What's the WORST car/truck you've owned?
WOW! Lots of **** boxes here ! Guess I've been lucky ...
... my parents , on the other hand :
1982 S-10 : Bought in Sept '85 . Powerhouse 2.8 litre , bullet-proof TH200 trans , and , what seemed to be , a 2.21 final drive .
Paint faded on the sides before fading on the hood and roof ; got 8-10 mpg ; ate EGR valves ; that **** *** TH200 trans with its aluminum drums (!?!) took a huge **** .
The factory AM-FM-Cassette didn't like FM stations ; the **** *** plastic "pop-on" hub caps ( had Rally II wheels ) popped-off more than on .
It was sold less than a year later . Good riddance !
1976 Mercury Monarch : Bought new by my folks in March 1976 . 351 Windsor ( good , except for that **** *** Variable Venturi 2 bbl piece of vapour-locking **** ) , C5 trans ( pile of **** ) and ~3.00 geared 8" diff .
Was a very nice silver metallic with cranberry red "leather" interior ; was the Ghia model ; a 2 door .
The steering-coupler ( a HUGE safety item !!! ) broke in 1985 ...
... for the 2nd time . Ford's resolve ? " The part's obsolete . Find one in a junk yard . It's out-of-warranty "
REALLY ???? The part was obsoleted in less than 10 years ????
1994 Dodge Shadow : The only problem with this mother was its lack of power and its horrid fuel mileage . It was a 2.5 litre / 3-speed auto . It was a really nice car ; really clean .
My folks bought it used in April 1995 .
The paint was typical 90's American car quality ; comes-off in sheets and strips . I went to wet sand on of the areas where the paint was chipping on the left-front fender . The chip was ~1" long , .25" wide .
As I started sanding ( 1200 grit , wet ) , the chip kept growing !
I stopped ; grabbed a bottle of clear nail polish from my mom's bedroom , and dabbed a build-up coat of it where the chip-turned-strip stopped .
After 1 day of drying in the Summer sun , I started sanding again .
The nail polish worked like a charm !
Bought a spray can of touch-up white and a can of gloss-clear .
Sprayed the ***** ; and after a few days , I again wet sanded , then hand-polished .
Turned out great .
My dad detested that car ! I rather enjoyed it . I used to break-rev it against the converter , and take-off in 2nd gear ( our friend , the Sprag , probably thanked me ! ) .
I managed to squeeze 30 mpg from that Shadow . My dad never understood how I was able to do that :mrgreen: