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What's Your Least Favorite Matchbox Model?; That's Right; Least!
Topic Started: Aug 18 2012, 10:40 PM (625 Views)
mbx64
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I know there are a lot of threads out there on nearly every single car model forum asking what everyone's favorite model is. In fact, just a few weeks ago, I created one myself. Mostly because I was new here, and wanted to know this collecting community a bit better. I also wanted to see what amazing cars and trucks were your favorites! :D But this thread is a bit different; a twist. I'd like to know all of your LEAST favorite Matchbox models. One that you haven't liked, and think is a disgrace to the line, and always annoys you when you see it hanging on the store pegs. It can be a whole model that you just hate, or a version of one that you think is a disgrace to that casting. Well, here's mine:

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Now don't get me wrong, this is a fabulous casting, but I loathe the Toyota Prius. It's a lie. Just making the car causes more environmental damage than a huge gas guzzling Range Rover Sport in it's lifetime. And that's before the Prius even rolls onto the pavement. (I'm sorry to anyone here who likes the Prius)

So, here's mine, what's your least favorite Matchbox model? :)
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JustDavid
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I don't have a specific least favorite...there are several that I don't like, so I don't buy them.
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Black Wind
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I am mostly cross with some of the generics (especially the off-road ones), they just get one my nerves! However, two particular models I hate are the 2011 Sports Cars - Porsche 911 GT3 and the 2012 Desert - Ford GT. The liveries used on these cars completely ruin the otherwise good looks. Really, MB should stop putting these stupid liveries on such cars and be a bit more sensible, realistic (seriously, what MBX team/ Desert Captain drives a 911 GT3 or a Ford GT) . It's a disgrace to these cars. Seriously.
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Stampede
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I don't really have a specific one, but there are several where the paint job just ruins the car.
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harlans toys
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i would have to say some of the late 70s and early 80s lesney era models, the number 6 mercedes 350 was just pathetic in everyway,never liked tthat model..........................even if i do have 5 of them lol
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jedimario
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There have been some pretty bad cars to come out of Matchbox. But I do a pretty good job not caring about the stuff I...don't care for. One thing that irks me, though, is a bad paint job on a great car. I've been fortunate in that my favorite castings have mostly escaped the wrath of the cartoon/fantasy paint schemes, so my answer here will be the same as it was in the Favorites thread, just a particular example:

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I LOATHE (and own!) this paint scheme. I absolutely hate orange, and it looks particularly bad with yellow. They couldn't have done much worse.
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The ones I like least tend to be the fantasy issues from the 70s...I don't even know the names. The few I have end up in the junk box. No pics, no attention, no fuss, no muss. I just don't put any effort into them, that is time and energy I can put to better use on the ones I do like.
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