Worst car you've ever driven

frost · 02-23-2009, 10:26 PM

Pretty simple, what's the worst car you have ever driven and why? Include a pic if you can google one!

par4bmw · 02-23-2009, 10:35 PM

86 Olds Firenza (not mine in the pic but looked almost as bad)

Was a complete piece of crap. Shifter was mush and clutch was awful. So bad my wife (girlfriend at the time) could not drive it.

LiftedCracker · 02-23-2009, 10:42 PM

I have driven many bad cars just in this year alone but if I had to choose one I would say a 1996 Chev Lumina APV, It smelled of piss, 4 wheels with shifted belts yes all 4 at once, windows all stuck closed, and full of sticky nasty crummy mess that 4 children have left after 5 months since last cleaning. this is a customers car i had in about 2 weeks ago for a driveability problem..... NO S**T

frost · 02-24-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by LiftedCracker

I have driven many bad cars just in this year alone but if I had to choose one I would say a 1996 Chev Lumina APV, It smelled of piss, 4 wheels with shifted belts yes all 4 at once, windows all stuck closed, and full of sticky nasty crummy mess that 4 children have left after 5 months since last cleaning. this is a customers car i had in about 2 weeks ago for a driveability problem..... NO S**T

Gah!

ssqpolo · 02-23-2009, 10:48 PM

smart car...i cringe when i think about their shifting

frost · 02-24-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ssqpolo

smart car...i cringe when i think about their shifting

How do they shift?

XxJoselitoxX · 02-23-2009, 10:51 PM

E39 BMW 523i for starters the car was extremely underpowered it was a 2.3 liter inline six in a 5 series. The schockabsorber were gone and wen you hit a bump you would be feeling it for the next 5 minutes which was the best part cause the travel this car had was unbelievable I know this car is not bad but the one i drove was just in horrible condition I still own a bmw e34 530i with a little 3 liter V8

frost · 02-24-2009, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XxJoselitoxX

E39 BMW 523i for starters the car was extremely underpowered it was a 2.3 liter inline six in a 5 series. The schockabsorber were gone and wen you hit a bump you would be feeling it for the next 5 minutes which was the best part cause the travel this car had was unbelievable I know this car is not bad but the one i drove was just in horrible condition I still own a bmw e34 530i with a little 3 liter V8

Not too bad for a worst, at least it looks good from the outside

XxJoselitoxX · 02-24-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

Not too bad for a worst, at least it looks good from the outside

yeah man i guess i havent had the opportunity to drive a bad car but yeah the e39 bodies are my favorites i dont like the bangle butt on new bimmers. but yeah that was what surprised me the most the outside look decent but the drive was atrocious

I also remember when i had to drive a wrecked e60 M5 at the bmw body and felt like wow this car was not meant to be in this condition here are some pics i took. Apparently what happened to the car was that the owner lost control and hit a pole in a parking lot.

geargrinder · 10-24-2009, 07:19 PM

Dodge Magnum R/T. Every time you stepped on the accelerator pedal the fuel gauge would drop. And for all the noise and fuel usage, the car really wouldn't go anywhere. To make matters worse, when trying to steer around a corner, the ***-end would come spinning around to the front. I guess "bro's" have to have something to drive other than their trucks.

BennytheBlade · 01-05-2011, 02:08 AM

The Punisher.

I had a 78 Rally Sport Camaro w/ a built 350, new paint black on red when I was 16. It last one month before I totalled it and Dad saw fit to give me a mustard yellow datsun b210 that had 3 cylinders working, blew gobs of black smoke and was just generally embarassing to drive around in. While I hated the car, it forced me to learn to work on it and I got to (begrudgingly) admire it. It is also began my love for the 260z which in turn led to me getting my 370z.

ky0u · 01-05-2011, 03:48 AM

My friend's 2001 Camaro.

Loft, squishy suspension inspired no confidence whatsoever and made taking every turn above 40mph a butt-clenching experience

weird, stiff driver controls (stalk and hazards)

clunky, tempermental transmission. Randomly grinded for no reason. Clutch was terrible, and throws were massive

incredibly large and heavy. Car was a drunk elephant

Steering was numb...til the power steering broke. Then driving the thing in the city and parking lots became a work out

interior fell apart randomly

v6 engine was terribly underpowered for a car of that size

and the list goes on

:]

drmike · 02-23-2009, 11:46 PM

Oh man, my college car was the worst. It was a 1974 Alfa Romeo Berlina.

"Features" included:

* 260,000 miles
* painted three different colors
* often needed to be push-started since the starter was AFU
* no A/C
* oil fumes in car
* exhaust fumes in car
* antifreeze fumes in car
* gearbox fumes in car
* burned wire smell in car
* junk gearbox
* singing rear diff
* crap tires
* junk suspension
* sh*t electrics
* was hit in @ss and had a tucked rear
* sawed through the radiator with the front core support
* once locked the steering column while I drove down the highway
* once threw the alternator charge wire on the road far from civilization
* once lost the Pittman arm while driving
* once spit the gearbox drain plug on the highway
* falling headliner
* collapsed exhaust heated the floor and melted my shoes
* once measured on-highway cabin noise at 102dBA
* no radio

Man what a neodymium babe magnet. Too bad the car and the babes had the same polarity (ReeeeeeJECTED!)

Lone Wolf 75 · 09-05-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drmike

Oh man, my college car was the worst. It was a 1974 Alfa Romeo Berlina.

"Features" included:

* 260,000 miles
* painted three different colors
* often needed to be push-started since the starter was AFU
* no A/C
* oil fumes in car
* exhaust fumes in car
* antifreeze fumes in car
* gearbox fumes in car
* burned wire smell in car
* junk gearbox
* singing rear diff
* crap tires
* junk suspension
* sh*t electrics
* was hit in @ss and had a tucked rear
* sawed through the radiator with the front core support
* once locked the steering column while I drove down the highway
* once threw the alternator charge wire on the road far from civilization
* once lost the Pittman arm while driving
* once spit the gearbox drain plug on the highway
* falling headliner
* collapsed exhaust heated the floor and melted my shoes
* once measured on-highway cabin noise at 102dBA
* no radio

Man what a neodymium babe magnet. Too bad the car and the babes had the same polarity (ReeeeeeJECTED!)

LMAO!

Sounds like you had a real prize there, one that could give my '88 Thunderturd a run for it's money. I'll see if I can dig up a photo and come back with a description.

Lone Wolf 75 · 09-05-2009, 10:49 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen, without further ado, I give you my 1988 Ford ThunderTurd (aka the B.W.D.P.O.D.S - Big White Dehydrated Piece of Dog Sh!t):

I had the misfortune of purchasing this vehicle when the clutch throwout bearing my 1986 Toyota Camry gave up at 196,000 miles and I decided that was it. In 20-20 hindsight, this was likely one of my poorest decisions in life. The BWDPODS featured:

-Total instability in wet weather, which could be as mild as 99% humidity. If a sharp turn was attempted at more than 10 mph, one could expect either complete loss of control, or the car to continue moving forward and hit the curb.

- The car had one side mirror. I think the Ford accountants figured they'd save about $2 per car if they omitted the passenger side mirror. This really didn't help because the blind spots were terrible.

- A horrible shaking that occured at 65 MPH, as the resonance frequency of the vehicle was at this exact speed. It was enough to shake the fillings in ones teeth, and worry that parts would fall off the car if this speed was constantly maintained. This meant that on the interstate one was either constantly speeding or always being passed. I later learned that this particular Ford engine was born a V8, Ford needed a V6, so they chopped two cylinders off their V8 and externally balanced the frankensteined engine. The correct way to engineer this would have been to create a new V6 or use an existing V6 or other six cylinder engine.

- Ford didn't joke when they wrote N-O-R-M-A-L across the entire range of the coolant temperature gauge. My experience was that the space between the L and orange/red zone was where this car most frequently liked to operate. It would often overheat, despite the fact that every component in the cooling system was replaced within a year of ownership of the car. My favorite experience was taking a short cut through one of low-income sections of Baltimore and watching the temperature gauge creep into the orange zone, and wondering if I was going to break down.

- This vehicle like to eat alternators for lunch. Three in one year, to be exact.

- The Ford automatic transmission made every shift an adventure, as it often resulted in a severe jerk as the car clunked into the next gear.

- The doors were so long and heavy that they sagged downwards when open, and the sheer length of them made getting out of the vehicle in a parking lot a wonderful challenge in contortionism.

- The digital dashboard was so hard to read in the daytime that it was completely useless. Shortly after I purchased the vehicle, a $5 relay failed such that whenever the headlights were turned on, the dashboard lights shorted out. The dashboard literally had to be completely taken apart to get to the relay (which would have cost about $300 in 1998 dollars). I was a poor college student at the time, so I drove at night with absolutely no clue what speed I was going, but at least I could see where I was going.

- The Coup de Grace was one snowy winter morning I could not get out of my development to get to work. I was at the bottom of a minor slope (maybe 2% grade and about 200 feet). I got about 3/4 up the hill, gently coaxing the car up (alternating between light throttle in low gear, reverse, and doing it over again, inch by inch) before the car stalled. It turns out that the valvetrain was beginning to fail (probably due to the high tempertures this engine liked to run at). Compression in each cylinder was slowly deteriorating. I think by the time I donated the car it was equivalent to a 3 cylinder engine.

So in the case of this car "Quality was Job None," and yes, at least they circled the problem.

02-23-2009, 10:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
par4bmw Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 267 Drives: 09 370 M6 Touring/Sp Rep Power: 446	86 Olds Firenza (not mine in the pic but looked almost as bad) Was a complete piece of crap. Shifter was mush and clutch was awful. So bad my wife (girlfriend at the time) could not drive it. __________________ I tellya what, its got this s-mode thing down here...it moveees so incredibly... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JsL...e=channel_page

01-05-2011, 02:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
BennytheBlade Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntsville Posts: 180 Drives: 09 Black 370 NISMO Rep Power: 16	The Punisher. I had a 78 Rally Sport Camaro w/ a built 350, new paint black on red when I was 16. It last one month before I totalled it and Dad saw fit to give me a mustard yellow datsun b210 that had 3 cylinders working, blew gobs of black smoke and was just generally embarassing to drive around in. While I hated the car, it forced me to learn to work on it and I got to (begrudgingly) admire it. It is also began my love for the 260z which in turn led to me getting my 370z. __________________ Forged Specialties SC 6 Bronze 19x9.5 +22 19x10.5+12\|Hankook Evo 255/35/19 305/30/19 Berk HFC \| BM Short Shifter \|Stillen G3 Intake

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ky0u Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 38 Drives: 2010 PW 370z MT Rep Power: 555	My friend's 2001 Camaro. Loft, squishy suspension inspired no confidence whatsoever and made taking every turn above 40mph a butt-clenching experience weird, stiff driver controls (stalk and hazards) clunky, tempermental transmission. Randomly grinded for no reason. Clutch was terrible, and throws were massive incredibly large and heavy. Car was a drunk elephant Steering was numb...til the power steering broke. Then driving the thing in the city and parking lots became a work out interior fell apart randomly v6 engine was terribly underpowered for a car of that size and the list goes on :] __________________ Last edited by ky0u; 01-05-2011 at 03:50 AM.

02-23-2009, 11:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
drmike Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kern Co., California Age: 54 Posts: 356 Drives: '03 Mini S+'94 Miata Rep Power: 17	Oh man, my college car was the worst. It was a 1974 Alfa Romeo Berlina. "Features" included: * 260,000 miles * painted three different colors * often needed to be push-started since the starter was AFU * no A/C * oil fumes in car * exhaust fumes in car * antifreeze fumes in car * gearbox fumes in car * burned wire smell in car * junk gearbox * singing rear diff * crap tires * junk suspension * sht electrics was hit in @ss and had a tucked rear * sawed through the radiator with the front core support * once locked the steering column while I drove down the highway * once threw the alternator charge wire on the road far from civilization * once lost the Pittman arm while driving * once spit the gearbox drain plug on the highway * falling headliner * collapsed exhaust heated the floor and melted my shoes * once measured on-highway cabin noise at 102dBA * no radio Man what a neodymium babe magnet. Too bad the car and the babes had the same polarity (ReeeeeeJECTED!) __________________ txwerks.com (side biz) xcor.com (main biz) Last edited by drmike; 02-23-2009 at 11:48 PM.

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LiftedCracker Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oshkosh WI Posts: 143 Drives: 1990 TT 2+2 300ZX Rep Power: 17	I have driven many bad cars just in this year alone but if I had to choose one I would say a 1996 Chev Lumina APV, It smelled of piss, 4 wheels with shifted belts yes all 4 at once, windows all stuck closed, and full of sticky nasty crummy mess that 4 children have left after 5 months since last cleaning. this is a customers car i had in about 2 weeks ago for a driveability problem..... NO S**T

02-23-2009, 10:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
ssqpolo Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 882 Drives: '12 Black Nismo Rep Power: 268	smart car...i cringe when i think about their shifting

02-23-2009, 10:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
XxJoselitoxX Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orlando Florida Age: 35 Posts: 19 Drives: E34 530i, Sequioa Rep Power: 300	E39 BMW 523i for starters the car was extremely underpowered it was a 2.3 liter inline six in a 5 series. The schockabsorber were gone and wen you hit a bump you would be feeling it for the next 5 minutes which was the best part cause the travel this car had was unbelievable I know this car is not bad but the one i drove was just in horrible condition I still own a bmw e34 530i with a little 3 liter V8

10-24-2009, 07:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
geargrinder Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Beach, Ca. Posts: 12 Drives: 08 Evolution X Rep Power: 16	Dodge Magnum R/T. Every time you stepped on the accelerator pedal the fuel gauge would drop. And for all the noise and fuel usage, the car really wouldn't go anywhere. To make matters worse, when trying to steer around a corner, the ***-end would come spinning around to the front. I guess "bro's" have to have something to drive other than their trucks.

09-05-2009, 10:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lone Wolf 75 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Future Age: 50 Posts: 191 Drives: 09 370Z PG 6M Rep Power: 16	Ladies and Gentlemen, without further ado, I give you my 1988 Ford ThunderTurd (aka the B.W.D.P.O.D.S - Big White Dehydrated Piece of Dog Sh!t): I had the misfortune of purchasing this vehicle when the clutch throwout bearing my 1986 Toyota Camry gave up at 196,000 miles and I decided that was it. In 20-20 hindsight, this was likely one of my poorest decisions in life. The BWDPODS featured: -Total instability in wet weather, which could be as mild as 99% humidity. If a sharp turn was attempted at more than 10 mph, one could expect either complete loss of control, or the car to continue moving forward and hit the curb. - The car had one side mirror. I think the Ford accountants figured they'd save about $2 per car if they omitted the passenger side mirror. This really didn't help because the blind spots were terrible. - A horrible shaking that occured at 65 MPH, as the resonance frequency of the vehicle was at this exact speed. It was enough to shake the fillings in ones teeth, and worry that parts would fall off the car if this speed was constantly maintained. This meant that on the interstate one was either constantly speeding or always being passed. I later learned that this particular Ford engine was born a V8, Ford needed a V6, so they chopped two cylinders off their V8 and externally balanced the frankensteined engine. The correct way to engineer this would have been to create a new V6 or use an existing V6 or other six cylinder engine. - Ford didn't joke when they wrote N-O-R-M-A-L across the entire range of the coolant temperature gauge. My experience was that the space between the L and orange/red zone was where this car most frequently liked to operate. It would often overheat, despite the fact that every component in the cooling system was replaced within a year of ownership of the car. My favorite experience was taking a short cut through one of low-income sections of Baltimore and watching the temperature gauge creep into the orange zone, and wondering if I was going to break down. - This vehicle like to eat alternators for lunch. Three in one year, to be exact. - The Ford automatic transmission made every shift an adventure, as it often resulted in a severe jerk as the car clunked into the next gear. - The doors were so long and heavy that they sagged downwards when open, and the sheer length of them made getting out of the vehicle in a parking lot a wonderful challenge in contortionism. - The digital dashboard was so hard to read in the daytime that it was completely useless. Shortly after I purchased the vehicle, a $5 relay failed such that whenever the headlights were turned on, the dashboard lights shorted out. The dashboard literally had to be completely taken apart to get to the relay (which would have cost about $300 in 1998 dollars). I was a poor college student at the time, so I drove at night with absolutely no clue what speed I was going, but at least I could see where I was going. - The Coup de Grace was one snowy winter morning I could not get out of my development to get to work. I was at the bottom of a minor slope (maybe 2% grade and about 200 feet). I got about 3/4 up the hill, gently coaxing the car up (alternating between light throttle in low gear, reverse, and doing it over again, inch by inch) before the car stalled. It turns out that the valvetrain was beginning to fail (probably due to the high tempertures this engine liked to run at). Compression in each cylinder was slowly deteriorating. I think by the time I donated the car it was equivalent to a 3 cylinder engine. So in the case of this car "Quality was Job None," and yes, at least they circled the problem.