>>28529920
Do you?
For the longest time this bit, you know, the rocker panel, was generally rolled under the car; even the super-square early 80's barges had this styling cue. Of course, around 1997-2003 every manufacturer simultaneously decided that giving every car the automotive equivalent of a college gut was in fact the way to go. Was it symbolic of weight gained in other areas of the car(s)? Was it the hip thing because bmw sort-of kind-of did it earlier than others? Was it pure fucking spite directed towards the consumer? No clue. But it's ugly, and it's never, ever, ever, ever going away.