What's the worst car you've ever owned?

84LX89GT · 01-14-2006, 06:46 PM

I was just wondering what was the worst car you guys have ever owned, just something you hated, or were embarrassed to be seen in or was unreliable, boring, etc. just something you hated to drive, also i added a poll to see what catergory most people's cars end up in.

I'll start with mine, it was an '85 Honda Prelude. I hated that thing even though i should have appreciated it since it was my first car. I thought it was boring, ugly and i've never been a fan of japanese cars either. Not only that but everyone at my school had one. Luckily i drove it into a ditch before i killed myself in it (small impact and the thing was twisted up like a pretzel).

How about you guys?

mustangII460 · 01-14-2006, 08:24 PM

S-10 Blazer w/2.8

DONT EVER, EVER, buy a 2.8L ANYTHING!

bmxmon · 01-15-2006, 01:01 AM

My first car was an 89 toyota corolla, and that thing was extremely reliable and pretty fun to drive. Little 4cly (I think they are hemi's!, haha) with a 5spd, very smooth. Not the coolest looking thing, but it wasnt designed to be. The only thing that ever went wrong with it was the radiator, which rusted out. (very neat when it exploded, haha) Thinking back, i can never remember giving that thing an oil change.... My worst vehicle would probably be an 87 dodge dakota I had. It was the little 4cly 5spd. It was kinda fun to drive, since I think a part of the suspenion fell off so it had alot of body roll. I had to replace the fuel pump, and when i went to drain the oil for about 2-3 secs it was pure anti-freeze, then for about another 2-3 it was 50/50 anti-freeze and oil. Even though something was wrong with the old beast it did keep running, and I think it still is.

~The Jester~ · 01-15-2006, 07:57 AM

I had a 1980 Escort with a 1.6L "Hemi" in it. That thing was such a turd, constantly putting clutches and timing belts on it. What a heap.

Ironically, my daily beater now is a 1990 Escort GT and I actually kinda like this one! It does a quarter mile in 17.86 seconds at 76 MPH. (Don't forget your neck brace! LOL) I drove 97 miles the other day to drop off a tranny I sold, when I went to fill her up for the ride home it only took 2.6 gallons!!! Gotta love that. Only problem is, it won't pass ANYTHING except a gas station. hehehehe

Ieatcamaros · 01-15-2006, 02:43 PM

The worst vehicle I ever owned was my first one. It was a 1982 GMC sierra. Total piece of shyt. It had a 305/350 turbo setup. I absolutely hated changing the spark plugs in it. Damn chevy's and their straight spark plug hole. I had to put two carburetors on it. POS quadrajunk. Man I hate those carbs. It had a bad spider gear in the differential and you could tell when you turned the corners too. Then I had to put a transmission it. When you put it in gear, it sounded like a bunch or marbles in a coffee can. That is the only chevy I ever owned. I won't have another one either. I have since owned 3 ford rangers 86, 87, and 88, 4 mustangs, and a 83 F-150. I still own them all except for the 86 and 87 ranger and only one of them is not running. FORD power!

johnwb · 01-15-2006, 08:34 PM

I had a Z24 that I hated,It was hard on fuel,it cut out at 100mph and lots of ignition problems and wheel bearings.

HoodStrype · 01-16-2006, 12:31 PM

GM SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

It's a tie for 1st-

95 Formula Firebird LT1:
Started to not shift at full or almost full throttle at 78,000 miles. Then it kept getting worse. So I traded it in at a dealer and I found out later the distributor block had blown and every sensor under the hood was gone!!!

96 GMC Sonoma Vortech 4300:
Red Antifreeze turned to mud and destroyed the motor at 70,000 miles. Wasn't even due for a change.

2nd may turn out to be my 2003 Ranger.

89LXRagtop · 01-31-2006, 03:38 PM

86 Buick Skyhawk 1.8 turbo

NIGHTMARE

87 heartbreaker · 02-02-2006, 01:15 AM

i have a three way tie...........
I first started out with a 88 mustang (no worries not one of the bad ones) it was my recently passed away bros, then we completely re did it, more info on a different thread. then i owned a 93 ranger danger (probably the best thing i've ever owned) wrecked it a couple times and kept on goin...STILL OWN IT TO THIS DAY then i bought a 89'gt and sold it to my friend (awesome) 32000 on the odometer..........
THEN CAME MY BAD YEARS.... i moved and didnt take the ranger, so i bought a 1984 chevy 2.8 s-10............brown and yellow......gross... broke down at least once a month, then not being smart i bought a 1994 chevy 1500 350.....................blew the engine after 6 months, and i babied it,....................Then thinkin id be nice to the world, i bought a metro, lol ran good but so gay, so i rode my yamaha grizzly onto the top and did a power brake and caved the roof in, soo much for that........now im in seattle with a 98' 4.2 f-150 and a recently bought 87' GT lovin it.......get pics soon

Fulcrum · 02-05-2006, 09:01 AM

1964 Plymouth Valient

1965GTO · 02-05-2006, 08:28 PM

92 buick le sabre

fred414141 · 02-12-2006, 09:48 PM

VOLKSWAGON RABBIT! great when it ran,it just took notions not to.had an electrical problem the VW dealer couldn't even figure out. he even installed a kit someone had on the aftermarket that ran the car on an auxiliary power relay system,and the damme car still shut off at times.

Sicy Stang · 02-14-2006, 01:44 AM

GodStang · 02-15-2006, 09:26 AM

My Tempo runs great and gets great gas milage.

84LX89GT · 02-16-2006, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GodStang

My Tempo runs great and gets great gas milage.

I just put tempo in there for fun just to see

My friend had a tempo and it was dependable until his mom added something like 5 extra quarts of oil for no apparent reason.

HoodStrype · 02-23-2006, 02:42 PM

Tempos are bad about motor mount breaks... or at least when I drove the 91 my mom had new.

frmula505 · 02-23-2006, 03:47 PM

64 Thunderbird, nothing but one problem after another. They put to much electrical stuff in a car that old. ( had it in late 70's )

Mustaang girly · 02-27-2006, 08:43 AM

The worst thing I ever had to drive was a 1980 toyota corrolla. Of course my father only bought wimpy cars like that when I was growing up. To this day I will never ever buy a toyota corrolla ever again. I 'm a proud owner of a black 05 GT Stang now that he is dead and buried

Mustaang girly · 02-27-2006, 08:50 AM

There is nothing more boring than a toyota camry and corrolla.

Mr.Mustang302 · 02-27-2006, 10:02 AM

Mine would have to be a 4spd '83 mustang notch 4cyl. Yeah, I have an '83 now but that one is a hatchback. Anyway, this piece of junk cost $450. Good price for a project car. Ugly color. Brown. You know what I'm talking about. Well after weeks and weeks of hard starts and alot of backfiring, the motor sprung an oil leak. Then to make things worse, turns out the car had been stolen. So I was out a mustang and $450 bucks. Never again will I buy a 4cyl. Ever since it has only been 5.0's

01-14-2006, 06:46 PM	#1
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	What's the worst car you've ever owned? I was just wondering what was the worst car you guys have ever owned, just something you hated, or were embarrassed to be seen in or was unreliable, boring, etc. just something you hated to drive, also i added a poll to see what catergory most people's cars end up in. I'll start with mine, it was an '85 Honda Prelude. I hated that thing even though i should have appreciated it since it was my first car. I thought it was boring, ugly and i've never been a fan of japanese cars either. Not only that but everyone at my school had one. Luckily i drove it into a ditch before i killed myself in it (small impact and the thing was twisted up like a pretzel). How about you guys? __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

01-14-2006, 08:24 PM	#2
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? S-10 Blazer w/2.8 DONT EVER, EVER, buy a 2.8L ANYTHING! __________________ Frank

01-15-2006, 01:01 AM	#3
bmxmon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 950	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? My first car was an 89 toyota corolla, and that thing was extremely reliable and pretty fun to drive. Little 4cly (I think they are hemi's!, haha) with a 5spd, very smooth. Not the coolest looking thing, but it wasnt designed to be. The only thing that ever went wrong with it was the radiator, which rusted out. (very neat when it exploded, haha) Thinking back, i can never remember giving that thing an oil change.... My worst vehicle would probably be an 87 dodge dakota I had. It was the little 4cly 5spd. It was kinda fun to drive, since I think a part of the suspenion fell off so it had alot of body roll. I had to replace the fuel pump, and when i went to drain the oil for about 2-3 secs it was pure anti-freeze, then for about another 2-3 it was 50/50 anti-freeze and oil. Even though something was wrong with the old beast it did keep running, and I think it still is. __________________ Alex

01-15-2006, 07:57 AM	#4
~The Jester~ Rat Killer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cold ass Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? I had a 1980 Escort with a 1.6L "Hemi" in it. That thing was such a turd, constantly putting clutches and timing belts on it. What a heap. Ironically, my daily beater now is a 1990 Escort GT and I actually kinda like this one! It does a quarter mile in 17.86 seconds at 76 MPH. (Don't forget your neck brace! LOL) I drove 97 miles the other day to drop off a tranny I sold, when I went to fill her up for the ride home it only took 2.6 gallons!!! Gotta love that. Only problem is, it won't pass ANYTHING except a gas station. hehehehe __________________ d-Con Racing "Nothing fancy, just 347 inches of RAT POISON!" MICE need not apply.....

01-15-2006, 02:43 PM	#5
Ieatcamaros Domestic Rice really sucks! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KY Posts: 973	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? The worst vehicle I ever owned was my first one. It was a 1982 GMC sierra. Total piece of shyt. It had a 305/350 turbo setup. I absolutely hated changing the spark plugs in it. Damn chevy's and their straight spark plug hole. I had to put two carburetors on it. POS quadrajunk. Man I hate those carbs. It had a bad spider gear in the differential and you could tell when you turned the corners too. Then I had to put a transmission it. When you put it in gear, it sounded like a bunch or marbles in a coffee can. That is the only chevy I ever owned. I won't have another one either. I have since owned 3 ford rangers 86, 87, and 88, 4 mustangs, and a 83 F-150. I still own them all except for the 86 and 87 ranger and only one of them is not running. FORD power! __________________ The sig says it all.

01-15-2006, 08:34 PM	#6
johnwb 88lx work in progress Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: canada Posts: 62	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? I had a Z24 that I hated,It was hard on fuel,it cut out at 100mph and lots of ignition problems and wheel bearings.

01-16-2006, 12:31 PM	#7
HoodStrype Rearview Mirror Haze Join Date: May 1999 Location: Huntsville, Alabama...a.k.a. "HuntsVegas" Posts: 387	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? GM SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! It's a tie for 1st- 95 Formula Firebird LT1: Started to not shift at full or almost full throttle at 78,000 miles. Then it kept getting worse. So I traded it in at a dealer and I found out later the distributor block had blown and every sensor under the hood was gone!!! 96 GMC Sonoma Vortech 4300: Red Antifreeze turned to mud and destroyed the motor at 70,000 miles. Wasn't even due for a change. 2nd may turn out to be my 2003 Ranger. __________________ 93 lx Notch 01 GT ...the epitome of Murphy's Law

01-31-2006, 03:38 PM	#8
89LXRagtop Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Farmingdale, NY Posts: 49	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? 86 Buick Skyhawk 1.8 turbo NIGHTMARE __________________ 89 LX Notch, world class T-5z, 4:10's, FMS Aluminum DS, Hurst short throw shifter, Motorsport H/D clutch/cable/quadrant, Mac 1 5/8" Long Tubes, Mac Prochamber, Mac flowpath 2.5 cat back, Mac power pullies,TFS Twisted wedge heads, B303 cam, Trick Flow 1.6 Rockers, Comp Cams valve springs, Cobra intake, 255 lph, 30# injectors, Kirban AFPR, Vortech 73mm MAF, BBK 70mm TB, Mac CAI, Eibach Sportlines,Cervini 4" cowl, KB subs, Hotchkis C/C plates, MSD 6AL and more to come..... My Car Domain Pages

02-02-2006, 01:15 AM	#9
87 heartbreaker heerrrre chevy...chevy...chevy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SEATTLE< AND I HATE IT... IMA GOOD OL' MONTANA BOY Posts: 19	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? i have a three way tie........... I first started out with a 88 mustang (no worries not one of the bad ones) it was my recently passed away bros, then we completely re did it, more info on a different thread. then i owned a 93 ranger danger (probably the best thing i've ever owned) wrecked it a couple times and kept on goin...STILL OWN IT TO THIS DAY then i bought a 89'gt and sold it to my friend (awesome) 32000 on the odometer.......... THEN CAME MY BAD YEARS.... i moved and didnt take the ranger, so i bought a 1984 chevy 2.8 s-10............brown and yellow......gross... broke down at least once a month, then not being smart i bought a 1994 chevy 1500 350.....................blew the engine after 6 months, and i babied it,....................Then thinkin id be nice to the world, i bought a metro, lol ran good but so gay, so i rode my yamaha grizzly onto the top and did a power brake and caved the roof in, soo much for that........now im in seattle with a 98' 4.2 f-150 and a recently bought 87' GT lovin it.......get pics soon

02-05-2006, 09:01 AM	#10
Fulcrum Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Farmers Branch, Tx Posts: 46	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? 1964 Plymouth Valient __________________ '79 5.0 Mustang LX Hatchback Garage Queen - work in progress. Bored .030. Roush 180 heads, milled .010, ported & polished. Manley RaceMaster Valves. Doug Herbert cam CF4N. Crane Roller rockers

02-05-2006, 08:28 PM	#11
1965GTO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dupo,ill Posts: 219	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? 92 buick le sabre

02-12-2006, 09:48 PM	#12
fred414141 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: missouri Posts: 29	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? VOLKSWAGON RABBIT! great when it ran,it just took notions not to.had an electrical problem the VW dealer couldn't even figure out. he even installed a kit someone had on the aftermarket that ran the car on an auxiliary power relay system,and the damme car still shut off at times.

02-14-2006, 01:44 AM	#13
Sicy Stang Sizzlin' Sicilian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: California Posts: 502	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned?

02-15-2006, 09:26 AM	#14
GodStang College Stanger Join Date: May 1999 Location: Aiken,south carolina, usa Posts: 1,097	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? My Tempo runs great and gets great gas milage. __________________ 2003 Sonic Blue Cobra

02-23-2006, 02:42 PM	#16
HoodStrype Rearview Mirror Haze Join Date: May 1999 Location: Huntsville, Alabama...a.k.a. "HuntsVegas" Posts: 387	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? Tempos are bad about motor mount breaks... or at least when I drove the 91 my mom had new. __________________ 93 lx Notch 01 GT ...the epitome of Murphy's Law

02-23-2006, 03:47 PM	#17
frmula505 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Santa Fe NM Posts: 48	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? 64 Thunderbird, nothing but one problem after another. They put to much electrical stuff in a car that old. ( had it in late 70's )

02-27-2006, 08:43 AM	#18
Mustaang girly Mustaang girly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New England Posts: 35	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? The worst thing I ever had to drive was a 1980 toyota corrolla. Of course my father only bought wimpy cars like that when I was growing up. To this day I will never ever buy a toyota corrolla ever again. I 'm a proud owner of a black 05 GT Stang now that he is dead and buried

02-27-2006, 08:50 AM	#19
Mustaang girly Mustaang girly Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New England Posts: 35	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? There is nothing more boring than a toyota camry and corrolla.

02-27-2006, 10:02 AM	#20
Mr.Mustang302 Mr. Mustang302 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 39	Re: What's the worst car you've ever owned? Mine would have to be a 4spd '83 mustang notch 4cyl. Yeah, I have an '83 now but that one is a hatchback. Anyway, this piece of junk cost $450. Good price for a project car. Ugly color. Brown. You know what I'm talking about. Well after weeks and weeks of hard starts and alot of backfiring, the motor sprung an oil leak. Then to make things worse, turns out the car had been stolen. So I was out a mustang and $450 bucks. Never again will I buy a 4cyl. Ever since it has only been 5.0's

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