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22. Agree

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 03:47 PM

Mar 11

I had the plain dodge dart, with rusted floor boards I lined with cardboard and no trunk lock… just some rope tied to keep it closed

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What was the worst car you ever owned? Mine was a Rambler. Stopped whenever it pleased.--on bridges. hills. flat roads. [View all] debm55 Mar 11 OP

Any English car Turbineguy Mar 11 #1

TY, Turbineguy. debm55 Mar 11 #7

Some of my relatives who used to be in the car business had a saying barbaraann Mar 11 #9

My Jag broke down on the second day. Turbineguy Mar 12 #74

Hey, it made it ONE day! barbaraann Mar 12 #75

You just have to carry spare smoke with you. cloudbase Mar 11 #62

I had a Buick Century which spontaneously caught fire in the engine compartment Shermann Mar 12 #134

Isn't that the reason they drink warm beer? Lucas made refridgerators. nt Hotler Mar 11 #70

I had a friend working on a '59 Jag, just scream out, Conjuay Mar 14 #210

Does anyone understand why British car electrical systems are so bad? hydrolastic Mar 12 #97

in a word onethatcares Mar 12 #133

Ancient Dodge Dart Swinger XanaDUer2 Mar 11 #2

I had a Rambler that smelled also. Thank you XanaDUer2 debm55 Mar 11 #8

:) XanaDUer2 Mar 11 #10

Agree DUgosh Mar 11 #22

Did yours leak? XanaDUer2 Mar 11 #30

I had a Dodge Dart too, same rusted floor, but that Slant 6 engine never stopped running. brush Mar 12 #82

Dad bought a '63 Dart when I was 6 Freddie Mar 12 #126

Mom and Dad Arne Mar 12 #136

My future mother-in-law wanted to buy a Dart for her daughter,, who then was starting college in 1973. Squaredeal Mar 11 #34

Probably the Buick I bought for $200 underpants Mar 11 #3

HAHAHa. Well, that will be a plus? TY underpants. debm55 Mar 11 #11

1994 Volvo 945 Turbo Thunderbeast Mar 11 #4

Gee, did you get rid of it? TY Thunderbeast, debm55 Mar 11 #13

An old, used Datsun - something was always going wrong with it. Ocelot II Mar 11 #5

My Rambler was like that. Would stop for no reason. I was frightened when it stopped on a bridge. It wasn't the battery, debm55 Mar 11 #15

The Rambler we had when I was a kid snpsmom Mar 11 #63

Ty snpsmom. I agree about the Rambler, debm55 Mar 13 #141

I can still hear my Dad cursing Freddie Mar 12 #129

Ty Freddie, mine was a light blue Rambler too. Flooor boads came out, It was like driving the Flinstone's car. debm55 Mar 13 #142

I donno, my rambler was a champ. Conjuay Mar 14 #211

My dad had a piece-of-crap Ford before I was born...... lastlib Mar 11 #23

lastlib... Upthevibe Mar 11 #57

The other one was "Found On Road Dead"..... lastlib Mar 11 #59

My uncle said Ford stood for EverHopeful Mar 12 #87

I thought Fiat was "Fix it again, Tony" Freddie Mar 12 #130

TY. lastlib, that is funny. debm55 Mar 13 #143

Chevy S10 mid 90s relayerbob Mar 11 #6

So sorry, relayerbob. debm55 Mar 13 #144

Thanks. Yep, traded it in after a year at a significant loss of money relayerbob Mar 13 #206

A Datsun 1200, can't recall the year. CanonRay Mar 11 #12

Sorry CanonRay. debm55 Mar 13 #145

1978 Ford Fairmont House of Roberts Mar 11 #14

Good you got rid of it. so sorry that happened, House of Roberts. debm55 Mar 13 #146

Chevy Vega Arne Mar 11 #16

We had its cousin BOSSHOG Mar 11 #71

That was like my Saturn. When it died, I still owed 4000 to the credit union for it. Thank you Arne debm55 Mar 13 #147

1984 Pontiac Trans Am REPUguy Mar 11 #17

I feel for you REPUguy. I hope , unlike me you had it paid off. debm55 Mar 13 #148

1971 AMC Hornet patphil Mar 11 #18

So sorry for you patphil. My doors sagged too. I had to get in the passenger's door to drive as the driver's side door debm55 Mar 13 #149

My doors had to be re-hung, and the strike plate on one side had to be repaired due to rust. patphil Mar 13 #151

I agree.Ty patphil debm55 Mar 13 #157

'59 VW bus central scrutinizer Mar 11 #19

Those VW busses were seriously underpowered. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 11 #41

Not much power, but they had indescribable soul calguy Mar 11 #54

I'll second this! WestMichRad Mar 11 #65

I had to drive my boss's Conjuay Mar 14 #213

But put a bus engine in a fastback EverHopeful Mar 12 #88

Gee, that sounds scary So sorry, central scrutinizer. debm55 Mar 13 #150

so sorry, central scrutinizer. debm55 Mar 13 #158

I was given grandparents' 1966 Bel Air when I went to college..... lastlib Mar 11 #20

Sorry, lastlib. My Father had a beige 66 Bel Air. and it backfired too. debm55 Mar 13 #152

76 Ford Pinto wagon. No doubt it was the worst. lpbk2713 Mar 11 #21

lpbk2713 ............ Upthevibe Mar 11 #58

Yes they were EverHopeful Mar 12 #89

Sound like you ran into (don't do this) a boom boom pinto. Prairie_Seagull Mar 12 #99

So sorry, lpbk2713, debm55 Mar 13 #160

A two way tie av8rdave Mar 11 #24

I had a Fiero for about a year. Stayed in the shop. Haggard Celine Mar 11 #36

Sorry, av8dave. Two duds. debm55 Mar 13 #162

197? AMC Hornet hatchback... ret5hd Mar 11 #25

Wow, I feel so sorry that happened. My Rambler --AMC was a POS too as was my Saturn. debm55 Mar 13 #163

you took the wrong "takeaway"... ret5hd Mar 13 #179

You had a Saturn? JUNK debm55 Mar 13 #180

A new 1977 Chevy Blazer. I only had it for 3 years and about 36000 miles. I had it rustproofed doc03 Mar 11 #26

I barely made it past 70k on cars before the 2000s..now they last forever Demovictory9 Mar 11 #46

I get a kick out of all the people that brag about the great cars from doc03 Mar 12 #93

I do miss manual windows bedazzled Mar 12 #107

Me too debm55 Mar 13 #183

Sorry, doc03, You put alot into it. debm55 Mar 13 #165

1978 Datsun 200SX, called the Silvia in Japan. rsdsharp Mar 11 #27

Sorry, rsdsharp. debm55 Mar 13 #166

A 1976 Datsun B-210. Aristus Mar 11 #28

So sorry, Aristus. and thank you for your service to our country. debm55 Mar 13 #167

I had an old Rambler and I must have been lucky because it was very reliable. Before that Vinca Mar 11 #29

I had a huge olds omega. It was a real boat bedazzled Mar 12 #108

You were lucky that you were not hurt. So sorry for you. After the Saturn, I bought a Subaru. We have stayed with them. debm55 Mar 13 #168

1978 or 79 Jeep Cherokee. Had to replace the transmission, but needed the all wheel drive in sinkingfeeling Mar 11 #31

So sorry sinkingfeeling. I understand. I live in Pittsburgh and with the hills, you need the AWD. debm55 Mar 13 #169

Fix Or Repair Daily spooky3 Mar 11 #32

So true, I will even say that for the latter versions. My husband had one. debm55 Mar 13 #170

Ford escort. It ate transmissions mucifer Mar 11 #33

So sorry, mucifer. Transmissions aren't cheap debm55 Mar 13 #171

My first brand new car... pdxflyboy Mar 11 #35

My first and last brand new car - 1981 Chevette Freddie Mar 12 #131

So Sorry, pdxflyboy. debm55 Mar 13 #172

hands down, a Fiat Spider mike_c Mar 11 #37

So sorry, mike_c. That's a lot to go wrong with a car. debm55 Mar 13 #173

Same here!!!! Pachamama Mar 13 #201

1978 Mercury Bobcat (Pinto) wcmagumba Mar 11 #38

So sorry, wcmagumba. My cousin gave me a Pinto in college. Sold it for 50 dollars. I could barely afford let alone debm55 Mar 13 #174

1951? Studebaker northoftheborder Mar 11 #39

So sorry. northoftheborder. Glad no one got hurt. debm55 Mar 13 #175

2018 Kia Soul. Lunabell Mar 11 #40

My sister has a Soul and needs to check the oil PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 11 #43

It is a POS! Lunabell Mar 11 #45

She is utterly convinved that everyone should be checking their oil every day. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 14 #207

So sorry Lunabell. Glad your new car is so much better. I remember that gofundme. debm55 Mar 13 #176

My gently used Santa Fe is fabulous! Lunabell Mar 13 #185

Jeep Liberty beemerphill Mar 11 #42

I had a Bright red Jeep Liberty. Only had 35.000 miles on it and things started to go--heater, AC, brakes, etc. I gave debm55 Mar 11 #60

Notice that the vast majority of the cars named PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 11 #44

I had a Saturn--Japanese car. When you bought a new one they would all come out and clap. I soon knew why--hey here is debm55 Mar 13 #178

'69 Dodge Dart Swinger Onthefly Mar 11 #47

Any American-made car in the 70,s was crap.. Squaredeal Mar 11 #48

TY Squaredeal debm55 Mar 13 #181

196x Dodge Dart w/slant six engine Prof. P.E. Name Mar 11 #49

i didnt own it, mom did . datuson b210 horrid thing. AllaN01Bear Mar 11 #50

an Opal. if it rained, it would not start. WhiteTara Mar 11 #51

Wow, how did they fix that? So sorry for you. debm55 Mar 13 #187

they quit making the car was the fix! WhiteTara Mar 13 #196

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you White Tara. debm55 Mar 13 #198

Bought a '71 CJ5 (ragtop, NO roll bar) in 76. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 11 #52

So sorry for you. OAITW r.2,0 debm55 Mar 13 #184

Life lessons learned. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 13 #200

1960s Ford station wagon madamesilverspurs Mar 11 #53

Mine was claudette Mar 11 #55

Fiat 131, bought it used back around 78. Don't recall the year, maybe 74-76? dameatball Mar 11 #56

debm55.............. Upthevibe Mar 11 #61

The second worse car was a Saturn. It was icy and I had a high climb to reach the school. The car had this button debm55 Mar 11 #64

Sorry Upthevibe, What did you do with it? debm55 Mar 13 #188

We had a Dodge Caravan that I called the Deer Magnet. WestMichRad Mar 11 #66

My Mom bought a Ford Crown Victoria the first year BlueKota Mar 11 #67

Dodge Caravan. Went through five transmissions Wicked Blue Mar 11 #68

My mom's town and country was the more expensive version of that bedazzled Mar 12 #83

Apparently there was a manufacturing flaw that left bits of metal in the transmissions Wicked Blue Mar 12 #98

Nightmare car bedazzled Mar 12 #103

We've had Toyotas ever since Wicked Blue Mar 12 #106

Smart! bedazzled Mar 12 #109

1985 Chevy Blazer LudwigPastorius Mar 11 #69

My mom's car ... 2005 town and country bedazzled Mar 11 #72

I ALMOST owned a 1965 Chevy Corsair... surfered Mar 11 #73

question: wasn't the VW bug... ret5hd Mar 12 #76

Yup. I had a 1971 Super Beetle grumpyduck Mar 12 #79

You are correct. surfered Mar 12 #94

My Dad loved Corvairs EverHopeful Mar 12 #90

Plymouth Volare. Late 70s. JUNK. oasis Mar 12 #77

I had one too! bedazzled Mar 12 #84

Sorry, oasis. Sounds like my Ramblers. Drivers side door tied withe rope so it wouldn.t fall off. no floor boards on the debm55 Mar 13 #164

An old Chevy "beater." Had a long commute and used it to drive to work... brush Mar 12 #78

So sorry for you, brush . However, I am glad you survived what could have been a serious accident. I do remember recaps; debm55 Mar 13 #159

Used Jeep Cherokee Bayard Mar 12 #80

So sorry, Bayard. Yes could have been very dangerous. debm55 Mar 13 #194

Dodge Phoenix with push button transmission radical noodle Mar 12 #81

So sorry, radical noodle. My Saturn had a button for traction. It was a POS debm55 Mar 13 #161

The Phoenix died young radical noodle Mar 13 #192

Did you have one? Ty radical noodle. Your reply was funny. debm55 Mar 13 #193

my dad gave me a 1984 olds delta 88 w/ a lot of miles that he thought he got a deal on. FM not worth it. pansypoo53219 Mar 12 #85

Sorry, pansypoo53219, debm55 Mar 12 #124

A Rambler and a Saab NBachers Mar 12 #86

So sorry about your cars. TY for posting about them.Nbachers. debm55 Mar 12 #123

An ex had a Chevy Vega EverHopeful Mar 12 #91

Agree, TY EverHopeful. debm55 Mar 12 #122

Everything made by Giggling Monkeys (aka General Motors). Hermit-The-Prog Mar 12 #92

HAHAHAHAH TY Hermit-The-Prog. debm55 Mar 12 #121

AMC PACER Chipper Chat Mar 12 #95

So Sorry, Chipper Chat. debm55 Mar 12 #120

The majority of them. Niagara Mar 12 #96

TY Niagara, At least you didn't have to have expensive work done to it! debm55 Mar 12 #119

Maybe I should not brag about this but. Prairie_Seagull Mar 12 #100

Sorry, Prarie_Seagull debm55 Mar 12 #118

Dastsun B210 bif Mar 12 #101

So sorry. bif. debm55 Mar 12 #117

Chevy Malibu. Horrid. Joinfortmill Mar 12 #102

Sorry, Joinfortmill. debm55 Mar 12 #116

'72 Capri malthaussen Mar 12 #104

Thank you, Mal debm55 Mar 12 #115

014 Dodge Neon jdadd Mar 12 #105

TY jdadd debm55 Mar 12 #114

Can't Say That I've Had A Bad Car... ProfessorGAC Mar 12 #110

Thank you, ProfessorGAC. debm55 Mar 12 #113

1980 Ford Escort demosincebirth Mar 12 #111

TY demosincebirth. debm55 Mar 12 #112

When I was in my 20's, I had a Ford Escort Mad_Dem_X Mar 12 #125

Sorry Mad_Dem_x debm55 Mar 12 #128

Best and worst orangecrush Mar 12 #127

I'm glad you lived through the Charger! NBachers Mar 12 #132

I have seen the dotted white line turn solid orangecrush Mar 13 #195

Ty orangecrush. I liked my jeep too. debm55 Mar 13 #140

Cantankerous orangecrush Mar 13 #197

Agree debm55 Mar 13 #199

A Lancia. CrispyQ Mar 12 #135

Sorry that happened to you, CrispyQ. debm55 Mar 13 #139

My parents had a Rambler when I Luciferous Mar 12 #137

So sorry, Luciferous. I hated when the Rambler stalled. It can be very dangerous when that happens. debm55 Mar 13 #138

I honestly think I could say I've never owned a bad car ColinC Mar 13 #153

You are lucky ColinC. TY debm55 Mar 13 #155

#1: '65 Simca - Total POS Bo Zarts Mar 13 #154

BoZarts, who made the Simca? I am sorry you got stuck with two bad cars. debm55 Mar 13 #156

Simca was a French company Bo Zarts Mar 13 #182

TY debm55 Mar 13 #191

Plymouth Cricket SARose Mar 13 #177

So sorry, SARose. debm55 Mar 13 #190

Mine was my first, a 1976 Ford Granada Best_man23 Mar 13 #186

Thank you for your honest post. As an auto technician, you have seen the POS cars. Can I ask you ---what did you think debm55 Mar 13 #189

Haven't worked on Saturns, but here's my thoughts on TCS systems as a whole Best_man23 Mar 14 #208

Thank you for post, It explains alot of what happen that day, debm55 Mar 14 #209

Ford Taurus RainCaster Mar 13 #202

Oh my, RainCaster. I am very sorry. debm55 Mar 13 #205

A 1964 VW. Aussie105 Mar 13 #203

Ty Aussie105. Sorry about your VW. debm55 Mar 13 #204

Saab 96 Conjuay Mar 14 #212

Ty Conjuay. debm55 Mar 14 #214