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Oct 16, 2012 10:01:50   #
LaughBrian Loc: Tn
 
tramsey wrote:
I had a 1969 Plymouth with a 318 engine worse car I ever owned. I lived on the eastern edge of North Dakota, colder than a witch's ...well it was pretty cold. When ever the season changed either the altenator or the starter would go out. The starter would always go out in the winter. I would have crawl underneath, showel the pile of snow out of the way, take the exhaust down, and then loosen the bolts. Luckily it was only three bolts but one was way up on top which needed a special wrench. I would get out my tool box in the winter and the kids and dog would all disappear. The starter never went out in the summer, always winter. I would drive down the road and it would sound like I do now, creaking, groaning and complaining. I hated that car. The thrid year I had it I traded it in before winter and bought another Plymuth with a 360. One of the best cars I've had
I had a 1969 Plymouth with a 318 engine worse car ... (show quote)



If you still have I'll toss a $1 at it just to get it far away from you LOL!

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Oct 16, 2012 10:06:20   #
rt1379
 
Gnslngr wrote:
My FAVORITE car was a VW Beetle. Funny how tastes differ. My worst car was a VW GTI. Always in the shop.


Gnslngr .... why ?

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Oct 16, 2012 10:08:04   #
OnTheFly Loc: Tennessee
 
So what are you really trying to say??LOL>
rt1379 wrote:
... OK.... we did the "what car"... we did the "worst car"...
How about your "most hated car" ?... and why!

Here is mine ...

I just know that some of ya are going to disagree and I will more than likely excommunicated, but I just "hate" this car .... I hate the way it looks ... I hate the sound it makes.... I hate the way that it pollutes ... I hate the way that some youngsters find this car cool!... I hate its history.... I hate that the "wheezing" engine is at the "wrong" end .... but most of all I hate the fact that all of my life so far I had neighbours that own them and they start these darn things at 10pm each evening and come home at 6 a.m. in the morning because they work on the night-shift ! Why is this ?... Rust patches all over the pavement.... and more oil stains than was caused by the Exxon Valdez! noisy tick tick ticking backfiring things ... I cant sleep for the sound of em rusting..and I wouldn't spit on one if it caught fire ... Bah !

I really don't like em, AARRRGH ! "can you tell" ?

OK ... what is this car ...?? Yup, the
VW Beetle..... "there", I said it !


:-(
... OK.... we did the "what car"... we d... (show quote)

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Oct 16, 2012 10:26:07   #
GeneB Loc: Chattanooga Tennessee
 
jambo wrote:
i think i hate all cars.there are too many of them, they kill thousands of people . they are too fast today. they pollute the atmosphere, expensive, noisy. i expect you could find some more things nasty about them,
just walked down our country lane to get some milk, it,s about 15 feet wide & cars come by, almost brushing your shopping bag,, crazy,,,,,,,, john


Cars don't kill people, bad drivers do.

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Oct 16, 2012 10:26:38   #
Jim_In_Plymouth Loc: Plymouth MN
 
rt1379 wrote:
... OK.... we did the "what car"... we did the "worst car"...
How about your "most hated car" ?... and why!

Here is mine ...

I just know that some of ya are going to disagree and I will more than likely excommunicated, but I just "hate" this car .... I hate the way it looks ... I hate the sound it makes.... I hate the way that it pollutes ... I hate the way that some youngsters find this car cool!... I hate its history.... I hate that the "wheezing" engine is at the "wrong" end .... but most of all I hate the fact that all of my life so far I had neighbours that own them and they start these darn things at 10pm each evening and come home at 6 a.m. in the morning because they work on the night-shift ! Why is this ?... Rust patches all over the pavement.... and more oil stains than was caused by the Exxon Valdez! noisy tick tick ticking backfiring things ... I cant sleep for the sound of em rusting..and I wouldn't spit on one if it caught fire ... Bah !

I really don't like em, AARRRGH ! "can you tell" ?

OK ... what is this car ...?? Yup, the
VW Beetle..... "there", I said it !


:-(
... OK.... we did the "what car"... we d... (show quote)

My first car was a '62 Beetle. In the heart I loved it. In the mind I know it was a death trap. Gas tank behind the front bumper. Same type of suspension as the Corvair so it was prone to roll. Light front end so it was prone to severe understeer.

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Oct 16, 2012 11:03:22   #
Archy Loc: Lake Hamilton, Florida
 
2007 Mercury Grand Marquis...it had a bad factory paint job that Ford would not fix...I traded it in on a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee a much better car....................

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Oct 16, 2012 11:21:59   #
jvance Loc: Granbury, Texas
 
CamObs wrote:
Used Yugo...still have nightmares.


Here in Dallas we set a record with a yugo, really, someone stole one.!!!

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Oct 16, 2012 11:26:23   #
Ron K. Loc: Upstate NY.
 
Good heavens!! Why would anyone ever want to steal a Yugo?

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Oct 16, 2012 12:08:35   #
ThePapaJohn Loc: All over the world.. Currently WA
 
Ron K. wrote:
Good heavens!! Why would anyone ever want to steal a Yugo?


It wasn't really stolen, but reported as such to claim the insurance? And then the owner purchased something besides a lawnmower engine in a box..

I learned to drive in a VW Beetle, so I have fond memories (and thus there is no dislike of the car). Is it my favorite? No, but nothing making it a negative.

My favorite car that I've owned, a 2001 VW Golf TDI ~ 309,000 miles on it and she gave a solid 40 miles per gallon.

The Favorite car that I WISH I owned, 72 Corvette Stingray (White, just like Alan Shepard's). I know, she would be the polar opposite from the Golf ~ But DANG is she a pretty ride.

The Fictional Car ~ Speed Racer's MK5 would be nice too. ;-)

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Oct 16, 2012 12:53:16   #
RixPix Loc: Miami, Florida
 
BboH wrote:
I bought a Buick Special brand new - after the break in period it developed a habit of stalling as it warmed up - warmer it got, more it stalled (dealer could find nothing wrong). Eventually reached a critical(?) point and the stalling ceased for the trip, but.... Scary thing my wife was a nurse, working the 4 to midnight shift in an inner city hospital. We got it paid for and got rid of it.
Before anyone says anything she started at the Catholic hospital as a Pinky at age 12, graduated from its nursing school and recently retired from it.
I bought a Buick Special brand new - after the bre... (show quote)


What year was your Special...my first car (family hand-me-down) was a 1963 Special

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Oct 16, 2012 13:28:26   #
hartmanr1
 
FYI : Years back there was a Dragnet movie that starred a very young Tom Hanks.

In the film, Dan Ackroyd had the ultimate evaluation of the Yugo when he described his YUGO as "the finest in Serbo-Croatian technology".

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Oct 16, 2012 14:10:23   #
jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.
 
CamObs wrote:
Used Yugo...still have nightmares.


I can't even imagine buying a new one let alone a used one.

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Oct 16, 2012 14:12:19   #
jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.
 
Ron K. wrote:
Good heavens!! Why would anyone ever want to steal a Yugo?


The bigger question is why would anyone pay money for one?

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Oct 16, 2012 14:15:38   #
bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri
 
jvance wrote:
CamObs wrote:
Used Yugo...still have nightmares.


Here in Dallas we set a record with a yugo, really, someone stole one.!!!


I know a guy that had a Yugo, he said there was so much body flex that when rounding as sharp turn, the outside door would pop open. Said it wasn't so bad on left turns, but when on right turns and his door would fly open, said that made a believer out of him concerning seat belts.

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Oct 16, 2012 16:05:17   #
BUDDY36 Loc: Tennessee
 
bikinkawboy wrote:
jvance wrote:
CamObs wrote:
Used Yugo...still have nightmares.


Here in Dallas we set a record with a yugo, really, someone stole one.!!!


I know a guy that had a Yugo, he said there was so much body flex that when rounding as sharp turn, the outside door would pop open. Said it wasn't so bad on left turns, but when on right turns and his door would fly open, said that made a believer out of him concerning seat belts.


No offence to anyone but to not wear a seat belt is stupid. If you have experienced as many as I have of pulling people out of windshileds and picking of the broken bodies from being tossed out of the car or run over, you will never even start a car unless your belt was attached.

Buddy 36

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