Name a car you will never buy again.

Any C3 or C4 Corvette. C3's feel like someone bought a go-kart out of a 1974 Sears catalog and bolted a paper mache body onto it, fitted it with interior pieces that fell off an old Vega, and gave it a nice exhaust note and tried to convince you it was a sports car. Tell me again why I wanted one? I sure cant come up with anything.

Later C4's are Ok I suppose, if you dont mind replacing power seat rails every couple years, dont mind falling into it to get in, dont mind using ropes and pulleys to get out of it, and can tolerate incessant tramlining and marginal brakes. It didnt have very many miles on it when I got it, and it didnt have very many on it when I go rid of it either.

Driven a few C5's and newer, they were a big improvement, but I dont think I could bring myself to risk yet another Corvette regret.
 
Of the vehicle makes that I have owned...
Hyundai/Kia
Ford
VW
BMW
There are other makes that I wouldn't own, but I knew better than to buy them to begin with.
 
Subaru, I’ve owned 2, the first and last! Granted it was a late 80’s GL10 turbo wagon but the transmission failed on the way home from the dealer! Dealer towed it and fixed it but after that debacle, never again! Sold it two years later.
 
RedSpider said:
Any C3 or C4 Corvette. C3's feel like someone bought a go-kart out of a 1974 Sears catalog and bolted a paper mache body onto it, fitted it with interior pieces that fell off an old Vega, and gave it a nice exhaust note and tried to convince you it was a sports car. Tell me again why I wanted one? I sure cant come up with anything.

Later C4's are Ok I suppose, if you dont mind replacing power seat rails every couple years, dont mind falling into it to get in, dont mind using ropes and pulleys to get out of it, and can tolerate incessant tramlining and marginal brakes. It didnt have very many miles on it when I got it, and it didnt have very many on it when I go rid of it either.

Driven a few C5's and newer, they were a big improvement, but I dont think I could bring myself to risk yet another Corvette regret.
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Never owned a Corvette but I've driven a number of them over the years and I liked them all. Yeah, the ride is harsh and bouncy and entry and egress are a bit harder than they are with a Camry, but they were all good handling cars that were quick for the eras in which they were built. They do have the typical GM cheap look interior, but so do $100K Suburbans.
You can buy a nice low miles C3 or C4 for very little money for anyone with that itch to scratch.
 
drtyler said:
Other than being a bit slow, was it a bad car?
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Yes, I believed the car is cursed. Bad electrical and mechanical parts. A real money pit. I worked on it and it's a pita. I think I got a lemon could be 1 in a 1000. I never sold it passing the problem to another buyer but instead I donated it to a local charity here in Houston.
 
fdcg27 said:
Loved my e36 1995 318i ragtop.
In the 60K I drove it the car was as reliable as any Honda or Toyota and about as economical as well.
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They're good cars, BMW's slogan in 1980s "The Ultimate Driving Machine", yes it drives awesome but in my case it broked down easily even with TLC. I think I got a lemon.
 
1968 Volkswagon Square back. Undepowered. Leaked water when it rained so bad you were soaked from the knees down. No heat. No a/c. No ventilation. Ended up with a blown engine at 80,000 miles. But it was cute and had a nice paint job.

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