What's the WORST Car You've Ever Owned?

OaktownTribeFan · 05-12-2003, 11:20 AM

For me, it's the Plymouth Valiant. I had a couple of late 60s Valiants because some friends said the Slant 6 engine was the best. Both Valiants burned oil, and the accelerator pedal on one of them got stuck on a city street, which made it go 85 mph. Scary! I finally turned it off, but not before it scared the heck out of me.

My Dad had an old Dodge once, which dropped its crankcase on Route 66 outside of Holbrook, Arizona while we were on a family trip. We were stuck there for a week waiting for a new engine. Holbrook is one of THE most boring places in America, btw. We spent the whole week looking at old B movies on the tube, and eating bad Chinese food.

I've never bought a Chysler product since. What's the worst car you've had?

TimmyB · 05-12-2003, 11:33 AM

This seems to be a stretch for entertainment... oh... wait... would entertainment qualify as all the laughs, insults and general grief that one receives from their friends for owning a "worst" car? Well, in that case, I guess it works.

pwdennis · 05-12-2003, 04:14 PM

The AMC Gremlin was a piece of junk

OaktownTribeFan · 05-12-2003, 08:44 PM

I used to think that the AMC Pacer was possibly THE worst and one of the ugliest cars ever. Remember the windows all around? It was like driving in a fishbowl. Anyone who owned one might just as well put a "LOOK AT ME, I'M WITH STUPID" bumper sticker on it.

WiredTiger · 05-13-2003, 08:29 AM

I had a Red 1975 Volkswagon Rabbit (It was 1989) that had a penchant for not starting in cold weather. That's a serious drawback in Michigan.

WiredTigress · 05-13-2003, 08:49 AM

Mine was a little more recent, but troublesome all the same! I had a 1987 Chevy Corsica that you had to scrape/defrost on the inside. This model was so plagued with sealing problems around the windows, that it must be scraped from the inside. It was quite a feat to sit/lay in the backseat of the car and scrape away!

sweaver · 05-16-2003, 01:03 PM

Speaking of AMC, I had a 1979 Concord while in college. The car wouldn't start if it was cold (40s or 50s) and rainy. Snow was OK, or a warmer rain, but something about cold and damp rendered it useless.

gyb13 · 05-21-2003, 03:16 PM

my current car is the bus - noisy, sometimes crowded, and plenty of drunks in the late hours

spitball · 05-21-2003, 04:50 PM

Suzuki Samurai......it started falling apart the minute I left the lot.

Skip · 05-21-2003, 05:09 PM

Worst car I almost owned was the Dodge Dart my wife had before she was my wife. No carpet. No radio. Pull straps on the door. Never ran. I swear the only reason she hooked up with me was because she was impressed by my POS '73 (acres of hood) Charger with FM converter and naked speakers laying on the back dash.

Of course, then I got 'sensible' and got a (cringe) Chevette, but by then she was stuck with me.

05-12-2003, 11:20 AM	#1
OaktownTribeFan Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Bullpen Posts: 529	What's the WORST Car You've Ever Owned? For me, it's the Plymouth Valiant. I had a couple of late 60s Valiants because some friends said the Slant 6 engine was the best. Both Valiants burned oil, and the accelerator pedal on one of them got stuck on a city street, which made it go 85 mph. Scary! I finally turned it off, but not before it scared the heck out of me. My Dad had an old Dodge once, which dropped its crankcase on Route 66 outside of Holbrook, Arizona while we were on a family trip. We were stuck there for a week waiting for a new engine. Holbrook is one of THE most boring places in America, btw. We spent the whole week looking at old B movies on the tube, and eating bad Chinese food. I've never bought a Chysler product since. What's the worst car you've had?

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pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	The AMC Gremlin was a piece of junk __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

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TimmyB NetShrine's Magic 8-Ball Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Where the cops speak slow and the air is nice Posts: 2,591	This seems to be a stretch for entertainment... oh... wait... would entertainment qualify as all the laughs, insults and general grief that one receives from their friends for owning a "worst" car? Well, in that case, I guess it works.

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OaktownTribeFan Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Bullpen Posts: 529	I used to think that the AMC Pacer was possibly THE worst and one of the ugliest cars ever. Remember the windows all around? It was like driving in a fishbowl. Anyone who owned one might just as well put a "LOOK AT ME, I'M WITH STUPID" bumper sticker on it.

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WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	I had a Red 1975 Volkswagon Rabbit (It was 1989) that had a penchant for not starting in cold weather. That's a serious drawback in Michigan.

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WiredTigress Guest Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Motown Posts: 169	Mine was a little more recent, but troublesome all the same! I had a 1987 Chevy Corsica that you had to scrape/defrost on the inside. This model was so plagued with sealing problems around the windows, that it must be scraped from the inside. It was quite a feat to sit/lay in the backseat of the car and scrape away!

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sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	Speaking of AMC, I had a 1979 Concord while in college. The car wouldn't start if it was cold (40s or 50s) and rainy. Snow was OK, or a warmer rain, but something about cold and damp rendered it useless.

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spitball Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Studio City, Ca. Posts: 1,751	Suzuki Samurai......it started falling apart the minute I left the lot.

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Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	Worst car I almost owned was the Dodge Dart my wife had before she was my wife. No carpet. No radio. Pull straps on the door. Never ran. I swear the only reason she hooked up with me was because she was impressed by my POS '73 (acres of hood) Charger with FM converter and naked speakers laying on the back dash. Of course, then I got 'sensible' and got a (cringe) Chevette, but by then she was stuck with me.

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