  Catman_dude Member Username: Catman_dude Post Number: 212 Registered: 03-2006 |
All the way from 1899 to present, here are the bad ones: http://www.time.com/time/speci als/2007/article/0,28804,16585 45_1657686,00.html | ||
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336 Post Number: 2168 Registered: 02-2007 |
I like this one, 1911 Overland OctoAuto  | ||
Sknutson Member Username: Sknutson Post Number: 932 Registered: 03-2004 |
Only one of my past cars is on the list. | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 1600 Registered: 08-2006 |
The author is pretty humorous. His description of the Bricklin also aptly describes my Dodge Ram: "Another safety feature: incredible, crust-of-the-Earth-cooling slowness." and "This thing couldn't outrun the Rose Bowl Parade." | ||
Kslice Member Username: Kslice Post Number: 150 Registered: 04-2007 |
Great list, tons of fun to read. I just cant see the Explorer on that list. it has some roll over problems (the Blazer was worse) and the firestone thing but the numbers speak for themselves. One of the best selling cars of all time can't be one of the worst cars of all time. | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 403 Registered: 05-2004 |
Yugo has to top the list. | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 2285 Registered: 10-2003 |
I had a '58 Edsel. By the way, it wasn't a "Ford Edsel," as the article said. Edsel was a separate brand, like Dodge or Mercury. Not a bad car. 410 cubic inches and 8 mpg, all day long. | ||
Dougw Member Username: Dougw Post Number: 1884 Registered: 11-2003 |
Here's a quick link to the complete list: 1658545%2C00.html,http://www.t ime.com/time/specials/2007/com pletelist/0,,1658545,00.html Along with some obvious choices (Yugo, Edsel, Cimmaron, Aztek) were a few which were mostly included because they were too successful, such as the Model T & Explorer. Fun to read this guy's writing, though. I'd never seen the '98 Fiat Multipla before, but the picture & description made me laugh out loud... "... With its strange high-beam lenses situated at the bottom of the A-pillars (base of the windshield), the Multipla looked like it had several sets of eyes, like an irradiated tadpole. It had this weird proboscis out front and a bulky, glass cabin in back, and the whole thing was situated on dwarfish wheels. I rented one of these in Europe and it worked beautifully, but it was just so tragic to look at. The Multipla (and the Aztek and the Consulier GTP) reminds us that cars cannot just work beautifully. They have to be beautiful. At least they can't look like this." | ||
Vetalalumni Member Username: Vetalalumni Post Number: 722 Registered: 05-2007 |
My Father had a late 50s Renault Dauphine and it certainly was a dud of a car. | ||
Legsdiamond Member Username: Legsdiamond Post Number: 49 Registered: 01-2005 |
This guy is hilarious...his writing reminds me of the Detroitblog guy's. | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 489 Registered: 08-2007 |
I LIKED my Gremlin! It didn't wear well, though. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 11676 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: Must have been years before you drove a sissy car eh? LOL | ||
Ltdave Member Username: Ltdave Post Number: 91 Registered: 09-2006 |
ive seen the multipla... ugliest thing ive ever seen. who says Italians are the epitomy of design... how do i post a picture of it? d | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 2288 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sport: true, I owned the Edsel many years ago, in the days before I realized that a car is simply transportation... that one's car has nothing to do with one's self-image. Unless, of course, you're insecure. Then, I guess, what you drive has everything to do with your identity. | ||
Gibran Member Username: Gibran Post Number: 1061 Registered: 02-2007 |
 this rates up there | ||
Hpgrmln Member Username: Hpgrmln Post Number: 159 Registered: 06-2007 |
Some of the criteria is questionable. An Explorer JUST because it started the SUV craze? Just because the writer hates or disagrees with a certain form of vehicle doesn't make it a bad car.And the '71 Imperial because of its styling? I always thought that, to be a bad car, it had to be unreliable, poorly-built, and/or rust away too quickly. I DID one time see a Ferrari Mondial in downtown Birmingham fail to start. The owner left it there for about an hour until he brought someone back to help it run again! From then on I always had a bad impression of that car. | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 1603 Registered: 08-2006 |
I just noticed he doesn't include any Asian cars in that list. I could add some to that. Dad's 74 Corolla rusted out so bad in so short a time that road trips in the rain when the car was only 4 years old were sure to get your feet wet, or how about his '87 Maxima? Talk about bricky styling. Or what about the '77 Datsun fastback that tried to look like the '73 Mustang? it looked more like an Armadillo taking a crap. | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 4936 Registered: 10-2003 |
Man this is FUN-EEE.... LMAO | ||
Abracadabra Member Username: Abracadabra Post Number: 72 Registered: 04-2007 |
Some of those cars, as terrible as they may be, are the most collectible. I had a neighbor that had a pair of Bricklins. A nice daily driver in white that he worked on frequently, and a lime green beater that I think he used for parts. They were kind of cool with the gullwing doors and bumpers that were as cool as they could be in that era. I really enjoy most of these cars simply because they are so unique. I would really rather have one of the few Dauphines than on of the many '57 Chevys, and I would take a Peel Trident over a 64 1/2 Rustang. I have an old book series, "Automobile Quarterly", and just about every pre-1975 car on the list was featured at some point. My 8 year daughter's favorite is the 1920 Briggs and Stratton Flyer. She even has a framed photo that we cut out of one of the duplicates. But, a lot of the cars on the list really are garbage. | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1951 Registered: 11-2003 |
The Crosley Hot Shot made the list. My first car was a '49 Crosley, the two door coupe rather than the convertible. I remember when the Hot Shot was on display in the HF Museum, but it was banished "to storage" when they underwent the major revamp of the auto area several years ago. Gotta admit, in retrospect, that the Hot Shot was not a thing of beauty. But then, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have often wondered where the Museum's "storage" area is located, and how many other exiled vehicles are reposing there. Meanwhile, the Crosley Car Owners Club (CCOC)still survives. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 3206 Registered: 12-2005 |
Here's Dougw's link: The 50 Worst Cars of All Time. (I had to put backslashes before each comma in the URL.) | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 9800 Registered: 10-2003 |
So this list contains no Japanese cars and not even the crappy Lada...some "list". At least they got the Trabant. | ||
Douglasm Member Username: Douglasm Post Number: 931 Registered: 10-2003 |
Should have. I had a 1966 Toyota Crown Custom station wagon at one time. According to the promotional flyer it and the sedan were "America's Newest Prestige Pair". Yea, right. 2 speed automatic and all. Would top one of our local mountain passes at 40mph (on the Interstate) while trying to figure out what gear it was in..... | ||
Jiminnm Member Username: Jiminnm Post Number: 1415 Registered: 02-2005 |
My wife wants to know why a 1972 Toyota Corolla isn't on the list. Hers committed suicide by spontaneous combustion. | ||
Hpgrmln Member Username: Hpgrmln Post Number: 160 Registered: 06-2007 |
"what about the '77 Datsun fastback that tried to look like the '73 Mustang?" I kind of like those.I like cars that are more unusual, and thats right up my alley.Id get bored too easily with a more mainstream car, like a Mustang, so I need something in shorter supply and distinctive to hold my interest.Good cars mechanically I hear, but they rusted badly. Now, what about a VW Rabbit? Those seemed to be quite problematic. And this is the ONLY such list of its kind I've seen that did not include the Vega. | ||
Abracadabra Member Username: Abracadabra Post Number: 73 Registered: 04-2007 |
Hpg, I'd have to disagree about the Rabbit. I've owned two. The first one survived more garbage can and curb collisions than a military spec humvee. They were fairly reliable for their age, but they were a blast to drive. You will see them occasionally on the road, much more so than Escorts and Omnis from the same era. I'm really not into mainstream cars. I get disappointed sitting at a light next to the same exact car that I am driving. | ||
Luckycar Member Username: Luckycar Post Number: 41 Registered: 02-2007 |
GM X-Cars.Mine was the Chevy Citation.Let's see,the hood lock broke causing the hood to smack back into the roof.The rear brakes would lock up before the front if you got on the pedal hard.The happened once in the rain and it swapped ends on me.The shifter cable broke.I ordered the car new and had several recall letters sent to me before I picked it up.Didn't buy a GM car for a long time.All this took place in a two year period. | ||
Ventura67 Member Username: Ventura67 Post Number: 157 Registered: 12-2003 |
My dad's old late '70's Datsun had the most efficient method of backing up I've ever seen; his left foot pushing it from the open door while he sat in it to steer! Luckily it got lighter by the week, especially in winter, as the body rusted away in solid chunks. | ||
Tponetom Member Username: Tponetom Post Number: 130 Registered: 06-2007 |
My first 'new' car was a 1950 Plymouth. The next new one was a 1956 Chevy. In those days, it was normal procedure for your salesman to tell you, after you took delivery of the car, "Now remember, keep a list of any little problems you might have after driving your car for a few weeks." In retrospect, I do not think that I or any of my friends or family that bought a new car, had less than 15 or 20 'little' items listed to be repaired. Those were the days my friends! But remember, we had that generous 90 day or 4000 mile warranty. To this very day, when I buy a new car, I prepare for WAR with any dealer. I'll never forget the rape they put us through during those post war years. Long in the tooth, long in the memory. When they try to slip in that "Document Charge" I go berserk. The worst car? Probably the Studebaker because it burned more oil than gas. | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 1604 Registered: 08-2006 |
"The worst car? Probably the Studebaker because it burned more oil than gas" My '72 Gran Torino was like that. Get on the Southfield Fwy at 8 mile going 60 mph, when you pulled off the fwy at Michigan you'd have to add 4 qts of oil as the engine was about to seize. My uncle gave me a case of oil that X mas as a gift, it was appreciated. |
