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by Anonymous on February 14th, 2007
Many years ago, I was shopping with my girlfriend (who is now my wife) for an inexpensive car. One car we test-drove was a Dodge Colt that was in terrible shape. The steering was very loose, it stalled frequently, and the brakes barely worked. It was my opinion that to repair that car to put it in roadworthy condition would have cost considerably more than the car would have been worth once it was so repaired. This, I would have to say, was the worse car that I ever drove.
The second runner-up, I would say, would have to be a Hyundai that I was briefly loaned. My present car's embarrassing secret is that although it is a nice, respectable American car (a Mercury Mystique), I bought^H^H^H^H^H^Hrescued it from a Hyundai dealership. After I had had it a few days, the dealers realized that they needed to have something done on it relating to having it smogged or something, so they needed to take it back for a day or two. They loaned me a Hyundai to use in its place for a day or two. I think it was a Sonata, but I'm not sure. Compared to my Mercury, and compared to other cars I had driven, the Hyundai had a very “cheap” feel to it. It's difficult to describe it in objective terms, but I could just feel that it was a much lower-quality car than I was accustomed to. In somewhat more objective terms, it seemed to handle poorly, and in spite of being smaller and lighter than my Mercury, with a bigger engine, it seemed underpowered.
You know how you can triple the resale value of a used Hyundai? Include a full tank of gasoline.
by Darryl61 on February 13th, 2007
2005 Dodge Neon. This was a rental. A skateboard would be a smoother, more comfortable ride.
by AntigoneRising on March 15th, 2007
My old Pontiac Fiero.
by loveschimps on May 27th, 2007
1978 Chevy Chevette
by edpesosss134 on February 14th, 2007
2002 dodge neon
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on February 13th, 2007
'92 Ford Taurus, though a '91 Buick Regal comes close and an '02 Malibu is a not-too-distant third.
by JUSTNORMAL on February 13th, 2007
Years ago, my friend's Pinto OMG how gross.
by Dippy_85 on June 20th, 2007
My first car... an oldesmobile achieva that was electric blue... i called it my smirfmobile.. oh yes
by Anonymous on September 9th, 2007
It was a brand new 1993 Chevy Blazer. NEVER again will I buy anything from that marque - the treatment we recieved when we tried to have the problems with this 'Uberlemon' sent me straight into the arms of the nearest Toyota dealership....anyone can make a mistake in manufacturing a vehicle, but they denied ALL responsibility for it and expected us to just go away and swallow our financial loss....
by Anonymous on September 8th, 2007
A 1983 Z-28 Camaro that I bought brand new . What a P.O.S. !! It was in the shop more than I drove it .
by allikatzpop on September 8th, 2007
1972 chevrolet vega...when the phrase "piece of shit"is entered into dictionaries it will say..."piece of shit,see chevrolet vega".the engine was cast iron w/ aluminum head.disaster waiting to happen . if gm would've taken the old "iron brute" 4 cyl the had in the 60's and used in the vega it would've been much better.the car was a joke!!!!
by Abbyguy on May 7th, 2007
Chevy Chevette.
by Garrett P on May 7th, 2007
The worst car i have ever driven is a Yugo.
by Jasonaf on April 28th, 2007
I review cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans for a living -- and surprisingly, this was a very easy question to answer.
The 2006 Suzuki Verona is the worst car I've ever driven.
by Old School on April 19th, 2007
All bow down before the awfulness that was the Escape Pod From Hell --- the mustard-yellow with brown/white plaid vinyl interior ultimate POS-mobile.....1976 AMC Gremlin!
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by broken on February 18th, 2007
1980 Chevy Celebrity. *shudders*
by Juggernaut on February 18th, 2007
1982 ford fairmont. very cheap and unsafe. dubbed "a little old lady's car" it was the only one i could afford after graduating high school. it didnt have enough shifting power for hill climbing..plus no anti-lock brakes! or air bags.
by takn-mor-thn-u on February 18th, 2007
The worst car i ever drove was a VW THING! It was all rusted to crap and looked horrible. When i was younger my dad always tried to pick me up from school in it and i hated it. It was my first car.
by Anonymous on February 14th, 2007
YUGO.......People who designed this piece of junk, must have been on acid.
by anonymous on February 14th, 2007
1986 Dodge Reliant
by Dog_Star on February 14th, 2007
A friends "reliant robin" a british 3 wheeler, to start it you lifted the hood, put in your foot and kicked a kick starter like a motorbike,the single front wheel was used to drive the beast.
You could put this thing on two wheels in any corner, it was a death trap!
by Someguy on February 13th, 2007
1979 Ford Granada ESS (European Sport Sedan)
Wow. What a horrible car.
Should have been Granada POS
by canadianhelper on February 13th, 2007
Pontiac Acadian
by Anonymous on June 2nd, 2009
FIAT 850 Spyder (~1985) 2-seater, rear-mounted engine.
By design, the rear body panel (with fender attached) was removed by taking out only 4 bolts. By removing 4 other bolts, you could drop the engine.
Thus you could brace and drop the engine, remove the rear panel, and push the car body away from the engine. It was intended to make it easy to work on the engine.
It was simple and elegant.
Unfortunately, any car designed for such easy removal of the engine... meant you were going to be doing it often!
by Frederik on May 10th, 2009
I think it was a Fiat.
Quite new it looked fantastic and the interior looked solid. But after a short time I could almost watch daily yhow the car got rust.
by NeoPlasmaX on May 10th, 2009
Sadly almost all american made cars I drove fall apart, have crappy interior paneling that rattles after some time and each of the big 3 auto makers have something that goes out quickly... Drove Nissan, Toyota, and Honda and they lasted till I drove them in the ground... Although sometimes a little pricier to fix something if it does go out... But I personally love old autos like the 69 Camaros...
by bandit lets go jets on May 4th, 2009
a 78 mustang 2x2 it had a hatch, fold down rear seats and first year t-tops all good ideas if built right but the t-tops leaked if you put more than 50 lbs in the hatch the tire would rub against the quarter panels. and i had a hell of a time changing the starter in that car & the 6 cylinder went from 0-60 in about 5 minutes and in the rain or snow forget it and did i mention the hood popped up for no reason and scared the shit out of me other than that it was a great car
by Anonymous on February 4th, 2009
An early model Ford Escort, hands down.
by lara123 on July 12th, 2008
datson
by spriteTT on July 12th, 2008
Datsun 180 it used petrol like no tomorrow handled like a cork in a p**s pot and rusted faster than a sunken boat. It was given to me and it only took a week to find out that they must had hated me. I was saving to buy a car and it put me back years.
by bagicide stayed 10 months too long on July 1st, 2008
a 1982 Ford Escort. The timing belt drove the water pump. When the water pump got tight, it would strip the timing belt. If you were accelerating at the time, it would put the pushrods through the valves and your engine was toast. If you were idling, it would bend the pushrods and you engine would run hot from then on. Mine did this twice. The cylinder walls were too thin, and once it started running hot, they would split, allowing water to leak into the cylinder. After that, you could pick it out in a parking lot by the smell of burning antifreeze. The entire front end was held together with one spring clip on each end. It ate a right front tire every 3000 miles. The seat brackets were pot metal and broke off after a few years. The petcock in the radiator was plastic and became brittle after 100,000 miles. It shot out under pressure one day, along with all the antifreeze. It did make a passable mechanic of me, however.
by Penal Colony is wicked marrying Andy on June 4th, 2008
I forget the year (early 90's) but it was a green Dodge Caravan. My parents used to let me borrow it when I first got my license. It was the most awful, poorly engineered and poorly put together piece of crap in the world.
The rearview mirror would fall off whenever it was hot and humid. The engine would stall and die if you made a U-Turn because the steering column somehow interfered with the timing belt. If it was raining or snowing and you drove through a puddle, the car would stall and conk out because there was no shielding under the engine.
Lots more, but suffice to say, it sucked.
by rustyrazor on June 4th, 2008
I hate my car more every day.
It's a 1992 Saturn SC.
It breaks down all the time. It has those automatic seatbelts (strangler seatbelts) and I've had to replace the drivers one and now the passenger one is starting to act up. The seats are horribly uncomfortable. It has a plastic body but for some reason the headlight covers and trunk are steel and they're rusting.
The only redeeming quality is that it was given to my wife and I for free by one of her friends. I'm beginning to think that it was because no one would buy it.
by wildtyke on June 3rd, 2008
That has to be my first car. I loved it back then (hey, don't we all have a soft spot for our very first car?), but it was a 1.1L Fiesta popular... worse, although Ford called it Sienna Brown, it looked like someone evacuated an 8 hour old curry all over it!
Thinking about it, at least the gears changed okay and it cornered. Maybe I'm being cruel... so, the worst? A Vauxhall Corsa! The damn screen is so close to your nose that it steams up even in summer with the windows open!
by Skirtsnhose on May 22nd, 2008
It's a close call between a 1982 Chevy Shitvette, a 1983 Oldsmobile Omega (how did GM survive in those days building such crappy cars?), a 1985 Ford Tempo (never mind, they all blew), and a 1987 Hyundai Excel.
The Excel was horribly unreliable, and blew an engine with about 83,000 on it. The Omega was scary, with very floaty, binding steering, the Chevette was simply a piece of crap, and the Tempo was both completely unreliable and a horrible, horrible drive. I think, on balance, while the Omega might have been the worst driving experience, the Tempo has to take the prize for the worst car I ever drove.
by MaggieZPA on May 22nd, 2008
My 2004 Nissan Xterra...it's way underpowered so it can't get out of its own way...and I get a whole 17 mpg highway IF I'm lucky
by R U Sirius on May 22nd, 2008
87 mercury Sable........Drove like a champ but the paint job was horrendous! Oxidation on the hood, top and trunk!
by Freaky Yo on May 22nd, 2008
By far the worst was my 1997 Dakota. It had computer problems and would just start downshifting itself and then come to a stop in the worst possible times and nobody could fix it. The good thing is I traded it in and the dealer that scrwed me over neve sold it Haha!!
by Anonymous on May 12th, 2008
A Ford Escort. Hands down.
by debodun on April 27th, 2008
My 1980 Pontiac Sunbird. From the getgo it had brake problems they could never repair. I also had a problem with the dealership. It was a high-pressure, no price negotiation with a bait & switch. After I picked out my car, the sales person said it needed "dealer prep." Weeks went by and I didn't hear from them. I called and called and was always put on hold indefinitely. I finally had to have my Congressman intervene, then the dealership called me and said to come and get my car, but it wasn't the one I had chosen. This dealership is still in business, but has changed its name.
by punkemogirl on April 27th, 2008
my old truck that doesn't even run
by tahoebrian on April 8th, 2008
me - pt crusier
buddy - 93 taurus
heather - dodge aries
by Anonymous on September 8th, 2007
A Dodge Neon. It literally spent more time in the shop than on the road.
We took a $3000 loss just to get rid of it on a trade in. The Corolla that replaced it is a JOY to own!
I'll NEVER own another GM / Chrysler product. Nor will I recommend one.
by Nuttsky on May 7th, 2007
A Volkswagen Rabbit. I hated that car.
by theredbaron on May 7th, 2007
A Dodge Aspen -- it went from 0 to 60 in three minutes. You could've merged faster on the freeway if you'd punched your feet through the floorboards and ran! Another lovely quirk was that the keys could be removed from the ignition while the car was running. Ahhh...fond memories of my little brother grabbing the keys and hurling them out of the passenger side window while we were in motion!!!
by Head Piggy on May 2nd, 2007
1985 Cadillac
Bought it brand new, and within a week, major engine overhaul because of a knock. The engine was worked over two more times with no success.
Anything that you looked at broke on that car for no reason. Transmission went out, and was replaced with another defective transmission.
Leak could not be stopped, windows stopped working, lights went out, etc, etc.
Honorable Mention:
Ford Pinto, Plymouth K Cars, and Chevvy Corvair are all excellent reasons why foreign cars sell so well in this country.
by tomsims on April 28th, 2007
I drove a Vega for several years, but it is hard to complain about it too much for several reasons (1) It almost always started and when it didn't, it took a "jump." (2) It carried me many, many miles and suffered graciously through my abuse in mountain snow storms and rocky roads. (3) It kept running after I dinged it several times and eventually hit a deer. (4) The insurance company "totalled it" after the deer incident and even let me keep it. Threfore, I got a $750 check for it AND was able to sell it for $250 (in 1978) It had 80,000 miles on it at the time. (5) It was a gift.
Having said all of that, it was probably the "worst" even though I have many happy memories adssociated with it and am very grateful for its service.
by vaska07 on April 28th, 2007
my first car, a 1976 toyota corolla stick shift. it hauled ass and had piping cold a/c though!!!i had to check my gas with a dipstick cause the gauge was busted!!!!
by Anonymous on April 23rd, 2007
YUGO
Bar none.
I was like driving and riding in a military tank.
Lousy, lousy car.
by anonymous on April 23rd, 2007
a 2007 bently, it was way too expensive to have repaired after i crashed it into a wall
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Whereas you only double the resale value of a Yugo by doing the same thing? =)
by Running, Fall Up on August 23rd, 2007
Yugos haven't been made for quite some time. If there are any still in roadworthy condition (that's assuming you stretch the definition of “roadworthy” to the point that a brand new, mint-condition Yugo would qualify) then they must surely be very rare, now, and for that reason, quite valuable.
by Anonymous on April 26th, 2008
the sonatas are "el cheapo" the tiburon gt however is not a bad ride and w/ a little tweaking it can be a "road warrior"
by allikatzpop on July 12th, 2008