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FReeper Canteen~What Was The Worst Automobile You Ever Owned~16 Oct 08
Serving the BEST military in the world! | Canteen Crew

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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To: SandRat

Gawd now I will have to vote for McCain:).


181 posted on 10/15/2008 8:18:11 PM PDT by redangus
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To: SandRat

OK, that’s about the cutest soldier-and-puppy picture EVER!


182 posted on 10/15/2008 8:18:41 PM PDT by PERKY2004 (Pray for my husband Ron -- deployed to Iraq for the fifth time.)
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To: PERKY2004

Praying for your hubbie.


183 posted on 10/15/2008 8:24:18 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SandRat

Much appreciated .... he is scheduled to come home in November .... yay!!!!


184 posted on 10/15/2008 8:26:17 PM PDT by PERKY2004 (Pray for my husband Ron -- deployed to Iraq for the fifth time.)
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To: rlmorel; AZamericonnie

Wisdom? Haha! If I detailed how much I spent on that Taurus you would think your Escort was a bargain! But I guess wisdom is like good judgment. It comes from experience. And experience comes from bad judgment...

We both learned the hard way. I did not explain why I bought the 1993 Accord. I had a 1991 Accord for 14 months prior to that, and I got t-boned directly on the driver’s side. I walked away, although the car was totaled. When I went to the Honda dealer, I only wanted to know the difference between the 1991 and 1993. The salesman started with “well, the door reinforcements are strengthened...” “Let’s go write it up.” The one thing I knew was superior in the old model had been improved!


185 posted on 10/15/2008 8:29:09 PM PDT by PhatHead
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To: rottndog
ahhh, the "mustake." I had a friend that called his mustang the mustake.

This thread brings back memories.

I had a Hyundai precis and towards the end of its life it was running on three cylinders.

91 Fwy b/t Corona and Anaheim, My car would top out at about 45. (35 up hill.) L.S.S, people would pass me and flip me off.

186 posted on 10/15/2008 8:32:06 PM PDT by Selmore (I love you today more than yesterday,.....cause yesterday you really pis$ed me off.)
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To: AZamericonnie

Worst car? My parents old 80 something Buick Century would be a frontrunner(”sudden acceleration” was very real with that car), but the worst car has to be the 79 or so Mercury Cougar I drove for several years. It was never the same after I hit an even older pickup truck that ran a stop sign. It would pull hard right, forcing me to turn the steering wheel left to keep the car on the road. It got scary when the car suddenly decided that it wanted to pull hard left, usually into the path of oncoming traffic. It took quick reflexes to avoid further accidents with that old beater.


187 posted on 10/15/2008 8:33:14 PM PDT by yawningotter
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To: Kathy in Alaska

In 1972 I Bought a 1972 Buick special used with 13,000 Miles . The Seats were covered in Plastic... The Buick special was The Car of the Year in 1962.. The steering took like 2 revolutions to turn a Corner and the Ball Joints went out twice in one and a half years I had it!What a Car...


188 posted on 10/15/2008 8:34:36 PM PDT by philly-d-kidder (Kuwait where the American troops are always Welcome..)
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To: philly-d-kidder

Should Read 1962 Buick special!! I bought real cheap...for HS


189 posted on 10/15/2008 8:54:57 PM PDT by philly-d-kidder (Kuwait where the American troops are always Welcome..)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Good evening, Taz...((HUGS))...mid 30s today and MELTING!!! Supposed to freeze over night....another icy drive.

How’s your kitten?


190 posted on 10/15/2008 8:55:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: AZamericonnie

Home safe and sound. Streets are sloppy wet from major melting. More ice in the morning.


191 posted on 10/15/2008 8:59:59 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: rottndog

Good job, rottndog! d:o)


192 posted on 10/15/2008 9:02:53 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

How was your haircut???

:)

Molly


193 posted on 10/15/2008 9:05:48 PM PDT by PERKY2004 (Pray for my husband Ron -- deployed to Iraq for the fifth time.)
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To: AZamericonnie

The worst car in the history of the universe had to be the AMC Alliance/Encore (hatchback version). It was produced between 1984 and 1987. My dad bought one and it was a L - E - M - O - N. But hey, it was Motor Trend Magazine’s Car of the Year! I still give that mag a raspberry when I see it in a rack at the store.


194 posted on 10/15/2008 9:08:51 PM PDT by 6323cd (Proud sister of Gloria, age 41, who happens to have Down's Syndrome)
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To: PERKY2004

Good evening, Molly. My haircut went well. It is short and grows really fast, so this is a monthly tradition. LOL!!

Did you have a good day? Weather? All day above freezing here, so street snow is all melted and very sloppy driving. I’m thinking now I need food.


195 posted on 10/15/2008 9:10:20 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: CapnJack

Welcome to the Canteen, CapnJack....what a horrible lemon that must have been. How long did you hang on?


196 posted on 10/15/2008 9:13:33 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

She was not at my house today.

I bought kibbles and put it out for her.

Ice...EEEEk.

Lint lady is calling today.


197 posted on 10/15/2008 9:15:21 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I am in serious need of a haircut..


198 posted on 10/15/2008 9:15:59 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: HopeandGlory
Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.


199 posted on 10/15/2008 9:17:13 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: TASMANIANRED

Her nose will lead her back.

Poor lint lady...she needs a friend.

I don’t mind the snow at all....just snow and stay cold til breakup. No thawing and freezing. UGH!


200 posted on 10/15/2008 9:20:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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