Worst Car

[TroglocratsRdumb]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.

 

[$ecular#eckler]

69 Corvette
10 miles to the gallon
mono AM radio
The rag top mechanics was always fucked up - could not see out the rear plastic window
The rear view mirror was always falling off
The left headlight was stuck open
no air conditioner - it sucked when it rained in the summer

 

[MarathonMike]

1979 Volkswagen Dasher. What a POS!! I did buy it used but when the engine went out, it was not fixable and the engine replacement cost was more than the car was worth.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

A 74 Mustang hatch back.
It'd chirp in second if the tires were bald.
I found to my consternation that the thermostat was behind the fucken water pump.
That thing was the biggest piece of shit I ever encountered.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

69 Corvette
10 miles to the gallon
mono AM radio
The rag top mechanics was always fucked up - could not see out the rear plastic window
The rear view mirror was always falling off
The left headlight was stuck open
no air conditioner - it sucked when it rained in the summer

but the 69 vets sure were puuurdy

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

A 74 Mustang hatch back.
It'd chirp in second if the tires were bald.
I found to my consternation that the thermostat was behind the fucken water pump.
That thing was the biggest piece of shit I ever encountered.
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the 74 mustangs were the only year that didn't offer a V8

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
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At least the car didnt do this....Pinto!!!

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

A 74 Mustang hatch back.
It'd chirp in second if the tires were bald.
I found to my consternation that the thermostat was behind the fucken water pump.
That thing was the biggest piece of shit I ever encountered.
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the 74 mustangs were the only year that didn't offer a V8

I got it from a friend of the family.
It was their mothers car that she could no longer drive. Got it for $600 bucks and I paid to much.
It was a total piece of shit with no A/C and it constantly over heated.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

A 74 Mustang hatch back.
It'd chirp in second if the tires were bald.
I found to my consternation that the thermostat was behind the fucken water pump.
That thing was the biggest piece of shit I ever encountered.
View attachment 494425

the 74 mustangs were the only year that didn't offer a V8

I got it from a friend of the family.
It was their mothers car that she could no longer drive. Got it for $600 bucks and I paid to much.
It was a total piece of shit with no A/C and it constantly over heated.

I had a 75 Mustang II Mach1 with the 302.
It was OK.
I tried to hop is up, and blew up the transmission.

 

[lennypartiv]

1989 Mazda Protege. It was in the shop every other month because of problems with the electrical system.

 

[Dadoalex]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
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Can't go wrong with hating the Vega. Alum overhead cam engine. Thing would overheat on a glacier.
Big fords from late 70s into early 90s were terrible. Electric problems constantly. Bad harness.
Yugo anyone?
How about the Monza? Cousin had one. Had to pull the engine to tune it up.
Come to think of it, never had a bad truck.

 

[progressive hunter]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
View attachment 494421

Can't go wrong with hating the Vega. Alum overhead cam engine. Thing would overheat on a glacier.
Big fords from late 70s into early 90s were terrible. Electric problems constantly. Bad harness.
Yugo anyone?
How about the Monza? Cousin had one. Had to pull the engine to tune it up.
Come to think of it, never had a bad truck.

I had a customer give me a yugo that needed a clutch,, put one in in about 2 hrs and my girlfriend drove it for 2 yrs hassle free,,

what do you call a yugo with a blown engine?? a nogo

what about a 4 door yugo?? a wego

 

[occupied]

My folks bought me a car for my 17th birthday, it was a VW super beetle with the retarded electric clutch. It handled like a furniture dolly on wet roads. Exhaust fumes built up if I rolled the windows up and I never solved the constant vapor lock problem. I seriously considered torching the damned thing. I hated that car and it hated me.

 

[Crepitus]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
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1974 mustang II mach 1. Got it in 1984, I was 16 years old. It was a giant pile of shit.

 

[OldLady]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
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A Ford Escort I bought with 68,000 miles on it--when it should have gone to the junkyard.

 

[gipper]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
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I bought a 1978 Vega in 1979. I saw it on the used car lot at a Dodge dealer. I had muscle cars up to that point and wanted something smaller and economical. The salesman an older man, said son you don’t want to buy that piece of shit. LOL. That didn’t deter me. I bought it and it turned out to be a good car. It did rust out quickly, but most cars of that era did in Michigan.

 

[Dadoalex]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
View attachment 494421

Can't go wrong with hating the Vega. Alum overhead cam engine. Thing would overheat on a glacier.
Big fords from late 70s into early 90s were terrible. Electric problems constantly. Bad harness.
Yugo anyone?
How about the Monza? Cousin had one. Had to pull the engine to tune it up.
Come to think of it, never had a bad truck.

I had a customer give me a yugo that needed a clutch,, put one in in about 2 hrs and my girlfriend drove it for 2 yrs hassle free,,

what do you call a yugo with a blown engine?? a nogo

what about a 4 door yugo?? a wego

The engine was reliable. Had to put braces behind both seats because they collapsed. Windows stopped working but the AC was OK.

 

[progressive hunter]

What was the worst car that you ever had?
Mine was a 1977 Chevy Vega.
I replaced the engine and 2 clutches.
The plastic inside was all sun rotted.
The door handle broke off in my hand....
That car was so cheap that the passenger seat was not adjustable.
View attachment 494421

Can't go wrong with hating the Vega. Alum overhead cam engine. Thing would overheat on a glacier.
Big fords from late 70s into early 90s were terrible. Electric problems constantly. Bad harness.
Yugo anyone?
How about the Monza? Cousin had one. Had to pull the engine to tune it up.
Come to think of it, never had a bad truck.

I had a customer give me a yugo that needed a clutch,, put one in in about 2 hrs and my girlfriend drove it for 2 yrs hassle free,,

what do you call a yugo with a blown engine?? a nogo

what about a 4 door yugo?? a wego

The engine was reliable. Had to put braces behind both seats because they collapsed. Windows stopped working but the AC was OK.

you had AC???

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Hmmmm...........this question is a thinker for me. I'm a particularly super picky person, and I've always had used vehicles, but my Uncles taught me how to pick a used vehicle that didn't have problems. So all the used vehicles I've had, I've loved.

I suppose the only one that gave me a problem after I bought it was the Mazda 626 sedan.
After a few months of driving it, it started hesitating slightly at high speeds. I inspected everything I could on my own, like filters, gaskets leaking, spark plugs, all the easy stuff. Couldn't find anything wrong. Took it to three different 5 star rated mechanics that specialize in Japanese cars. They couldn't find anything wrong, and they kept it for three days each, and went over it with every gizmo, thingywhopper, and doodad they had in the garage, and found nothing wrong with it.

It wasn't really affecting the performance of the vehicle, it was just a slight hesitation at speeds over 50 about every 5 miles or so. But it was VERY annoying! I ended up having the dealer come and take it away. I went back to GM's.

 

[Dekster]

Mine was an old cavalier convertible. Was low mileage but it had some mystery electrical problem that started about 6 months after I bought it. After about the 6th time my mechanic thought he finally figured it out, test drove it, had it go into a coma all of a sudden and him having to walk back to his garage, get his truck and tow it again, he called me and said I don't care where you want me to tow this thing to but I am getting it off my property and never working on that son of a bitch again. When it ran, it ran great. Problem was it would suddenly die and you might not be able to restart it for a few minutes, few hours, or few weeks. You just never knew. No lights, gauges, nothing. He replaced everything he could think of and it just kept doing it.