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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 07:44 PM
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Worst cars of all time

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AMC Pacer (1975-80)

Chevrolet Vega (1970-74)

Citroen SM (1970-72)

Fiat Strada (1978-88)

Ford Bronco II (1983-89)

Ford Edsel (1957-59)

Ford Pinto (1971-80)

Honda Accord hatchback (1978)

Mazda RX-2 (1971)

Oldsmobile Delta 88 (1979-84)

Pontiac Fiero (1984)

Renault Dauphine (1956-68)

Sachsenring Trabant (1957-62)

Yugo GV (1981-91)
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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The only one I don't agree with is the Ford BroncoII .. that was like the "original" SUV. That was discontinued and the year after, evolved into the Ford Explorer .. which I'm pretty sure is the best selling SUV of all time?
the Explorer had its problems, but when you sell that many (I think last year they celebrated the 5 millionth Explorer off the assembly line?) you have to expect some problems. I used to own a 91, it was a good truck til my mom totaled it
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 07:53 PM
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Geo Storm. I think that's the name of that little Chevy 2 door "sports" car.
The worst driving car I've ever driven.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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From the Article:

1978 Honda Accord:

"An Accord owner might change his transmission five or six times"

Hmmn... Some things never change.....
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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quality/mechanically-wise the worst car ever was the 1994 alfa romeo 164s it was the biggest POS ever!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:35 PM
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1978 Accord!!! Wow I thought that was the car that started it all for Honda? Good old CVCC could probably run on 80% proof Cognac.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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What the hell is a Mazda RX-2!?!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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Its a mazda RX-7 minus 5, or a mazda RX-8 minus 6 .. duh
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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Originally posted by blader
The only one I don't agree with is the Ford BroncoII .. that was like the "original" SUV.

I liked the Bronco II
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 09:08 PM
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I've owned a few Pintos back in my struggling college kid days, and they weren't that bad. After all the exploding gas tanks media exposure, I could buy 'em running for $50-100.

If I could find a rust free 76 pinto coupe cheap, I'd like to stick a ford/merkur 2.3L turbo motor in it. 2200 lbs and about 250hp would work well for a sleeper. The Pinto fans have a decent internet presence. Check out FordPinto.com

I liked my Delta 88 too
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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Originally posted by cusdaddy
From the Article:

1978 Honda Accord:

"An Accord owner might change his transmission five or six times"

Hmmn... Some things never change.....
Zing!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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They forgot Isuzu Trooper/Acura SLX!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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Geo Storm. I think that's the name of that little Chevy 2 door "sports" car.
The worst driving car I've ever driven.

unless you get smoked by one while driving in a 99 z28 that's not stock on the freeway


man was that an embarrasing situation, what a sleeper that guy had
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 12:50 AM
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I drove my old "89" Bronco II from Cali to Anchorage, I know why they named that truck the Bronco II. After driving thru Canada, the muscles in my shoulders were so swollen I looked like Quazimoto.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 02:08 AM
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Ford Bronco II is a POS. My dad and a co-worker both had/have one. Constant repairs and gutless. I have heard others with quite a list of complaints as well.

How does the Suzuki Samurai rate?
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 02:58 AM
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the gremlin isn't in there?
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 03:04 AM
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wow.. to no surprise Ford holds three spots in the list.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 03:13 AM
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the gremlin isn't in there?
Gremlins are awesome, i have a friend from college who bought one for 100 bucks to use in one of his student films.

He ended up ditching his hand me down duster and keeping the gremlin.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 06:55 AM
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Re: Worst cars of all time

Originally posted by craigyg69
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Chevrolet Vega (1970-74)

Ford Pinto (1971-80)

Pontiac Fiero (1984)

Dissagree with these three.

Had a Vega - great handling car but needed more guts under the hood. Quality stunk just as all GMs of that time did. Its not fair to single out the Vega.

The Pinto wasn't so bad. There is even a fairly large group of them being raced in the MARRS (Mid Atlantic Road Racing Serries) and you'd be surprised at how quick they are.

The 4cyl Fiero was a toad. The 6cyl was pretty nice, but came out too late to save the car.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 06:57 AM
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What the hell is a Mazda RX-2!?!
It was Mazda's first entry into the US. There were both a RX-2 and a RX-3. Came as sedans or coupes. The RX-7 came later.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 07:14 AM
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How about the Ford Aspire? I don't kow what it aspired to but it certainy wasn't a car!
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 07:29 AM
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Vegas were good little cars.

Especially when you stuffed a V-8 under the hood. I think you can still buy the motor kits for those stinkers.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 07:51 AM
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How about the Ford Aspire? I don't kow what it aspired to but it certainy wasn't a car!
And what about the Ford Fiesta. What an abortion of a car that was.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 08:15 AM
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Pontiac Aztek
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 08:35 AM
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I had a 1984 Delta 88 Coupe. Actually a pretty decent car. I also owned a 1974 Fiat 128 Sport. Now that was a POS!
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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I wonder why the Olds Delta 88 is on the list?

My family had an '82 Delta 88 Royal Brougham, which I inherited in ~1992, and it was not bad at all. Only had the 307 engine, but it moved alright. It was certainly a highway druiser, I'll say that.

Only problems were some transmission issues around 80K, and the clip that held the driver's power window on track kept breaking. Hit the button and...*shooomp*, straight down into the door.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 11:13 AM
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Oh shiznits, I almost forgot about the 1986 Oldsmobile 98 DIESEL I had one of those. Holy shiznits, it leaked like a sieve. I had my own oil well right there in my driveway!
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 03:36 PM
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Olds Delta 88 was hott, my dad had one when i was like 8. That thing was real big. I remember when we were coming home from vacation from Wildwood, NJ and the tranny blew getting on the highway. Hope that doesn't happen to my CL.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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Damn, my dad had a pinto too, this is crazy. I learned to shift a manual trans in that thing. Also cracked the windshield of that car with my head cuz i was standing on the front seat.
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