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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I think it was a 1998-ish Pontiac Grand Prix. I dated two different women that drove that car and so I had to ride around in them and sometimes drive them. Both were just a train wreck of problems. They shook violently sitting at a red light, the brakes always seemed to be failing, and everything that could break was falling off the cars. It’s weird that two women I dated owned the same car but more so that they both had the same problems.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Chevrolet Cavalier. A good engine (L61)... but that's all. Literally everything else was ultra cheap and broke.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I had one of those too, was my first car. Got to 280,000km on it (had to hit the dashboard for the digital odo to appear), pretty much every feature was broken from the clock on the radio to the rear defroster and the A/C but it kept rolling. Until someone T-Boned me at like 30km/h coming out of a parking lot and absolutely OBLITERATED it. Such an unsafe vehicle

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I have driven and found joy in many cars: Pinto, beetle, 2CV, original 500s, 1940s Ford tractors, beater pickups including a 1949 International, HMMWV, etc. Mopeds (like 1970s Puch), ratty motorcycles. They all make me giggly.

I had to think a few minutes about one that was just terrible, no redeeming points I could find: first (north american) gen Hyunda Excel What a soul-sucking turd.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

1994 Toyota 4Runner. It should've been good, but ironically (being a Toyota) it's the least reliable car I've ever owned. The engine loses power randomly and I can't figure out why.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Years ago I had a 1986 volvo.

I bought it cheap because it wasn't running at the time but knew what the problem was. So off on a bad foot already but I needed a car.

  1. The sunroof leaked in the rain

  2. There was a bad relay that caused fuses to burn out if more than 3 things were on at once

  3. The wiring in the doors was exposed because there was something wrong with the windows that caused you to not be able to roll them down and the previous owner tried and failed to fix it.

  4. The rotors eventually gave out

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Toyota Echo

I had to rent one one year because my car was in the shop for a while.

I was being cheap and I just needed a car at the time.

There is no seat room or leg room. I'm tall but not that tall and I couldn't get comfortable in this thing.

And who the hell thought it was a good idea to put the instrument panel in the centre of the whole dashboard and not directly in front of the driver. I had a few near accidents before I adjusted myself to where the speedometer was.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Citroën C3, although I have only ever driven in 4 vehicles: Mercedes C180, Mazda MX5 Miata (thanks @[email protected]), a RV fiat ducato ..... And the Citroen.

I wouldn't say the car is terrible. But for the same money you could have gotten way better stuff. The best thing about it is the giant front windscreen.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

my uncles old moskvich-412, shortly before he bought a new toyota. was a fun experience though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

70s chevy nova. Classic car for hot rodding, but drove like a tank compared to my 90s nissan sentra. Ergonomics were not great either.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

A 2018 Nissan Frontier. It was a loaner car while my Pathfinder as in the shop, and because it was brand new I thought it would be nice inside. But it wasn't. It had no power anything, a four speed automatic, and only AM/FM/CD. But the worst part was the floor was so high I was basically sitting with my legs straight in front of me. The ride was bumpy as hell, and the noise was so bad the little four speaker radio could barely be heard.

Honestly, my 2010 Silverado (RIP) was a nicer truck, if only because it was heavier so the ride wasn't as bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

UAZ Cabriolet

It’s clearly the worst car money can buy. Before starting the engine, you need to check which liquids have leaked out and add some accordingly. Pretty much anything and everything can and will leak. Who needs a gym when just turning the wheel is a workout. If you want to listen to hardbass while driving, you need to bring your own stereo with you since this car doesn’t have one. It’s the only car that can be improved by a mechanical failure. When the engine or transmission inevitably dies, you’re finally free from this torment.

0/10, would not recommend

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I actually don't know the manufacturer or model.

My childhood friend had a car in the late 90's that was like Fiat Strada, but the style was little more Japanese. My friend had ripped off all insignias and tags.

Car was a nightmare to drive. It had very little power, top speed was about 130km/h and it wobbled oddly in turns. Even the gear stick was bendy plastic thing and it was hard to tell if the gear was really in or not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Dodge Magnum So little visibility there is about 6" of plastic blocking your view from every tiny ass window and a good so big ya may as well be driving a truck. Absolutely nothing good about that POS

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Easily the Daihatsu cuore 2003-ish.

I've driven a lot of shitboxes, including a couple different daihatsu models, but that thing just isn't build right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I had to take a van that a baby had thrown up in out in the middle of the summer to diagnose a vibration issue. That was the worst smell I have ever smelt. I still remember it sometimes and it's been a decade since then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

We have a lot of two lane roads where I grew up. My parents used to have this Buick sedan that took diesel. To pass a slower car my mom would make sure there was nobody coming the other way for as far as she could see, then floor it and tell me to pray.

Whoops I guess I didn’t drive that. Worst car I’ve driven personally is probably a Volkswagen scirocco that had been in storage for years. It was a stick so I had to keep the clutch in with one foot and have my heel on the brake and toe on the throttle just to keep it running at a stop sign.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Mid-Eighties Plymouth Voyager minivan. Put the pedal to the metal, and the damned thing would hardly accelerate, the motor just got louder. Probably would have been quicker if I rolled the window down and flapped my arms. And if you look at one spot too long, that part would break.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The only motor vehicle I've ever driven was a lawn mower tractor. It does its job but gets boring after a while.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

1994 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme. Gutless and with that horrible 4 speed automatic gave my murderous thoughts. Oh and that god awful rear suspension.

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