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rraite Prowler Junkie Posts: 774 |
posted 06-24-2005 10:11 AM
ok I've seen a lot of posts of great cars members have owned! my question is what is the most piece of crap car you have ever owned?? back in 1980 I owned a AMC PACER that was my nightmare! i think my wife and i pushed it more then drove it! lol |
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cstall Prowler Junkie Posts: 1240 |
posted 06-24-2005 10:37 AM
My biggest POS had to be a '79 Chrysler New Yorker. 400 CI engine crippled by late 70's emission controls. It ran great...WHEN it ran - lots of probs with carbs. One of the few cars I've owned that I DON"T have pictures of! |
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quincy Prowler Junkie Posts: 1635 |
posted 06-24-2005 10:48 AM
I have owned lots of cars, trucks, and suv's by various manufacturers. The most problem prone, and unsafe feeling vehicle I have ever had was a 1984 Ford Bronco II. And, as we all know, Ford dropped the line after many roll over issues. I would never drive that suv on the highway without both hands on the wheel, in a death grip. It was also plagued by oil leaks, and electrical issues. Not to bad mouth Fords, I have had many that exceeded 250K miles with no major issues. This particular vehicle was just the spawn of the devil....aka Christeen! |
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KlasKat Prowler Junkie Posts: 1835 |
posted 06-24-2005 01:38 PM
My very first car was a 1959 Studebaker Lark. Had it 4 months till I guy hit me in the rear. I was sooooooooooo happy.  This message has been edited by KlasKat on 06-24-2005 at 01:39 PM |
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Kraut Prowler Junkie Posts: 1300 |
posted 06-24-2005 06:27 PM
I've owned all sorts and makes of cars over the years, and most of them were pretty good. The biggest POS I ever owned was a Honda VTX motorcycle. Damn thing spent more time at the dealer than it did in my garage. I was so happy to finally unload it, and will never own a Honda again (car or bike). |
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halicat unregistered Posts: 1300 |
posted 06-24-2005 06:38 PM
i had an 80 something escort wagon ........ it bloooooooooooooooowd, big time |
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tangled up in BLUE Prowler Junkie Posts: 11086 |
posted 06-24-2005 07:01 PM
..rare, beautiful, expensive.....this CUDA had it all, but it wins the MECHANICAL A$$HOLE award of any car I ever owned.....it was found half buried on the Ohio river bank....stripped, rusted etc etc....several years later it was revived and I bought it.....the car really sucked big time, no traction, overheated, rattled, wouldn't start all the time, carbs squirted gas like a garden hose.........I kept it a short while, showed it a few times, put about 50 miles on it and sold it to a guy in Florida....made some good $$$ and never looked back....
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ALLEY CAT Prowler Junkie Posts: 36093 |
posted 06-24-2005 08:43 PM
1983 New Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta = POS/POC Supreme Owned for 10 months. If it had any fluids in it,,,,it leaked. Oil leaks, p/s fluid leaks, tranny leaks, coolant leaks, etc. Spent more time at the Chevy dealership than on the road. The techs would get a leak stopped, release car back to me,,,,,then it would start leaking something else. Repeat cycle every two or three months. Lost $1500 on that car when I sold it,,,,,and felt good about that, lol. |
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Fat Pat Prowler Junkie Posts: 1242 |
posted 06-24-2005 10:26 PM
One of my 1st cars was a '58 Ford convertible...probably one of the prettiest cars I've ever owned. Dummy spots, tube grill, '57 Ford Hood, 352/360 HP engine out of a '60 Starliner, 4 bar Lancer hubcaps on the front, cruiser skirts on the rear with spun aluminum Moon Discs...this car was a knockout and ran like Jack the Bear (when it ran) It was nothing more than a beautiful piece of junk. |
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butchcee Prowler Junkie Posts: 7476 |
posted 06-25-2005 09:07 AM
56 English Ford. 4 cylinder running on 3. Floor rusted out, smoked to beat the band. Carried a gallon of oil around-cheapest I could find. Paid $250 for it and sold it for $250. Crappiest new car--69 XKE, Bought new. Anything that held fluid leaked. I beat on it mercilessly though. Someone put me out of my misery by stealing it. Might have been Uncle Vito.  |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 06-27-2005 02:05 PM
An '87 Saab 9000. My wife's. Constant minor and 2 major problems in 2 years. |
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Bob Goetz Prowler Junkie Posts: 2895 |
posted 06-27-2005 02:34 PM
89 Ford F150 4X4 ( bought new )dont even get me going ( let Ford have it back ), but like cstall a close second was a 76 Cordoba with the LEAN BURN, loved the car Black metallic with black interior, buckets center console, added mag wheels , air shocks and a killer sound system for the time but the dam thing ran like crap when it got hot out. ------------------ |
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SILVRKAT Prowler Junkie Posts: 456 |
posted 06-29-2005 02:45 PM
The year was 1963. A Beautiful 1954 Mercury 2dr hardtop. Looked great but what a mess mechanically. Motor burned oil, vapor locked, bad rear main seal and was dog tired slow. Got beat in a drag race by a bone stock '50 Ford with a 6 cyl. I wanted a stock 1938 Ford 2dr. humpback sedan for $400.00 but my Old Man made me by the Mercury for $450.00 instead. Both would be great to have today though ! |
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 |
posted 06-29-2005 02:52 PM
1973 Vega Sation Wagon - Orange with vinyl woodgrain sides. My first company car - got it with 43,000 miles on it from another sales rep that left the company (maybe the car was why). Come to think of it, that is what I was driving when my first wife left me.  I would put 2 quarts of oil in everytime I filled the gas tank. What a jewel! It would make a good drag car now! |
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Howard Prowler Junkie Posts: 1749 |
posted 06-29-2005 02:54 PM
Just looking at this car could give you nightmares.
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 |
posted 06-29-2005 02:57 PM
Howard - that car makes me not feel so bad about driving a 73 Vegawagon with vinyl woodgrain siding! |
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