Was thinking just now about what car is honest, I don't mean it's mechanically "undodgy", I mean what car looks purposeful in an honest way.

I have always thought a W124 Mercedes is a very honest car, likewise the Saab 900se (Goose - pre Cavalier and Vecra) and the Volvo 240.

Unlike the recent Mercedes, the W124 (also the W201) is very square and has a lack of bling (lack of chrome trim) to make the look very underwhelming. The 900se also has an understate look.

I am also incline to say the Toyota Corolla is also an honest looking car, but those round headlight looks too outlandish and screams look at me. The last generation Octavia is also good, it looks very honest.

Do you know what I mean? Any other cars you think fit the category?

Hammerite cars?

Surprised you didn't include most Skodas.

LR Defender takes the function over style to an artform.

Caterham 7

Ford Cortina.

'Citroen Nemo' without colour coding, does just what it is supposed to, transports a family.

(Peugoet Bipper & Fiat Qubo tried to be cool and give options and bumpers that you can scratch the paint on.)

'Suzuki Jimny' does what it is supposed to and has not had the Metal Bodywork redesigned on it since 1998.

Sadly they changed the Plastics & interior and added more electrics.

Still does as it did when released first 14 years ago.

george

Edited 3 July, 201213 yr by sk4gw

Volvo 850 estate.

Volvo 240 and 740/760

This old thing [The Shed] doesn't claim to be anything other than a pile of old crap!

Fiat Panda (1980s and the last one)

Mk2 Polo

Landrover S1 to S3

VW Passat B3 and B4

Austin 1800/2200

Not too many modern cars really.....

Dacias!

Skoda Citigo

Toyota Aygo/C1/107

Skoda Octavia 1.9 tdi glxi 90 bhp

Fiat Multipla mk1

Berlingo multispace

Renault espace.

Range rover.

Mk1&2 escort

All good suggestions! By Range Rover, I hope you mean Mk1 and Mk2 (P38), not the MkIII (bling / r&b / rap mobile). Put it this way, if I am going for a job interview (normal office job), what car would I drive? I definitely won't turn up in a Ferrari or Lancia Ypsilon....

Edited 3 July, 201213 yr by My_Yeti

Mk1&2 escort

+1

Mercedes 230E from the early 1980s

Lada Niva

Mk2 Golf

Mercedes 230E from the early 1980s

Lada Niva

Mk2 Golf

Agree with the Lada 200%!

Skyline R33.

Octavia Mk1.

Peugeot 405.

Ford Crown Victoria.

Honda Accord Type R, If you were looking for a car with a bit performance, sporty like interior on a budget I'd recommend one, had one for nearly five year and it never missed a beat, and the H22A7 engine sounds fantastic when you give it the beans, the 2.2engine was also pretty good on fuel