Car Talk names the Worst Car of the Millennium. I won’t spoil any surprises here (read the article), but some of the comments from the voters were drop-dead funny.
“There was no heat–unless, that is, the auxiliary gas heater caught fire.”
“Truly unencumbered by the engineering process.”
“If I got on the Interstate without being run over, the car would creep towards 55. About an hour later, I’d reach it. Then, the shaking would begin.”
“The car had all the quality and safety of a cheap garden tractor.”
At least it had heated rear windows–so your hands would stay warm while you pushed.”
Mercifully, I never had any of these, though a friend of mine had an AMC Gremlin (which, though not the Worst car, was certainly one of the Ugliest of the era).
I once owned a Pinto – same color and everything to the one in the article…
Mine was a stick, and I got around zippity quick (until the timing belt snapped…)
It was a ’76 I bought it for $500 in 1985, drove it like a wild woman all summer, then traded it in for $700 on a used Turismo… now that car….
omg! That was such a funny read!