Worst car you have ever owned

[Casemaker]

I found this link... some of these stories are pretty funny.... I bet some stakkers have some pretty good stories themselves...hope you enjoy

http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/bassboar...ing/T12702.htm

[flatfenders-n-flatheads]

An 80s vintage Dodge Omni was our worst. It got to the point where all the door handles broke off one winter due to the cold and sticky door mechanisms, and we had to get in through the hatchback until spring. On top of that, it was plagued with engine troubles and a transmission that shifted like junk. I was very happy when I sold that car ....then my sister bought one, and I had to fix it for her

Daniel

[JKWidener]

1987 Cadillac Deville with the Junk 4100 solid alumminum engine...

[BDMelon]

was a vega with all alumn. engine,, then it was almun with cast head,, then cast block & head,,,,,that one lasted the longest,,,,,,then it blew up also,,,,,SO it turned into & school project,, we put in a v-6 buick(with 4 barrel carb.) engine in, with up grade frt coils springs,,,,,then it was not a bad car,,,,, then the rear end gave up,,,,hhhhhmmmm WONDER WHY

[Jester]

I agree, Daniel--the Horizon/ Omni had some inherent flaws. The one I had went back to the dealer a month after it was bought & had a completely different style clutch disc & pressure plate installed(the one used on the 1.6 L it turns out) to cure the problem of downshifting when the engine was cold and at high idle. I also had to replace the driver's O/S door handle once. But I consider the 1987 Omni one of the BEST cars I've ever owned or driven. It was cheap to maintain and repair, simple to operate, had a dependable drivetrain with plenty of power (for a cheap 4 cylinder car, that is), and had a comfortable front seat with a fairly straightforward dash layout. I drove mine for 10 years, put over 150,000 miles on it, and got the best gas mileage from anything I've ever driven in that car (42 mpg between Flagstaff, AZ & Albaquerque, NM--the best single tank gas mileage I ever recorded in anything, and that was at an average speed of 70 mph). And it should not be forgotten that other companies were offering cars in the same size/price range that had even worse driver ratings than the Omni/ Horizon (which of you kept a Chevette, Escort or Yugo for 10 years? ) It may not have been an Accord or a Camry, but mine seemed like a decent car.

[Bill Geyer]

When I got out of the Navy in 1970 I bought a 1962 Lincoln 4 door convertible It ALWAYS got me where I was going BUT. There is no way to count the number of: water pumps, fuel pumps, power steering pumps, convertible top pumps, transmission front pumps, cv and "u" joints, power window motors, and switches and relays. One night I had too much to drink, drove it into an apartment swimming pool and totaled it Now a days driving a car into a building is perfectly normal , but back then it was a rare occurrence. That was the best thing that ever happened to me, even with the community service I had lots of extra time, not having to replace parts on that car over and over again.

[Byron Roberts]

Has to be the chevy vega that i traded my 68 chevy pickup for,,, 15 gallons of gas took 1qt. of oil..for the top speed of 50..B,

[Douglas]

1996 Pontiac Grand am SE V6.

Everything squeeked and rattled, the engine knocked from new when cold no one could explain that. Power windows failed and AC failed constantly. Front end parts didn;t seem to last but they were cheap.

Last GM product I will ever buy, probably the last car I buy thats not from Germany or Sweden....

Doug

[Ray Forrer]

Worst car I ever owned was a 1959 FIAT 1100 103D. Suicide doors, 4 speed column shift? and lots of other neat hard to fix thingees!!! VERY hard to find parts for in the early 60's, should hace bought a VW!!!! Next worst was the 73 Dodge Van my Dad had before he passed away. Carb kit or rebuilt carb every 6 months, more starters than I care to remember, lost the complete rope rear main seal, finally trans went. Bought a used one and pulled the pan, put in rubber type seal. Took care of a very bad oil leak!! Finally bought a Dodge Aspen Wagon W/ slant 6. Much better car. Then came the Chevette!!!! All but the Fiat had well over 100,000 on them before they left so couldn't have been to bad I guess!

Ray

[John G. Simpson]

Originally Posted by JKWidener

1987 Cadillac Deville with the Junk 4100 solid alumminum engine...

My son said they were the best thing cadillac ever did for the parts dept. ( he was a manager on commision) sold them like hotcakes.
My wosrt car. a 1936 chevy with knee action. only turned to the right.

[Ackman]

The WORST ones were, a 1977 Ford Econoline 1 ton Van w/460 engine & a 1984 Ford Bronco II ...the BEST ones were a 1994 Olds Cutlass Ciera (268,000+ miles) & my 1996 Ford F-150 4X4 ...(the wife's 2002 Jeep Liberty is holding it's own, too)

[HBurk]

Anything with FORD written on it.

[JKWidener]

Originally Posted by HBurk

Anything with FORD written on it.

Anything that has to be worked on is junk... And yes, this includes Chevrolet...

[HBurk]

OH, I forgot to include Chevy. THANKS !

[Tanner Remillard]

I drive a 1978 Ford F-250 and its treated me extremely well. My dad bought it new, then I got it from him in 2000. I've been driving it since I was 16, im 24 now and not even thinking about getting rid of it. I cant see why the hell I would want to spend $50,000 on a new truck when i got a perfectly good truck made out of good old STEEL instead of @#$)(&*% fiberglass and plastic. Sure it does'nt get the best fuel milage, and does'nt do 120 mph, but who cares. I've treated it well, and its treated me well in return. But back on the subject, I've had friends with mid 90's Chevy pickups with the turbo 400 transmissions, and all 3 friends had there transmissions puke on them, one of them was twice. Im not bashing Chevy, every company has there flaws.

[BDMelon]

Originally Posted by JKWidener

Anything that has to be worked on is junk... And yes, this includes Chevrolet...

HHHMMM i guess all vehicle's are junk then,,,since you
will always put brakes on them, lof's ,, maintance, etc,etc,
thats working on them

[JKWidener]

Originally Posted by BDMelon

HHHMMM i guess all vehicle's are junk then,,,since you
will always put brakes on them, lof's ,, maintance, etc,etc,
thats working on them

No, thats called Preventative Maintenance

[BDMelon]

Originally Posted by JKWidener

No, thats called Preventative Maintenance

yea ! but its still working on it & if more people would do this kind of work or have it done, just maybe these so called junk vehicle's would'nt be so,,, HHMMMMM junk, but yea some are real
loser vehicles any how,, JK

[Douglas]

I don't drive a Japanses car and won't ever drive one ( because I can't stand the Japanese not there products ), but so far I haven't heard too many copmplaints.

I did own a Honda CB 400. It was a great bike, but build the finest product on earth and be a jerk and no one will buy from you twice....

Doug

[lornes]

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