mmarshall

^^^Bingo.

mmarshall

Dont laugh......an old co-worker of mine actually had one of these.

jer

Izusu vehicross, believe it was based on the Rodeo, early 2000's?

mmarshall

Bingo. Good memory.

Margate330

Sorry mmarshall, I'm laughing and can't help it. haha

This one may hurt the eyes a little. lol

What am I?

geko29

Pontiac ***-tek. Or something like that.

Held the top spot for "ugliest vehicle currently in production" throughout its entire run. The Nissan Juke carries the torch for it now.

jrmckinley

LOL. It had faded away into obscurity until Walter White came on the scene. Actually a perfect car for his character.

mmarshall

Aztek is the correct spelling.

While styling can be subjective, yep...the Aztec and Juke never won any beauty-awards.

I would argue, though (just my personal opinion), that the front ends of some recent Toyotas are also way up there on the ugly-charts.

Margate330

Ya'll got it.
I've never had any desire to drive the Aztec but like mentioned, the Juke may be just as ugly. Lol

mmarshall

I used to call it the "Joke"

Mechanically, though, it had a good reputation, was well-built, was reliable, and did the job...if you didn't mind being stared at as you drove down the street.

geko29

Oh I'm well aware. I think my spelling is more apropos though.

mmarshall

Well, you are far from alone. Even some of those who staffed Pontiac dealerships said it was ugly as s***.


The Aztec did have its fans, though, however admittedly few. I remember, back in the early 2000s, I was helping my just-retired ex-supervisor shop for a new Suburban or Yukon XL. We were at a Pontiac/GMC shop in suburban MD, looking at a Yukon XL (which, BTW, he bought), when a young couple stopped by, expressed interest in a white Aztec on the lot, took it out for a test-drive, feel in love, and took it home a couple of hours later. The salespeople there told me they had never seen anyone take to the Aztec like that. I believe it.

mmarshall

OK, folks.....here's another guess. My late-mother once owned one.

LexBob2

I agree. The spelling was appropriate.

Margate330

I have no idea but looks very 1980' and a little Japaneesy, if that's a word. Lol