What's the WORST car/truck you've owned?
Notice that by far, they are from the big three.. :)
I think it's arguable how "American" any car or truck built during the last 30 years plus really is.. StrokerScamp's "Chevy" LUV? Isuzu. Another guy mentioned a first-year S10- again, Isuzu. First year Horizon/Omni- Simca chassis with a Volkwagon engine. Pinto? Yes, most of it's dangerous design was thanks to Iacocca's beancounting, but the engine? Taunus (German). And on and on.
When I was growing up, aside from Darts, Valiants, and the like- most succumbing to rust- my parents also owned a succession of cars that were +/- 5 years old, and yet, on their last legs. I remember 2 Toyota Corollas, a Datsun wagon, a Honda Civic, a Subaru- all rattletrap garbage.
But, don't get me wrong- I'm not trying to start an argument. The truth is, all cars at a certain price-point are basically junk. Also, basically all cars built between say 1974 and 1984, anywhere in the world, were junk.