Worst car ever owned

[lti_57]

1975 Lincoln Continental. Man what a pile of dung this car was
when it ran it was a great highway car back in texas in the early 80's
had it less then a year never will own a ford any more.

[SubDad]

I told the Ford people I'd never buy another Ford after my 1976 Ford Capri, and I was going to post a long diatribe about Ford and how they screwed over a young man that didn't know better. But I'm tired of that so suffice to say that the worst car I ever owned was a Ford. And I've owned Fiats and Audis better and more reliable than that F-ing Ford. Ford. FU, Ford.

I'm old, but my memory is still good and I can hold a grudge.

[Bearmw]

I changed a CLUTCH on one of those early Dodge mini vans. Fun days. The worst was probably a Renualt LeCar (well it was really my friend's car but we got stuck in it more than once). I had a 68 Beetle that was great but the 70 that I owned at a later point had the dreaded 2 speed auto trans. What a dog.

[redsubdivisions]

I've bitched about this car in other threads, but you get to hear it again: I can't say worst car because it has given me zero mechanical problems, but the cheapest car is the new Jetta. Fucking thing is all plastic and barely holds together for being less than 3 years old. Diesel fuel economy is tits, though.

This is my first and last VW. Going back to a newer BMW (hopefully) when this lease is up.

[JeLani]

I had a mk5 jetta. took it back the next day, saved myself

[marshallnoise]

My wife's 2000 MKIV Jetta. The interior has held up ok. But it busts light bulbs all the damn time. It consumes a quart of oil every 1K from the 2.slow. It has a manual, so no transmission issues. Had a bad head gasket at 110K that I replaced. 60K timing belt interval (stupid). Water pumps with plastic impellers. It eats front tires.

In general, its a POS. Though, it has about 190K on it and still goes.

[flyboyx]

Turbo, whatever - they were still really shitty cars. the drivetrains were OK but they weren't even made by Dodge, the only reason they didn't completely suck.

;)

[djjerme]

Hellcat 500 coming soon?

Badged as a Dodge Scamp..

[Wschnitz]

IDK I feel like anything Chrysler post 80s was pretty trash, some had good features, but overall they were trash.

Currently Fiat thinks they can just make a Hellcat version of every car to save the company lolll.

[mjimport]

IMO, I'm suprised the Chrysler badge still exists. The only badges that I feel have a home in the market are the Ram and Jeep. The medium duty trucks are tougher than most. The testing done is brutal and competitor vehicles didn't stand a chance (ford always did well admittedly). Toyotas tailgates and other components snap off during the off-road tests.

Other supporting evidence: my dad puts 50k miles or more per year on his trucks. He's had variety of issues on both Ford and Ram, but the Ram is the top pick for durability in his application: towing, occasional plowing, and general daily beatings.

[varg]

lol at all of the Chrysler hate. Yes, Chrysler is shit, but it wasn't always shit, anyone who says that is clueless or lying. I had one of the few decent things Chrysler made post 1975, a 1981 D150 pickup. 318 V8 with 2 barrel carb, 727 torqueflite, the thing was rusted to shit but it was unkillable and really fun to slide around dirt roads and do donuts in. The worst vehicle I ever owned was a 2000 Ford Explorer "Sport" at least it was a 5 speed and never left me stranded.

[nando]

Turbo, whatever - they were still really shitty cars. the drivetrains were OK but they weren't even made by Dodge, the only reason they didn't completely suck.

[Stanley Rockafella]

Not all Chrysler/dodge products are bad.

Look at the Shadow/Acclaim. They were even offered in turbo versions that were pretty decent in terms of reliability.

[ainadude]

Had a '69 VW Beetle in college -- classic pale blue and rust (ventilated floorboards!). Ran fine and was fun to drive (especially in snow or ice), but it had a weird electrical issue I could never track down. Every now and then, I'd turn the key and get nothing but idiot lights -- no starter action, no click ... nothing. I had no skill at electrical troubleshooting and certainly didn't have the cash to have someone do it for me, so I just got in the habit of finding a parking space on a hill where I'd be able to roll start it as needed. Always started up fine with a bit of a roll or a push.

One of only two cars I've ever nicknamed -- it came to be known as "Hitchcock" (i.e. the master of suspense)

[Wschnitz]

most of them here were ATs. I think they were OK other than that. You still don't see many of them on the road anymore.

My dad one ive seen pictures of that had like 400k+ on it.

He said he sold it "running" to a junk yard But apparently timing chain was loose or broke so it ran on 3 cylinders and the cars cats exploded from filling with gas.

They pushed it from the top of a hill and coasted into junkyard.

Easy $400