Why be so afraid of a repair? I replaced a transmission on my 14-year-old car and it bought me another 9 years of use. Cost was $1,800. What's that, maybe 5 monthly car payments? Definitely worth the repair to keep a car you know and like.
most disappointing car you ever had.
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If I had $5-$10 k I'd pay off my credit cards I have to use to survive. $5k might as well be a million at this point.
My first car, a 72 Mercury Marquis. Thing leaked a quart of transmission fluid every 50 miles.
A '95 Neon was my second choice when I went to purchase my first new car. SO glad I went with a '95 Saturn SC1, instead. I kept it for 23 years and 261,000 miles.
I've had a couple of lemons.
1988 Chevy Suburban 3/4 ton 454. Bought for a tow vehicle for my track cars. Lousy fuel economy all the time. Engine ran poorly. Lost a water pump seal. Happily traded it in on my 2001 Dodge Ram diesel.
1991 GMC Syclone. Great 0-60 time and for passing slowpokes on 2-lanes, but that's the extent of its virtues. Broke darn near every time I drove it. Couldn't carve a smooth arc through any turn with it.
1988 Chevy Suburban 3/4 ton 454. Bought for a tow vehicle for my track cars. Lousy fuel economy all the time. Engine ran poorly. Lost a water pump seal. Happily traded it in on my 2001 Dodge Ram diesel.
1991 GMC Syclone. Great 0-60 time and for passing slowpokes on 2-lanes, but that's the extent of its virtues. Broke darn near every time I drove it. Couldn't carve a smooth arc through any turn with it.
2017 Lincoln Continental. POS. So many things went wrong that dealers could not fix. Purchased new. Got rid of it after only four months
My two 1998 and one 2002 Continentals were GREAT.
My 2017was a POS. .
My two 1998 and one 2002 Continentals were GREAT.
My 2017was a POS. .
283 never came in a 70. Maybe a 307?
First car, 1985 Buick Skyhawk bought in 1994, right at 60k miles where everything goes wrong…
Steering rack a month after I bought it, brakes, exhaust, suspension parts never lasted. Water leaked through the firewall, never found the leak, floor always full of water.
Water shorted out the seat belt warning buzzer so it never shut off, had to get it ripped out of dash.
Seat springs and frame broke, wires poked through seat so much ended up with cuts on my legs; was constantly trying to cut wires out of the seat to get it to stop. Finally used and entire roll of duct tape to wrap the seat bolster in 1/4 inch thick layer to stop it, and that barely worked.
Traded it in on a great ‘86 Civic, and the kicker is it was fixed up for someone who lived in my area - saw it about once a week for the next two years, drove me mad.
Steering rack a month after I bought it, brakes, exhaust, suspension parts never lasted. Water leaked through the firewall, never found the leak, floor always full of water.
Water shorted out the seat belt warning buzzer so it never shut off, had to get it ripped out of dash.
Seat springs and frame broke, wires poked through seat so much ended up with cuts on my legs; was constantly trying to cut wires out of the seat to get it to stop. Finally used and entire roll of duct tape to wrap the seat bolster in 1/4 inch thick layer to stop it, and that barely worked.
Traded it in on a great ‘86 Civic, and the kicker is it was fixed up for someone who lived in my area - saw it about once a week for the next two years, drove me mad.
1988 Honda Civic sedan. Horribly underpowered, clueless automatic, no ac and undriveable with the windows open. Seats were a torture device for me.15 minutes on the road was too long. Loud on the road, sounded like rolling down the road in a tomato juice can. 2nd is a 61 VW transporter. Crap brakes, crap electrics, garbage wipers, no ventilation with the sliding windows. Boiling hot in the summer, freezing in the winter. Found and installed the stock heater boxes, the old style that took hot air from the bottom of the cylinders not the exhaust heat exchangers. Took it on the road and it overheated. Changed the oil and it seized the next day. Ran after it cooled off though. So many bad experiences with that garbage I will never touch a VAG as long as I live.
Oh you mean Ford Escape another one that evolve into mistake
I had a 96, 4 cylinder. I think it had 160k when I got rid of it. Beat the dog poo out of it. Instant oil change place had me start it BEFORE they put oil back in. Seats were actually supportive, and steering was tight compared to the GM slushboxes of the era.
Probably sacrilege for some, but most disappointing - 90 Wrangler. Slow, terrible clutch and gearbox, noisy, awful paint, leaked oil brand new off the lot, and nearly impossible to keep in a straight line. Dealer installed radio (one speaker) was beyond awful. Around town was ok - but anything longer than 35 minutes on highway was just tiring, and made your ears ring from the road noise. It was fun in snow, because you could spin it like a top, or powerslide in 4wd. Wait, maybe I am very wrong....
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Valvoline Instant Oil Change place asked me to do that the one and only time I went there with my old Elantra. I asked why, they said it helps the oil drain faster. I said I’m not in a hurry and I’m not doing that (I was the only car there).
Never went there again.
SammyChevelleTypeS3
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I must like/enjoy vehicles way too much. I honestly can really just come up with one out of a big list I have owned. I would have to give it to the first new pick up. A 1982 GMC 1/2 ton with a tiny in-line 6 cyl under the hood. Main issues after warranty expired. Paint actually started to crack , peel and fall off. Never seen that before or since. Also, everything that could leak , did leak at one point. Sent that truck packing around the 60,000 mark and stepped up into my all time favorite. A 1986 Ford BroncoXLT that was a joy to own and use.
Definitely my 2020 Ford F-150. It was my first brand new truck. I had decent experiences with other Ford trucks in the past and my first truck was a Ford so it just felt like the right truck for me. I sold it at 20,000 miles after a little over a year of ownership and it had a myriad of issues along the way. Nothing major and all was covered by warranty and recalls however I don't think it ever made it more than a month without something acting up. For $40k I felt like the build quality should have been much better. Comparatively, I've owned numerous cars that cost half as much and were significantly less problematic.
Nick1994
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2021 Tesla Model 3. I wanted to like it, but between the poor quality paint, rattles, uncomfortable seat, B pillar interior plastic falling off, and the passenger mirror tape failing all within 6 weeks, it was time to go.
Ford Pinto.
Sounds like my Ford Contour...mine had a 4 and was a total piece of junk...and FORD called it a world car...ya right the whole world knew it was junk....
