92 Chevy Cavalier. (bought used. extremely low milage at that time)The Cavalier was a POS from the beginning. I don't think they ever changed it other than to put on a new body some time between 1982 and 1997.
It turned into a POS after one year.
Renault Medallion.
'56 Pontiac Starchief Catalina tudor hardtop. A tank. Barely got from one gas station to the next. Transmission was a POS.My dad had a similar vintage Rocket 88. He said you could watch the speedometer move in one direction while the gas gauge moved in the other. :rofl:
You win.The George Costanza award ?
The George Costanza award ?Jon Voight's LeBaron
It wasn't my car. It was my mother-in-laws. 1962 (?) Corvair station wagon.I might have to rescind obumazombie's award. :-)
It was right after we got married and didn't have two nickles to rub together. I had to use my M-I-L's car to go to work. I had to find a new route because that car would not make it up one of the hills on the old route.
(Also, the road was visible through the floorboard's holes - I think the holes were for sticking your feet through Fred-Flintstone-style)
I might have to rescind obumazombie's award. :-)No way ! I am the proud recipient of the first annual George Costanza's Jon Voight Lebaron award !
Vega.
You win the thread!Sounds like a man with first-hand experience.
Ahem. I win. I was donated a Ford Aspire. A vehicle that aspired to be a car, a Ford Ass-pirate, if you will. Turquoise Green with hot pink pinstripe.
1. Had a screwdriver permanently inserted in the shifter to keep it from randomly going into park.
2. Ignition key broke in the ignition, so if you didn't have the half key, you couldn't start the car.
3. Passenger door and trunk did not open by key, so you had to leave the car unlocked.
4. Cupholder conveniently located in front of the stereo...so if you stopped at all, whatever liquid you had in your cup would go straight into the tape player, shorting the radio until it dried out.
5. If you put the gas on it, with the ac turned off, which didn't work anyway, you might could get to 50 mph somewhere around 5 miles AFTER entering the highway, and when you did, you could hear the hamsters dying inside.
There is more, but I have conveniently erased the pain from my memory.
I haven't seen anyone mention Hyundai.
I haven't seen anyone mention Hyundai.
I - for one - have never been stupid/drunk enough to be saddled with one.
Well, I'm not stupid and I'm not drunk. :hammer: :hammer:
Mrs E has a new-model Sonata and I service it. I like the way it's laid out and from what I can see, it's well-made.
Have you driven one lately? Or are you basing your comment on older vintages?
1975 Corvette, used, that had to have been in an accident as the frame in front was not straight. One had to be wall eyed to keep going straight .Okay, that was pretty funny. I'm giving you a Hi-5.
Have you driven one lately? Or are you basing your comment on older vintages?
http://jalopnik.com/249978/short+lived-gm-car-of-the-day-pontiac-phoenix
Top that b*tches...the axle broke on me and was towed before I could get to it so I got to happily sign the pos over to the lot it was stored at. GOOD RIDDANCE!
As is said in that article, it is one of the few cars with NO car club. :lmao:
http://jalopnik.com/249978/short+lived-gm-car-of-the-day-pontiac-phoenixAh, 2007. Back when Jalopnik was funny and entertaining and didn't suck like all the other Gawker sites.
Top that b*tches...the axle broke on me and was towed before I could get to it so I got to happily sign the pos over to the lot it was stored at. GOOD RIDDANCE!
As is said in that article, it is one of the few cars with NO car club. :lmao:
Ah, 2007. Back when Jalopnik was funny and entertaining and didn't suck like all the other Gawker sites.
Don't hold your breath... I bet if I looked long enough, I could find at least a Facebook page.
Haven't driven one. Before I was married, my roommate had one - hanging like an albatross around his neck. He/we were always under the hood of the damned thing, and I spent a lot of time playing bus driver for him, because his Sonata was a 1900 pound paperweight.
Since you got married (what is it? 8, 9 years?), I think you'll find Hyundai has done a pretty credible job in getting their shit together. For a relatively inexpensive car, it's pretty well built. I'm not unhappy with it -- so far, at least.The name is pronounced like Houdini, the man that could escape from anything...except a Hyundai.
Now, get down and git some pushups out. :-)
We have a Sante Fe... I really like it, so does M.
Since you got married (what is it? 8, 9 years?)
11 years, TYVM. :tongue:
Then crank out 50 - 5 for every year that's gone by since you've driven a Hyundai. We'll let the last year slide. :-)
That's just it; for all the time I spent with my roommate under the hood of that Hyundai, I never saw it leave the parking space under it's own power, and I sure as hell never drove it. More often than not, I was the motive force whenever the damned thing needed to change positions.
My worst car (Which I still have) is a 96 Savanah conversion van. Chronic transmission and fuel pump issues, as well as an electric system from Hell (The latter in some respects due to all the accessory wiring installed by the converter, but still...). Horrible ground clearance, due only in part to the trim and fairing installed by the converter, the tailpipe would still drag entering the average suburban driveway even without the fairings. Did I mention how much I think GM automatic transmissions suck?
'76 Ford Ltd. Like this one, except it was shit brown.That is not a car, that is a bloody boat!!(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5179/5390986092_566ac5362d_z.jpg)
My brother had one of those, but that was back when gas was a dollar a gallon.
That is not a car, that is a bloody boat!!
cant top that one.....i dont even think I have seen anything like that on the road....
Battlehymn, your spousal unit is a keeper. LOL
If you do, steer clear. I forgot a bunch of stuff that was wrong with it hat came to me today, like the shifter arm bushing being made of duck tape wrapped around the shift arm, or that the passenger wiper arm became stripped. I'm glad those days are over.What, no blowoff valve? :rofl:
The vehicle I replaced the Toyota with was an experiment by my older brother- a 78 Datsun 280Z that had been turbocharged, after having all the fuel injection removed from the vehicle. The plumbing from the turbo to the two barrel carb was just that: actual plumbing supplies. The two barrel replaced an earlier attempt at using a flattop Hitachi SU style carb:
The Z was marginally better than the Toyota, and at the very least reliable (and fast), so long as you didn't let the turbo backfire into the plumbing. When that happened, the carburetor blew off from the rest of the plumbing, and the only thing that prevented it from falling off onto the road was the throttle cable that I always made sure stayed FIRMLY attached.
What, no blowoff valve? :rofl:
The blowoff valve on a zx is on the intake manifold, so, nope.
Had a straight 6 with 6 1 barrel carburetors.
I think it was a Datsun b210 4 door, manual transmission.
It was bug ugly, and I had to work on it a lot. But it was kinda like a pinto, show it some love and keeps on going.
I actually like those. I think they came with a little A12 or A13 engine (I can't remember) that just sipped fuel. My favorite are the fastback coupes with three windows down the side of the car.
I don't know, if I kinda squinted out one eye my car kinda looked like a poor mans Saab.
I will say, I also had a Datsun Maxima that was a fricken tank, I wouldn't be surprised if that thing was not at least donating parts to running cars..
I actually like those. I think they came with a little A12 or A13 engine (I can't remember) that just sipped fuel. My favorite are the fastback coupes with three windows down the side of the car.