Best and Worst Automobile....

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  • jdhosier
    jdhosier Posts: 315 Member
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    Best is the 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser I have now. Got it with 53K miles and now have 173K. The beast runs great and, besides going through breaks, it has been very sound mechanically. I am 6'4" and it fits me pretty good.

    Worst is probably the AMC Hornet Station Wagon we bought used way back in the early 80's. I don't even know what model year it was, but it was ugly, ran poorly and had squishy suspension. It was all we could afford at the time.

    My dream car (if I can add this category) would be a '65 Ford Mustang convertible with the 289 small block V8. Yeah, I know it is not the best car out there for fit and finish and low maintenance, but I still love that car. I have never owned one, but I have loved them from afar. :heart:
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
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    My best has been my 2007 Honda Accord

    Worst.. Omg was my 1998 Mazda 626. Straight up POS! (Piece of *kitten*)

    lol....wife drove a 626 when we dated...so glad that thing died.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
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    I had a low blood sugar episode and bought a 1990 Nissan Pathfinder last year that was mostly rust with busted exhaust and fuel lines. Think I lost a few brain cells driving that around before I bought something better. I actually liked driving it though! Best is my 1998 Honda CR-V, but I miss my 1968 Dodge Dart from high school most of all.
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
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    Best: 1990 Acura Integra. I would probably STILL be driving that car if that jerk in the pick-up truck hadn't run the red light and totaled it in 2000. At least I wasn't totaled, so there is that silver lining.

    Worst: 1995 Ford Windstar: I cannot possibly put into words how truly, excrementally horrible this van was. SOME of the things that went wrong in the 6 years I owned it were blown head gasket, thrown rod, broken springs, power windows and locks stopped working. I will never, ever own another vehicle from that company. If you gave me one free I would donate it to Mythbusters.
  • njitalian
    njitalian Posts: 52
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    Worse 90 ford escort

    Best my 09 CLS550 which I still have.
  • dsmboy1991
    dsmboy1991 Posts: 194 Member
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    Best: Tie between my current 2010 Nissan Frontier Quad Cab and the car I traded for it. 2000 Toyota Camry(great gas mileage and never any issues)

    Worst: 1994 Cavalier, my first car. Worst POS I ever owned.
  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
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    Best: 1990 Acura Integra. I would probably STILL be driving that car if that jerk in the pick-up truck hadn't run the red light and totaled it in 2000. At least I wasn't totaled, so there is that silver lining.

    I had one of those... a GSR. Was a great car.
  • Faintgreeneyes
    Faintgreeneyes Posts: 730 Member
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    Best- my current 2004 Honda Accord. Has 178,000 miles on it and runs like a champ

    Worst: 1997 honda civic- had the crank shaft snap clean off while I wad driving down the highway.. I lucked out as my dad's a mechanic and had someone give me a new engine for free- but yeah, after that I sold it.

    I have to make an honorable mention to my first car- 1987 mercury sable. I got it with 150K miles on it, and drove it until it started leaking gas. It always started, never gave me problems, and I only decided to get rid of it because it cost more to fix the rust and things than the car was worth. Brought it to the junk yard, the guy thought it was too nice to junk, fixed it up and drove it around for a couple years after that.
  • RedHotHunter
    RedHotHunter Posts: 560 Member
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    77 Chevy Nova, 4 door, powder blue - Worst
    81 Olds Cutlass, 2 door, navy blue -Best
    98 Chevy Camaro, red, T-Tops - Current and pretty damn awesome
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
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    Best - '06 Jeep Liberty, has 142K miles on it. Never had anything make it that far, and it's been very low maintenance.

    Worst - toss-up between my '90 (?) Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 4 which was in the shop way too much for a new car, or my no clue what year Plymouth Horizon (first car), which was used, but also a piece of crap.
  • RedHotHunter
    RedHotHunter Posts: 560 Member
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    Best: 1969 Camaro Z28 I bought with help from my girl friend in 1974 when I was 16. I did end up marrying her so I didnt have to pay her back. =) I sold the Camaro for 3 X what I payed for it in 1979 after my daughter was born. =) Worst: 1990 Ford Ranger, one of the years the paint came off the primer.

    I'm jealous! This was my first car love. Never got to own one and sure cant afford one now (not one in a single piece including engine anyway) :drinker:
  • travisseger
    travisseger Posts: 271 Member
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    Best: 1988 Chevy S10 Tahoe 4.3L V6 Pickup. It had 73,000 miles on it when I bought it for $3,000 in 1991 as a 17-year old. I sold it in 2000 with 260,000 miles on it for $3,000. Never had one problem with it, so I basically had a truck for almost 10 years that cost me nothing more than gas, oil and tires.

    Worst: I know some people swear by them, but I have had lousy luck with Fords. The worst being my wife's Mustang that decided to catch fire and burn to the ground in the parking lot of the apartment complex we lived in at the time.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
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    Best = 1986 Acrua Legend. 295,000 and it still ran like a bat outta hell. My Father purchased it brand new and I bought it off him back in 1999.
    I sold it because of rust holes in the firewall.

    Worst = 2001 Pontiac Aztek. I bought it brand new and didn't even make it home. The torque converter locked up so it would stall every time I stopped. It was fixed in two days and, a week later, the pass side axle fell out. I lemon lawed it.
    Ironiclly, I bought another 2001 Aztek and never had a single problem.

    I had a Red Aztek 2001 - it was legit with the tent package. Though everyone hated it. It worked great for moving anything

    Worst Car 2007 Pontiac G6 - Lemon lawed it.

    Tie between 2001 - Chevrolet Monte Carlo - still miss that car. It was huge as hell.... but fun to drive.
    and 2008 Pontiac G6 GXP - i love the look of it and 80k mi in, it still runs good.

    What was wrong with your first G6, may I ask? I have one now..want to be prepared for what MAY happen in the future lol
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
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    Best = 1986 Acrua Legend. 295,000 and it still ran like a bat outta hell. My Father purchased it brand new and I bought it off him back in 1999.
    I sold it because of rust holes in the firewall.

    Worst = 2001 Pontiac Aztek. I bought it brand new and didn't even make it home. The torque converter locked up so it would stall every time I stopped. It was fixed in two days and, a week later, the pass side axle fell out. I lemon lawed it.
    Ironiclly, I bought another 2001 Aztek and never had a single problem.

    I had a Red Aztek 2001 - it was legit with the tent package. Though everyone hated it. It worked great for moving anything

    Worst Car 2007 Pontiac G6 - Lemon lawed it.

    Tie between 2001 - Chevrolet Monte Carlo - still miss that car. It was huge as hell.... but fun to drive.
    and 2008 Pontiac G6 GXP - i love the look of it and 80k mi in, it still runs good.

    What was wrong with your first G6, may I ask? I have one now..want to be prepared for what MAY happen in the future lol
    Don't read too much into a lemon lawed car.
    I have lemoned two vehicles.
    my first was a 1997 Chevrolet tracker. I kept tearing third gear out of it.
    Once I got my money back, I bought another one and it was trouble free.

    The second one was my 01 Aztek but, like the Tracker, I bought another one and was happy.

    The only warning I can give on the Pontiac (GM engines is that if your G6 has the 3.1 V6 engine, the intake manifold has a plastic manifold gasket that tends to puke after about 35K
  • Frozen300
    Frozen300 Posts: 223 Member
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    Best - 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - tuned her up, it was a bloody beast of a car. Had to sell her when the kids got too big...damn kids...

    Worst - 1978 Chrysler Cordoba. Was my first car, bought it without knowing it didn't have reverse, absolute pig on gas/oil, engine blew in the middle of the highway, painting peeling everywhere. Redeeming feature was that it had a huge back seat for *cough* sleeping.
  • Begood03
    Begood03 Posts: 1,261 Member
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    Best, 2004 Ram SRT-10.

    Worst, 1965 Mustang, it was so rusty the frame broke in two.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
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    Best = 1986 Acrua Legend. 295,000 and it still ran like a bat outta hell. My Father purchased it brand new and I bought it off him back in 1999.
    I sold it because of rust holes in the firewall.

    Worst = 2001 Pontiac Aztek. I bought it brand new and didn't even make it home. The torque converter locked up so it would stall every time I stopped. It was fixed in two days and, a week later, the pass side axle fell out. I lemon lawed it.
    Ironiclly, I bought another 2001 Aztek and never had a single problem.

    I had a Red Aztek 2001 - it was legit with the tent package. Though everyone hated it. It worked great for moving anything

    Worst Car 2007 Pontiac G6 - Lemon lawed it.

    Tie between 2001 - Chevrolet Monte Carlo - still miss that car. It was huge as hell.... but fun to drive.
    and 2008 Pontiac G6 GXP - i love the look of it and 80k mi in, it still runs good.

    What was wrong with your first G6, may I ask? I have one now..want to be prepared for what MAY happen in the future lol
    Don't read too much into a lemon lawed car.
    I have lemoned two vehicles.
    my first was a 1997 Chevrolet tracker. I kept tearing third gear out of it.
    Once I got my money back, I bought another one and it was trouble free.

    The second one was my 01 Aztek but, like the Tracker, I bought another one and was happy.

    The only warning I can give on the Pontiac (GM engines is that if your G6 has the 3.1 V6 engine, the intake manifold has a plastic manifold gasket that tends to puke after about 35K

    Ahh, I see..well nah, I have the slow *kitten* 2.4. No worries then, I suppose. lol

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