster1959

I too would like to pile on the Bro truck bandwagon... but as a resident of San Francisco I rarely see them, and when I do it’s more of a: “What the actual fuck are you thinking?” moment, as there are few vehicles less practical in a dense urban setting. What I do see frequently and pisses me off, I’m not really sure why though, are the self driving Chevy Bolts and now Waymo JAAAAAGS that are everyfuckingwhere here.

These things are so goofy looking. And, I guess, on a very different and slightly off-topic subject, why is driving so hard we cannot be bothered to do it anymore? Like, is it so much to ask to just drive a car. It isn’t that hard. We do not need an autonomous vehicle future.

Submitted by: Matt Pipes

Nissan Versa.

Almost every time I see one, I (and usually a line of cars) am stuck behind it going 10-15 MPH under the speed limit.

Most recent experience was one going 60 in the left lane of I-75 (speed limit of 70, typical speed in the left lane somewhere between 75 and 85) where their barely-attached license plate fell off.

Then they cut us (in the middle-left lane, going 75) off. Pretty typical stuff involving a Versa anymore.

Sometimes I feel really bad for the Versa. It continues to live despite just wanting to be dead. It’s the automotive equivalent of not pulling the plug despite there being so quality of life left. Sign the DNR and get on with it.

Submitted by: MP81

Toyota Priuses. Priuii? Priususses?

“Everywhere” might be a bit of a stretch since these rolling traffic jams never leave the left lane.

The Toyota Prius is truly the left-lane merchant of doom. There’s no getting around them. They will match your speed no matter what you do, and God help you if there’s another one next to you. Sit back and relax, because you aren’t getting anywhere quickly.

Submitted by: TRath

Chevy Trax/Buick Encore.

Every goddamn one of those things sold has to be in the Pittsburgh area. I see those pieces of shit so often...

It stuns me how they sell in the quantities I see them in.

All of today’s answers are correct, but this is the most correct one.

Submitted byL MoparOrNoCar (Okay, maybe a Mazda?)