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Title: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Jayt43 on January 20, 2022, 02:35:42 PM: Picked my daughter up from school yesterday. Just as I was turning into the road where the school entrance is, I gave way to two teenagers crossing.

Literally, one of them stopped in his tracks, pointed at the Jazz and shouted loudly "Wow, that's one fugly car, look at it!"

I had my window open slightly and replied "Thanks!!" before chuckling and passing in super creepy EV mode ;-)

Afterwards I told my daughter (similar age to the boys - namely 14) and she is now super worried about being seen in a VERY UNCOOL car!

Does anyone have a similar issue with family members or friends disliking the Mk4's looks?

Personally I love driving a car which (in Hungary at least) no one else has. I really haven't seen another Crosstar since it was launched!
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: sportse on January 20, 2022, 02:59:45 PM: No-one I've spoken to, or family members like the looks of my Mk4 :(

Personally I think the Mk3 looks much better, they do seem to have spent too much time in the wind tunnel for the Mk4 instead of also considering looks.

The front grille on the Crosstar is more 'normal' than the one on my ordinary Jazz, but I call it a 'speed nose' if anyone asks!
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Lord Voltermore on January 20, 2022, 03:49:09 PM: No personal experience. I date from the time when my 14 year old daughter, and most other kids at the school, learned the real meaning of 'cool' by having to walk in sub zero temperatures. ;) :P

There was a tv advert in the uk a while ago, for a VW I think, that targeted the 'cool car means cool dad' market .
The teenage daughter was very embarrassed by their uncool car until dad bought a VW, whereupon she became the envy of all her friends. Until he attempted a' cool dad' High five farewell, and again became an embarrassment to her.

So he pressed a button, and became the cool executive being directed to his next appointment by the navigation system. Some buyers are so shallow. A chuckle is better.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Jazzik on January 20, 2022, 04:27:06 PM: I've only had a few comments on the look of our Jazz Mk4.
The first was really funny. I always use a paid for hand carwash... Here in town there are a few. We found one that uses the "two bucket method" (with grid guard). They are not cheap, but it pays off! The first time with the still new but already dirty Jazz...:
When you drive in, there is always someone standing in front of the car to guide you. I get out and what do I hear the lady say with a big smile?

"At last! At the end of the day also a positive car! Like a big smiley with huge eyes!"

(https://media.autoweek.nl/m/5pwyvslbo08t_480.jpg)

Looking at this I think she characterized it well.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Derkie54 on January 20, 2022, 06:01:15 PM: I had a neighbour knock my door and he said your bonnet is open.
It wasn't, that's the design I said.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: R2D3 on January 20, 2022, 07:33:40 PM: A relative used to go to school with Tom Jones' son and often got a lift with his dad, Tom in his Rolls Royce. Tom's son used to insist he dropped the boys off round the corner as the Rolls wasn't a cool car to be seen in. Sorry about the name dropping but an absolutely true story.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: calgray on January 20, 2022, 09:27:48 PM: Quote from: Derkie54 on January 20, 2022, 06:01:15 PM
I had a neighbour knock my door and he said your bonnet is open.
It wasn't, that's the design I said.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Rory on January 21, 2022, 07:37:40 PM: Quote from: Jayt43 on January 20, 2022, 02:35:42 PM

Does anyone have a similar issue with family members or friends disliking the Mk4's looks?

Not a mk4 but our oldest daughter used to hide when in the mk1. Our younger daughter liked it so much she bought a mk2!
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Karoq on January 21, 2022, 08:24:53 PM: Just proves how ignorant 14 year olds are :P.
I love the look of the Crosstar (with maturity comes wisdom) ;D
Not quite so keen on the 'ordinary' MkIV, but wouldn't call it ugly, let alone 'FUGLY'
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Wivenhoe on January 21, 2022, 09:25:30 PM: I can’t look at the front of the car without remembering the review on CarWow. The reviewer likened the front to an elderly fat man gurning
Title: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: sportse on January 21, 2022, 09:39:08 PM: I’m reminded of emu the puppet for the front of the standard Mk4:

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44112000/jpg/_44112880_emu_pa416.jpg)
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Kremmen on January 22, 2022, 05:29:18 AM: I remember the comments when the jelly mould sierra came out but it didn't hinder popularity.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: slowflow on January 22, 2022, 08:06:31 AM: Quote from: Jayt43 on January 20, 2022, 02:35:42 PM
Afterwards I told my daughter (similar age to the boys - namely 14) and she is now super worried about being seen in a VERY UNCOOL car!

Let your daughter go to school by foot or by bus for some weeks. I am sure she will finally love your car.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Jayt43 on January 22, 2022, 09:07:56 AM: Quote from: slowflow on January 22, 2022, 08:06:31 AM
Quote from: Jayt43 on January 20, 2022, 02:35:42 PM
Afterwards I told my daughter (similar age to the boys - namely 14) and she is now super worried about being seen in a VERY UNCOOL car!

Let your daughter go to school by foot or by bus for some weeks. I am sure she will finally love your car.

Yes, exactly! I can count on one hand the number of times I was taken to school by car during the 70s and 80s. Whatever the weather we walked and that was normal life. How times change!
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Kremmen on January 22, 2022, 09:17:04 AM: I agree.

The number of kids taken to school in cars when they live fairly close is what causes most jams. School hols, no jams.

I walked a mile at least.

I sometimes was able to walk and meet mine and I did chuckle at the parking antics at chucking out time ;)
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: JJazz on January 22, 2022, 10:37:50 AM: Is the Crosstar pretending to be a SUV?. People trading in SUVs may think that.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: sportse on January 22, 2022, 11:33:22 AM: Weirdly I quite like the look of the Ora cat - it looks strange, but I like it
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Karoq on January 22, 2022, 04:55:09 PM: Looks a cracking little car. Low price and BIG range. Great Wall are a long established company, China's biggest Pick-up and SUV manufacturer. So the quality should be ok as far as Chinese Quality goes. (At least MG seem to have learnt by their mistakes now)
I love the looks, Mixture twixt Beetle and F.I.A.T. 500.
I think they will have a winner there.
Alas too small for my next car (he says, having just collected the latest 4 days ago!) ;D
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: sportse on January 22, 2022, 04:57:43 PM: The Honda main dealer I picked up my car from had two MG's sitting on the forecourt - it may be that they start selling them alongside Hondas?

Maybe MG and Honda will do a tech sharing venture like Suzuki and Toyota?
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Kremmen on January 22, 2022, 05:19:41 PM: Honda and Rover in the 80's
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: MicktheMonster on January 23, 2022, 11:17:18 AM: I was at my dealer in Friday having my mk3 serviced, whilst waiting I was looking at a new Crosstar being offloaded from a transporter, another customer commented that it was ”f**king ugly”, obviously it's looks are subjective, I'd have one, in fact I considered trading mine in and held back because of the current financial climate, I find the Crosstar to look more conventional with its grill than the other models, certainly nothing that would put me off.

With regard to the MG franchises, they are in the same dealerships as Nissan in my area, I suspect they sell really well as I see loads about.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: Kremmen on January 23, 2022, 11:36:30 AM: I tend to buy a car on what it looks and feels like on the inside as that's where I spend most of the time.
Title: Re: Teenage school kids react to Mk4 Jazz Crosstar - "That's one fugly car!!"
Post by: RichardA on January 23, 2022, 11:49:18 AM: Quote from: R2D3 on January 20, 2022, 07:33:40 PM
A relative used to go to school with Tom Jones' son and often got a lift with his dad, Tom in his Rolls Royce. Tom's son used to insist he dropped the boys off round the corner as the Rolls wasn't a cool car to be seen in. Sorry about the name dropping but an absolutely true story.

When I was growing up Rolls Royce used to be assoicated with the likes of J*mmy S*vile and Bernard Manning. Then around 20 years ago the likes of 50 cent, Snoop Dogg or Pharrell starting appearing with them in music videos - that was a WTF moment at first. It must be an American thing, I guess older white men over there were always assoicated with Cadillacs and Lincolns.

...and I love it when Americans refer to Range Rovers as 'Rovers'. There was a song out a few years back with the lyric "So, baby pull me closer, In the back seat of your Rover, That I know you can't afford". :D