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FReeper Canteen~What Was The Worst Automobile You Ever Owned~16 Oct 08
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Posted on 10/15/2008 5:47:53 PM PDT by AZamericonnie

~The FReeper Canteen Asks~

What Was The Worst Automobile You Ever Owned?

1899-1939

From the Horsey Horseless to the Model T and the Airflow, ten horror stories from the auto industry's earliest days

1940-1959

From the Crosley Hotshot to the Dauphine and the King Midget, ten auto blunders from the '40s and '50s

1960-1974

From the Amphicar to the Pinto and the Gremlin, ten colossal car mistakes from the Vietnam era

1975-1989

From the Trabant to the Lagonda and the De Lorean, the worst cars of the 1980s

1990-Present

From the Prowler to the Explorer and the GM EV1, the worst cars from the past 17 years




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KEYWORDS: canteen; military; troopsupport
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To: SandRat

Sounds a little like Noah’s ark.


161 posted on 10/15/2008 7:44:06 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: OCCASparky
Lemme guess--tranny dropped out of it after about 40K miles and because it had the Mazda MX6 body with the crossbeam DIRECTLY across the transmission, basically TRIPLED the cost of any repair.

Close ... two months after paying of the note I drive down to a car dealer. Transmission suffers EPIC failure on the lot. I got 500 bucks trade for that POS car OR I could pay 3000 to get it fixed. NEVER again.

162 posted on 10/15/2008 7:46:28 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (McCain/Palin 2008 : Palin the Paladin 2012)
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To: TASMANIANRED

It is. It truely is.


163 posted on 10/15/2008 7:47:26 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: edpc

Lol, ok now I am officially a dinosaur even here on FR. Ok, I can live with that...I knew the day would come sooner or later. I seriously have no idea what movie you are quoting.


164 posted on 10/15/2008 7:49:20 PM PDT by lovesdogs
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To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...

Puppy Love

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Hall, takes a minute to pet a puppy while on patrol in the Owja Desert of Iraq, Oct. 10, 2008. Hall is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's, 327th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua.

165 posted on 10/15/2008 7:49:48 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: redangus

I had one of those ugly Gremlins....funny car but I had better luck than you. Remember the Pacer?


166 posted on 10/15/2008 7:50:32 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...

Little People

Iraqi children talk to an Iraqi Soldier from 4th Battalion, 8th Iraqi Army Division, Sept. 27, 2008, in Diwaniya. Photo by Sgt. Rodney Foliente.

167 posted on 10/15/2008 7:51:45 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

Sweet pic Sandy!


168 posted on 10/15/2008 7:52:01 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: Centurion2000

Sounds about right. Hers developed a seal leak at 36,071 miles (warranty was for 36K and they would NOT honor the “extended” warranty—SOB’s). Then the whole tranny drops out at 40K, costing us $3200. We kept it for another two years, and when we traded it in for her VW Passat, they found more leaks developing. Got rid of it just in time.


169 posted on 10/15/2008 7:52:56 PM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: SandRat

Very sweet.


170 posted on 10/15/2008 7:54:09 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: AZamericonnie

Ah the pregnant Rhino.


171 posted on 10/15/2008 7:54:24 PM PDT by redangus
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To: lovesdogs

You’re not missing out on anything by not knowing the movie. I was just needling you. It’s rare to hear words like “rue.” That’s unfortunate, in my opinion, because so few are actually taught things like vocabulary, grammar, math, science, etc. Instead, children are instructed more on social issues and self-esteem.


172 posted on 10/15/2008 7:54:51 PM PDT by edpc
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To: Americanwolfsbrother

Go Trabbie Go!

Regards,


173 posted on 10/15/2008 7:57:40 PM PDT by Thunder 6
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To: AZamericonnie

In the late 60’s I had a german ford.. called Tanus. That was the biggest pile of crap. Worse, if you can believe it that a YUGO..


174 posted on 10/15/2008 7:58:58 PM PDT by primatreat ("Flight animals, including moose,are a nice source of food and wonderful target practice".)
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To: AZamericonnie

Cool thread, Connie!

I will have to think about this for a bit! LOL!


175 posted on 10/15/2008 8:04:49 PM PDT by luvie (McCain/PALIN!!!!--'nuff said! :D)
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To: AZamericonnie; redangus

PACER

Gremlin side 2 by Gremmie.
GREMLIN
176 posted on 10/15/2008 8:05:01 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: AZamericonnie

1985 Dodge Neon, leaked oil like a stuck pig.


177 posted on 10/15/2008 8:06:49 PM PDT by edge10
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To: SandRat

Oh my eyes aargh.


178 posted on 10/15/2008 8:08:26 PM PDT by redangus
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To: AZamericonnie; PhatHead

Glad you liked it...of course, I wish I had the wisdom of Phathead at post #55...

I didn’t, though. I was ridiculously stupid about stuff like that. Now, I bought that Ford Escort from a huge conglomeration of dealers in Massachusetts, one member of which was Wilmington Ford. There was Wilmington Toyota. Wilmington Oldsmobile and so on. You get the idea.

These were the people that would put the ads in the papers to buy a car for “$95 down and $95 a month for Five Years...” I got one of those...er...”deals” from a heavyset guy with a plaid sports jacket, bolo tie, black cowboy hat and a large silver belt buckle.

I am not kidding you.

To this day, there can’t be anyone stupider than me at that age when it came to buying used cars. I just shake my head in amazement at myself. I’m not dumb, it is just one of those things I had no aptitude for.


179 posted on 10/15/2008 8:13:58 PM PDT by rlmorel (Who is Saul Alinsky and why is Barack Obama a disciple of his methods?)
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To: redangus

If the ‘O’ wins the election in Nov we may all be driving those again.


180 posted on 10/15/2008 8:16:41 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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