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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 02:49 PM Original message |
What's the crappiest car you ever owned? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yugo Sana 1.4L, my first ride |
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kernelfarmer (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. every car i've ever owned |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. We had always had towing insurance, but for some stupid reason |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. welcome to DU, kernelfarmer |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. 1986 Ford Taurus |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. 79 Mustang |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. '76 Buick Le Sabre. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. 80 Mercury Capri |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. 1979 cutlass supreme in old lady blue, it burned so much oil that i was a case a month. |
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HERVEPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. '74 Vega Wagon |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I had one of those .... |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
76. i had one that i bought from a mechanic |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 01:45 AM Response to Reply #76 |
104. We had one, too. It overheated all the time. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. I Sold A Yugo To This One Guy In Britain |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 02:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
87. No you didn't. |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:24 PM Original message |
1978 F150 - the Ford from hell!!! |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. '89 Mercury Cougar |
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texanwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. I bought a old Ford pickup truck for $500. |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. '72 Ford Maverick |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. No question: A Citroen 2CV |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
41. Yet Roger Moore as Bond got away in a yellow one |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #41 |
55. The one my ex and I owned was gray |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
16. Chevy Citation. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
17. Cadillac Cimarron |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I've owned one of those... |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I had a Sunbird, too - it would place second on my list |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. We had a ton of trouble with ours, too |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. That's why I NEVER buy Sunbirds. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
56. Ah, the gutless wonder. Ours was a company car and free so one could hardly argue. |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. 1987 LeBaron |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
20. Probably a Geo Storm. |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. Volkswagen Rabbit |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I have part of a VW Rabbit jammed in my knee. |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
73. Ooo, ouch. |
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masshole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. 1995 Honda Civic |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. dodge pick-ups |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. My husband's '88 D-50 has 265,000 miles & still going strong |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 11:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
83. is that the little one? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. yep.. I had a great little Mitsubishi Mighty Max..until I totalled it. n.t |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
68. I know. We have them at work and they are SHIT |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. 1979 GMC van. Bought it new. Nine months later the rear doors fell off outside of Winnipeg. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
28. 1980-something Dodge Colt. |
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masshole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
57. I had the Turbo Colt! |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #28 |
93. My dad had an 1981 Dodge Colt |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. Old Fiat Spyder 2000 convertible. 90% Bondo. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. My son recently bought a '74 (I think) Fiat convertible.. He loves it |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. Late 80's Jaguar XJ6 |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
59. I'd never buy a jag |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. 1983 gold buick regal with a smoking engine |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. 1974 Dodge Dart |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. 64 Ford Galaxie 500 |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. 1978 Honda Accord |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
39. 1990 Dodge Dakota |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
40. '74 Pinto |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. What, no asbestos suit? n/t |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
42. I've had bad luck with cars until recently. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
43. 1977 Dodge Aspen |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
45. A Volkswagen Rabbit. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. ha, i posted at roughly the same time |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Incredible! There is some cosmic connection or something.... |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
46. I had a Volkswagon Rabbit |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
48. VW Dasher...P.O.S. |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
49. 95 Chevy Corsica |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
50. 1979 Ford LTD |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
51. 88 Sterling, not so crappy as the boys gave it to me and they never did... |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
53. 1978 Plymouth Volare Coupe |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
54. El Camino |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
58. 1977 Fords & Chevies |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
60. '68 Plymouth Valiant |
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Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 10:04 PM Response to Reply #60 |
102. My dad had one of those--briefly. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
61. 66 Ford falcon painted flat green. Drove it from 87-90! |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
62. 1979 Plymouth Horizon"TC3" What a piece of shit.... |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
63. A 1967 Cougar. |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
64. 1971 Dodge Colt |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
65. I guess my '96 Mitsubishi Mirage (altho' it still wasn't *bad*). |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
66. Lime green Torino. I win. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. We have a 1970 Avocado Green Gran Torino w/ 37K original miles |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
80. Wow! That looks very different from the Torino I had. Mine was held together with tin-foil and |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 11:23 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. This one was sold to my Mother in law (who was 70-something when she bought it) |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
67. '83 Chevette. My friends called it a "Shovette" LOL |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
69. '88 Ford Taurus |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
70. Peugeot 504 wagon |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
72. 1985 Olds 88 |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
74. Pretty much anything by Pontiac |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
75. my husbands Dodge Aries and my Mercury Topaz. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
77. 1975 two-tone green Buick Century, purchased in 1987. |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
78. A Fiat and a VW Diesel Rabbit |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
79. A 196-(something) Chevy corvair |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-23-07 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
82. Probably the 1974 Plymouth Valiant I owned around 1987, |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
85. I think it's the one I'm driving now |
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njdemocrat106 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
86. My cars have been alright (not great)... |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
88. 1962 Corvair. Damn thing used more oil than gas.. |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
89. 1970 PINTO |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
90. Mercury Tracer |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. from overheating? Yeah I have a multi-engine Tracer |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. nope, there was an problem w/ the oil getting to the top of the engine |
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beck47 (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
91. Old Chevy Citation with a garbage bag over the broken sunroof |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
92. 2000 Mazda 626 |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
95. a 70something VW hatchback wagon |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
96. A fourth-hand 1976 Datsun B-210. God, what an awful car! |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
98. 1972 Vega hatchback. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
99. 1999 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro. $34 grand, and it fell apart in two years. |
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AggieGal (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
100. Pontiac Bonneville |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
101. i loved them all...but the renault lecar ("leaker") was by far the worst mechanically... |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
103. Husband owned a POS 1973 Gremlin for all |
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