When I was a kid in the 70's. During the so-called gas shortage, (and my parents getting a divorce). While we were visiting Dad, my mother traded our 1972 Ford Thunderbird for 1976 VW Dasher. My sister cried and didnt speak to my mom or drive in the car for a week-
My sister always thought this car was ugly.
Then in 1981 my mother traded the 76 VW for a 1980 Honda Prelude- we liked this car much better.