[RandallFlagg]

The 1986 Mazda RX-7.
Rolling pile of crap. Glad the ex kept it; it survived for about two months after.

[pa mom]

1975 Datsun B210. My parents', but I learned all the curse words I needed listening to my dad talk about that car.

[motormouth]

1978 Ford Thunderbird... It was the size of the titanic.

[softwarecreator]

1985 "K" car.  Brand new.  Drove about 400 miles ... and the engine fell.  All the motor mounts broke.

[CO Gal]

1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The 4-wheel drive worked perfect in the summer or on flat dry roads (which is when you never need it!) BUT if you need it in the winter............ ggrrrrr......

[exnavychick]

Worst car? Toss up between a '90 Geo Metro and a '98 Dodge Stratus. Both were pretty crappy, but at least the Geo got good gas mileage.

Best is our Chevy Venture. It's my lifesaver!

[So Cal Rocket]

1973 Ford Pinto Wagon:

[Argus]

Worst was a used Saab that I got talked into buying when I was a dumb 20-something. The best was a 1955 Buick Special that my brother-in-law sold me for fifty bucks in 1968. That was a tank.

[pcottraux]

I've only owned on vehicle in my life. It was a Chevy 1985 Blazer. I LOVED that thing. I had it for almost exactly 6 years, from age 15 to just before my 21st birthday, and I almost never had big problems with it. Then, I wrecked it. Now I borrow my Mom's car.

[cripplecreek]

I had a Vega that burned a case of oil every two weeks. The thing was reliable though. I couldn't blow it up, I know I tried.

[socal_parrot]

The first year the Chrysler Laser was built, I was unlucky enought to buy one. Had it three years and put three new turbos in it.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

1988 Volkswagon Synchro - Great rig when working at the ski hill, handled awesome. Maintanence nightmare!!! Whenever I'd go on a trip it was with a knot in the pit of my stomach wondering what was going to go wrong next and how much it was gonna cost (usually lots even for simple stuff)

VW - NEVER AGAIN

[Malsua]

1977 Plymouth Arrow.

I got it second hand(from Sister) with a whopping 60k miles on it(in 1983).

I put about 3k miles on it and it got a bad miss. Plugs, wires, cap/rotor to no avail.

I lived with the appalling lack of power as I couldn't afford a new ride. About 7k miles after that, I was driving down the expressway and suddenly the shifter started beating my leg. It was moving from side to side almost almost flat to the seat in both directions. My whole leg swelled up and was black and blue hip to knee for weeks. Doc told me it should have broken my femur.

Turns out the bearing in the tail of the tranny has siezed and created an oblong orbit for the now bent driveshaft forcing the whole tranny and engine to flip around.

It had also broken all the tranny and engine mounts.

I had started a repair, took the engine apart and had found out the front lobes on the cam were wiped due to poor oiling. I got $25 bucks from the guy who picked the pos up.

[Aliska]

1964 Ford Galaxy. Differential went out the first year on a move to CA. Volkswagen Rabbit. Never did figure out why that thing would up and die whenever it felt like it. Glad to be rid of it.

Am driving a 1991 Honda Civic with less than 60,000 mi. Don't drive much. Don't know what I'll do when that goes.

[marmar]

It was paid off...a little Chevy S10...it wasn't bad at all, it was great.......the only problem was that it was stolen 3 different times....the last time on Vet Day, and I am in the AF. That sucked.....anyway I got it back twice and the last time it was gone for good.

[kevao]

Ford Taurus. One problem after another. Nickel-and-dimed me to death. Transmission died at 45,000 miles. WTF?

FORD really = Found On The Road Dead. Stay away!!!

Dumped it and bought a Toyota Camry five years ago. Not one problem since.

[bannie]

We (X-hubby-and-I-when-we-were-young-qne-in-love) bought a '60-something Impala while at AIT at Ft. Gordon, GA (1973). It seemed to be in such great shape that we planned to drive it home to California when we finished AIT. We got a couple of miles down the road when the driveshaft broke. A wonderful man who owned a gas station bought it from us on trust. Gave us airplane tickets home and had his son take us out to dinner and to the airport in Atlanta. When we got home, we sent him the pink slip.

That man saved a couple of young, new soldiers; and he trusted us with a hand-shake.

The car, however, was broken.

[baltodog]

I forget the year -- I want to say 1977 -- Ford Fairmount.

Tranny SUCKED. No reverse!!!

My broher-in-law's father was an engineer at Ford, and when I complained, he said that it was due to some fluid ports in the guts that never worked right...Ford knew it all the time!!!

The best?: My '99 Taurus, my '86 Bronco II, my '76 E-150 (300 Straight 6), and my '76 Volare (225 slant 6).

6-CYLINDERS WILL ALWAYS RULE!!!

[Lawgvr1955]

1973 Chevy Vega. Great looking car. Check the gas. Fill up the oil. Aluminimum block. Looked great, ran good, mechanically worthless.

At least it looked good.

[bannie]

I've had 3 Hondas ('76 CVCC; '81 Accord; '88 Civic)...kept each for 10 years. Those are wonderful cars!