The Lamest Cars of all time

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by rustoffa
I get ya, but I was referring to the piece of shit Ford Granada to begin with. Like, Iacoocoo got all his ideas for the K from the G. The Granada we had was a piece of shit - some kinda nightmarish fake emerald green...like a rolling mood ring with lotsa wind noise. My mom would always go, "is a window open?" I was embarrassed to ride in that car. Our other ride was this Datsun 310 station wagon...it smelled like YZ80 2-stroke oil mix, 'cause that's the way we took my YZ80 to the hare scrambles/motocross track. See, we'd lay the bike on it's side with the back open..gas would leak out, and the fucking car would smell like gasoline for days. I wasn't embarrassed to ride in the Datsun....hell, I'd sit in it in the driveway with the windows up!!!

What I find horrifying is if I died in that car crash I would have died in a Reliant K car and how fucking lame is that?

[Nitro Express]

My dad had a 1930 Model A Ford with a leaky shut off valve that would drip gas into the passenger compartment. The fumes would give you a headache and please don't light a match!

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by thome

Chrysler Cordoba

Over styled, ugliest ride ,ever, jeez it's like the designer took 25 of the highest priced cars in the world cut one part off each duck taped them together and thar she BLOWS!

The one I rode in was so soft we never stopped bouncing up and down .

That was the car Ricarto Monteban from Fantasy Island and Wrath of Kahn fame used to pimp right? He used to make a big deal that the seats were "Corinthian" leather. Whatever that fucking means. Biblical leather from Greece I guess. LOL!

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by rustoffa
speaking of extraordinary...the roadster shit crosses the decades!

we had basically every genre of vehicular-based mantra in our old neighborhood...

you know....rednecks in trucks...rednecks in hotrods...freaks in matadors...typical run-of-the-mill socialization.

there's always the dipshit in a roadster though...to this day! back in the old neighborhood...there was this pudgy dude that would cram-pack himself into an OPEL.

Ha! My older brother drove one and so did the kid nextdoor. They had Opel disease and even worse, the nextdoor kid's mom drove an AMC Pacer! LOL! An Opel and Pacer in the same driveway! Then their favorite tree in the frontyard caught a disease and died. I still swear it was those ugly cars that did the tree in.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Ha! I saw a white VW Thing two days ago driving around. It had been restored like new and it looked like it needed the Fantasy Island dudes in it.

Used to be a white VW Thing around here that had zebra stripes on it. Or maybe they were tiger stripes, but it was black & white in either case.

I thought those were decent cars myself, but most classic VW's were.

[FORD]

This car wasn't really lame, least not at first..... but God was it ugly.



Dodge Diplomat......

I was working graveyard shift and going to school in the mornings at the time (1987) so when I wrecked my old Nova one morning, I absolutely had to buy another car before I could sleep that afternoon, in order to work the following night. That doesn't leave much time to be choosy.

So I got the car..... drove nice, drove fast (best of all). It was an ex Washington State Patrol car. Still had the spotlight, but no lights or sirens. Unfortunately, it had rubber plugs where the old antenna mounts and rooftop light wiring went in, and thus, the car leaked every time there was heavy rain.

And this being the Pacific Northwest, that happened a lot.

Fortunately, because it was built as a police car, it had vinyl bench seats and all rubber floor mats, which means I could clean up the puddles with a shop vac and not have to worry about moldy carpets.

The car had over 100,000 miles on it, but those were mostly state maintained freeway miles, so the car was not showing it's age.

Wasn't much for picking up chicks, given the ugliness factor, but I could speed by cops at 100 miles an hour on the freeway, and they would look up and WAVE at me, thinking I was one of their own

Unfortunately, about the time the car hit 200K it fell apart fast.

Traded it in on a fucking K-car of all things which was even uglier......



That car was so much of a lemon, it should have been yellow, and it swore me off of Chrysler products to this day.

[blonddgirl777]

A PT Cruiser is a cow... the shit won't accelerate!

[blonddgirl777]

Now why in hell would someone buy a Reliant K ???

I've been hearing some bad revues for over 20 years on that car... Everywhere you go... people just HATE the Reliant K !!!

[blonddgirl777]

God bless America and it's kick ass (great looking) muscle cars but really... when it's time for serious mechanism... Japanese cars rule!!!

Vive la Toyota!!!

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by FORD
Used to be a white VW Thing around here that had zebra stripes on it. Or maybe they were tiger stripes, but it was black & white in either case.

I thought those were decent cars myself, but most classic VW's were.

I didn't know you lived by Ted Nugent Ford. Funny, I didn't think he was a WV type guy but he likes to paint zebra stripes on everything.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by blonddgirl777
Now why in hell would someone buy a Reliant K ???

I've been hearing some bad revues for over 20 years on that car... Everywhere you go... people just HATE the Reliant K !!!

Including me. What's ironic is it's the car that saved Chrysler and things were so bad that Iaccoca was printing the annual report on cheap newsprint to save money. I remember him in commercials begging people to buy a Reliant K because it was their patriotic duty. LOL! The care was basically thrown together out of bits and pieces they had in the factories.

I would take those days over the greedy rape the company CEOS we have now. They drive the company into the ground or outsource everything or get $24 million when they get fired. It makes no sense.

Chrysler paid the US Govt. back early for the loans it got only to be merged with Dahmler Benz. They fired all the Chrysler people including a friend of mine and now they want to sell the company.

The Reliant K being the piece of shit it was did save a company and somes jobs that improved it's product and sadly got raped anyways.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by blonddgirl777
God bless America and it's kick ass (great looking) muscle cars but really... when it's time for serious mechanism... Japanese cars rule!!!

Vive la Toyota!!!

Very true and this Top Gear episode proves it!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk

[twonabomber]

Originally posted by blonddgirl777

Vive la Toyota!!!

Toyota?

reliable, sure...but boring as fuck.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by twonabomber
those were the baby (XJ) Cherokees. the big ol' SJ's had mostly AMC engines, some early ones had Buicks. those 2.8's were the worst, but the six out of an 80's Camaro is an easy swap.

the inline six in my Wrangler is an AMC design and those fuckers allegedly run forever. i'm only at 130k though.

it was funny when we were tearing apart the truck to put new floors and rockers in...my dad was saying shit like "there should be six spot welds here, but depending on if it was Monday/Friday/close to quitting time/close to lunch time there may be five spot welds..." and the floor supports on the cab were rust-free, whatever they were treated with is still working. for some 20 year old steel it's pretty clean.

The rumor I've heard was that GM sent AMC their rejected 2.8s with QC defects...

[twonabomber]

wouldn't surprise me at all.

it's funny...my J20 has GM steering...and Ford ignition...cheaper to buy the parts instead of developing their own.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by twonabomber
Toyota?

reliable, sure...but boring as fuck.

Also true. That's why I never owned one. I drive shit that would cost an absolute fortune if I didn't know how to wrench on them myself.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by twonabomber
wouldn't surprise me at all.

it's funny...my J20 has GM steering...and Ford ignition...cheaper to buy the parts instead of developing their own.

Yup. Ford owns Volvo but they buy engines and fuel injection systems from Fuji Industrial in Japan. What's an American, British, or German car? They all contain parts from all over. Crack open the ECU and see where all the IC's come from. Some are American, Some are Japanese, Some are European.

I have a British car that the seats are from Mercedes which is fine because they are bullet proof, comfortable, and parts are widely available and not as expensive as you would think if you shop around.

[Nitro Express]

With the internet you can find others who own or work on the same vehicle you have. My Mercedes G Wagon stopped running and one guy in Germany told me to jack the rear of the car up and leave it over night and in the morning it would probably start up. Sounded crazy but it worked. Apparently the fuel pump had lost it's prime and this is the easy fix. Who would have ever known and it isn't in the service manual.

[Nitro Express]

Thank's to the internet, getting wierd cars running is easier than ever. The information and parts is easier than ever to find.

[WARF]

How can we forget the fiat strada???



What a piece of shit... and weren't they made for like a decade or something??

[WARF]

The FORD Bronco II during the 80's were garbage...

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by WARF
How can we forget the fiat strada???



What a piece of shit... and weren't they made for like a decade or something??

Dude, were they even in the US?

[twonabomber]

i haven't seen a Fiat in...well...it's been a LONG time.

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by blonddgirl777
God bless America and it's kick ass (great looking) muscle cars but really... when it's time for serious mechanism...
Vive la Toyota!!!

Which ones? The ones made in America?

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Yup. Ford owns Volvo but they buy engines and fuel injection systems from Fuji Industrial in Japan. What's an American, British, or German car? They all contain parts from all over. Crack open the ECU and see where all the IC's come from. Some are American, Some are Japanese, Some are European.

That's not all...the're so integrated, your so-called American or Japanese cars are fom all corners of the globe.


BTW.. Ford is dumping Land Rover, so get yer spare parts while you can.

You guys are awful rough on Lee Iacocca. The K- car helped him help save Chrysler/Dodge/ Plymouth (r.i.p).

But his best idea is still on the road.







He was a victim of the mad rush for the big 3 to make economy cars.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by WARF
The FORD Bronco II during the 80's were garbage...

Gag me. I remember those with those ugly rolled back windows. Should have named them the Twinkie Mobile.

[Nitro Express]

Yeah Ford is trying to dump Land Rover but they want to sell Jaguar with it. You have to remember Ford bought Land Rover from BMW a few years ago. The only reason Ford is selling is because they need to raise quick cash to keep opperating. Someone will pick up Land Rover for sure but the big long-term question is the Ford family going to have to sell Ford or close shop? The high cost of healthcare in the US and the UAW forcing Ford to make models that don't sell have made it uncompetative in the world market place.

I think Jaguar will just dissapear. I think as we go into a worldwide recession here in a few years there will be a shakeout of automobile manufactures. We will see a few brands bite it.

[Wawazat]

Originally posted by MAX
I had a similar one with a '95 Jaguar XJ6 that I owned a decade ago. It was a beautiful car, it was soooo smooth and fast but that was the rare occasion when it wasn't in the fucking shop. No wonder their resale's so horrible.

Seriously, it seemed like everytime I'd just get something fixed, something new would break!!! Hence, I'll NEVER own another Jag.

Mine was exactly like this except black. Biggest piece of shit.

Damn i guess you really were unlucky with that car, i owned several used jags a couple of years ago - small purchase cost because of the high fuel costs nobody wanted to buy those - and every car build past 1993 was quite reliable.

[svrwthr]

There are and were alot of shit assed ugly cars today and yesterday but I have to throw out an ugly beast that I learned to drive in when I was somewhere around 12. Bad Assed ugly beast with a 440. Loved the suicide seats of this because that is where the parents kept the cooler full of beer and was a great place to shoot out of back window hunting back woods in northern Wisconsin.

[Wawazat]

Here's stalinsredstorm's automobile:



Commies greatest achievement

[svrwthr]

Fucking kick assed when pimped LOX

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by twonabomber
Toyota?

reliable, sure...but boring as fuck.

Not for the Celica...
It's a lot of fun to drive and looks awsome (except for certain years).

My first B-friend owned a Supra... now, that was far from being boring!




But I agree... In general, American cars look better than Japanese ones (a bigger and stronger look with great muscles)...
More my type!

[Nitro Express]

My problem with Japanese cars is the trim inside is always shit even in the Lexus. In fact, try riding in a Lexus when you are 6 feet tall or higher. They are made for little Asian people. Give me a big German car anyday.

[svrwthr]

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2004...hisSpeed=20000

I forgot the vega. Built like a shit brick house though. could go through a brick wall and come out unscathed. You'll be surprised how accurate you all have been so far when you go through that list in link above.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by svrwthr
There are and were alot of shit assed ugly cars today and yesterday but I have to throw out an ugly beast that I learned to drive in when I was somewhere around 12. Bad Assed ugly beast with a 440. Loved the suicide seats of this because that is where the parents kept the cooler full of beer and was a great place to shoot out of back window hunting back woods in northern Wisconsin.

Ha! ha! ha! I love the chopped boat. Someone had too much time and money on their hands. You still could fold the seats down and fuck in it but you wouldn have enough head room for doggy style I'm afraid.