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What is the worst car you have ever owned?

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TSLAog@reddit

2005 Tacoma. 2 AC compressor failures in one year, a vibration they could never figure out. Then 6 years later the frame rotted in two, the cab and bed touched, while truck looked like a banana… Never another Toyota.
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JackUltraRuby@reddit

A fluke I promise. Look at how many tacomas are out there with 3 or 4 hundred k on them. And the resale is holding.
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After-Owl2597@reddit

The worst mistake of my life was falling for a Tesla. NEVER AGAIN.
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Naive_Conclusion_721@reddit

the quickest time between buying and selling A 40
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Super_Bat_7929@reddit

1972 vega gt
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Ducatirules@reddit

Nissan Juke. Turbo blew 2,000 miles after warranty was up, needed a full exhaust from header back right after. Cost me $5,400 out of pocket in one year. Luckily I got out from under it before the piece of shit transmission died. I will never own a Nissan again.
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SPARKLY6MTN9MAKER@reddit

When the CEO escapes Japan in a suitcase to avoid jail after Nissan pressing charges on him, I think the company is having some troubles.
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Ducatirules@reddit

Exactly. If I remember correctly, they lost 99% of their profit for the year of 2019.
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SPARKLY6MTN9MAKER@reddit

It's wild because that same ceo kept them from going bankrupt in ²2000
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hnrrghQSpinAxe@reddit

Ironically, Carlos Ghosn was a criminal, but he DID keep Nissan alive for quite some time (even though it was by approving shitty predatory lending practices at the dealership level)
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Beancounter_1@reddit

Nissan cars are awful. The trucks are okay
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DeltaByDawn@reddit

My buddy has the 2018 Titan and she’s at 200,000+ miles now with no major issues, love that thing.
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Automatater@reddit

And the right age Frontiers are better yet.
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Beancounter_1@reddit

Right, Titan, armada, frontier, and Xterra are all pretty good
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Reasonable-Willow-18@reddit

My 2008 Xterra is awesome. Now that I've needed to pull a couple of trailers, I wish I had the ProX V8. But other than that, it has been rock solid.
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Imperial_Haberdasher@reddit

It’s a truck tho’, not a car.
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Reasonable-Willow-18@reddit

I'd get beaten, tied up and dragged by a horse, if I called it a truck here in Texas. XD
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Imperial_Haberdasher@reddit

It is, was, the Frontier with an SUV shell. What do I know? I even like beans in my chili. Are Frontiers considered trucks in Texas? Xterras can drive over terrain that would crush plenty of trucks.
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allgasnoshit@reddit

The Pathfinder has some potential now that it has a proper gearbox.
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Beancounter_1@reddit

Okay, I loved the old late 90's Pathfinder, good for Nissan. They must've realized that the CVT;s are killing them
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allgasnoshit@reddit

The same 9-speed auto can be found in the Murano now, but avoid those. The Variable Compression engines are in some hot water for bottom end problems.
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hnrrghQSpinAxe@reddit

Rule for Nissan is stick with flagships. Rogue, Z, and the trucks are good. Older Altimas aren't bad, but stay away from the new ones.
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Ducatirules@reddit

All except the GTR. That car is a legend
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Beancounter_1@reddit

Ya, mostly post 2001. I loved the 1999 Maxima, i thought it was absolutely beautiful. the 01 isn't bad either
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Ducatirules@reddit

I had a 1973 240Z. I was a Nissan guy. Not anymore
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Exact-Put-6961@reddit

Some of the Nissan trucks had chassis that bent in the middle. Lack of rustproofing
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jokerzwild00@reddit

I was gonna say my 2014 Puke as well. It's falling to pieces but at least the paint looks good :/. The CVT is dying slowly even though I've spent thousands of dollars changing the transmission fluid every other oil change. The paint is great though, for it's age. So there's that. Another thing I hate about it is that is has less storage space than a Miata. That back "trunk" area barely fits a suitcase. If it didn't have back seats it would be useless to move anything with. It's just not a fun or practical car. Doesn't even get that good of gas mileage.
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DOCTOR--O@reddit

Top 10 ugliest vehicles of all time
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Miamithrice69@reddit

There’s a reason you never see Xterras on the road anymore
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hnrrghQSpinAxe@reddit

idk where you live but I still see plenty of Xterra. They've also been out of production for like over a decade now haha
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spider1178@reddit

My ex has one that I still help her with sometimes. Such a giant piece of shit. There's *always* something wrong with it.
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LearnedDragon@reddit

What year was that ?
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Ducatirules@reddit

It was a 2013. However my MIL has owned two Nissan Sentras. A 2017 and a 2021. Worst cars I’ve ever driven. My parents have newer corollas and they are so much better than the Nissans it’s not even funny
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LearnedDragon@reddit

Damn. Yeah i was asking because i have a 2016 with hardly any km on it, bought it from an old lady and ended up doing the cvt just due to age Hoping i dont have issues but ill probably sell it for a honda or toyota ! Just cant find awd anywhere
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Mysterious_Lesions@reddit

My friend had a 2015 turbo Hyundai Santa Fe. Theta 2 engine.  Engine had to be replaced at 115K millimeters Kilometers. He couldn't even find a used engine at the auto recycler as they had all been taken. 
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ChangeForAParadigm@reddit

At least is wasn’t a Juke R. You wouldn’t even be able to tell people about it.
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daloco1@reddit

Toss up between a 2008 Audi TT and a 2013 Buick Enclave
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ftpcelien@reddit

2010 Jeep Patriot
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External-Mushroom51@reddit

2018 and 2020 s4. My favorite realistic dream car was an S4 since I was 16 years old. Bought one at 25, one again at 29. Both were piles of shit reliability wise. When they weren’t in the shop they were amazing. The juice wasn’t worth the squeeze on either of them and both sold prior to warranty so I didn’t get stuck with massive repair bills
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BeginningBowler5271@reddit

2010 Toyota Prius. Head gasket blew three days after I got it. Had to replace the engine, water pump, thermostat and catlytic converter, and 02 sensor. Car drove fine after that but I sold it soon after because the HV battery would have to be replaced soon based on its mileage. Car was meh overall. Steering was heavy and it made this annoying beeping sound every time I put in reverse. Made me feel like I was driving a cargo van when I was parking. Never buying a high mileage hybrid again.
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ChrisWallace73@reddit

BMW E93. Never had a BM since, to make matters worse I bought it from a main dealer.
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KuhlerTuep@reddit

Volvo V40 D2. The engine was absolute abysmal dogshit.
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fluiflux@reddit

2020 Toyota Corolla TS 2.0 Hybrid. I have bought it new and it is same today like on the first day. Quiet, quick, good fuel economy, drives by itself , parls by itself, I love the transmission and the hybrid system, also no problems whatsoever. It's the worst one I owned, because it is also the only one I owned, and it will probably also be the last, you can rip the steering wheel from my dead hands. I used to drive for a rent a car company, so I know pretty much every car out there, and this is the only car I ever had the wish to own.
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Mountainindy@reddit

2011 Subaru Forester. Loved to use the expensive 0w20 oil. Gas mileage poor for its class. Uncomfortable seats, ultra thin sheet metal.
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Josh3999@reddit (OP)

Yeah I have heard lots of bad things about Subaru. Now don't get me wrong Subarus are pretty nice cars but sometimes they can be pretty unreliable.
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destroythedongs@reddit

They're really only unreliable if they haven't been well taken care of. Subarus are not the kind of car you can skip oil changes/regular maintenance on. Hondas and Toyota handle negligence better
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seamusoldfield@reddit

My ex wife's Outback blew its head gasket at 75k miles. Warped the cylinder head - everything. Was about a $3k fix. Will never buy another.
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DanMusicPDX@reddit

My family has an ‘99 outback with 250,000 miles. It’s on its 4th set of headgaskets.
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seamusoldfield@reddit

I seriously have no idea how Subaru got its "bullet" reliability rating.
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No-Willingness-8062@reddit

Agree. I have no idea why they're considered reliable. Never owned one but knew people who did, hehe. Head gaskets and piston slap oh my! I also looked at 2 of them for potential purchase. Both had head gaskets blown to smithereens. Plus, I only like(love) flat engines when they don't have coolant lol. The worst cars I've had in terms of reliability were an '83 vw rabbit diesel, an '87 volvo 244 and a '94 ford tempo v6. Hated the Volvo, liked the other 2; they just weren't reliable at all. My '86 jaguar xj-s, that I've had for 13 years, is way more reliable than they were. Worst cars in terms of me hating them were my corollas, a '96 and a '00. I hate Toyotas with a passion.
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DanMusicPDX@reddit

Once they switched to timing chain engines on whatever came after the EJ25, the headgasket problems were significantly better. And aside from that issue, which not everyone experienced, the rest of the car really doesn’t have a lot of issues. The transmission, electrics, AWD system, are all pretty stout. Also, back in the day, a typical headgasket job was about $1,800 (I got that exact quote from two different shops in the mid 2010s in the PNW). If you have to do it every 100k, it’s not really the end of the world. But nowadays it’s a lot pricier, probably double that.
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Nice_Possession5519@reddit

They weren't flat from the factory.
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FlashCrashBash@reddit

People say that and then their meticulously maintained stock WRX explodes and they still owe 18k on it.
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QuePastaaaa@reddit

lots of examples of 200k + wrxs. doesn’t matter if it’s stock just gotta know how to run em. can’t run a subaru like a honda and expect it to last
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CommonBubba@reddit

Yeah, but the Honda will do 200,000 miles without having to put head gasket(s) on it.
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Yokelocal@reddit

‘Eh, my 230,000-mile WRX has required less maintenance than my 190,000-mile Prelude did.
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pale_perineum@reddit

lol I had a wrx sti hatch, it was a heap of shit straight out of the factory. It was by far the most unreliable, poorly built car I’ve ever owned and I’ve owned a rotary! The motors are weak shit and if I had a dollar for every time I’ve read or heard things like “don’t stab the accelerator” “dont let it rev high” “service it every 500km” blah blah blah, all just excuses to avoid saying Subaru makes trash performance cars that you need to drive like a Prius. Mine went through two motors, countless ball joints, the head unit failed, the ecu failed, 2 pcv valves, and the interior rattled like a spray can. All within 3 years of ownership from new. Always serviced on time and never actually pushed to its limits because I have race cars for that. It was a just a chap Daily driver to do grocery and school runs and it was a nightmare of a car. I’ve owned a lot of jap performance cars along with euros and no question Subaru makes the worst cars of all of them. You know they are shit when I had more confidence in my fd rx7 which is a notoriously unreliable car.
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Traditional-Tomato-8@reddit

what year and engine did it have?
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Insertsociallife@reddit

I am rebuilding a Honda motorcycle engine at the moment, and some of their tolerances are unreal. The build quality is insane - the OD of the piston pin has an allowable tolerance of about 24,000 iron atoms. Forget a human hair, a human *cell* would throw this thing out of tolerance. Honda's build quality is genuinely unbelievable. I have no idea how they can produce quality like that at a price ordinary people can afford.
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hnrrghQSpinAxe@reddit

I genuinely think that Honda motorcycles are car engines are not even in the same league. Their motorcycles are so much better quality and engineering than their cars in general
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baconandtheguacamole@reddit

What’s that tolerance in thousands of an inch of microns?
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Insertsociallife@reddit

6 microns, 0.2 thousandths.
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FactsFromExperience@reddit

Yes but even on the highest performance Japanese racing bikes I know their quality and reputation speak for themselves but it's never made me too confident that when you take apart a factory bike on a four cylinder, each connecting rod bearing can have a different size insert in it. 😆 Most of them are color coded and it's just never made sense to me that you're going to fit them and check them or whatever it is they use to check them but I would assume it's something slightly better than plastigage.... When it would make more sense to use a standard machine shop or engine building approach and make sure the crank journals are all the same. Then make sure all the rods are sized exactly the same and then all of the bearing inserts would be...... Wait for it.... The same. To what exact degree of "the same" can be adjusted as to what type of equipment you're using to measure and how many decimal points you want to go but having one of these Japanese sport bike engines apart remind me too much of a Jasper remanufactured engine or the like. These remanufactured engines or so they called them would come to you at top dollar for a reman and have just one or two rod throws on the crank turned 0.10 or or even worse they would turn a couple of them 0.10 and a couple of other ones 0.20 on the same engine. Obviously the Japanese on those bikes were paying a lot more attention to detail but still it bothered me.
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Kerrguy@reddit

I had a friend who had a Lamborghini and I pulled up in my plain jane '90s Civic. We were hood to hood both engine bays open and we were comparing the two. The Civic had beautifully milled aluminum valve covers and the fit and finish was on spot. The Lamborghini had gnarly casting blobs on that valve covers and the fit finish couldn't hold the candle to the Honda. Don't get me wrong Lamborghinis is an amazing car and so was the Honda for what it was.
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Insertsociallife@reddit

I really think it's a mindset thing. Most companies make money, Honda makes engines.
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stonewall028@reddit

ehhhhh, the head gaskets leaking oil is guaranteed after at least 150k, the wheel bearings are notorious for failing, and they have some of the worst CVTs in the industry. maintenance is important but regular oil changes wont fix any of those problems
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extremely_wet@reddit

my 08 Forester has definitely needed some maintenance and repairs over the last two years I've had it but it doesn't lose a drop of oil between changes and all the problems I've had have been minor. she can be a pain but she's solid, even the years that have issues they're still good cars overall
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Fine_Succotash9377@reddit

Infamous head gaskets
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mtommygunz@reddit

My friend is currently selling his wife’s 2022 Outback bc the “safety” features keep almost making them have accidents. Auto braking and such. I did not believe him until I saw a guy in a Subaru have to initiate a weird merge and the car shut down and jerked him to the roadside and I watched the driver absolutely freak out bc he had no control of the vehicle. I immediately called my friend to tell him I had finally seen what he was talking about.
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Main_Occasion_7777@reddit

Japanese built Subaru's tend to be better constructed than USA ones.
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JackFate6@reddit

My 04 forester xt was one of my favorite cars of all time. Replacing wheel bearings is a absolute nightmare though
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patmur46@reddit

Yeah, that was my 1st Subaru. And yes, I replaced my head gasket. Worth it. She was a lovely 4-speed manual, and very civilized in every other department. I'm from Michigan, solid behavior in snow is an essential.
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patmur46@reddit

Consumer Reports completely disagrees with you, but hey, they probably haven't seen your data set.
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Tricky_Explorer_118@reddit

2013 here , electrical problems too.
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destroythedongs@reddit

Early 2010s Subarus were just.... not great
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VultureCat337@reddit

I've got a 2012 impreza pushing 290k miles. At this point, that thing is mostly zip ties. The steering wheel is even glued and held together by zip ties. Zip ties and hopes and dreams. The gas mileage sucks for a sedan. The exhaust is rusted out, so it's loud. It's a mess, but it just won't die. I can't tell if I want it to go, or if I want to push it another 100k miles.
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Slavicommander@reddit

nah early 2000s wrxs are some of the best and most fun cars ever made.
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MSOmoneyshreddr@reddit

Disagree. My 2011 outback runs like new. Do the regular maintenance, and you’re good. 
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rctid_taco@reddit

The Outback didn't get the oil burning engine until the 2013 model year.
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Electrical-Title-698@reddit

I loved my 2011 WRX hatch
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DOCTOR--O@reddit

Subarus are not great Fixed it for you
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Hovie1@reddit

I read a lot about them in 2013-2014 because I was looking for a sedan. They redesigned the legacy for 2015 and a lot of the reviews at the time said that they'd figured it out, and I think they did. It was one of the best vehicles I ever owned. I loved that car.
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destroythedongs@reddit

They can be a pain in the ass sometimes but honestly as far as modern Subarus go, they're not the worst. I was really bummed when they discontinued the legacy as that was the only model I would've been willing to buy of the current generations.
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Quirky_Whiskers@reddit

As a 2024 legacy sport owner - the interior feels really cheap in comparison to my old 2018 legacy, the transmission is garbage and the front end is atrocious. It drives really well, and I happen to know from previous experience that it’s an exceptionally safe vehicle. I love my legacy even though it’s slow! Currently the best car I’ve owned, but that’s not saying much
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68Snowy@reddit

I have a 2008 Subaru Impreza. Just rolled over 250,000 kms. I've had to replace the clutch once and the air conditioning compressor. It uses a little oil now, but nothing drastic. Next thing on the list is new CV joints. Otherwise, it has served me well.
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Drufus53@reddit

my favorite car I ever owned was my 2009 forester. It was a base model with 5 speed manual. It got totaled in an accident then I upgraded to an outback. It was nicer than the forester in many ways but still liked the forester better.
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DeiaMatias@reddit

2017 Subaru Forester. It's currently a driveway ornament while I'm driving my mom's 22 year old Toyota.
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highlandre@reddit

[Mr. Subaru](https://youtu.be/WMJMu2S9NMc) believes the 2011 was the worst year for the model. The Forester portion starts at ~5 minutes in.
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Historical-Sherbet37@reddit

Imma piggyback here with 2001 Subaru Outback VDC. I bought this after my wife totalled a 99 Honda CRV. That CRV, I could drive in 8" of snow like it was a dry road... The Subaru couldn't go in much over 4" of snow because the A Arms would drag in the snow, and it would pack up under the car. The H 6 3.0 was a selling point, but it was shoehorned between the frame rails, so to do something as simple as changing the plugs, you had to drop the subframe down to get access to the top of the valve covers. The VDC system was a nightmare; you had to pretty much treat the gas pedal like anti-lock brakes ... just keep it floored, and let the car's computer figure it out. If you tried to modulate the gas pedal instead it would randomly apply brakes to each wheel and screw up whatever you were trying to do. The thing leaked oil, I had two occasions where an idler pulley locked up out of the blue with no warning .. just overall a piece of garbage...and this is back when they were still branded under the hood by "Fujitsu Heavy Industries". Ruined me on Subaru forever. I don't think I could ever own another one. ... And my mother in law has a 2014 Forester that's also a POS. Nonstop electrical issues, suspension is shot in less than 100,000 miles, paint is coming off...
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DOCTOR--O@reddit

Subaru is just a cult. They’re garbage for a number of reasons and only sell the way they do because they appeal to a specific crowd and people think they need constant AWD for the 2 days a year they drive in bad snow
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broccoli_d@reddit

2003 Mitsubishi Lancer. Developed a condition where the engine would rev even when you weren’t giving it any gas. Traded it in after 4 years/24,000 miles (I had a super short commute at the time).
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MelodicTemporary9081@reddit

Yes - but 2012 Subaru Forester. It guzzled an insane amount of oil. Poor gas mileage. Issue after issue, but mainly the well documented oil consumption issue. To this day I have never understood the loyalty Subaru gets given how bad our Forester was.
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VeryStableGenius66@reddit

Bought a 2011 Outback new. Burned oil from day one, and got a stain on the fabric seat from plain water. Bought a manual transmission because save the manuals, but the car was a total dog. Sold it a year later and don't regret it.
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mathaiser@reddit

The oil was like 1 maybe 2 quarts per 7,500 miles. Thats $16. In that same time you put $1,125 in gas in it. Not a bad deal when you realize before then you had to get the oil changed every 3,750 miles on a Subaru. It’s actually a savings.
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HorseGrenadesChamp@reddit

Had a 2015, also ate through oil like it was starving.
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banndi2@reddit

I miss my 1998 Legacy wagon. It was the base model, so nothing flashy. Super good on gas and because it was a standard I could still accelerate it quick enough to get some speeding ticket. Virtually nothing went seriously wrong in 20 years. It was the 2.2 L, so no head gasket issues. My 2009 Forester was a different story. Quite fuel thirsty and sluggish. Hated the automatic transmission. Thankfully, less than three months after I bought it, I got rear ended by a 4Runner and it was totaled. Amazingly, the insurance company gave me more than I paid for it.
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Cardinal_350@reddit

There's a million of these for sale on marketplace with blown head gaskets
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FewStill3958@reddit

Our 2012 did this from new. It would burn through a quart about every 1000 miles. I literally had to check the oil every time I filled the gas. We traded it with less than 20,000 miles. I didn't want to wait for oil starvation to eventually kill the motor.
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PM_your_Nopales@reddit

My bf had a 2011 forester which would absolutely chew through oil and need an oil change after crossing a mountain pass or two. We always kept an eye out for leaks but naw, this thing was just straight up eating it
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julianna884@reddit

I have a 2011 XT that I hate rn, seats are fine but agree with everything else and it doesn’t ever climb hills or accelerate correctly. It jerks back every time I accelerate too fast
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Bob-Roman@reddit

Pontiac G6 and Mercedes Benz Kompressor
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Storuliukas@reddit

What benz
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Working-Heat-3126@reddit

2000 VW Jetta. Burned oil like a fiend with only 30,000 miles on the clock. 2.0 liter engine, garbage. Bright red, the car LOOKED great. Electrical gremlins galore. Sent to junkyard way before it should have been.
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BigPoppa2025@reddit

PT Cruiser
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JojoLaggins@reddit

Rhymes with key them rubbleview
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slingshotroadster@reddit

Subaru WRX
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Mrvonblogger@reddit

I have 50k miles on my 2021 wrx with zero issues. Usually, lack of maintenance or the older EJ engines are known to blow a rod.
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Wild-Vast-2559@reddit

120k on a 2015 STI. Take care of it and you’ll be fine.
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DOCTOR--O@reddit

50k miles is basically brand new
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slingshotroadster@reddit

Just a matter of time for you buddy
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wootfatigue@reddit

50k miles isn’t an accomplishment.
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Wild-Vast-2559@reddit

I have 120k on a 2015 STI. Bone stock, original engine. No issues, daily driven for 8 years.
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CanehdianJ01@reddit

This should be higher?  2.0l?  Your transmission is shit.  2.5L?  Your engine is shit.   I blew up a 2.5 Try to find a WRX STI used on its first motor.  Doesn't exist 
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slingshotroadster@reddit

Mhmmmmm but the subie fanatics want to tell you otherwise 🤣
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SausagePrompts@reddit

About every Subaru ever. I have never known another group as welcome to punishment.
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DOCTOR--O@reddit

Subaru is a cult filled with timid, incompetent drivers you have to pay special attention to on the road Bad cars, worse drivers
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slingshotroadster@reddit

It’s a sadistic cult lol
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Fun-Inflation-4429@reddit

Decently fun cars to drive
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Physical_Touch_Me@reddit

That's fair, but they're so fun to drive. That's the worst part. What an amazing driving experience!
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Zero_Abides@reddit

First time i took one off road it bottomed out on washboard dirt and damaged all the side skirts. Rally car, sure, for perfectly flat dirt roads only.
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Inside-Setting-9184@reddit

82 cheese
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HajdukNYM_NYI@reddit

99 Chevy Malibu, barely lasted 60-70k
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nadvy3@reddit

2018 toyota chr, cvt transmission fails around 60k miles in the north American trim regardless of servicing the transmission, toyota won't recall it either despite every owner facing this issue
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SameOldHero@reddit

A 1990 Ford Tempo. Pretty sure I could've walked faster than that thing could go. Topped out at 60km. Gutless, cheaply built, handled like a cruise ship and the previous owner's dog ate half the dashboard. Donated it to our local firehall for burn practice.
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Slow_Description_773@reddit

1997 Jeep Wrangler.
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Josh3999@reddit (OP)

I actually have a jeep wrangler. Myself and it is 2017! It has been pretty good but I have had a fuel injector issue. I am just hoping it lasts me a long time lmao 🤣
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Slow_Description_773@reddit

Completely different cars. Mine’s was a proper Jeep, not a rebadged Fiat. Shitbox of a car anyway, not that bit of a difference…
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Classic_rock_fan@reddit

If yours has the 4.0L I6 that will run almost until the end of time, that engine is known to be one of the most reliable gas engines ever made.
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Common-Window-2613@reddit

The engine is fine, it’s the rest of the car and wiring that sucks ass
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Classic_rock_fan@reddit

Sounds like my Grand Cherokee, it's got a ton of electrical gremlins hiding in it. When it wants to run it's great but when it doesn't it can be a real nightmare.
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SalesAficionado@reddit

Noooooo
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OkEmu6860@reddit

Fiat
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Common-Window-2613@reddit

Late 90s jeep wrangler. Was a fun ride but a complete maintenance nightmare. It’s like they intentionally made it shitty. I can’t explain it.
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bdgbill@reddit

I traded the best car I ever had in on the worst car I ever had. I always had a thing for Jeep wranglers. I finally bought one in 2002. Holy crap. A gutless 4 cylinder engine that used more fuel than a V8. A top speed of something like 70mph unless you could endure the top flapping so bad you couldn't hear the radio. Some kind of power draw that would kill the battery if the car wasn't driven for a week and a ziplock bag in the back full of various parts that had fallen off. I traded it in with 4000 miles on it. A decision that kept me broke for nearly 10 years. It gave me a hatred of all things Jeep that still burns hot enough to keep me warm at night.
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HeliumAlloy@reddit

1995 Nissan 240SX
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awesome0ck@reddit

Stipulation it was not owned within a decade a 95 ;) I joke idk when but those are sexy cars when not fucked up.
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HeliumAlloy@reddit

I've owned it since 2016, so almost a third of its life at this point. It's a decent car but the drift bro scene makes it hard to enjoy for what it is.
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AdviceGiveandTake@reddit

That's how I feel. I think Silvia S13's are one of the most handsome cars ever designed, but FF fanboys & the "drift" scene ruined them.
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Short-Idea-3457@reddit

Not exactly the same but similar: I had a Focus ST (which I really liked) but I'd get so many people asking me about it, I hated the attention. I recently got a Civic Type R and it seems no one knows what it is and I can fly under the radar and love that so much more.
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GolfShred@reddit

The wrong 3rd
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run_uz@reddit

Roommate 20yrs ago had a 93, sr20det swapped in, Teins, few other things. Quick little car that was also docile around town
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DUXF4N@reddit

I had a ‘92 Super HICAS (4 wheel steering) and ‘96 SE. Loved both of them and regret selling the ‘96.
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Substantial-Ad-8575@reddit

Dang, have a nice solid 95 240sx. Dropped in a build SR20DET at first, then replaced with LT1. Has some suspension upgrades and 300zx brakes. It’s a lovely car to drive. Aluminum LT1 only added 60 pounds to front end weight. Handles great and line to take it up mountain drives… No, never modded to do drift. Sold it to my nephew after 17 years in 2023, and just reacquired in last month. Sits next to my 95 RX-7, 95.5 Supra, 98 GT-R R33. Drive out to shows and some fun drives. Doesn’t see much track time, that’s for my M2/911 GT3/718 GT4…
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dustyflash1@reddit

Mine was a 1996 240sx turned into a massive money pit i was young and dumb got rid of it within a year and never looked back
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Rizzle_Razzle@reddit

I'll gladly take it off your hands.
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Origin240sx@reddit

User error
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Silence-Doowrong@reddit

And you probably sold it in worse condition then when you bought it, but for more money then you paid for it lol. 240 prices are unbelievable
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boatslut@reddit

Owned a 1992, best car I have owned (including the 500sl, 997S, A4 etc.). Handled like it was on rails, had 8 people in it after a football game,🙄🤣 ... It took a beating & just kept on going. Nissan forgot to mention the 117mph speed limiter .... that was freaky, thought I had smoked the engine but nope, fired back up as the speed dropped. 2nd best so far is the Taco...it's a beast😁😁😁
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WonderfulKwanga@reddit

Kia ceed 2008 😔issue after issue
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LOST_JOE@reddit

Mazda RX8, an absolute beautiful vehicle in every sense EXCEPT reliability, a lot of issues for sure.
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crimzin51@reddit

97 Celica. It wasn't a bad car. But I did bad things to it. My first stick shift, I got shifting down really quickly, unfortunately that was the problem. I had it for 2 years but thought I could race everyone and a rod left the chat.
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Simohayha65@reddit

Opel, had two of them and both were absolute shit.
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Whos-That-Pokeman@reddit

97 Chevy blazer. Was constantly leaking coolant, oil, other things. Had it 6 months and it died the moment I got home the day I got laid off so timing was good.
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Wendel7171@reddit

Chevy cobalt
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VultureCat337@reddit

My first car was a hand me down Malibu, the generation where they revived the name. It came from Chicago and was an absolute beater, to the point that it leaked when it rained. Felt horrible for selling it, should have been junked.
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Easy-Operation7564@reddit

2005 mini copper convertible. Everything was trash on it. Fun to drive though.
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AnkinSkywalker93@reddit

I’ve not owned many cars, but my list grew as I got older: - 1.0 Toyota Yaris 1998 - 1.6 Vauxhall Astra 1998 - 1.6 Renault Megane 2008 - 1.8 BMW 118i M sport 2014 - 1.5 Seat Leon 2018 - 2.0 Mazda CX-5 2020 (current) It was purchased out of necessity as my partner was struggling to get in and out of the 3 door BMW, and we needed a bit more space. It was very reliable, and very economical (50 UK mpg, from a petrol!), but by god it was the most dull driving experience of my life, and the seats were so uncomfortable they gave me sciatica.
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Valkanaa@reddit

1982 Renault LeCar I win, you can all pack up and go home now
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UnluckyGamer505@reddit

You know its gonna be bad when they didnt even to bother giving it a real model name and just named it "car"
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Valkanaa@reddit

LeCar was the Renault 5 everywhere else, Murica had never heard of them and the company wasn't here long. Good riddance
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neillllph@reddit

My condolences
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Valkanaa@reddit

I had a friend with one of those. It was faster but very prone to overheating in traffic.
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Pathy99@reddit

Ouch, my sincerest sympathies.
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famfubar@reddit

I had tenants leave one in the garage when they moved out. I called them to come get it. They just said "no" and hung up.
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CrazyButRightOn@reddit

My buddy won one. It would do over 55mph.
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fromaarontoashes@reddit

2000 jeep wrangler 2.5l I was fixing it more than driving it, and it got like 12 mpg, and it was loud and the ac sucked because vert. Awful daily, but I can understand the appeal if it was just a weekend car.
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Maximum-Lock-5565@reddit

1985 corvette, bought it with only 18k miles and it was just one problem after another. I was stupid enough to instal a full custom exhaust system for over 1k and the car sounded like shit. Worst car I’ve owned by far. Never gonna put my hand in classics again
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mnsundevil@reddit

1989 Merkur XR4-TI. It was like a German Ford escort. A massive pile of shit!
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Few_Entrepreneur6308@reddit

PT CRUISER HANDS DOWN
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notsigh@reddit

I bought a 2015 acura tlx unaware it had multiple accidents and wasn't active had to sell it at a lower price but now I learned from my mistake, autovinreveal sells carfax for like $7. Would rather pay that than make the same mistake
View on Reddit #68800258

KD153@reddit

65 Buick Special
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Careful-South6276@reddit

WTF? Explain what was so awful about a 65 Buick.
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KD153@reddit

It was 1971 and my grandparents old car. It did have an aluminum v-6 Indy used Buick v-6 around that time. I didn’t say it was terrible just my worst. It did blow a timing chain at 30000 miles
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Darnhipsters@reddit

My most recent. 2012 Camry. Transmission shat itsel. Then after spending 2k to repair it a tire flew through the windshield totaling it.
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Josh3999@reddit (OP)

Damn that is insane I am glad you are ok! But yeah Toyotas are usually pretty good but sometimes the transmissions can be not so good. The 90s camrys are the best.
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beefythickgentleman@reddit

I also had a lot of issues with a Toyota in the mid 90s no less when they were known to be the best cars ever or whatever
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Darnhipsters@reddit

I should be fair to clarify that I did buy it cash at an auction. Lasted me a couple years before the trans went out lol. But yes thank you ! Thankfully the tire landed in the passenger seat and I was by myself. I’ve had another Toyota before and was a tank lol
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Beancounter_1@reddit

Thank goodness, that would have been awful way to go out
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Darnhipsters@reddit

Just posted a link to a pic in response to another comment. Check it out !
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Delicious-Breath8415@reddit

A windshield is maybe 250 bucks
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Darnhipsters@reddit

[it’ll cost me a tad more](https://imgur.com/a/JdrHhqL)
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Nstraclassic@reddit

Thats not a tire thats a whole ass wheel
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Fedginald@reddit

Damn dawg, did the loose tire strike your windshield on a highway?? Makes me paranoid. Final destination shit
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Darnhipsters@reddit

It was pretty crazy man, car in front of me slammed into the center divider on the freeway. Drivers front tire popped off into the opposite side of traffic and hit another car. That car shot it straight back into my passenger seat
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BuyLandcruiser@reddit

There was a torque converter recall on those. Certainly was the issue
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Darnhipsters@reddit

So the recall would have Toyota go ahead and change the torque converter if it was already messed up and update the TCM. I only had the Camry for less than a year before the transmission began pulling. I initially thought it was that and when I took it to a shop, the TCM was already updated. The mechanic who rebuilt it for me told me that the previous owner fucked the gear box up somehow.
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Jazz_Records@reddit

Do you remember how many miles? I have a 2012 Camry also. currently owned for two years. Got it at 80k now has 133k Only done a wheel bearing and spark plugs.
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Darnhipsters@reddit

You should def do the trans service anyways. I can’t recall how many xx,000 miles you’re supposed to do it. But if you’ve gone 50k miles already without it, you don’t want to risk it if the previous owners didn’t do it
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skankhunt2728@reddit

2003 Jaguar S-Type 4.2 Never again, ever. Lol.
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AdDapper5653@reddit

Man, fuck my Mercedes C300…this thing throws a code at you if you even look at it wrong.
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hnrrghQSpinAxe@reddit

German cars are the best cars to lease and never to own lol
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beefythickgentleman@reddit

Great to own just gotta know your stuff a bit
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koreytm1@reddit

Yep. I learned the hard way…always thought German cars were very well made and reliable. Had an ‘04 Jetta, ‘04 Passat, and ‘06 A4 that were all maintenance nightmares between 5-10 years old.
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zSobyz@reddit

Really? You're making me worry about my car man It's a 2013 Audi A3, P8 model, Cabrio variant, has about 116k km on it, I do a lot of the maintenance myself and it works really good for now, might keep it two more years and then change it
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koreytm1@reddit

That’s right around the same mileage/MK’s I had on all mine when they started having problems.
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nottreallyallthere@reddit

Range Rover would like to challenge Germany for that crown
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VoihanVieteri@reddit

I drove 11 years with my W202 with zero issues.
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EggMaleficent8810@reddit

what year?
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fsmontario@reddit

Any lol
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ShatterProofDick@reddit

Yeah, I had the same engine in my GLK. Pile of wet dog shit is a generous description. Soured me on the brand forever.
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kb24TBE8@reddit

That’s weird because the GLK350 is like one of their most reliable models in last 20 years. What went wrong?
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TheChickenScampi@reddit

Is it the M272 or the M276? Because, if so, I've actually heard good things about the M272 in general. Ok, maybe the early batches were faulty for a new (at the time) generation engine, but the later batches of engines that followed after for that series are pretty stout, especially the DE35.
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ShatterProofDick@reddit

2011, whatever that was. I bought the car with 50k miles, sold it with less than 70, and was so happy when I did. It ate about 3k worth of complex maintenance annually. You'd think Mercedes could build a competent HVAC system, but no. The list was long and annoying with that car.
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Celathor_@reddit

Which year?
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NecessaryEmployer488@reddit

1981 Pontiac Phoenix LJ
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executive-coconut@reddit

Sunfire, alero,
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Rough-Transition-954@reddit

1976 Bricklin SV-1. Bought it new after Bricklin can gone bankrupt. Loved the car, but it did have its problems. The gullwing doors leaked water. The hydraulic door erection mechanism used a pump from a GM convertible top. The motor failed after several months and was replaced with an air ram system. Car always smelled of hydraulic fluid. Had to be careful to close the deck lid carefully or the rear window might drop out. Otherwise it gave good service for three years after which I sold it for $4 more than I paid. I drive a lot of rental cars. The worst rental car I had lately was VW Jetta with the worst drivetrain (double clutch automatic?) I have experienced in years. It was janky and unresponsive. Total POS
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Better-Delay@reddit

88 mercury tracer. Broke down on the way home and cost me the same as I payed for it to get it fixed (500) when the clutch went out I scrapped it and it ended up at the local tech school for kids to learn body work on
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brickhouseboxerdog@reddit

2017 toyota im 1.8 6spd. I bought it cheap with 22k miles on it, it was just hard to drive, it was geared very high, with a long clutch travel that you'd miss if u didn't memorize it. The throttle was supper laggy, the warmer the car and weather it would bog, all these issues didn't show up until that summer, I felt I could tame it, I gave up
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No-Carpet-8318@reddit

2010 nissan sentra
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JazzHandsNinja42@reddit

Chevrolet Cavalier. Fun to drive, but a total piece of shit. Traded it in before I had paid it off. Too many not-under-warranty problems that came on hella early in the vehicle’s life.
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jasonsong86@reddit

German cars in general and Jeeps.
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Proud-Ingenuity1146@reddit

hyndai santa fe
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Nacelle72@reddit

2010 PT Cruiser Driving down the highway with high winds coming in at an angle and the tail light flew off. The charging system stopped working. Replaced the alternator, battery, and the computer (contains voltage regulator). Still didn't fix it. I traded it off after having it for about a year.
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truthhurts2222222@reddit

I'm just so glad these are slowly disappearing from the face of the earth. One of the ugliest cars of all time. It was a novelty for like one month in 2000 but then they made millions of them....
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tOSdude@reddit

“Hey what time period are people nostalgic for?” Dodge: “The 30’s!” Dodge 10 years later: “The 60’s!” Dodge 10 years later: “What’s nostalgia?”
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Nacelle72@reddit

As a courier, it was great for packing a bunch of crap in the back
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the_wildelk@reddit

Hahaha made me laugh
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SavageObjector@reddit

Oh God those things were awful. My sister had one as a rental after a wreck and I had back trouble for a week after riding in the backseat for a couple of hours.
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Fresh-Wealth-8397@reddit

One of my coworkers had a PT Cruiser and the battery would no longer charge so he would drive it to work pop the hood and unplug the battery he would use a trickle charger when he got home. Worked great for like 2 years until one day randomly in the middle of work it caught on fire in the parking lot. Hilariously the only thing that was damaged was the hood and the battery terminal wires so he replaced those finally replaced the alternator and the damn thing worked for another year
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write_it_off@reddit

I don’t why but the tail light flying off made me crack up
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Nacelle72@reddit

I had to quick track one down at an auto parts store. Come to find out there is literally only one screw and a couple tabs holding the whole thing in
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sk1fast@reddit

2013 Subaru Impreza 5MT closely followed by 2018 Subaru Crosstrek 6MT. I don’t mind no power as long as it comes with efficiency, but both of these had poor efficiency and no power. On top of their love to drink oil and rev hang. After the Crosstrek, I’ve officially sworn off Subaru
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BadDangerous167@reddit

3 cylinder opel corsa complete piece of crap 
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AMinMY@reddit

My mom had a 2004 Renault Megane that I hated in every way.
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placodelU235@reddit

Vega
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Signal-Bar4188@reddit

2003 Acura TL Type-S. Transmission failure before 70k miles.
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mincemeat_pi@reddit

VW automatic stickshift.
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Careful-South6276@reddit

LOL had one, garbage Nazi deathtrap. Had to rig up a dictaphone foot pedal to operate the electric clutch!
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mincemeat_pi@reddit

I drove mine from San Diego to Oxnard in 1978. That was one hellish drive. Also was at the time of the second Arab oil embargo. Fun memories.
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akinian_@reddit

2014 Ford Focus. You could argue its process of elimination since ive only had 2, but that god. damn. transmission.
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JNSmith99@reddit

2016 Ford edge sport. Had to get the plastic (you heard me right) oil pan reset a dozen times, all under warranty. As soon as it was out of warranty and blew the oil pan, I repaired it for $1200CAD and then got rid of it. And that issue was only the main issue with that car.
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hastings1033@reddit

1994 Plymouth voyager. One problem after another. So glad I got the extended warranty
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graytotoro@reddit

Volvo 240 Turbo. It was like Humpty Dumpty: all the people in Turbobricks and the aftermarket struggled to help me fix problem-after-problem. Somehow it was the rare California car that rusted through a floor board. It seemed to find new ways to blow up and eat $500 from my bank account every so often. The final strike was when I got a job with $50k pay bump but meant I had to sell it due to lack of space. Sold it along with most of the parts I collected to an enthusiast who had time and space to finish the work I started, so the state of California couldn’t claim it. Ultimately I’m still kind of in love with these cars and hope to have another someday.
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Magnedyne@reddit

Yeah, I´ve also got a 240, NA though. They´re not bad cars, but mine was ridden into the ground. Spent way too much on it too. I have/am replacing or rebuilding literally everything. So far im about at about 4k in parts alone and I´m nowhere close to it passing inspection. And don´t get me started on the rust. Everything has holes, currently Im in the process of fabricating entire rear framerails, because just welding holes shut would not be structural.
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angel-dk-tr@reddit

2011 Jeep Compass Ltd. Edt. Had it for less than a year, that I even forget I had 3 cars in my lifetime. We kept having issues, it didn't do well on mileage and always felt like it under-performed. We used it for camping and took long rides up and around mountains and hills and it did very poorly. It would slow-down significantly too and just not be joyful to ride. But we sold it for the problems it kept having mechanical wise. I'm surprised my small Mitsu. Space Star from 2015 (w/me for 10 years now) takes a good beating, but never complains in comparison. Cars I've owned: - 1997 Mitsu. Galant - 2015 Mitsu. Space Star Ltd. Edt. - 2011 Jeep Compass Ltd. Edt. (second car, got it for my husband in 2020, sold in 2021).
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Kent89052@reddit

2007 Prius.
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Careful-South6276@reddit

LOL did your trunk release crap out every two months like mine?
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Kent89052@reddit

No but every year, in July I got an error code about the hybrid cooling system. Dealer charged me $500 for pump replacement and Saud its not covered by the warranty. I live in Las Vegas and it hits 118 in July
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Smurfaltolapin@reddit

BMW, they’re only good for 2-3 years. After that they tend to break down a lot. When it comes to reliability, their quality control is the worst.
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PizzaWall@reddit

A 1998 Suzuki Esteem. Everyone thought it was a Subaru Outback, so I called it the Hydrox because it was like a fake OREO (I know Hydrox predates OREO). Nobody at Suzuki could determine why the check engine light was illuminated, so I taped it over. The car was fuel efficient, slow, simple, but lacked a lot of features I wanted in a car. The transmission developed a leak and I could not find anyone who fixes Suzuki. I finally solved the problem when someone totaled the car. Despite all of the problems, this car changed by life for the better. The replacement was a 2013 Ford Focus with automatic transmission, the most recalled car in the history of Ford. Except for the transmission, this was a really great car. Great mileage, easy to drive, I really wish Ford still made them for the US market.
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Careful-South6276@reddit

You had Saul Goodman's first car! LOL!!!
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PizzaWall@reddit

He had the sedan, I had the wagon.
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NewsShoddy3834@reddit

We had a pig of a car … AMC Hornet. Mid ‘70s. Crap car.
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Careful-South6276@reddit

AMC Hornet will outlive you, your kids and their kids. Sorry but you must have mistreated it. Ditto u/ladygamer1970...every Eagle I've ever seen has no less than 150K and still runs like a champ.
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Delicious-Breath8415@reddit

I drive a Hornet daily now. Never have an issue
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NewsShoddy3834@reddit

Do the windshield wipers speed up when you slow down and slow down when you speed up? Power steering? Ours was not power steering. Took an hour of tiring to turn.
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Delicious-Breath8415@reddit

My hornet has electric wipers. The earlier hornets and 60s ramblers had vacuum wipers so the speed would change due to the engine vacuum lol. L My hornet also has power steering but I had a 77 gremlin with manual steering and it was a nightmare to turn the steering wheel
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ladygamer1970@reddit

Had a AMC Eagle also a Crap Car !!!
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jmsgaz@reddit

2002 Jeep Liberty. Prove me wrong!
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Civil-Departure-512@reddit

Toss up between my 2016 Scion iM and 2012 Chrysler Town&Country. The Scion was in the shop constantly and was way too slow to be safe. Traded my 2010 wrangler for it which I regretted every day. The Town&Country was just god awful to drive. Never buying another minivan again after that.
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Careful-South6276@reddit

I guarantee you the average 2012 T&C will last for at least 200K miles with no major issues. Ditto for every T&C all the way back to 2006, and the Grand Caravan before that.
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rustbucket_enjoyer@reddit

I used to have a 2016 iM, bought it new and sold at around 85,000 km. Never had a single issue with mine, what happened with yours? I definitely agree it could have done with at least another 60 horsepower
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Civil-Departure-512@reddit

Got mine new and traded it in with 40k miles on it. It drank brake fluid. Never found a leak or anything. It would just go through brake fluid. Never could figure out why it had issues going into 1st and reverse. By the time I got rid of it, it was getting ready to need a new motor. Interior was coming apart, already had rust spots on the hood, side skirts were coming apart, and had electrical glitches.
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rustbucket_enjoyer@reddit

That’s strange, and sucks. Hope you got into something better afterwards.
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Civil-Departure-512@reddit

Traded it for an 09 Silverado. Easily one of my favorite daily drivers. That lasted a little over a year but sadly had to get rid of it cause of the AFM and I didn’t feel like dropping $3k on a new motor when the truck had 185k on it. Of course I didn’t know what the market was gonna do a few months later.
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Careful-South6276@reddit

2000 Kia Sportage.
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obxhead@reddit

VW. All fucking 4 of them. Had to learn the hard way.
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highlanderdownunder@reddit

Saturn
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jaxxon24@reddit

Which one?
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StevesRoomate@reddit

1985 Chevrolet Chevette
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randydandy-@reddit

I got married in 82. I was going to be living 60 miles from my diesel mechanic job. So I thought hey how about a diesel Chevett for good fuel mileage? Went to the local rural Chevy dealership. They had a line of them out front probably 15-20. I told them I was interested. They tried starting maybe 10 cars, finally one started. It shook and rattled so bad just idling on the lot I told them no thanks. Bought a new 82 Cavalier from them, put 125k miles on it in a year withouta problem. Great car.
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Unique-Visual6901@reddit

It was rear drive with like 60 horses. What do u want?
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StevesRoomate@reddit

Mine was a manual with no air conditioning and it had a cheap self-installed window tint kit, complete with the unwanted bubbles. The stereo had been upgraded to aftermarket, and it had 2 6x9" speakers sitting in plywood boxes in the very back, and they'd slide around when you took a curve fast. Eventually that stereo got stolen, much to the disappointment of whoever took it. The person who owned it before me decided to give it a hot rod mod, so the rear wheels were larger radius than the front. This did no justice to the 60hp. The worst thing I remember about the car is that the interior had large patches of painted metal around the doors and the hatch, and the interior panels were kind of riveted or clipped in to the interior metal. So the acoustics, vibration, and tactile senses from a car that has a partially metal interior is something that will not be missed from this era (error?) of automobiles.
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AdultContemporaneous@reddit

Hey baby, I drive a 'vette.
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Pathy99@reddit

“A CHEVette.” “Hell yeah baby, that stands for Chevy Vette”
View on Reddit #68699014

600lbsofsin77@reddit

Oh the shit vette
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AI-Idaho@reddit

Buddy had one with the izuzu diesel. Got nearly 50 mpg, but had zero power. He lost to a bicycle across an intersection once. LoL but it always ran. Such an appliance.
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nixiebunny@reddit

My mom gave me her 1979 Chevette with auto trans and AC. Starter failed, I had to disassemble it in place to take the pieces out of the engine compartment. Installation was the reverse of disassembly, but more tricky.
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Bagelx@reddit

My 2018 Silverado sucks but I love it.
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wallohr@reddit

‘70s Ford Capri.
View on Reddit #68740519

Lanky-Doughnut-4573@reddit

2013 Ram Powerwagon. Died before I even made it off the lot!
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OkEgg2582@reddit

1990 something Corsica
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Mitsch25@reddit

2002 PT Cruiser...
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ProdigyTitan420@reddit

Lmao 2012 Jeep compass. Mechanic reminded me that JEEP means Jeep Equals Engine Problems. He was right
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Lee-oswald@reddit

2001 grand am, absolute shit car
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powerguy134@reddit

03 Jeep Liberty
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Overused_name@reddit

2003 silverado 1500hd. Everyone swears these are like the holy grail and I got one so fucked I have a hard time giving them another shot. It had literally every problem a cateye chevy could have, and truck maintenance cost was stupid high. Ended with the motor knocking just from sitting all winter. Took the fattest loss at the worst possible time. I don't want to even look at any chevy model with how bad that one did me.
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sam56778@reddit

2015 Kia Sorento with the 2.4L. No explanation needed. If you’ve owned a Hyundai or Kia with this engine, you know why.
View on Reddit #68734637

According-Fan5406@reddit

Kia stinger- drive great but left me stranded twice in like 3k miles
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kenmohler@reddit

A ‘65, I think, MG1100. Lucas electrics, an engine that leaked oil regularly on the clutch, and I owned it in Germany, just complicating the issue.
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Historical-Voice2944@reddit

1994 Mercury Tracer Wagon. It was my first car. Used, of course. It died at every stop, even in neutral. We had a steep graded hill called WaterWorks Hill. You could be going 70mph at the bottom (took a full 2 miles to reach that speed when already going 55mph) and get to the top doing 15mph, if you were lucky.
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AlohaDonkey@reddit

1986 Hyundai Stellar. 🤮
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OPGuest@reddit

They have come a long way indeed
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TisABummer@reddit

…have they really, though? Haha
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DOCTOR--O@reddit

LOL Hyundai and Kia set aside billions just to replace engines they know will fail Bottom tier cars, people are lured in by the low prices and excessive tech
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TisABummer@reddit

Yea but that’s probably because they didn’t use valvoline restore and protect in the Hyundai you rented. These things are different monsters when you use the right oil. What are you doing in this sub anyway? Go back to your Toyota propaganda sub. This one is for car guys.
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DOCTOR--O@reddit

Hahaha definitely put a smile on my face with that one. I like many brands but that Hyundai was garbage
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CompetitiveLab2056@reddit

Far from good cars… have always been and continue to be hot trash products
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CompetitiveLab2056@reddit

All Hyundai/Kia products are trash….. ask any fanboys of the make: if they like the old ones “the new ones are trash but the old ones were good” and if they like the new ones “the old ones were trash but the new ones are good” ……. Day in and day out working on them I can say they have always been trash and continue to still be hot trash
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Josh3999@reddit (OP)

What were your main issues with it?
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GoCougs2020@reddit

Hyundai
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MelodicNecessary3236@reddit

98 jeep Cherokee
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Waelvis@reddit

2017 Peugeot Partner 1.2 PureTech. Needed a new engine at 40.000km due to known issues with the timing belt.
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Luna_blue0081@reddit

A mini cooper. I can’t stand this car. I am going to replace it as soon as I can. Worse car ever!!
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Manic_Mini@reddit

2008 Mini Cooper S. Burned 1/2 qt of oil every 1k right off the factory floor. Had 4 timing chains replaced under warranty and 3 more in the 100k post warranty. Needed 4 valve covers by 100k. Needed 3 HPFPs in 100k and needed the valves blasted every 25k since the carbon buildup was terrible.
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3ciu@reddit

Peugeot 206CC with broken radiator is not a car you want living in Poland. It was constantly overheating in traffic and due to weather folded roof was used like 5 times a year.
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unsane@reddit

95 Jetta. A money pit with an intermittent issue with power dropping off at acceleration that I finally fixed a few days before I totaled it. Fuck that car. The only saving grace is that the sunroof broke closed instead of open. 
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Upset-Radio-1319@reddit

1999 VW Jetta
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FreeDixie-now@reddit

My worst car was also my best car '01 BMW 330Ci w/ 5-speed.  When it was running good, it was amazing. When it was running bad (which was often), it was depressing.
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No_Block_4086@reddit

85 Renault Encore
View on Reddit #68715525

worldlead3r@reddit

Chevy trax
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MaleficentBowler5903@reddit

1986 Pontiac Sunbird.
View on Reddit #68713248

brinerbear@reddit

1991 Plymouth Laser. It was always in the shop and had really bad transmission problems. It was my first car too.
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Kindly-Connection361@reddit

2016 KIA Sorento. Loved the body, but the engine started using a quart of oil every 5-7 days at 95k miles. We got rid of it pretty quickly and then realized all the 4 cylinders have the same trouble. The car was comfortable but those engines are junk.
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sapotts61@reddit

1983 Chevy Cadaveler (Cavalier).
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ProgramAvailable6654@reddit

2007 Nissan Murano. What a heap.
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ILostMoney@reddit

Volvo S60R. In my opinion it is one of the worst cars ever built. And I've owned some beaters. Literally everything on it but the engine broke. I once got t-boned in my WRX and was super worried about having to take the S60R to work. It didnt make it a quarter mile from the house before it had to be on a tow truck back to the house. I owned it for 16k miles and it cost me more than $1 per mile in maintenance. Some of the things that broke, all at different times: * Radiator (common issue from what the dealership told me) * All wheel drive coupling * Crazy expensive shocks * The head unit (which can't just be swapped due to being tied to the vin) * 6- speed transmission (no serviceable parts available, have to buy the whole trans) * Rear differential seals * Clutch slave cylinder (had to pull the whole ass engine out for this) * Dual mass flywheel failed * plastic intercooler pipes blew off all the time * turbo control solenoid failed I absolutely could not keep it as cool as it looked. And don't get me started on the turning radius, it's like a mile.
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arcticavanger@reddit

Sorry to hear that but glad I got to read it. I was looking at an s60r wagon lol. Also was looking for the newer s60 polesta
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Diceslice@reddit

Looks for V70r if it's a wagon you want. And V60 if it's a newer Polestar trim.
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Slalom44@reddit

1982 Dodge Rampage. I’ve never had a car that came close to the poor quality of that piece of shit.
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SRQmoviemaker@reddit

1978 cutlass supreme, it was my first car, it had a 350 swapped in with a 5 speed. Wasn't fast (did 0-60 in about 8 seconds) but sounded good and 16 year old me was happy to have something that could smoke the tires. Every weekend I was fixing something and it basically was always "broken" ended up putting fuel injection and msd ignition and it ran pretty good but still had some issues. Sold it for a slight profit and bought my mom's old accord which was a great vehicle.
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Schenectadye@reddit

2005 Ford Escape, V6, 4WD. Fucking thing didn't make it to 100k.
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nanneryeeter@reddit

Least favorite was a Toyota t100. I used to do a lot of head gaskets on these and bought one for myself. It was okay I guess but absolutely gutless and low fuel mileage.
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Celesteven@reddit

I was scrolling for a long time looking for a Toyota mention. Surprised to see one in here.
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Then-Yam-2266@reddit

Ugh, define worst, haha. My 1987 RX-7 TII was a constant project and I sank tens of thousands into it. But I loved it and would do it all over again if I had the time and money. My 2002 Dodge Dakota Sport, RWD, 5pd literally fell apart but was so much fun to drive. 2002 VW Golf was an electrical nightmare, but she was also a little tank and handled the snow better than any other vehicle I’ve owned. There’s many, many other cars, but those 3 gave me the most headaches.
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Any_Marketing_3033@reddit

84 Mercury Topaz. Along with its brother the Ford Tempo was the most disposable car ever. Nothing worked on it. If you pushed in the cigarette lighter while the map light was on it shorted the whole dash. The taillights seemed designed to break. In the early 90s those things were everywhere and then poof they were all gone.
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d0ugfirtree@reddit

1997 Dodge Intrepid, not a single positive thing can be said about that car.
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JobRener@reddit

Cadillac Catera
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Expert-Echo2852@reddit

2013/14Ford Focus, no idea why on god's green earth they'd put a dct in an economy car and if so at least build it to hold up to some type of decent standard. the tranny went out completely first time then second time it would just shift all wacky and you'd never know when you'd be able to leave the driveway or not smfh.
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scruffy69@reddit

1989 Ford Escort I was putting so much money into repairs I decided to buy new and my car payments were less than repairing every month.
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Appropriate_Cow94@reddit

XR4ti. I wanted to love it so bad.
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dirtdevil45@reddit

2009 Toyota Camry. Not because it was a bad car, though. It did everything perfectly fine. Got over 30mpg, comfortable, decent sound system. My only legitimate complaint is that was slow. It was just the most “meh” car I’ve ever experienced! I’ve had cars that were worse at everything, more unreliable, worse fuel economy, etc., but those were all interesting and fun in their own way. The 2009 Camry is the definition a car being just an appliance to accomplish a mundane goal and I never got a single iota of enjoyment from driving it. I’d rather have a car with occasional issues or that’s tedious to work on or something as long as it’s interesting and fun. That’s why I loved both of the Volvos that I had. One 2007 S40 and one 2011 C30, both manuals. They were a bit of a pain to work on and the search for aftermarket parts was tedious and expensive, but they were quirky and fun to drive, looked interesting, and still had a lot of benefits like good economy and comfort. My 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix was a worse car in every way than the Camry, but it was interesting and was more fun to drive. All of my trucks have had issues, but that’s a whole other category because of the utility they offer. My current vehicle is a 2007 FJ cruiser and it’s my favorite vehicle I’ve ever owned! It’s slow as hell, rolls all over going around corners, gets terrible gas mileage, but it looks cool and is a lot of fun when you get in the dirt or snow.
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stupidfock@reddit

Reliability wise my b8.5 Audi RS5. Somehow less reliable than my R8 lol Ironically my most reliable is my b8.5 Audi a5
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smoshfan2017@reddit

2006 Buick lacrosse CXS. Bought with 78k miles in 2018, and the Engine stamp didn't match with vin number to start, (vin showed 3.4 model, but paperwork showed 3.6). Even though factory paperwork showed the engine config. Then literally replaced EVERYTHING. Pumps, rack and pinion, engine gasket, power steering hose (HORRIBLY DESIGNED BTW), and decided to scrap at 140k miles due to tranny slipping and misfire in cylinder 6. The 3.6 GM motor was just horrendous. If only I had the 3.8, now that thing is bulletproof. Just a bad fucking car
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rdmay53@reddit

Every Chrysler product I've ever owned. My father-in-law was retired from Chrysler, so we could get a discount on their cars. Every one of them sucked.
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StarTrakZack@reddit

2016 VW GLi - I maintained meticulously, exactly by the book, still had problem after problem after problem, culminating in a 3 inch hole in the back of the block, both my local dealerships and VWAG of America literally told me tough shit deal with it you can sue us if you want we’re not paying for shit. I owned a few other VW & Audi vehicles before that, but now I will NEVER buy another VWAG product again thanks to that car.
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maguzma@reddit

Mink
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evergreengator1@reddit

Renault LeCar. Engine caught fire, a slow break fluid leak made stopping a crap shoot and if you could get up to highway speed, the sun roof would often blow open with a deafening whoosh!
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rejectboer@reddit

Renault Clio 3. Literally every single thing on it is proprietary, even fasteners and it had endless electrical failures.
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bjahn88@reddit

1987 Ford Aerostar van in 1989 or so.
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PassengerOk7529@reddit

Nissan
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Vivid_Witness8204@reddit

One of the K cars in the 80s. Don't even remember what it was called. Only car I ever drove that had trouble climbing hills.
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Beancounter_1@reddit

we briefly had a Le Baron when i was a kid. it was a pile of crap. My mom then got a 92 Ford Escort which she loved
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tap_a_gooch@reddit

Jon Voight's La Baron?
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arcticavanger@reddit

I have a spirt rt lol. Great car!
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OhManisityou@reddit

Probs a Dodge Omni.
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Delicious-Breath8415@reddit

Not a K ar.
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Zealousideal-Youth67@reddit

Which wasnt a k
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OhManisityou@reddit

You’re right!
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byrdman77@reddit

Pretty sure my Daytona was a K, what a fun rare car that eventually broke something about every time I started it 😅
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Ok-Armadillo-392@reddit

I mean they were okay when new and cheap af.
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CAdreamer44@reddit

I had an 85 Dodge Aries. Piece of shit.
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ManKilledToDeath@reddit

Honda Beat, Suzuki Cappuccino?
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Frunklin@reddit

I had a K wagon.
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Mysterious_Lesions@reddit

I loved my Reliant K wagon.  Thing was simple as heck to fix and could turn on a dime.  My Dodge Omni was my worst car ever.
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LicarioSpin@reddit

Mazda RX-2. Rotary engine was frozen. Never got it to run. I bought it (foolishly) when I was 16 for $200. :(
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bioweaponblue@reddit

I bought a Miata foolishly whilst young and dumb. It's still not running. I know I could get it working, but its now a symbol of my bad decisions.
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SeaManaenamah@reddit

You could probably sell it for more than you paid at this point.
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big-boss-bass@reddit

I’d buy it right now 🤷🏻‍♂️
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LordBuggington@reddit

In got lucky I owned 2 rx7s at the same time and daily drove one for years and never had a problem 🤣 besides passing emissions 🤣🤣🤣
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crog27@reddit

I had a buddy in my neighborhood whose father drove one for just shy of 200k miles. He could have accorded basically any car he wanted to but switched that to his daily driver at about 50k just as an experiment.
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AntInfamous4228@reddit

2004 Jetta 1.8T. Horrible money pit!
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coolnik45@reddit

2015 Chevy equinox.
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Comfortable-Rice-582@reddit

07 Chrysler Sebring
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Money_Ad_9142@reddit

A tie between a 2010 vw passat or a Chrysler minivan. Both had engines that died under 100k
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flyover_father@reddit

2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2 door. I bought it used, but the transmission was never quite right. Constant annoying, minor repairs. The doors were so enormous they would get stuck on stuff all the time (curbs, grass), and pull the plastic body kit (factory, not after market) pieces off. Same problem with low front bumper. Interior felt cheap, as my friend once said, “this is like taxi cab leather.” And I just never like the styling of the vehicle overall. That late 90s, early 2000s, where everything just looks like a bunch of bubbles rammed together. Gross.
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orvilleblackencocker@reddit

91 Yugo.
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oncemorewithsanity@reddit

2014 Chevy Equinox
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SAD-MAX-CZ@reddit

Peugeot 206 1.1i - that thing was parts sponge and the idle got really weird regardless of me changing everything. Tried to change parts then made it a scrapper's problem. And roof window leaked like Niagara Falls.
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hambonelicker@reddit

1991 Subaru XT-6. Don’t ever buy a used car from a Russian truck driver who lives in an old farm house in the middle of a strawberry field in south Sacramento.
View on Reddit #68699655

hmm2003@reddit

2018 Honda Odyssey. I've owned Hondas forever, but this was the biggest pos...
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Sharp-Jicama4241@reddit

96 s10.
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PolarBear541@reddit

1987 Buick Somerset. Had the most comfortable seats I’ve ever had, but it cost a lot in repairs.
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Fragrant_Ad_3223@reddit

2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. I remember drilling a hole in the trunk to allow water to drain out. Leaky car.
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600lbsofsin77@reddit

What did you expect, it was bringing the sea.
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anarcurt@reddit

I liked having a convertible but weird shit would go wrong. My driver door started to sag and I had to lift it to close it. Radio issues. AC went early which considering I mostly drove without it was weird. Chrysler sucks.
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Pale-Ad6216@reddit

1984 Pontiac Sunbird. Owned it in Florida in the mid nineties and in traffic jams in the summer it loved to overheat. I would have to run the heater on full blast to try and extract some extra heat from the engine. At least it also looked like shit.
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600lbsofsin77@reddit

Your moms car
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krispyred@reddit

Tesla
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koreytm1@reddit

2007 GMC Sierra. Bought it when it was 7 years old with 70k miles. Spent around $6k I repairs over the 3 years I had it. Then it left me on the side of the road an hour from home while I was out shopping for its replacement.
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lawyer1911@reddit

1982 Mustang. Could never get the carburetor adjusted correctly and had to baby the accelerator to get it to go and not stall out. Had it from 84-86. It’s the only unreliable car I’ve owned. Also the only Ford.
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Disfunctional-U@reddit

I was going to talk about my 1985 Mustang that had the exact same problem. Hit on the gas to hard at a stop light or busy intersection and there's about a 50% chance that it's just going to shut off. I have pushed that car out of to many busy intersections. Looked cool on the inside though with the red dash lights.
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StockLive8186040508@reddit

Buick Rendezvous. Don’t recall the year. Slightly used and a total piece of s***.
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External_Interview67@reddit

CHEVY CRUZE hands down
View on Reddit #68695528

CardiologistOwn190@reddit

Mazda 3, spent so much time in the shop I basically paid for it twice. Never again.
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Gonzo97791@reddit

1995 Dodge Grand Caravan. 3 transmission replacements before 100k miles. Just horrible automatics in Dodges those years.
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i_hate_budget_tyres@reddit

BMW 3 Series. I hated how it was packaged (big outside, small inside) and the ride / handling balance. It only really made sense as a vehicle when gunning it. For my sort of driving, stuck in traffic, I’m much happier in VW / Audi / Honda, but it took some experience to figure that out. I’d always get a comfort biased car now, that you can still feel some connection to. I equally hate cars that are completely comfort biased that are totally numb,
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casewood123@reddit

1984 Nissan Stanza. Have bought Toyota ever since.
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PossibleMechanic89@reddit

Acura TSX. Bought used from Acura dealer, used that fact as an excuse to avoid PPI. Just had tons of lemony issues. Prob would be a nice car if not for all the mechanical problems. Steering pump, steering rack, PCM failure, wheel bearing all within a couple years.
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ggb123456@reddit

1969 Ford bronco. Beautiful car, complete piece of junk
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JRH2009@reddit

Owned a 50k mile Volkswagen Fox back in 2003. That POS broke every week. I ranted about it once and a vw fanboy argued how great a design it was since the engine could be rebuilt on the side of the road. Never mind the fact a well engineered vehicle wouldn't break so often it needed roadside rebuilds .
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raalma3@reddit

Nissan Rogue
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Random_guy5336@reddit

Holden Cruze. Enough explained
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The_Crazy_Swede@reddit

I haven't had any actual bad cars, but the least good was probably my Volvo C30
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TimeAdmirable@reddit

Opel fuckin Vectra 1.8 petrol.. that fucking broke my spirit
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kickasstimus@reddit

Hands down, a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel. That thing was a loose assembly of poorly designed parts all heading in the same direction on the best of day. On the worst of days, some of the more critical ones would decide to head in a different direction. Everything about that vehicles sucked chili morning asshole, from the reliability, to the gas mileage, to the parts availability, to the ease of maintenance. That is compared to a Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid and a Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover and Porsche were stunningly reliable and surprisingly easy to work on. The Jeep found every opportunity to shit the bed in the most catastrophic way and in the most inconvenient of places. Fuck that car. Fuck Jeep.
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AffectionateLie8612@reddit

Anything Volkswagen….I had a 2020 Atlas Cross Sport. The turbocharger went out at 70k. 2025 Tiguan SE R Line. Leaking oil after owning for 2 weeks.
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Aqueduct1964@reddit

Vega
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JoeFromStPaul@reddit

I had a 1988 Reliant K sedan, but that's not my answer. It's a 1998 Fros Windstar minivan. That van sucked.
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Self-MadeRmry@reddit

2003 BMW 325xi
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thetoastler@reddit

My '94 Explorer is inarguably a POS, but it's never left me stranded and I know I could drive it anywhere. The paint is terrible, the interior is worse from the windshield leak, the front end needs work, the 4x4 only works when I don't need it, the radiatior leaks, but it doesn't overheat because I'm pretty sure the thermostat is stuck open, so I choose to ignore it. It has a fair amount of rust, as well. I could go on...
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paducah_n@reddit

1982 Volvo GL. Bought it new. Took good care of it. After a couple of years things started breaking on it. A/C blew a fuse. Tried to roll down the windows. They were on the same fuse as the A/C. Was driving to Virginia one beautiful sunny day and the windshield wipers came on by themselves, and wouldn’t turn off. Headlight switch fell apart one night as I was leaving a restaurant. It physically disintegrated. After three years the paint started chalking off. When I ran my hand over the hood, it turned maroon. When I washed the Volvo, the water was maroon. I finally contacted the dealership and they said I would have to get an appointment with a factory rep when he was coming in a few weeks. The factory rep’s comments were that they weren’t going to do anything about it and added, “You got four good years out of that paint job!” I was so glad to get rid of that car. Never again, Volvo!
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616abc517@reddit

2006 Pontiac G6
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Correct-Condition-99@reddit

Rusty fucking Jeeps. Bought to teach the boys how to drive a stick. Fucking things rust apart in front of your eyes.
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DUXF4N@reddit

I don’t buy crappy cars, so… none.
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Nice_Possession5519@reddit

1999 chevy blazer. It nickle and dimed me for years and I ended up giving it away.
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ma77mc@reddit

In 2003, I bought a 1988 Holden VN Commodore, it was my first car, in stunning Baby Poo Brown, it was a piece of crap. The stereo wasn't installed and just came out when you accelerated, the drivers window didn't work, the passengers door had no door lock so, you could open it with a screw driver (and I needed to do that once when I locked the keys in it I filled the lock hole with silicon and painted it black so you couldn't notice) the dashboard lights didn't work, the fuel gauge didn't work. It was stolen 6 weeks after I bought it and I didn't miss it.
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Patient-Garage-664@reddit

Bmw e36 with the m44b19 - all sensors failed all the time, shitty diagnostics (the 120 Speed Sensor error can appear for ANY speed sensor: cam, crank, abs, diff). Slow, sounds hideous. Did handle rather nicely in a slide but everything else about it made ownership a nightmare. Should have gone for one of the six cylinder models - slightly worse handling but at least they have some power and are more reliable :p
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Easy-Anxiety-258@reddit

2014 Chevy Equinox. Excessive oil consumption at 60k miles. It was my wife’s car, I check the oil every Saturday and it was full… the engine was bone dry and blown the following Thursday. She did oil changes every 3k miles and used full synthetic. It was $9.5k for a new engine. It seemed like it was designed to last exactly as long as it had a warranty.
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JooDood2580@reddit

Tesla model y
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soCalForFunDude@reddit

Nissan 4 wheel drive truck, what a fragment piece of crap.
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calisurfer101@reddit

2008 BMW 335i
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next_station_isnt@reddit

Probably either the Terracan, X Trail, Datsun 200B, or the Camira
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abgonzo7588@reddit

2011 Ford f350, fuck that thing
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notthetalkinghorse@reddit

2013 Ford Focus 1.2 Ecoboost. Absolute heap of shit.
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dcamnc4143@reddit

2006 Honda crv. Was in the shop constantly, even my VW was more reliable.
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Troutalope@reddit

My furst car was a 1987 Pontiac Lemans that ejected a rod, likely because getting on the interstate required standing on the skinny pedal for about 45 seconds in order to hit 65mph. It was a terrifying experience and just an absolute dogshit vehicle and 75hp deathtrap.
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Smack2k@reddit

1984 Pontiac 1000 - Brown but the paint had been sunbleached to give it that extra bit of sexiness!!!
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AI-Idaho@reddit

1976 Buick Skyhawk with the uneven six. Always ran like crap, the five speed transmission failed, clutch cable snapped and cracked the firewall, rear suspension point cracked on the body, only had one rear speaker and overheated if you drove fast by areodynamic design flaw. If I did not know how to weld and fabricate metal, it would never had made it 100k. The upside was after I replaced the transmission with a used one, it got better fuel economy because the final drive was super overdrive in fourth and fifth. The door hinges totally wore out, but I replaced them because I can weld. And the over heating problem while never totally fixed was much better after adding a scrap plywood splitter/under tray that created a better low pressure area behind the radiator. What a total POS that car was. It did handle well, when the rear suspension mounts were fixed/welded/bolted up. The unibody was actually cracked and tearing apart. Shame on Fisher body and GM for building and designing such a turd.
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otterspockets8@reddit

Nissan qashqai Hideous hideous thing
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PolizeiW124-Guy@reddit

G reg Fiat Uno, fucking horrible piece of shit.
View on Reddit #68681908

Leverkaas2516@reddit

I've never owned a truly bad car. The worst was a 1976 VW Rabbit, which left me stranded a few times but had no fundamental flaws.
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PM_ME_UR_SM0L_BOOBS@reddit

An 88 BMW 325 and a 92 prelude are tied for me for used cars but in their defense they both were well above 500k miles. For a new car it was the 13 frs, went through 5 high pressure fuel pumps
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prefix_code_16309@reddit

1981 Peugeot 504 diesel wagon or maybe a 1980 Chevy Malibu. Also in the running would be the 2009 Honda Fit Sport Navi we bought new and I traded on a Civic 6 months later when I couldn't stand it any more. Such a brilliant car on paper that was miserable to drive. I realize I'm the only person on Earth who hates that gen of Fit.
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CompetitiveLab2056@reddit

Any Hyundai I’ve ever owned has been a complete pile of trash
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WhitebeltAF@reddit

I had a 2004 Oldsmobile Alero that was the best and worst car I’ve ever owned. It was a steaming pile of shit. Broken transmission, every check line in the book illuminated on the dash, yet somehow it just kept going.
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Geoarbitrage@reddit

1970 Camaro. Drank gas like a 30’ Donzi.
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rubberguru@reddit

1975 Chevy monza. 4 cylinder Vega motor and automatic transmission. So underpowered it wouldn’t spin the wheels in snow. Sold before the oil usage skyrocketed
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AnotherDrone001@reddit

Oldmobile Aurora
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Defiant-Aerie-6862@reddit

Ford pinto hatchback
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Any-Key1482@reddit

2009 Subaru Forester by a long shot, those engines are trash.
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Kange109@reddit

B8 S4, worst and best car rolled into one.
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The___kernel@reddit

You’re gonna have to expand on that because the 3.0t in those is probably the best engine Audis ever made
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Potatobobthecat@reddit

1999 Ford Contour. Honestly, it was great. $500 and drove it 118k miles before I sold it for $600. It was a POS and was always kinda broken. Never left me stranded.
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Asleep-Pin-6889@reddit

1998 Jetta. We were fixing it more than I was driving it. It was cute though.😂
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Thinking-Peter@reddit

1968 VW Beetle, poor handling in windy conditions, dim headlights, noisy engine
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LordBuggington@reddit

98 silverado. Good enough, easy to work on but picking it because its the only car that ever broke down on me, well my jeep water pump exploded but I can give that a pass. and it had more issues in the time I owned it than my others. Like I said nothing crazy, just a lot of little stuff.
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Asleep-Pin-6889@reddit

1998 Jetta. We were fixing it more than I was driving it. It was cute though.😂
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eurocracy67@reddit

My 2004 Land Rover Defender - basic, cramped, noisy, slow. Terrible car but a fantastic hobby. Always a talking point, can go anywhere, and has well over a thousand mile range if loaded up with Jerry cans, fairly straightforward to maintain, ridiculously heavy duty and with care it could realistically outlive me.
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Puzzleheaded_Sun570@reddit

I've only ever owned 2 cars. A 2006 Nissan Sentra and a 1992 Ford Crown Victoria. I dont think either of them have been bad at all. Although the Crown Vic is my dream car, I cant say one has been worse than the other. Both of them have been absolute monsters in reliability. The Sentra got way better gas mileage and was easier to handle. The Crown Vic has a way more comfier ride, and more space.
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Spandingo@reddit

My first car, 2007 Pontiac G6. Named it Chet. Wheel bearings warped literally every 3 months. Power steering went out twice. Muffler fell off after going over a tiny dip in the road. Had to spend 800$ to get it repaired. Literally two weeks after that I left for work and the steering was so unresponsive, odometer said error, speedometer didn’t work, was in limp mode. Was throwing codes left and right. All in a year and a half of having the car. Didn’t even have high mileage. Sold it to a family friend who said it was going to be their project car, have no clue why he wanted it. He told me a few months later the engine started on fire. Rip Chet.
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PraiseThePumpkins@reddit

i’m sorry but this is the funniest one. chet fucking hated being alive
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Physical_Touch_Me@reddit

Reminds me of Tom Hank's son Chet who's a white rapper. But in car form.
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Spandingo@reddit

I think Chet wanted to die because I had to slap the headlights for them to turn on at least once a week too 💔 the disrespect was too much
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TormentDubz_EDM@reddit

Odometer saying error was a TCM issue I think. I had to replace the transmission in my 09 GXP
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Actual_Environment_7@reddit

I never see G6s any longer. I think they’re practically extinct.
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CFCalgaryMan@reddit

2006 pontiac vibe. It went through catalysts every 25,000km, rattled like it was from 1982 and the clutch was so heavy my leg would cramp up on the way to work. It had the kind of mileage where it needed new shocks, ball joints,brakes, tires, everything. It was a money pit, uncomfortable, slow and my wife loved it for some reason. She was pissed when I traded it in for a 2001 Saturn.
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yepmeh@reddit

My Chevy S -10.  It was like a rock. It just sat there.
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JoeHooversWhiteness@reddit

Love my S-10. Only time it wasn’t reliable was when I was too poor to care for it. A little TLC and it will not quit. Mine was 1998.
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VeskiFins@reddit

2018 Acura ILX by a mile for me. Learned my lesson on entry luxury vehicles right after graduating. Sold it early on a heavy loss.
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astcell@reddit

2006 Mercedes-Benz ML 430. The thing was in the shop the whole time. Then I found that it was not made in Germany, it was made in Tuscaloosa Alabama. The only thing that comes out of there is good hooch and bad porn.
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probably_not_a_bot23@reddit

2015 Jaguar XF basically chewing through at least two brake calipers per year. Rust everywhere to the point the exhaust fell off within less than a year from new. By the third year rust appeared on two of the doors and the tailgate, three wishbones had snapped and the airflow sensor failed and two of the alloys had cracked requiring full set replacement (metal was too soft) Of course the warranty covered nothing as it was labelled "owners fault" costing me around £10,000/$13,000
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According_Handle_599@reddit

Chevy Malibu. Constant Ignition Theft Issues. Would not read my key and car wouldn't start. Failed water pump, gas pump, paid arm and a kidney for Ignition swap and it lessened the issue for a little. But it never fully worked right. Ate gas like crazy. I'd never buy or even rent a Chevy again.
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Melodic-Skirt-7933@reddit

Honda civic 2014, cvt transmissions are shit!
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Previous_Bank4296@reddit

Hyundai Tiburon
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DishRelative5853@reddit

In 1978, when I was 18, I bought my friend's '74 AMC Gremlin. 4.2 litre straight 6. 3-speed manual. It still amazes me that our friendship survived that decision.
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doppledeaner1@reddit

1996 vw Passat. Everything broke. It's was 5 times as expensive for parts than my jeep. The brakes locked when the battery died?
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Embarrassed-Wall-236@reddit

2015 Chevy Cruze. Absolute piece of shit car. Endless repairs, codes, engine would go into limp mode, replaced ABS module, ABS unit, ECU had to get reprogrammed, exterior bulbs would burn out every few months, it was slow, seats were uncomfortable, it just sucked. It permanently soured me on GM vehicles. I replaced it with a 2021 Lexus IS300 AWD, and I've had zero problems of any kind. Just basic maintenance.
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SailingJeep@reddit

2011 Chevy Cruze with the 1.4
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BackgroundEmphasis42@reddit

As the not so proud owner of a 2014 Chevy Cruze with the 1.4 turbo, I feel your pain.
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Short_Dog_203@reddit

2017 Chevy Cruze
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BackgroundEmphasis42@reddit

I'm surprised I had to scroll so far down to see this reply. My 2014 Chevy Cruze was a nightmare.
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Jumper_Connect@reddit

72 Ford Pinto station wagon
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janseny7@reddit

95 Land Rover Discovery. Bought it for $4500 in college. Thought I was hot stuff until everything started breaking. It came fast and quick too!
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penywisexx@reddit

1992 Ford Tempo, came back from a deployment in 2002 and was fighting PTSD demons when I wrapped it around a tree drunk one night.
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Dolphin_Princess@reddit

Honda Accord Still a very good car, just simply not as good as my other cars because it was a gasoline car.
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Snake_Bait_2134@reddit

2004 F150. Bought it at 11pm, threw a rod at 9:30 am the next morning 5 min after registering it. Didn’t even own it for 12 hours.
View on Reddit #68671671

destroythedongs@reddit

My 05 outback XT gave me nothing but problems but I still loved the car. There's nothing WRONG with my 09 2.5i outback but going from the top trim level to base really makes me miss those accessories. And it's uglier
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exoticmatter421@reddit

I’ve owned a Legacy GT wagon since 2011. Mine is on engine #2 but it’s been super reliable with a pro tune for over a decade now. But I’d never touch another EJ25 or recommend a turbo Subaru to anyone.
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Overall_Let_4885@reddit

My 2015 Chrysler 200c. Love everything about it, but man has it had so many things break mechanically. Luckily I got the lifetime warranty 🙏
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T3hHippie@reddit

Has the same year but it was the limited trim. Such an awful car. Transmission dead at 176k km...countless leaks especially coolant. Beautiful car though and speedy. For some reason breaks wore on this thing like crazy unlike any other vehicle I owned.
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Overall_Let_4885@reddit

The leaks omg. Went back to the dealer like 4 times in a row before it finally stopped leaking haha. I should probably check my breaks. Been a while lol
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Actual_Environment_7@reddit

Dealership hates to see you roll up.
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Overall_Let_4885@reddit

They’ve done tens of thousands of work for probably 1k total at this moment. Couple radiators. Starter. Cylinder head. Motor mounts. Oil filter housing. Trunk life strut thing. Fuel pump. Some valve something I can’t remember. So many random leaks. Missing other things as well but you get the point.
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tpauly0225@reddit

I have a 2015 200S V6 AWD. 167K miles on it. Love the car. Hate the crappy 9-spd tranny on it though. Otherwise it’s a fun quick little car to drive.
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Overall_Let_4885@reddit

Explains it perfectly. You put a different transmission in there and maybe give the engine a little more breathing room both space wise and it’s perfect. Always felt the engine compartment was so crammed in. I’m at 219k miles and still daily driving it.
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tpauly0225@reddit

That’s awesome to hear yours has so many miles on it and it’s still your daily. Mine is too. Hoping there’s a lot more left!
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Overall_Let_4885@reddit

Same for yours. Feel like people normally got rid of them by then haha. Should be plenty left! Somebody just hit and ran on my side mirror when I was parked in the street. Was told I got the last new one in the country so no more parking in the street for me lol
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Gmod-Racer-Overdrive@reddit

Yeah, I think that’s the one big problem with the car. The PentaStar V6 is actually a decent engine but that Fiat nine-speed is terrible.
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Ronni_Z@reddit

Nissan Altima ☠️
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phatty720@reddit

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe FWD V6 Went through four transmissions in less than 2 years, along with many other issues. Instead of getting the 5th transmission, we went to arbitration through [CAMVAP](https://www.camvap.ca/) (Canada) and won. Hyundai was forced to buy it back which **really** pissed them and the dealership off.
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KeanuIsACat@reddit

Volkswagen Corrado VR6. Fuck that car. Also it was one of the best cars I have ever owned.
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SlightQuestion4588@reddit

Lada Samara 2018 1.5L
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Miamithrice69@reddit

2001 Ford Escape. Thing fucking died after 115k miles and was falling apart long before that.
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rogerhotchkiss@reddit

BMW Z4 (E85). Numb steering, headlights like candles, rubbish handling and ride.
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IamNotTheMama@reddit

Porsche 914 Burned oil, none of the ducting was connected (so no heat) - I lived in Minnesota Drivers side floor rusted so bad it was a scoop during a rain storm Shift handle was broken out of the mechanism, if you didn't know 'the trick' you couldn't shift Finally, when I bought it, it "needed a clutch". Nope - it needed a transmission - so I paid $1500 to repair a car that I paid $1500 for All that said, it was an absolute blast to drive and I would buy another one in a heartbeat. As a matter of fact, if offered the same deal today I would take it.
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My2026GV70@reddit

Admitting to owning what I have always referred to as the Pseudo-Porsche. I’m proud of you.
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IamNotTheMama@reddit

Feel the same about the 356? How about the 914-6?
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KoedKevin@reddit

1976 Ford Fairmount with a 200 cubic inch engine and a 3 speed manual transmission.  It was absolutely terrible in every respect. 
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Agreeable-Finish-375@reddit

1995 ford Taurus
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SortByCont@reddit

What?  That was my first car.  I loved that thing.  
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witcheringways@reddit

2004 Chevy Cavalier. Absolutely the most uncomfortable seat I’ve ever had the displeasure of sitting in. It also rattled like a spray paint can and even small bumps felt like the car was going to shake itself apart. I bought it with 16,000 miles on it, practically new, and the back bumper literally disintegrated when I was rear ended at low speed 6 months later. In its short life, it was a gutless turd and I thank the asshole who gave me whiplash in that accident for at least putting that awful POS out of its misery.
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Jaydenel4@reddit

07 Nissan Quest in 2012. Bought it cash in Miami. Ran fine. It was a fully loaded example. The carpet was beat and stained. All the seats were torn or dirty. The rear skylights leaked. The digital cluster went out, and so did the gas gauge with it. The AC finally died and my wife told me to get rid of it
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Blues_Fish@reddit

1976 Ford Maverick. 3 on the floor, no power steering, hot as hell in the summer with no redeeming qualities. Oh, and it was metallic pea color.
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Silverback_50_V2@reddit

2011 Dodge Ram with 5.7L Hemi. Interior was falling apart the first year. Maintenance was astronomical. Rear Differential leak before 36k. As much as I really really like the 6.7L Cummins, I will never buy a Ram ever again.
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Disastrous-Wealth@reddit

GMC Typhoon. Destroyed the front prop shaft so it was 2WD for a couple days. Replaced it, then 2 months later transmission took a shit. Hated GM products ever since
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Sacrilegious_Prick@reddit

Mid 1980s Hyundai Excel.
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Battlecat3714@reddit

2016 Jeep GC Laredo 3.6l V6 Was amazing for the first 5yrs, however, this last yr it has been a complete nightmare. It won’t stop breaking down & it’s always bizarre difficult shit that needs replacing too….never anything normal/basic/expected. Also, working on it is such a difficult pain in the ass that you either will pay way too much for repairs at a shop due to labor alone or you better have the patience, tools & time on your hands to do it yourself. 10/10 would never recommend any Chrysler product with the 3.6l or 5.7l.
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mingee2020@reddit

I’ve had a 1977 Nova- 4door Inline 6 (1999-2004) 1994 Saturn SL2- 4door manual transmission 150k miles (2004-2008) 2001 Suzuki SV6 1990 Volkswagon Fox- 4door manual transmission (2008-2010) 2006 Yamaha FZ6- bought it off the showroom floor, 6 miles-26k miles, (2007-2011) Surly Troll Bicycle- Brand new frame, used parts, rode 4,000 miles from Virginia to California, sill have it (2013-current) 2004.5 Volvo S40, NA 170k miles, I beat the hell out of this thing and it keeps going (2015-current) 2011 Acura MDX, bought with 100k miles, now has 162k, love this car (2018-current 2005 Lexus LX470, the best car I’ve ever been the steward of. Was given to us by FIL when he passed away this year. Has 220k miles and I will do everything in my power to care for it the next 20-30 years if I can. I will have to replace the frame at some point, but I think I will drive this truck until I die, hopefully in 30+ years, I’m 43 now. I have loved all of my vehicles, but if I had to pick the worse one, it would be the Suzuki Sv6 motorcycle, it was used and abused when I got it. It gave me nothing but electrical problems. Out of the cars, I think I would pick none of them, They all were good to me. Some would say I’ve had good luck, and I have, but more importantly, I’ve maintained them, machines are simple, take care of them and they will do the thing they were engineered to do.
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UnSCo@reddit

2004 Hyundai Elantra. Got it when I started college. Trans blew at some point and my dad thought it would be a good idea to spend almost what the car was worth to fix it.
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neuronbob1@reddit

1996 Dodge Stratus and 1999 Dodge Intrepid. Awful POSs. Awful. Stratus engine blew (literally) at 38k miles despite good maintenance. Intrepid transmission died at 625 miles on the clock, and even after it was replaced, I never trusted the car again and got rid of it as quickly as possible. I have not owned a Chrysler product since, and I will never own a Chrysler product again after these two awful, unreliable, massively depreciating cars.
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knightmair85@reddit

1989 Mitsubishi Galant(in 2001) the thing lasted me 48 hours, thermostat went bad, fixed it, then 2 days later, overheated again, took it to junkyard
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reptarshane@reddit

1982 Toyota Corona wagon with the Holden Starfire 4 engine.
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T3hHippie@reddit

Chrysler 200....2015
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Little_Daikon7941@reddit

Hands down and Audi A4 turbo. The sensors go bad all the time. Burns oil the list is to long.
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RevolutionarySide298@reddit

1980 Chevrolet Shov-it…
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fearandloling@reddit

I loved it and was a fantastic 4x4 but I had a gen 1 Land Rover Discovery that was so much work. 8mpg was the nail in the coffin while i was commuting 25 miles one way for school/work.
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Ebomi@reddit

In 92 I bought a 69 F100 for $1800, unknown mileage, two tone white over green. It had a 390 bored 30 over with forged pistons and don’t remember what cam. Truck was an eye sore, usual rust, terrible steering, and breaks that may or may not work at any given time. We joked about miles per quart of oil, and finding gas with enough obtain was a pain. Wife drove it as a daily to her job 40 miles one way over a desolate 2 lane state highway and managed to take out a few reflector T posts as there was no shoulders, did I mention it had terrible steering? No one ever tailgated and getting people to get out of the way wasn’t a problem either, oh yeah I installed headers on it as well. Convinced the wife to let me buy it by saying I could actually work on it(which was constant). Our Pygmy goats would actually hang with me while I was laying under it doing what ever. There was a “trick” to getting it started as well, having to ”pump” the chock pull lever on the dash while cranking, and the high beam dimmer switch on the floor would sometimes cause the headlights to go off. Actually traded it in for a new ‘94 RAM 1500 full bed with the funky suicide rear doors which made the wife very happy, think we got $1500 trade, I know trades are just funny number fixing.
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Thesinistral@reddit

1994 Dodge Ram truck. Multiple leaky gaskets ( rear main seal and something else) @ 55k miles and crap brakes that also required pad replacement at around that mileage.
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Ifyouhavethemeans@reddit

1984 Chevrolet Chevette, 20k miles. Inherited it from my grandpa, and I called it the Chevy shove it. I am 6’2”, the seat did not go far back enough, the a.m. radio is undersized for replacement, had no power steering, no power brakes, the AC leaked, the oil leaked, the coolant leaked, The steering rack leaked, it leaked rainwater into the floor board, occasionally, the master cylinder failed and brakes went right to the floorboard with no stopping. Otherwise, the early lockup torque converter allowed me to send it to 115 miles an hour.
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mjr1981@reddit

1970 Chevy Vega burned more oil than gas.
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broccoli_d@reddit

2003 Mitsubishi Lancer. Developed a condition where the engine would rev even when you weren’t giving it any gas. Traded it in after 4 years/24,000 miles (I had a super short commute at the time).
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Doodah2012@reddit

71 Renault 16TS
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Intelligent-Rest-231@reddit

Fiat Strada. Soviet style quality
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Oh_Hello_Pretty@reddit

1996 Pontiac Grand Am
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MacandMandy69@reddit

Cadillac XT-5 🤬
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modestmanio@reddit

2011 Nissan juke turbo
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agtexas@reddit

A 1994 Toyota Camry. Bought it in 96 w pretty low miles. So many things went wrong w that car in the 3 years I owned it. Getting rid of it was one of the happiest days of my life.
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turboftw@reddit

2012 VW Golf R
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Old_Coconut1414@reddit

1999 Kia Sephia. So cheaply made.
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PollutionOld9327@reddit

1972 Ford LTD 4 door ... It would loose oil pressure when stopped at a red light or stop sign, so I'd have to keep one foot on the gas and one on the brake to keep the engine from locking up
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Crevicefulloftar@reddit

I had an old Chrysler Taurus that needed water to be constantly put in the reservoir. Then when the battery crapped out, I had to pin the wheel and take out the wheel fender to access the battery. Chrysler hates peoppe working on their own cars
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Outrageous_Line4756@reddit

Chrysler didn't make the Taurus...it was Ford .
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Eeeezywhippet@reddit

2009 Mini Cooper S r56.
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Outrageous_Line4756@reddit

2001 Mini Cooper...HUGE MISTAKE !
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IAmAWretchedSinner@reddit

1992 Ford Escort. My first car, it was used, and it got me around in high school and my first year of college, but good grief I had to put a lot of repairs into it - was glad to be rid of it, eventually.
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Will-Da-Thrill@reddit

1999 Chevrolet Malibu LS with the V6. Constantly blew intake gaskets. Which is a crazy repair. The day I traded it in, on the new car lot, the transmission wouldn’t go in reverse. I hated that car.
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ChampionshipHot4475@reddit

1971 pinto
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FASPANDA@reddit

07 f150 fx4 looked great, loved the truck …. But almost everything broke at 130,000km Transmission, drive shaft, coil on packs, spark plugs, fuel pump, front end and probably more I can’t remember. It was cheaper to buy a new truck than keep repairing that POS
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sator-2D-rotas@reddit

BMW X5 35D. A diesel. The emission system for that thing threw a check engine light the way most people go to the bathroom. And it was never less than several hundred bucks to fix. Doing it yourself. And most components were not easily accessible. Then there is the battery in the back. It’ll warn you it is going out. And then will be dead the absolute next time you try and start it. And the rear litigate and clamshell glove box are both electric. Thankfully I had a pdf of the manual on my phone cause otherwise I’d be f*#%&d, and not in the good way.
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kaotaba@reddit

2010 chevy hhr. i loved her but she was sooooo problematic. she was likely in an accident with a previous owner and the replacement doors didn't fit quite right so wind resistance was NOT there. it had electrical issues so my headlights and taillights were constantly going out. i probably bought at least ten bulbs in the four years i had it. i would also need a valve stem replaced every few months or so and i had several tires explode on me. cel was on more often than not. two different door handles broke for no good reason. annoying as hell but she started up and drove every single time! got hit by a mail van back in april (car still drove, really only took damage to the doors) and used the money to get myself a somewhat better shitbox (04 element) and sold the hhr to my desperate and broke coworker for 1500. her problem now!
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jroc421@reddit

2010 Tiguan 2.0 turbo
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foshiggityshiggity@reddit

2017 audi q5. Started burning 1qt of oil every 400 miles right out of warranty. At 60k it died entirely. No compression in the #2 cylinder. Ate cv axles like a light snack and audi wanted 1700 for each one before labor. Maintenance was at the dealer and on schedule. Utter piece of trash. Avoid VAG 2.0T AT ALL COSTS.
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Tuques@reddit

My wife's 2013 jetta. Thing is slow as fuck and maintenance costs way more than it should.
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mov-ax@reddit

Ford Mustang Mach E. Impossible to get in the car without *something* not working, every single time. Cruise control turns off. Camera doesn’t work. Phone won’t sync. Stereo volume knob turns the seat heater on. 🤣 That is of course if you were able to get the door to open to get in the thing in the first place. The car is so hilariously bad we have a saying “It’s a Ford…”
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eternallycynical@reddit

1996 z71 stepside silverado stick in black. Bought it new. I loved that truck and it hated me. Outside the usa so 2 year warranty. Everything broke at 2 years. Ac system (condenser metal through everything) $$$$ Injectors x 8 $$$$ 4x4 transfer $$$$ Never chev-ed again
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LivinUndead@reddit

1989 Ford Probe. I liked the car, it drove nice but it had to go into the shop a few too many times.
View on Reddit #68663043

Fun_Examination_1435@reddit

2011 Nissan rogue. Piece of fucking shit
View on Reddit #68663006

tthompson225@reddit

96 grand Cherokee (my first car) huge POS
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BlackBartKuma@reddit

2002 Toyota Camry. It was boring. Slow, and the check engine light for O2 sensor kept coming on.
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tazerpruf@reddit

1981 Audi 4000. Had a fuel pump relay that blew every few weeks. Kept a spare in the glove box. The fix was a new ECU, which at the time was really just a glorified circuit board, but the cost of the repair was well outside of my E3(Coast Guard) financial situation.
View on Reddit #68662968

littlemama9242@reddit

2016 Dodge Dart. Biggest POS I've had the misfortune of owning
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beerdyguy1@reddit

2012 Chevy Sonic with the 1.8L
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TheWhogg@reddit

We briefly owned a Mondeo with the DCT. No prizes for guessing why it was so uniquely bad. The worst bomb I’ve owned is a $400 Cortina 4.1L that I bought while I looked for a good car. But it did everything well.
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ItsErnestT@reddit

Not me, but my Dad somehow was talked into buying a Chevy Chevette with a diesel motor, early 80's I believe. My Dad was not a car guy. Knew very little about how to maintain a regular gas powered internal combustion engine powered vehicle. Knew even less about how to maintain a diesel. I think it was because he was a cheapskate. Diesel fuel was way cheaper than gas at that time. i
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PeakQuirky84@reddit

Mercury topaz sedan.  Started falling apart after 60k miles
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Inevitable-Singer409@reddit

2013 Abarth 500. Super fun car to drive, plenty of HP for its size. Wouldn’t call myself a mechanic illiterate, but doing basic maintenance on that car freaking sucked. Replaced it within a year with a ‘99 4Runner.
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TheArchitect515@reddit

2016 Chevy Equinox 2.4 Burns oil like a Detroit diesel.
View on Reddit #68661627

Evening-Baseball-132@reddit

2001 Audi A6, total shitbox
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Mister_Vandemar@reddit

My first car was a used Volvo. Neither the heat nor the A/C worked. The sunroof leaked. I loved that car; it was terrible.
View on Reddit #68661335

dontbeestupit@reddit

Not me but my parent's Ford Tempo.
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DiscoCombobulator@reddit

2001 BMW 740iL. Biggest POS. Out of 37 cars. And all shitboxes, the only two that let me down and left me stranded were a 2010 Sonota (100k kms on it) and my BMW. Such a nice car inside, fully loaded with features I'd never heard of before, yet none of them worked anymore. Its "get up and go", had got up and left at some point because it was horrible. It couldn't spin the tires, I needed special tools for everything, it had dumb engineering designs that were over-complicated, it didnt ride all that nice, and 4 hours for a simple belt-driven water pump on a longitudinal mounted engine? Lame. Especially since OEM had a plastic impeller that grenaded. The steel one was cheaper and bettee I hated that car more than I loved it unfortunately. I'd imagine it was nice when it were new
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2tired2floss@reddit

1967 Ford Mustang, 6 cylinder engine. It was a P. O. S. Thanks to that experience you could offer me a free anything from Ford Motor Co. and I'd turn it down!
View on Reddit #68660667

FinkBass420@reddit

2015 Jeep Cherokee. Never again, Stellantis.
View on Reddit #68660625

And-he-war-haul@reddit

It was simultaneously the best car I ever owned too. 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton.
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aaudiholic@reddit

Amazing engineered car that few people understand
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redsnowman45@reddit

2001 Audi A4 1.8t. When it was riot was a great car. But the maintenance and repair costs were obscene. It always had some issues. Luckily it was totaled in a crash and the payout was good.
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aaudiholic@reddit

I had one and put 320,000 miles on it. Bought it with 60,000 in 2008. Best car I’ve ever owned.
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reesesbigcup@reddit

1979 Honda Accord in 1984. Then as now highly rec'd as a reliable used car. Would leave me stranded randomly after driving a while, would not start for hours. No mechanic could fix it. Traded for a new Dodge Omni in 1985 on a day the Accord was running ok.
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BeerandGuns@reddit

I had a few different 1979 cars and boy the daily joy of “what’s going to fail next?” Will It start? Will the master cylinder go out and the brakes go to the floor when I’m driving?
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Informal-Advice@reddit

2005 Chevrolet Malibu Classic with the i4. Most depressing pos I’ve ever owned, ugly (inside and out), slow, reliable though. Made for fleet rentals. Just sadness whenever I had to look at it or drive it.
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BeWolk@reddit

Renault Samsung SM3 electric problems everyday
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Sub_aaru@reddit

I've only owned one car, my 2012 Mazda3. It's had so many issues but at the same time, it could be worse. It's reliable but not super reliable and definitely not unreliable, like I've never been stranded but it also costs me a chunk of change every so often. The rear shock mount broke, the engine has a tick, every so often I smell oil, the brakes like to stick, and the transmission sometimes doesn't want to go into gear. Most of it is just because it's old and has a lot of miles lol
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SignalEchoFoxtrot@reddit

Citroën C3
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The_one_who_SAABs@reddit

1993 Mercedes 300se. It was really nice, but it was a pos as far as electrical problems, and an I6 is too small for that car
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TheChickenScampi@reddit

You got one of the model years that was affected by the biodegradable electrical wiring harnesses ('92-'96 MY were the ones that got hit).
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mopedarmy@reddit

71 Ford Maverick 4 door. Absolute shitbox of a car. A rust bucket by the 2nd year. Sheet metal pushrods (don't ask how I know), paper thin sheet metal, cheap plastic interiors.
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ThingFuture9079@reddit

2014 Jeep Patriot FWD. It was the one that had a CVT instead of the regular automatic transmission and the CVT was noisy, car accelerated slowly, and there was a long delay of the vehicle starting to move once you pressed the gas pedal. It struggled accelerating up a hill as well and that's why when I got my current car which is a 2023 RAV4, I wanted something that had a regular automatic transmission and not a CVT. It started rusting on the bottom right of the trunk door along with one of the fenders and since the car was discontinued in 2017, nobody had those parts available so I got rid of it when I did so I wouldn't lose more money on it.
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dap12036@reddit

2020 Mazda CX-30. The transmission was gone by the time it hit 30k miles. AC and heat were intermittent. Fuck Mazda and their shitty cars.
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sherman40336@reddit

91 Pontiac Grand Prix I spent more on repairs than I did the car
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mrhippo3@reddit

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. The only thing that was supreme was gas consumption. It was the first year they tried to limit emissions. Mileage on highway was 13 mpg.
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hooligan-6318@reddit

1982 Pontiac Trans Am with the crossfire injected 305/automatic. Biggest pile of shit I ever owned.
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whalespray@reddit

2004 Kia Sorrento.
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JoeBlow509@reddit

1990 Ford Probe LX V6 Automatic.
View on Reddit #68658510

Altruistic-Bank4385@reddit

03 tbird Drive for an hour, work on it for yeo.
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dustindh10@reddit

1986.5 VW Scirocco 16v, which also happened to be my first car. It is the reason that I am the mechanic that I am today. It blew radiator hoses like it was its sole purpose it life and I had the steering rack go out on me while driving on the interstate, which wasn't terrifying at all. I did love that dumb thing though.
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ike9211@reddit

Jeep renegade trailhawk loved it especially in the trails but a trip to the dealer for software and electrical issues every other week made it unbearable
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iiplatypusiz@reddit

I had a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire, that was the worst and also best car ever lol. Absolute steaming pile of gm plastic garbage inside, no AC, manual windows and locks and stuff, rusted out too all hell. Also makes me miss those kind of cars, you could get a brand new working vehicle for like 12 grand that had no bells and whistles but was going to get you where you are going. If they dug one out of a vault and had it on sale at my local chev dealer brand new id probably buy it again lol. Easy as fuck to work on, lasted forever, the styling was actually kinda cool because it looked similar to cooler gm cars of the day like the trans ams and Camero of the early 2ks.
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SkiFishRideUT@reddit

2002 Ford Explorer with the 4.0. From the years of the Firestone Tire recalls. Drove great downhill. Shook like hell and pulled to the right when I have to accelerate.
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dustindh10@reddit

Ha! I had a 2002 2 door Sport. I hated that thing.
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scubas1973@reddit

1985 Ford Ranger. V6 with a giant pile of shit for a transmission. Rebuilt it twice, started slipping again...sold it. Only had it a year. Liked the truck otherwise.
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Jedi-27@reddit

Chevy Beretta, had some weird electrical issue where it would stall for no reason. The day I traded it in it stalled on the dealer lot as I was parking it.
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Still-alive49@reddit

Chevrolet Aveo. If it was reliable I would have been okay with it. But jfc it was always broken.
View on Reddit #68656751

Whitehoneybun666@reddit

2013 Scion frs fun car but shitty engine 2 blown motors in 4500 miles
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paintmaster500@reddit

Geo tracker
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Cool-Read-2475@reddit

Audi convertible S5
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Roboticpoultry@reddit

When we met my wife was driving a bare bones, FWD only 2015 Rav4. It was a fine appliance car but I absolutely hated that thing
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SausagePrompts@reddit

Had a 2013, would take that over the new gen any day.
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EvilDarkCow@reddit

My grandma has a fully loaded 2020 RAV4. This was about $40k new. I’m sure it’s bulletproof, but it’s one of the worst driving cars I have ever been behind the wheel of. Loud, rattly, somehow less roomy than a Corolla. I’ve had barebones econoboxes more pleasant to drive.
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Keeponkeepingon22@reddit

Peugeot 306. Bag of shit
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ResponsibleAd9364@reddit

96 dodge neon srt
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PutPuzzleheaded5337@reddit

Ferrari F355.
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MasochisticCanesFan@reddit

2012 Dodge journey
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AdEastern9303@reddit

Wife had a 2008 Kia Sephia. Replaced the head. Replaced the block. Replaced the transmission…twice Replaced the main engine wiring harness. All under the 60,000 mile warranty. The week it hit 60,000 miles, we went that Saturday and traded it in.
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400K_LBS_OF_FREEDOM@reddit

Waiting for a mention about the Ford Ecosport
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tankheadcrush@reddit

1996 grand Cherokee, electrical issues, front end always needed work. Dash didnt work half the time
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Zerofawqs-given@reddit

Audi B7 2008 RS4…..total POS experience with that “wunderkar”…..Ate front tires @ an alarming rate….intake valves gummed up with crap and had to have intake manifold removed and ports blasted with walnut shells to take care of the intermittent misfire issues. Car was constantly in the repair shop ( thank god it was still under factory warranty ) I fed it nothing but Chevron premium fuel and tried my best to take care of it….the RS4 was a huge disappointment! I put a 32mm rear roll bar on it to solve the understeer issues and lived in constant pressure of what happens if a rear sway bar link breaks when I’m trying to have some high speed fun on a lonely back country road….That 2008 RS cured me of ever desiring an Audi RS car for life…I still think it had issues with the diabolical cross linked shock absorber system they used….complete nightmare to own.
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blizzard7788@reddit

1979 Ford Mustang. At any given time, something didn’t work on it. It lasted 8 years, and then the floor rusted out to the point that the drivers seat, with me in it, went through the floor and hit the street after going over a pothole.
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EvilDarkCow@reddit

I’m sorry, this is the one that made me laugh my ass off. I had a 1988 Ranger. Fun project truck but the floor was so rusted out I could see the street underneath me. I always wondered if falling through was a possibility. At least it was a bench seat. And I don’t even live where rust is a big problem.
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blizzard7788@reddit

It sure did scare the shit out of me when it happened.
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Remote-Koala1215@reddit

An orange 1974 vega two door
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Forest_Raker_916@reddit

06 mazda miata. Leaky top, mold, spun out a few times.
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UnkleZeeBiscutt@reddit

2012 Dodge Journey…. Literally everything on it broke. I bought it from CarMax used, because I was broke and needed a vehicle for my pregnant wife to drive the kids around. I traded it in after my wife got a job. I wanted to sink it in the river so nobody else would suffer the hell that is Dodge Journey.
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tpauly0225@reddit

Dodge Neon. Got it Lemon Law’d thankfully. Friends of ours went through the same thing.
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Any_Analyst3553@reddit

Worst car ever. 98 neon My ex wife had just bought her neon when we got married. Had 36,000 miles on it and a 5 year loan. Blew the head gasket 3 times before 100k miles, couldn't sell it because she owed more than it was worth. After the 3rd timing belt/water pump replacement just before 100k miles, I vowed that I would not sink another penny into it unless it was to pay off the loan. The water pump started leaking at 119k miles, sold it for $300, next guy blew it up trying to drive it home. It ate camshaft position sensors, had a million electrical issues (including somehow melting the turn signal lenses) and got 23mpg at highway speeds, with a non overdrive 3 speed. How does a car made in the late 90's not have overdrive? I replaced it with a $500 Ford that I drove for 10 years and put over 200k miles on.
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AltoidsAreWeakSauce@reddit

2014 Jetta. Holy shit that thing was a money pit. Had it for 3 years and I got rid of it. Now have a 2019 Mazda 3 GT and it’s amazing
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LagerHead@reddit

2001 Pontiac Bonneville. I spent more fixing that miserable piece of GM shit than all the other cars I and my father have owned combined. It's the reason I will never own another American car, especially a GM.
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spider1178@reddit

1992 Pontiac Sunbird LE 2.0L auto. I was young and loved it, but God damnit was a piece of shit. Constant cooling system problems. Multiple thermostats, water pump, head gasket, cracked head, etc, etc...
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kb3_fk8@reddit

2018 Escalade ESV. Spent 100k on the damn car just to have the front and rear struts leak and need replacing, the front differential replaced, 2 motor mounts replaced and the ECU replaced due to voltage regulation issues at 40k miles. Carvana didn’t know what hit them lol.
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Timalakeseinai@reddit

VW ID3 First edition.  Spend more time in the shop than on the road 
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Bobbogee@reddit

1980 Volkswagen Rabbit, my ‘65 beetle was more reliable. I had to get the CV boots redone 3 times in 5 years , big POS
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Similar_Ad2094@reddit

2001 GMC 3500HD. Nothing related to the newer 3500HD this was a cab chassis type truck.
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WiseAssNo1@reddit

Toyota Carina CDX Reg No. R441 FSG Couldn't keep it on the road for bearings, bushes, tracking et all. Father in Law..... same car, never put a spanner on it for 5 years.
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FickleRefrigerator14@reddit

1991 Pontiac Grand Am 2 door. It’s almost killed me multiple times when the brakes completely failed. Car broke down multiple times a year…absolutely hated that thing. Best car I’ve ever had was a 94’ Accord and 99’ Tacoma.
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MurrayTheGrandPiece@reddit

2011 Subaru Impreza. Engine went within the first 3 days of ownership. The lot I bought it from took it back, replaced the engine, and the replacement engine blew on the test drive they took it on before I could even come to pick it up. Got my money back lol
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spiritsandnature@reddit

2018 Hyundai Veloster
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bkf52@reddit

2012 Nissan Rogue. First year I think of the CVT and I’m honestly surprised it didn’t kill us. Would get overheated and too out at 20 MPH on the interstate
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illegitimate_Raccoon@reddit

Renault Fuego. At least the name checked out, it leaked fuel from every connection
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quotidianwoe@reddit

1993 VW Golf. When I dumped it for a Japanese car I realized cars don’t break every 4 months.
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Mysterious-Range328@reddit

Nearly broke at the time, only car I could afford to buy locally was a 1981? Dodge Omni Charger genuine POS.
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BlackDS@reddit

2002 Pontiac Grand Am - piece of shit never worked right
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My_Brain_Hates_Me@reddit

Fiat 128. It was my first car back around 1978 or so. Complete POS.
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Jeans_609@reddit

97 pathfinder. Had that 3.3l that was terrible
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McwompusCat@reddit

2016 Jeep Patriot, FWD model. Had 33,000 miles on it. Damn thing developed a transmission knock anywhere between 18mph and 55mph. Yes, a transmission knock. Ended up being one of the centrifugal bearings or whatever. Dealership was insistent that it was a flapping body panel or skid plate, or a loose bolt, or a stick stuck in the wheel. I'm very mechanically inclined, but I was using every bit of that bumper to bumper warranty... took it back probably 9 times for the same issue before they finally took the trans apart and found the issue. They put a brand new one in under warranty. Thought that was it. NOPE. Started doing the same thing 1500 miles later. Traded it in for a 2013 Yukon, fully loaded.
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black-kramer@reddit

'94 nissan maxima. bought it used from a guy on craigslist when I was in college. it was only ten years old at the time but was a total nightmare. hope the dude who sold it to me has warts on his taint.
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ShadowsOfTheBreeze@reddit

1975 Mustang 2
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Prescription_Doggles@reddit

2000 Dodge Challenger Intrepid that was a former rental car. What do I win?
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OrneryTortoise@reddit

1985 Ford Tempo. What was i thinking??? 
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Bone58@reddit

(Insert year) Jeep (insert model)
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Intrepidatious@reddit

1985 Renault Alliance convertible. Was my first car (hand me down). It deconstructed itself over the course of my 6 months of ownership. What a piece of crap (but still nostalgic at it being my first car).
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k0uch@reddit

I’m lucky that all my cars have been fairly reliable. Worst one was probably the 1987 Celica GT-S. Got it for free and tossed a 3S-GTE in from Japan. I just abused the fucking hell out of that car, and nothing on the drivetrain broke. Tossed in a 6 disc clutch and e153 with a rdu block off plate so it was still just fwd, built a FMIC setup and clocked the turbo. Ended up needing a pcm and igniter that I just couldn’t source at the time, and while it was parked some drunk kid crashed into it and wiped it out. I was sad when it went to the junk yard, I watched it get crushed and felt like I was defeated. Went back to driving my 2000 Celica GT-S, and ended up turboing my 2001 MR-2 Spyder. Sold the Celica and got an f150, sold the MR-2 and go a triumph bonneville bobber
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West-Wash6081@reddit

1976 Datsun B210 hatchback, 4 on the floor. Biggest rust bucket, no heat, piece of shit ever to hit the roadways.
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SpanktheElephant@reddit

12 chevy malibu big pos!
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tpt75@reddit

Land rover freelander. Great seats but that is it.
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Dimathiel49@reddit

Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost
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LeatherEmployee3694@reddit

1994 mustang gt. Slow turd. Every LS & LT Camaro would smoke it. Even lost to a intrepid and a Z34 or whatever they called the V6 beretta. Poor build quality and fugly. I hate the jellybean era ford had.
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proscriptus@reddit

Chevy Celebrity, I think it was a '91. Had the steering rack lock up halfway through a turn in the middle of an intersection, there was a recall (maybe a TSB?) on it but back then you only knew about a recall if you got something in the mail. That was a real exciting moment.
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Lower_Kick268@reddit

I know with my parents it was a 1998 Dodge Durango when I was a kid. They used to flip cars and plugged it home down 2 cylinders, it wouldn't go faster than 50mph and almost got stuck on the bridge coming home. They drove the thing straight to the junkyard and profited $200 on it
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nvsfg@reddit

Anything Dodge, Chrysler
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Asleep-Beautiful-366@reddit

76 Ford Maverick
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DanJ96125@reddit

2003 VW Passat 1.8T
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chetbrewtus@reddit

2014 Chevy Cruze. Everything about it was garbage I also just rented on vacation and got stuck with a trail blazer, one or the worst cars i’ve ever drove. I checked its msrp and its nearly 30k. At least my cruze was only 15k
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SavageObjector@reddit

2015 Ford Explorer Limited. I paid $50k for junk on wheels. It was all touchscreen and the damn screen wouldn’t work below 50 degrees Fahrenheit so none of the creature comforts on the damn thing worked when cold, and it pumped CO into the cabin. I kept it 9 months and I still get pissed off thinking about that POS.
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Jack_Wagen@reddit

1984 Oldsmobile diesel Cutlass cruiser station wagon
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Latter_Attitude_6409@reddit

Dodge neon , Chevy blazer, Pontiac grandprix all sucked had them all. Now I only drive Toyota
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jeepsies@reddit

91 subaru loyale. I loved it tho lol
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Alexlupus@reddit

2002 dodge neon. That was somehow worse than our 2000 focus Roommate had a mid 1990’s neon years ago and that thing was actually kind of fun though
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Illustrious_Ant7588@reddit

BMW 335xi What a Teutonic Piece of Shit
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LivingGhost371@reddit

2002 Grand Cherokee 4.7 HO, needed the engine rebuilt twice and the transmission rebuilt once before hitting 200,000 miles and $1000 of this or that every other oil change.
View on Reddit #68649704

Significant-Ad-9471@reddit

Not me, but my dad, and I drove it for a while. 1992 Dacia 1310. It was produced after the fall of communism, but before any serious western influence came to Romania and before there was any serious quality control. The number of issues with the car were staggering by any measure. It's entire lifetime was around 80-90000 kms, during that time everything broke that could break, from crankshaft to stupid things like water getting into the gas tank after rain, the drum brakes were horrible, you never knew when they overheated, the gearbox in the winter couldn't be put into reverse. No AC, near the end no heating either in the winter. Driving that car was full time work and you had to be a half mechanic for any longer road. Once during a long trip during a torrential rain it blew the fuse for the wipers, other times the rear brakes stuck and the car just dragged the rear wheel after it. Sometimes the distributor cap just gave up, if you were lucky, the car ran on 3 cylinders, other times the choke spat on the plugs. And you always needed to have a small wire to clean the idle nozzle for the carburetor. I don't think you could drive more than 100 km at a time without running into some issues with the car.
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captain_chipmunk3456@reddit

Most of my cars have been fine and I've never bought one that I disliked out of necessity. That's not to say that some irritating quirks didn't pop up that soured me on it. With that said, the most annoying one that I had was a 2011 Forte LX 6mt, bought new. The main issue I had with it was that occasionally I'd be getting up to speed for the freeway, and would go for 4th gear. The gear stick would not go into 4th and I'd have to rev up to go back into 3rd, or I'd have to skip to 5th. There was never a pattern that I could identify which explained why it would stop short. I dumped it after a year and a half and got myself a Focus 5MT which was much better, with slightly higher horsepower and slightly fewer torques.
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allgasnoshit@reddit

Those manual transmission Focuses seem like so much fun. I have an automatic and even _that_ is a fun car to drive… despite the DPS6’s best efforts to ruin that.
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Shaydu@reddit

1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel Truck. Yes, truck. In yellow, pretty much just like the one at this link: [https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/pictures/vw-rabbit-pickup-caddy-truck/](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/pictures/vw-rabbit-pickup-caddy-truck/)
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TominNJ@reddit

1979 Ford Mustang with a turbo. Total POS. Garbage. Junk. Crap. Trash. I vowed to never own another turbocharger. A vow I will never break.
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fliesguy69@reddit

The naturally aspirated engine wasn't any better. Camshaft broke at 80,000 miles, windshield wipers quit the week dad bought it (new), the car would shut off in the middle of a left turn, sunroof leaked day one, would oversteer thru turns (wonder I didn't kill my 16-year-old self), dash disintegrated, plastic trim flaked off... how are these cars collectible today?
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allgasnoshit@reddit

American cars in general just sucked ass back then.
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RayBuc9882@reddit

Ha ha, I had a 1980 mustang turbo, got it used in 1984. It was fun while it was good. My dad had an accident and it was never the same after that.
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football2106@reddit

1998 Cherokee XJ
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SwampyJesus76@reddit

2000 Dodge Neon Highline Replaced the radiator,  transmission and (2) ac compressors.
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pale_perineum@reddit

Subaru wrx sti and an fd rx7. The subaru blew its first motor before I even hit 50,000km then proceeded to blow another one and the same amount of time and a whole lot of other issues in between. As soon as that 3rd motor went in under warranty I sold it before I even picked it back up from Subaru. The rx7 is self explanatory, rotaries are great motors for the very short time they last but it seems like every 10,000km your up for a rebuild lol. At least I knew that when I purchased it and it was a fun car. Can’t say the same for the Subaru! Boring over hyped slow ass car that’s marketed like a performance car but you have to drive it like it’s an econobox or it will break.
View on Reddit #68648488

pointu14@reddit

Early 80’s Plymouth horizon- I think a 10 year old could have assembled it better
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CaptainSloth269@reddit

I didn’t buy it, however it was given to me so I technically owned it, a 90’s V6 Mitsubishi Magna with leaking valve stem seals.
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GGtrix99@reddit

Uplander. Don't judge me, it was a company car.... The road noise was unbearable, not to mention it was hideous and drove like a wooden roller coaster.
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bearded_dragon_34@reddit

Those final North American U-body minivans have to be among GM’s most cynical and least competitive products ever.
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bearded_dragon_34@reddit

2004 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas, First of all, it wasn’t what I wanted because I wanted the LWB, which was only available from 2005 onward (at which point all Vanden Plas models adopted the LWB body). Second, it had seemingly every single issue the X350-generation XJ could have. ECU blown? Check. Spark plug fused and broke off? Check. Sagging headliner? Malfunctioning sunroof? Check and check. It also burned out the electronic trunk latch, causing me to have to drill into the trunk from behind the backseat just to open the emergency trunk release. The kicker was that even after all the air struts were replaced twice, as well as all the ride height sensors, compressor, a section of air-supply line, a valve block and the rear body computer were replaced, it still wouldn’t act right. It would inflate the struts to the maximum height and then display a permanent “Air Suspension Fault” on the IP, and drive like shit. I converted it to coilovers and sold it. Oh, and one time the wheel fell off while I was driving, but that was my fault.
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Ithrowaway000@reddit

2015 Subaru Crosstrek. 3 CVTS and a set of headgaskets before 150k km.
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EffectiveAlarming875@reddit

BMW E92/320d 2011 (bought in 2020, 70k on the clock) Electronics constantly going breaking, DSC pump, two fuel injectors
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fallingupdownthere@reddit

1991 4 door Chevy S10 Blazer. The interior was terrible. All four door handles broke. The thing rattled like crazy. The back window pistons sounded like a pack of turkeys chasing you down the highway. The engine was a total turd.
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Friz_Poop@reddit

It wasn't mine, but I learned to drive in a Dodge Caliber and as soon as I drove anything else, I realized what a turd it was.
View on Reddit #68634814

bearded_dragon_34@reddit

I also learned to drive on a Dodge Caliber. Somewhere, there’s a special support group for us.
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GrandmaForPresident@reddit

That was going to be my pick
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bmwlocoAirCooled@reddit

Chevy Citation - handled like it was a buckboard.
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RykerDubai305@reddit

2005 Land Rover Range Rover. $17,000 in repairs (most under warranty). Final straw was the $2300 water cooled alternator.
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Xocomil04@reddit

2003 mazda 6 fukkk
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frank00SF@reddit

2004 RX8
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NothingLift@reddit

Ive had about 25 cars and they have all been good. Worst was a ke55 sedan but only because it was made of rust, had no door seals or heater and leaked when it rained. I just drilled some holes in the floor to let it drain. Still it was impeccably reliable and fund to drive despite being a 1.3L 3 speed auto
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Individual_Step2242@reddit

A 1985 Pontiac 6000 STE. Had it for 7 miserable months in which it went to the dealer 18 times for problems. And that doesn’t include scheduled maintenance. Swore I’d never buy another GM. More recently a 2011 VW Golf TDI and a 2018 Golf Sportwagen. I’m a slow learner…
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mans1313@reddit

A Saturn. I now (20 years later) understand why they went out of business! Back in the early 2000s when I had one, my freakin transmission went out 5 miles after the factory warranty expired. I want to say it went out at like 35,000 miles! Ridiculous
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Snoo78959@reddit

2008 Mini Cooper S
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V57M91M@reddit

2019 VW mk Golf 7.5
View on Reddit #68647060

araiiza@reddit

Audi a4 2007
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CarGullible5691@reddit

Citroen Xsara.
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xpert_98@reddit

2017 Cadillac CT6
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RockSteady65@reddit

Not surprised, 2006 CTS was trash
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No_Strength1795@reddit

06 CTS lasted me to hardly 90K miles before it started to mysteriously guzzle oil and have timing chain problems. Thankfully that shit got totaled in an accident before the engine kicked rocks completely
View on Reddit #68647011

Silent_Force2935@reddit

What was wrong with it
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xpert_98@reddit

The transmission shifted way too hard. I had it in to the dealer under warranty twice and multiple flushes never solved it. The dual sunroof shades tore themselves apart on separate occasions leading to sagging fabric and multiple trips back to the dealer to fix. The repair procedure calls for the entire interior to be removed in order to replace the sun shades and motors. Total disaster. It’s definitely the most beautiful car I’ve ever owned but also the biggest pain due to lack of quality.
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Blu_yello_husky@reddit

Thats a hard choice between my 1975 dodge charger and 2001 buick lesabre. The charger was definitely a bigger pile but the buick was more disappointing because everyone is always raving about how reliable theyre supposed to be. Mine must have been a lemon because reliable isnt a word I'd ever use to describe that vehicle. At least the dodges are *known* for being crappy cars, so there wasn't a high expectation for reliability from it
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rahim770@reddit

15 hondas. Every single one being absolute dogshit with ridiculous amounts and types of problems. Even friends of mine that are diehard honda people have spent more than triple what i have on “unreliable euro cars” and their cars still don’t run right while having crazy problems. Reputation is undeserved and a half
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RoamingRiot@reddit

My 06 Tacoma was the first nice, newer vehicle I bought back in 09. It broke way more often than the 88 4runner with 490,000km it replaced. Ultimately the frame rotted out years before the recall campaign ever happened. Should have kept the 4runner!
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stale_cum@reddit

2023 Ford Ranger. The 10r80 transmission is a problem waiting to happen. I got rid of mine after 6 months of ownership.
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RayBuc9882@reddit

1997 or 98 Toyota Corolla. Terrible seats. Exiting on highway ramp, and the rear would slide out if the ramp was curved. Also, a bad luck car—had three accidents in it.
View on Reddit #68646180

eponodyne@reddit

1978 Lancia Beta Ick ick ick ick ick
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Nicholasnyc@reddit

2006 VW GTI 2.0 Turbo. Absolute lemon. It was in the shop more than on the road
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Buffaloslim@reddit

87 VW Scirroco. Fun, quick and tight.
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tomnan24@reddit

1975 Oldsmobile 98 Regency, my first new car. Looked like 5 different shades of gray and only 1 cost of paint. Inside dash parts didn't line up. That was pretty much the height of crap built by America. I was young and shoulda refused the car but I didn't have enough confidence yet. This was my last American car until a 1984 dodge minivan when I had a family. The transmission went out on that.
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XtraTQ@reddit

1987 Dodge Ram 50. Had to top off the oil pretty much every time I filled up with fuel.
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Realistic-Pattern422@reddit

2016 Hyundai Veloster rally ~ thing felt like it had shocks made of bricks, had a torsion beam in the rear so didn’t really handle well, had the 1.6 GDI turbo that had LSPI so bad it was not if but when you were going to shit a piston, Matt blue paint that was a pita to clean and you had to do it often with expensive chemicals that you had to specially order online, and on top of all that would get smoked by a minivan from a dig, roll, and probably in autocross. 
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Comfortable_Angle671@reddit

Ford Fairlane
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TaylorSwiftScatPorn@reddit

A motherfucking 2024 Chevy Traverse. It came with tires that made a power wheels look like a Pike's Peak car.
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TaxOutrageous5811@reddit

2006 Chevy Silverado I bought new. It was my 10 or 11th car and the first new one. I bought an 8 year old Dodge van I bought with 144,000 miles on it and drove it 100,000 more and had fewer problems with than during that time than any single year with the Silverado and I was stuck with it for 10 years. Wife and I swap getting cars so we usually keep them 10 years. But she loves her 2010 Ford Edge and we have had it now for 15 years now. Maybe next year she will be ready for a newer car.
View on Reddit #68645358

Alive_Ask_4166@reddit

RAV4
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ieatyourdog612@reddit

2009 Audi a3 120k miles Loved the car when it was working and it taught how car works in general and into wrenching. But that timing chain, tensioner, oil consumption, and all those torx/spline bolts were so irritating. Beautiful car but will be my last time owning an audi.
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Far-Substance4257@reddit

2013 Honda Accord. It’s the only car I’ve ever owned
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N_ModeVN@reddit

2025 Elantra N. Over 5 months and 1800 miles it squeaked over every bump, needed a new exhaust, and needed a new front left shock. Sold it in August for a 2025 MX5 grand touring. Wonderful car.
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1-2-3-whatever@reddit

B5 2.8 v6 5speed Audi - best part about it was the pelican blue paint. Also had a surprisingly big trunk. Nothing else redeeming. Leaked every fluid it could leak. Constant fault lights. Gutless v6. Stupid car sucked up a lot of my money just to later blow a head gasket. Learned my lesson about used German cars… Never again!
View on Reddit #68645014

Excellent_Boss_2915@reddit

Chevy Aveo. Fun car but electrical problems galore
View on Reddit #68644814

Beancounter_1@reddit

I've owned a 15 VW Passat, a 01 Town Car, and currently daily a 1999 Camry v6. I like the Camry the best, and the VW wasn't my favorite. The quality and fit and finish wasn't the best. Plastic pieces breaking, and it was very expensive to have fixed, a 1500 evap module for example. I think the VW was the worst. It wasn't anywhere near VW's past quality, it rode kind of stiff for me, the seats are rock hard, and the rear bench went to a rough plastic in-between the door and chair. Not the best from VW to be honest. The Town Car was very affordable to repair, and the Camry has the BEST ride and AC, and you notice in CA
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Pup111290@reddit

Tie between a 93 Ford Escort and a 90 Subaru Legacy wagon.
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Canadian_Pacer@reddit

Pontiac 6000. Something broke EVERYDAY
View on Reddit #68644565

Smart-Score5655@reddit

2021 Jeep Renegade
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Roman_Anthony@reddit

1989 Pontiac Grand Prix
View on Reddit #68644369

VW-MB-AMC@reddit

I have never owned a bad car myself. I have liked all of them (which is why I very rarely sell any). But my wife currently has a 1984 VW T3. I don't like the T3, and apparently the T3 does not like me either. It breaks down constantly, and it is not fun to work on. To top it off it has a diesel engine, and I get really bad headaches from the diesel smell. I really dislike that annoying, moody, motorized brick. Thankfully she has decided to sell it.
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ThirdSunRising@reddit

The Vanagon was a really great vehicle when parked. As soon as you tried to drive it that’s when the problems began.
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banndi2@reddit

I think they were pretty legendary for their fuel rail going over top of the exhaust manifold, leaking occasionally and starting some pretty good conflagrations.
View on Reddit #68644197

Emotional_Star_7502@reddit

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
View on Reddit #68644170

AdultContemporaneous@reddit

BMW 740i. Fix one thing, two things break. For all of eternity. See you in hell.
View on Reddit #68644169

MRV-DUB@reddit

Toyota , will never own another one
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xJBONEZx@reddit

86 ford tempo
View on Reddit #68643877

cormack_gv@reddit

2000 Honda Accord (American version).
View on Reddit #68634189

ShatterProofDick@reddit

The famous glass automatic transmission from that era? I had the Acura TL version.
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cormack_gv@reddit

No, I had a stick. But I put in two steering racks, a flywheel, and several clutches. It burned a litre of oil every 1,000km for most of its 160,000km life, and the car alarm went off without provocation. When it was totaled in 2010, I bought a 2,000 Mazda Protege that I drove coast to coast. Didn't burn a drop of oil. Unfortunately, the rust did get it by 2016, when I bought my current car -- a 2016 Hyundai Accent, that always "just works." No maintenance or repairs beyond oil, filters, and a set of tires. Also doesn't burn a drop of oil. Well, maybe a drop but way less than a litre in 10,000km.
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savixr@reddit

Going from a Mazda to a Hyundai is sad to hear
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cormack_gv@reddit

Nah. I've owned several Hondas/Acuras/Mazdas and the Hyundai is the most reliable car I've ever owned. My Mazda 808 was OK, but needed a timing chain tensioner at 50,000 miles and a wrist pin at about 80,000 miles. My '85 Civic sedan was a really nice car but it rusted away in about 10 years. My '85 Mazda Protege (aka 3 sedan) was also pretty nice but also rusted away eventually. My '90 Integra was fine. It needed exhaust and brakes pretty often in the 10 years 160km I owned it, but nothing major.
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CryAffectionate7814@reddit

Mercedes S class with 32000 mi. Stranded 3 times. 12 months owned. 5 months in the shop. Worst comfort of any car ever. Worse than my ford festiva. But driving the pacific coast made it almost worth the otherwise awful experience.
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Derkastan77-2@reddit

1998 geo metro LX. What made the LX ‘luxury edition’ different??? It had a 3rd cylinder SO IT COULD HAVE AIR CONDITIONING!!!! The regular geo metro only had 2 cylinders
View on Reddit #68643335

No_Mongoose_94@reddit

It’s close between the worst 2, but they were both Ford F150s. I’ve owned 3 Chevy trucks, 2 Toyota SUVs, a Buick, and a Pontiac. I had a 2004 & a 2021 F150 & both were bad.
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hoehandle@reddit

Best and worst simultaneously. Triumph Vitesse.
View on Reddit #68643145

Beautiful_Hippo_5574@reddit

88 Pontiac Sunbird
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izackl@reddit

These kids don’t know what it was like to drive an American 80’s economy car. It was hell. ‘84 Plymouth Reliant and ‘83 Chevette checking in.
View on Reddit #68643024

deathrowsuperstar@reddit

1996 Chrysler LHS. Total piece of shit masquerading as a “luxury car.”
View on Reddit #68643002

scottwax@reddit

1999 Mazda 626 ES-V6. Unfortunately had the automatic which just killed the power of the small V6. Only had decent acceleration between 30-50 mph and 70-85 mph. Hit the gas at 60 mph and it was absolutely gutless. Had a variable intake manifold and if you were under around 3600-3700 rpm at highway speeds when it downshifted there was no power. The 5 speed version was 0-60 in the mid 7s, quarter mile high 15s at 87-88, with the automatic, 0-60 was 9.4 and quarter mile 17.4 at 84 mph. But the bigger issue was quality. Instrumental panel lights burned out so often there was a sticky in the 626 forum on how to fix it. They used translucent green caps on the bulb and it would overheat them. And without the caps, the lighting was still green so there wasn't even a need for the caps. Crank pulley outer rim separated from the main section, tossed the alternator belt. Aftermarket doesn't make one, only a dealership hundreds of miles away had the part. The overflow tank for the radiator was pressurized and would leak in the same exact spot every year after replacing it. Took all three into the dealership the last time it failed, you could see the molding flaw clearly in all three. They denied there was an issue despite having 22 of them in stock. At least they comped that one. A/C compressor failed at just under 100k miles. I've been driving 45+ years, I've never had the OEM compressor in any other car fail that early. Radiator fan relays were an issue, the leather quality was awful. The clear coat was butter soft. Some transmission sensor went out, wouldn't shift into overdrive (4th) but it would chirp the tires like a shift kit in a TH350 on the 1-2 upshift. It finally got rear-ended and the driver of the other car did me a huge favor. Only got $3700 for a 8 year old car that was incredibly clean.
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Ivy1974@reddit

Camaro and Buick
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mpython1701@reddit

2008 Chevy Malibu.
View on Reddit #68642863

im-pickle-riiiiiick@reddit

Daewoo lanos. Worst car I've ever driven - cupra formentor
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OHMEGA_SEVEN@reddit

89 Chevy Astro Van. It was a gas guzzling money pit and nightmare to work on.
View on Reddit #68642587

JustAPotatoAndMe@reddit

2021 F90 M5 - constant coolant leak issues from the expansion tank, till it eventually got in the injectors and destroyed the valve stem seals and more. Quoted anywhere between $25K to $35K to replace the cylinder bank head…
View on Reddit #68642568

Intelligent_Setting8@reddit

07 Buick Lucerne with the northstar. What a pile of shit.
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Use_Your_Brain_Dude@reddit

1986 Pontiac Fiero. It was fun when it wasn't broken. The electrical system would randomly tweak. It was slow and drove like a boat. Automatic 3spd crappy v6.
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SQWRLLY1@reddit

1985 Mercury Lynx. Couldn't go faster than 55 MPH and left me stuck, dead in rush hour traffic at least twice. Complete POS. Would not recommend.
View on Reddit #68642398

Fry_Supply@reddit

2013 GMC Terrain 4 cylinder
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rupperrupp@reddit

2024 Supra MT. Ruined every other car I’ve ever driven because it’s too nice to drive.
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LeperFriend@reddit

My wife had an 2003 Saturn Ion.....cheap car and felt every bit of it......plus when I hit a bump I slammed my head into the room every time
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Existing-Language-79@reddit

2004 RX8. Funnest at the same time. Probably Most parts that weren't brake and or suspension related were expensive RX8 unique parts that had to be special ordered. It had a terrible thirst for fuel and oil even when driving it like a granny. I spent more time in the shop working on it than driving it. Would I do it again.... Maybe. Lol
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ShindoHaut@reddit

2001 VW Passat wagon. Nice for the first six months then it started blowing fuses. Eventually the turbo died on the highway leaving me and the family stranded. Traded it in shortly thereafter. VW junk.
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Interesting_Arm_3967@reddit

Ford Pinto
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Lumpy-Process-6878@reddit

An Opel. I forget the model. Junk.
View on Reddit #68641992

Positive-Climate8149@reddit

2000 Audi A4 3.0. Bought it slightly used, 5,000 miles on it. Absolute piece of garbage and kept it 4 years. What was I thinking. 🤪
View on Reddit #68641976

jerbear1955@reddit

2016 ford focus
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Savings-Wallaby7392@reddit

1980 Fiat Strada
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OhManisityou@reddit

2003 Hyundai Accent. Good lord what a piece of shit.
View on Reddit #68641731

GoCougs2020@reddit

all of them !! I’m also buying “if it runs and I can drive it home, I’ll take it. $1,300 is the best I can do”. Usually my $1,100-$2,000 vehicle will run 8-13 months before I sell it to junk yard cuz it’s not worth the repair.
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GolfShred@reddit

1st Gen Chevy Traverse. Last Chevy I ever will own.
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EScootyrant@reddit

2000 Passat 1.8T. Had to finally let this money pit go, after 13 yrs. Several interior plastic bits, were literally falling apart.
View on Reddit #68641615

gristled_veteran@reddit

E46 BMW. Nice to drive, there was not enough money or parts in the world to keep it operating properly
View on Reddit #68641614

SigmaINTJbio@reddit

Chevy Beretta, 1988. First car I ever bought, V6 manual. It had too many issues to even remember, but it used to frequently stall when disengaging the clutch, overheated, the cassette player played too fast, the trunk leaked, etc. I swore to never buy a Chevy again, but I now have two.
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baconntacos@reddit

Mitsubishi eclipse. I'm 6'0. Couldn't fit
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ThisYourMotherDaniel@reddit

2013 Nissan Altima
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Gen_Ecks@reddit

Dodge Journey 4 cyl. Thankfully it was my company car, so no out of pocket spend, but I was sentenced to drive them for over 5 years of soul-sucking boredom.
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JackdailyII@reddit

‘72 ford pinto.
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placated@reddit

1986 Subaru GL Hatchback. Ugly as sin, couldn’t make it up steep hills, and the carburetor would get stuck when it was cold and make it “accelerate” even after you took your foot off the pedal.
View on Reddit #68640814

Fenway12345@reddit

Chrysler
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Bustin_Chiffarobes@reddit

1996 Dodge Intrepid. Nothing has ever been built that was so ugly and crappy.
View on Reddit #68640734

PerformanceSmooth392@reddit

Volkswagen Fox. 1989 I believe.
View on Reddit #68640710

guineashoes@reddit

2004 BMW x5
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Innocent-Prick@reddit

None honestly. They all been Acuras
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StatusKoi@reddit

1988 Ford Aerostar van. Everything went wrong with that thing.
View on Reddit #68640481

bajams1007@reddit

2002 VW Passat wagon. 1.8 turbo, FWD.
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CosbysLongCon24@reddit

Dodge Avenger. No real issues, just the only one I didn’t really like. Had it about 2 years. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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k-mcm@reddit

A 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid that was 18 months of hell.  Starting from the drive home it had severe engine misfiring that never remained fixed.  Meanwhile, absolutely everything was breaking or falling off that car.  Handling was scary bad because it would buckle the tires on turns and suddenly slide without traction, leaving 2-inch wide skid marks on the ground. It's automatic transmission would fumble shifts or cook itself staying in high gear up steep hills.  Finally got it lemoned and the windshield cracked in half driving it to the dealership.  Oh, it got 9 MPG city, 32 MPG highway.  It could go as low as 6 MPG on mountain back roads. I've owned a lot of cars but never had one so completely fucked in engineering and build quality.
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Best-Cycle231@reddit

While there’s nothing technically wrong with the car, the closest thing I have is regretting buying my current car; a Kona EV. I hate feeling dead inside while I’m driving.
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Fine_Succotash9377@reddit

89 Pontiac le mans
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gage_slides@reddit

2021 Chevy spark.
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DANIMAL06@reddit

Not myself, but my brother. A mercury cougar. Came with so many ghosts. I was always trying to figure out its next issue. Horrible blindspots and just an overall horrible car. Ive owned all chevy. A Malibu and a bunch of pickups. All of them treated me well but if I had to choose the worst, I would say my Colorado and only because I had to replace the rear diff 3 times but still reached 500,000km like most of my trucks.
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ircsmith@reddit

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. Lots of little tings like wheel bearings, bushings, seat belt harness melting, rear view mirror falling apart. Then there were the big things. Say you were about the get run over by a semi and you hit the accelerator. the car would not go anywhere, it would charge the batteries instead. Had the battery replaced twice, should have been three times but Honda would honor the warranty. Instead Honda "upgraded" the firmware and the went form getting 48mpg to 31. Last Honda I've owned.
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BigTunaHunter@reddit

2002 Ford Exploder. Transmission problems and tons of small things broke when it was almost brand new. Toyota ever since
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Patriotic_Wrench@reddit

2002 Mazda familia hatchback. The car was fast but I went through a clutch, transmission, multiple belts multiple alternators, wheelbearings like they were paint brushes. The brakes never fit. It literally would take my uncle and I 6 hours for pads and rotors because we had to grind for them to fit. Anything in the suspension needed modified to fit while everything in the engine would go right in. The car was a manual and it was incredibly fast for a little 4 cylinder. However, it was worked ob more than not. Eventually my subframe broke and I ended up selling it for next to nothing. It was fun and it was my first car but I can only chalk it up for being good for one thing. Experience.
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dutsnekcirf@reddit

2005 f150 with 5.4 liter Triton engine. I bought it used in 2019 with low mileage. It lasted three years with very minimal use before the engine completely died.
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BlakeDSnake@reddit

1985 Chrysler Laser. It was a rolling money eater. When it finally died I bought a Mazda 323 and was thrilled.
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TraderVics-8675309@reddit

1989 Jetta wolfsburg…2 years old when we bought it, left us stranded numerous times, lots of issues in the 10 months I had it. They were also known to spontaneously combust as happened to my buddy. It was my first and last volks
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OPGuest@reddit

1992 Fiat Tipo. God awful to drive, so basic it didn’t have a radio or anything electronic. I hobbyed a radio and speaker in it, so I didn’t have to listen to squeaks and rattles 4 hours a day.
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Gl3g@reddit

One of the happiest days of my life was when my minty 2004 Audi TT was stolen. Every time I drove it-something else quit working. I took it in to get the top replaced to sell it. It got stolen from the shop and was traded for heroin in St Louis. (The police nabbed the car thief a month later, on something else-and I guess there was some kind of deal the cop and perp worked out).
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CompetitionFalse3620@reddit

I never kept them long enough to be bad.
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No_Program_3123@reddit

Mazda 626
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Fickle-Photograph772@reddit

Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel
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EastClevelandBest@reddit

Lada 2106
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platypus_farmer42@reddit

2011 Ranger. Had the 3.0l V6, so I had the power of the 4 cylinder with the gas mileage of the 4.0l. In the 6 months I had it, had to replace the alternator, starter, serpentine belt, fuel pump, and some other stuff I can’t remember. It only had 100k miles too.
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cans-of-swine@reddit

1979 Ford F250. Paid $200 for it, never could get it running so sent it to the scrap yard.
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6speeddakota@reddit

1993 Chevy S10, I'm sure it was a good truck at one point, but when I bought it for my first vehicle it was really clapped out and it was never something I could truly rely on.
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Heavy_Gap_5047@reddit

Fiat 500
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yeeting_my_meat69@reddit

1998 Volvo s70 that I bought off Craigslist for $400 and drove for 5 months till it died. I was in college and needed a car for the semester.
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Weekly_Ad_1754@reddit

2003 Honda civic hybrid. Everything went as soon as it hit 100k miles, but one thing at a time so I kept sticking money into it every paycheck. Gave it away after repairing it 4 times within 3 paychecks. My sister recently had a CRV that needed a full engine replacement at 80k miles.
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Impossible_Newt_537@reddit

2004 Subaru WRX
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SNS989@reddit

1990 Ford Tempo. Whole slew of problems. Stalling. Overheating. Rough shifting. Put too much into repairs. Sold it at a loss. Few years later Ford admitted these were known problems but issued no recalls.
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Without_Portfolio@reddit

198x Jeep Cherokee (don’t remember the year but my parents had three during that time period and they all sucked).
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IudexJudy@reddit

I had a 300zx someone auto swapped without changing the ECU so it always ran like shit that was awesome
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Swimming_Bag7362@reddit

1993 Mercury Sable- my first car. Had those lights that extended all the way across the front. Lots of potential bulbs to burn out. Also had a lot of mechanical problems with the car, too. I also had a 2003 Blazer with zero issues until I tinted the windows. After that the car was cursed. Multiple collisions- none my fault including a hit and run. Finally got put out of its misery when someone didn’t yield to me at an intersection. If you’ve ever seen Next Friday where the Beamer keeps getting messed up it was like that. Actually called it “Day-Day’s truck.”
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MrKnockoff@reddit

1983 Porsche 928. When it ran - lovely. Deep sound, good power, handles great. BUT - it both had a crack in a cam seal cover , which lead to a small fire - AND broke a camshaft (!) at about 40mph , AND had the dash start shorting out. Other than that fine.
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Loose_Candy_7637@reddit

Chevy Vega
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Background_Value519@reddit

93 Mazda Mx6
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russellsdad@reddit

‘94 Dodge Shadow
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Humble_Implement_371@reddit

'17 outback
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notalottoseehere@reddit

2010 E60 520D manual. Only 3 years old, and about 70k kms, but it was an ex lease car from wife's company, and had been neglected. And it had the N47 timing chain issue, plus, badly placed 1st and 2nd gear ratios. It was neither sporty or premium, (due to being rough inside), and I was afraid it would grenade. Thankfully it was cheap, and I was able to offload it for a newer, nicer 3 series. The 520d was the most disappointing car I bought, but it made me jump a class in cars, and I've managed to stay in nice cars since...
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MyFrampton@reddit

1965 VW beetle. I called it Hitler’s revenge, but Dung Beetle would have been appropriate, too. It was a POS.
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JiggSawLoL@reddit

2006 Scion tC. A LOT of wiring issues. Got rid of it. Had a Corolla. Then finally got the car I always wanted which was a 2023 Mazda 3 hatch. So fun to drive
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fatoldman63@reddit

It was a 73 dodge charger. Ugly Rusty and oh so slow. Had it when we got married.
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RoosterzRevenge@reddit

2008 Dodge Ram 1500 crew cab 4x4 5.7 Hemi. Ran great, could not for the love of money keep the 3rd brake light sealed. After any heavy rain I could literally bail water out of the wells under the rear seat.
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Copropositor@reddit

Chevy Volt. Despite having a gas engine, a tiny flaw in one cell (out of over 100) was enough to cause the computer to completely immobilize the car, and Chevy quoted me $22,000 (not including labor) to replace the entire battery. Never buy a used EV. Never own an EV out of warranty.
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ThirdSunRising@reddit

That’s wild! One defective battery cell basically totaled the vehicle as far as the dealer was concerned. My volt has been hands down the most reliable vehicle I’ve had. My secret: never enter the dealership. If I lose a battery cell I’m finding an independent shop to replace it. $22 grand for one bad cell. Fuckin robbery.
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Zealousideal-Ad3396@reddit

1999 Dodge Dakota Sport, absolute lemon that had constant engine problems
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ShatterProofDick@reddit

2011 GLK 350. Massive piece of shit at 60k miles. AC never worked right, despite a LOT of money put towards it. Master brake cylinder failure, intake flappy flappy decides to no longer flappy. Trash MB tex seats that disintegrate. Electronic gremlins, yes, a small farm of aggressive ones. I've had some trash cars over the years, this thing was averaging about 3k a year in problems I couldn't fix and I'm a decent DIY mechanic. This is saying a lot as I daily a stage 3 tuned Audi. Mercedes today is a pale pathetic shadow of what they were in the 80s and 90s. I will never touch one again.
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wafflehousehound@reddit

Tie between 77 Volkswagen Rabbit, and 94 Seden De Ville. Constant breakdowns
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cshrpmnr@reddit

2007 mazda 3
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northman46@reddit

77 impala
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leftizm@reddit

1982 Skylark. It was a massive turd.
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Big-Top-6338@reddit

My current “race car” 2008 135i Bought it clapped out for 5k have put about 20k into it. It’s a love/hate relationship, well more of an abusive relationship. Buy a new performance part have to replace half the stuff around it.
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aqua_delight@reddit

2007 Subaru Outback. Was fun to drive but burned through oil so bad when I went to trade it in i said I wanted 3 things: 4 wheels, a seat, and the Toyota emblem.
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ItsNjry@reddit

2007 Hyundai Sonata. Engine killed itself at 120k miles, windows stopped working, was slow as fuck, among many other issues.
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Dik_Dok_Provider@reddit

Chevy Corsica LT 😂😂😂
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kaemos13@reddit

BMW 318i (E30)
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Mendonesiac@reddit

2000 Chevy Blazer. Everything that could fail did
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run_uz@reddit

Ex had a 2010 Chevy Traverse. Giant shitpile, so happy when it was hit & totalled
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Lawineer@reddit

Gle63 was simulations the best and worst Best to 38k miles Worst from 38-42
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Common_Addition_3172@reddit

1993 Volkswagen Jetta, 2.0L, built in Mexico
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Luthiefer@reddit

Dodge Journey
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S7alker@reddit

1989 ford escort gt. Owned car for 7 years until a hit and run in the parking lot. During that time I did power steering pump, alternator, two clutches (clutch adjuster broken/stripped and none at junk yard), replaced the driver seat belt motor (donor at junk yard), steering wheel melted and had to swap in a miscolored ford tempo steering wheel since it was built differently and wouldn’t ooze out the black goo the escort GT’s steering wheels did, had to remove driver seat frame and weld due to it being cracked and split, driver seat cushion repair, wiring short under dash that made open door chime constantly ding so I had that unplugged, fan motor, that is all I can remember. All that with just 175k on the clock. Was a daily beater to work. Did get 32mpg though.
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Vermonter-in-Exile@reddit

Either a 1982 Cutlas Ciera that was blue and rust, not the color or my 2004 VW Golf.
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Wonderful_Meat5604@reddit

Ford pinto
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the-boogedy-man@reddit

1991 Geo Metro convertible.
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OkFunction5552@reddit

2004 Blobeye WRX
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franksautillo@reddit

1985 Ford Ranger 4x4.
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rudbri93@reddit

Probably my '90 mustang gt. Previous owner absolutely hacked it up. Steering shaft rubbed the headers, interior was falling apart (driver seat broken in 3 places, dash falling out) vacuum leaks galore. Real fun car but was sadly a pile. Some old lady t boned it and i got more than i paid for it, though.
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