Worst car you ever owned?
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74 Pontiac Bonneville. Wife slammed the door and a couple parts fell off.
Never made a poor choice when it came to cars... have yet to make a bad choice putting friends, family, and referrals in cars
Early 70s VW Rabbit. First year they were out. There’s not enough space on Rivals.com for me to tell you about that piece off crap. Just thinking about it again is going to cause me to drink heavily tonight.
80 something AMC Eagle. First car I ever owned. It wouldn’t go into reverse so I had to always parking facing a direction that I could just get in it and drive away. What a piece of crap!!
I've loved every car I ever owned and getting rid of each always saddened me. The only thing that softened the regret was the joy of buying a new one. My favorite, and one I still own, is a 2004 RX-8.
Used early 70s Honda Civic. Probably paid more in repairs than I paid for the piece of junk. I'm lucky the damn thing didn't kill me. So Lion Jim, I raise the virtual glass (or bottle) with you,
Had one as well, cruise control got stuck on the turnpike by Somerset, scary as hell!
Also, a 74 El Ranchero...
64 corvair sedan, came out of the bank one day. Firetrucks everywhere. Walked up to the cardoor. Fireman says the cars on fire. I replied it always smokes like that. Got in and drove off.
1980 Chevy Citation. Thank god that I totaled it.
In 2004 I foolishly bought a 1992 Rolls Royce from a “friend” of a friend in a stupid attempt to upgrade my driving profile. Which was odd because I never was much of an exotic car buff. Before I continue during my 2 hour test drive everything worked perfectly. What a nightmare it soon became, oil changes were $400.00. It kept shorting out while driving, and for about two weeks I thought I was a partner in every flat bed tow truck company in So. Fla. The electrical repair was $1,800. The car and I parted ways when the dealer wanted $6000 for a complete brake job which I refused. Thankfully I found a Rolls Royce groupie willing to buy it off me “as is” for what I paid for England’s finest.
1. 1990 Chevy Beretta. Stalled at every stop light/stop sign. Constantly hard shifting into out of gears. For some reason it also liked to go through alternators.
2. 2004 Toyota Sienna. Bulletproof 268,000 miles zero problems, but it was a minivan. I hated driving it.
2. 2004 Toyota Sienna. Bulletproof 268,000 miles zero problems, but it was a minivan. I hated driving it.
Sadly you’re love is misplaced. Make a move from one of Mazda’s worst cars into their most special car:
1981 (maybe 82) Dodge Omni. This was my first new car - and
it was an absolute disaster - nothing worked on it. Traded it in for a used 1978 International Scout that we drove for 10 years, until it totally rusted out. Loved my Scout!
it was an absolute disaster - nothing worked on it. Traded it in for a used 1978 International Scout that we drove for 10 years, until it totally rusted out. Loved my Scout!
I had one of those in HS - that thing sounded a lot more impressive than it really was when you revved it up.
My worst car was an ‘85 Chevette 4speed....rear wheel drive on such a light car made driving in snow really eventful.
The 7 is a great looking car, but my love for the 8 has not waned. I've only got 46K miles in 17 years and she still looks as good as the day I bought it.Sadly you’re love is misplaced. Make a move from one of Mazda’s worst cars into their most special car:
If you look up "piece of $hit" in Websters dictionary, you would see a picture of my 1980 Chevy Citation.
I don't understand the logic of some people on a budget. They will purchase a used car in an expensive brand that has depreciated considerably to an attractive price, but then forget the risks if a part goes bad.
The only used cars we've had date back to the 70s -- a Malibu and a Cutlass. Both cars were fine for their era. I particularly like the simplicity of the Cutlass in line 6-cylinder. You could actually work on that car.
But no more -- so many wires and electronics that it's impossible anymore. We have since paid the premium for new cars just to ensure that we know how the car was maintained. It's nice to drive something that wasn't pre-owned too.
We buy only cars with very high reliability. I always wanted to buy domestic to help Americans, but that ended at the turn of the century. We bought Saturns. Wanted to support a good domestic company, but then GM butchered them.
So now we are a Mazda family. Great performance and great reliability. I'd buy American if the quality is the same. It just isn't, and that is sad.
I think our currency will have to devalue before that changes. As it is, we just cannot compete. We put money into advertising and management while foreign companies put it into engineering. Still hoping that changes.
1977 Plymouth Volare
My first new car.
Piece of junk.
Worst car EVER !!!
Traded it in on a new 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
Perhaps my favorite car ever !!!
My first new car.
Piece of junk.
Worst car EVER !!!
Traded it in on a new 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
Perhaps my favorite car ever !!!
My brother got a 77 Volare used and it was a piece of crap....maybe he got yours.
2002 Landrover Freelander
What a POS!
Big issue with the heads warping.
What a POS!
Big issue with the heads warping.
Breaking News: GM and Ford sedans caught up with Honda & Toyota quite some time ago.... Even Chrysler had some traditional cars that did not pale vs. Honda and Toyota...
People who blindly open their wallets wider to buy Honda, Toyota, Subaru assuming they are getting a superior product are living in the past... that delta simply does not exist like it once did
BS ----- you recommended to me that the car I should get was that 1985 Lada made in Chernobyl ------ you said it would it would GLOW!!! Guess you were right!
Mid-eighties VW Jetta. It was great for a while and then out of the blue it would start bucking like a bronco. Let it sit for a few days and it go back to normal. The first episode was driving to the poconos at Christmas to propose to my wife. I had to pull into the best western on I81 atop the mountain at Hazleton. I ended up dumping it at the manheim auto auction.
How did you accumulate 46k in 17 years? As the President and Chairman of the Board of The International House of Drek, I thought that whenever you traveled by auto your driver used the limousine.The 7 is a great looking car, but my love for the 8 has not waned. I've only got 46K miles in 17 years and she still looks as good as the day I bought it.
A good point. While Jenna, my lovely driver, transports me about in the Bentley, there are times when I must take to the open road on my own, to ponder the problems of the world. Since those problems are many, I have accumulated more miles than you might expect.
Ha! I’ve had a close call... in 1993 I found my then-girlyfriend a low-mileage ‘87 Sterling 825s for $6k ... car was great... one of the best highway cruisers ever, beautifully appointed interior... reliable ...
